@c6fc/spellcraft 0.0.4 → 0.0.6

package/bin/spellcraft.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const yargs = require('yargs');
+const colors = require('@colors/colors');
 const { hideBin } = require('yargs/helpers');
 const { SpellFrame } = require('../src/index.js');
 
@@ -82,12 +83,11 @@ const spellframe = new SpellFrame();
             async (argv) => { // No JSDoc for internal handler
                 try {
                     await sfInstance.init();
-                    console.log(`[+] Rendering configuration from: ${argv.filename}`);
                     await sfInstance.render(argv.filename);
                     await sfInstance.write();
                     console.log("[+] Generation complete.");
                 } catch (error) {
-                    console.error(`[!] Error during generation: ${error.message}`);
+                    console.error(`[!] Error during generation: ${error.message.red}`);
                     process.exit(1);
                 }
             })
@@ -105,14 +105,9 @@ const spellframe = new SpellFrame();
                         default: undefined,
                     });
             },
-            async (argv) => { // No JSDoc for internal handler
-                try {
-                    await sfInstance.importSpellCraftModuleFromNpm(argv.npmPackage, argv.name);
-                    console.log(`[+] Module '${argv.npmPackage}' ${argv.name ? `(aliased as ${argv.name}) ` : ''}linked successfully.`);
-                } catch (error) {
-                    console.error(`[!] Error importing module: ${error.message}`);
-                    process.exit(1);
-                }
+            async (argv) => {
+                await sfInstance.importSpellCraftModuleFromNpm(argv.npmPackage, argv.name);
+                console.log(`[+] Module '${argv.npmPackage.green}' ${argv.name ? `(aliased as ${argv.name.green})` : ''} linked successfully.`);
             });
 
         // No JSDoc for CLI extensions loop if considered internal detail

package/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
+    "@colors/colors": "^1.6.0",
     "@hanazuki/node-jsonnet": "^0.4.2",
     "ini": "^5.0.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "name": "@c6fc/spellcraft",
   "description": "Extensible JSonnet CLI platform",
-  "version": "0.0.4",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "directories": {
     "lib": "lib"

package/src/index.js

@@ -5,19 +5,10 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
 const yaml = require('js-yaml');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const colors = require('@colors/colors');
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
 const { Jsonnet } = require("@hanazuki/node-jsonnet");
 
-const baseDir = process.cwd();
-
-const thisPackage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./package.json"));
-
-/**
- * @constant {object} defaultFileTypeHandlers
- * @description Default handlers for different file types based on their extensions.
- * Each key is a regex string to match filenames, and the value is a function
- * that takes the file content (as a JavaScript object/value) and returns a string.
- */
 const defaultFileTypeHandlers = {
     // JSON files
     '.*?\.json$': (content) => JSON.stringify(content, null, 4),
@@ -26,147 +17,14 @@ const defaultFileTypeHandlers = {
     '.*?\.yml$': (content) => yaml.dump(content, { indent: 4 }),
 };
 
-/**
- * Default file handler used when no specific handler matches the file type.
- * @param {*} content - The content to be stringified.
- * @returns {string} The content stringified as JSON with an indent of 4.
- */
 const defaultFileHandler = (content) => JSON.stringify(content, null, 4);
 
