Import all classes in the toplevel __init__.py

[andlaus]

this would allow to import all classes directly in external code instead of having to know the sub-module where the class of interest is defined. example: With this,

from odxtools.diaglayer import DiagLayer

could be replaced by

from odxtools import DiagLayer

On the flipside, this increases the effort required for maintenance, because all classes provided by the project would need to be imported to __init__.py.

[vinothk-master]

Hi @andlaus, Can i contribute this issue ?

[andlaus]

I'm not sure anymore if this is a good idea: Whenever a new class is introduced, implementing this issue would require also adapting __init__.py. I suspect that this will be forgotten frequently. maybe @kayoub5 can chime in?

[kayoub5]

@andlaus it's possible to walk the API graph and record "all used types", then cross check them against what you have in init file.

Such algorithms are frequently used in documentation generators, so CHATGPT or simular could generate the base code necessary for this for you.