422321 - Components.utils.import() should inject exported objects into scope as lazy getters

Status: NEW

(Core :: XPCOM, defect)

Description

[Dietrich Ayala (:dietrich)]

in bug 384370, it proved useful to not instantiate the exported object until called upon, as shown below. is there a reason to not do this for all imported objects?

__defineGetter__("myVar", function() {
  delete this.myVar;
  var tmpScope = {};
  Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/myFile.js", tmpScope);
  return this.myVar = tmpScope.myVar;
});