-/**
- * Extracts parameter names from a function signature.
- * Note: This method relies on Function.prototype.toString() and may not be
- * robust for all JavaScript function syntaxes (e.g., minified code,
- * complex destructuring in parameters).
- * @param {Function} func - The function to inspect.
- * @returns {string[]} An array of parameter names.
- */
-function getFunctionParameterList(func) {
-    let funcStr = func.toString();
-
-    // Remove comments and function body
-    funcStr = funcStr.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\//g, '') // Multi-line comments
-        .replace(/\/\/(.)*/g, '')      // Single-line comments
-        .replace(/{[\s\S]*}/, '')      // Function body
-        .replace(/=>/g, '')            // Arrow function syntax
-        .trim();
-
-    const paramStartIndex = funcStr.indexOf("(") + 1;
-    // For arrow functions without parentheses for a single arg, e.g., x => x*x
-    // This regex might not be perfect. A more robust parser would be needed for all cases.
-    const paramEndIndex = funcStr.lastIndexOf(")");
-
-    if (paramStartIndex === 0 || paramEndIndex === -1 || paramStartIndex >= paramEndIndex) {
-        // Handle case for single arg arrow function without parens like `arg => ...`
-        // Or if no parameters are found.
-        const potentialSingleArg = funcStr.split('=>')[0].trim();
-        if (potentialSingleArg && !potentialSingleArg.includes('(') && !potentialSingleArg.includes(')')) {
-            return [potentialSingleArg].filter(p => p.length > 0);
-        }
-        return [];
-    }
-
-    const paramsString = funcStr.substring(paramStartIndex, paramEndIndex);
-    if (!paramsString.trim()) {
-        return [];
-    }
-
-    return paramsString.split(",")
-        .map(param => param.replace(/=[\s\S]*/g, '').trim()) // Remove default values
-        .filter(param => param.length > 0);
-}
-
-
-/**
- * @class SpellFrame
- * @classdesc Manages the rendering of configurations using Jsonnet,
- * allowing extension with JavaScript modules and custom file handlers.
- * @exports SpellFrame
- */
 exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
-    /**
-     * The path where rendered files will be written.
-     * @type {string}
-     */
-    renderPath;
-
-    /**
-     * An array of functions to extend CLI argument parsing (e.g., with yargs).
-     * Each function typically takes the yargs instance as an argument.
-     * @type {Array<Function>}
-     */
-    cliExtensions;
-
-    /**
-     * If true, the renderPath directory will be cleaned of files matching
-     * registered fileTypeHandlers before new files are written.
-     * @type {boolean}
-     */
-    cleanBeforeRender;
-
-    /**
-     * An object mapping file extension patterns (regex strings) to handler functions.
-     * Handler functions take the evaluated Jsonnet output for a file and return a string.
-     * @type {Object<string, Function>}
-     */
-    fileTypeHandlers;
-
-    /**
-     * An array of initialization functions to be run (awaited) before rendering.
-     * These are often contributed by SpellCraft modules.
-     * @type {Array<Function>}
-     */
-    initFn;
-
-    /**
-     * The Jsonnet instance used for evaluation.
-     * @type {Jsonnet}
-     */
-    jsonnet;
-
-    /**
-     * The result of the last successful Jsonnet evaluation.
-     * @type {object|null}
-     */
-    lastRender;
-
-    /**
-     * The directory path of the currently active Jsonnet file being processed.
-     * @type {string|null}
-     */
-    activePath;
-
-    /**
-     * An object that will be used as `this` context for native functions
-     * called from Jsonnet.
-     * @type {object}
-     */
-    functionContext;
-
-    /**
-     * If true, default file handlers for .json and .yaml/.yml will be used.
-     * @type {boolean}
-     */
-    useDefaultFileHandlers;
-
-    /**
-     * A cache for the results of synchronous native functions called from Jsonnet.
-     * @private
-     * @type {object}
-     */
-    _cache;
-
-
-    /**
-     * Creates an instance of SpellFrame.
-     * @param {object} [options] - Configuration options.
-     * @param {string} [options.renderPath="./render"] - The output directory for rendered files.
-     * @param {boolean} [options.cleanBeforeRender=true] - Whether to clean the renderPath before writing.
-     * @param {boolean} [options.useDefaultFileHandlers=true] - Whether to include default .json and .yaml handlers.
-     */
+
     constructor(options = {}) {
         const defaults = {
             renderPath: "./render",
+            modulePath: "./modules",
             cleanBeforeRender: true,
             useDefaultFileHandlers: true
         };
@@ -177,40 +35,52 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
         this.initFn = [];
         this._cache = {}; // Initialize cache
         this.cliExtensions = [];
+        this.currentPackage = this.getCwdPackage();
+        this.currentPackagePath = this.getCwdPackagePath();
         this.fileTypeHandlers = (this.useDefaultFileHandlers) ? { ...defaultFileTypeHandlers } : {};
         this.functionContext = {};
         this.lastRender = null;
         this.activePath = null;
+        this.loadedModules = [];
+        this.modulePath = path.resolve(path.join(process.cwd(), this.modulePath));
+        this.magicContent = {}; // { modulefile: [...snippets] }
+        this.registeredFunctions = {}; // { modulefile: [...functionNames] }
+
+        this.renderPath = path.resolve(this.currentPackagePath, this.renderPath);
+        this.modulePath = path.resolve(this.currentPackagePath, this.modulePath);
 
         this.jsonnet = new Jsonnet()
             .addJpath(path.join(__dirname, '../lib')) // For core SpellCraft libsonnet files
-            .addJpath(path.join(__dirname, '../modules')); // For dynamically generated module imports
+            .addJpath(this.modulePath); // For dynamically generated module imports
 
         // Add built-in native functions
         this.addNativeFunction("envvar", (name) => process.env[name] || false, "name");
         this.addNativeFunction("path", () => this.activePath || process.cwd()); // Use activePath if available
 
-        this.loadModulesFromPackageList();
+        if (!fs.existsSync(this.modulePath)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(this.modulePath, { recursive: true });
+        }
+
+        // Clean up the modules on init
+        try {
+            fs.readdirSync(this.modulePath)
+                .map(e => path.join(this.modulePath, e))
+                .forEach(e => fs.unlinkSync(e));
+
+        } catch (e) {
+            throw new Error(`[!] Could not create/clean up temporary module folder ${path.dirname(this.modulePath).green}: ${e.message.red}`);
+        }
+
+        this.loadedModules = this.loadModulesFromPackageList();
+        this.loadModulesFromModuleDirectory();
+
+        return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Generates a cache key for native function calls.
-     * @private
-     * @param {string} functionName - The name of the function.
-     * @param {Array<*>} args - The arguments passed to the function.
-     * @returns {string} A SHA256 hash representing the cache key.
-     */
     _generateCacheKey(functionName, args) {
         return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(JSON.stringify([functionName, ...args])).digest('hex');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds a file type handler for a given file pattern.
-     * The handler function receives the processed data for a file and should return its string content.
-     * @param {string} pattern - A regex string to match filenames.
-     * @param {Function} handler - The handler function (content: any) => string.
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     */
     addFileTypeHandler(pattern, handler) {
         // Making it writable: false by default is a strong choice.
         // If flexibility to override is needed later, this could be a simple assignment.
@@ -223,14 +93,6 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds a native JavaScript function to be callable from Jsonnet.
-     * Results of synchronous functions are cached.
-     * @param {string} name - The name of the function in Jsonnet.
-     * @param {Function} func - The JavaScript function to execute.
-     * @param {...string} parameters - The names of the parameters the function expects (for Jsonnet signature).
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     */
     addNativeFunction(name, func, ...parameters) {
         this.jsonnet.nativeCallback(name, (...args) => {
             const key = this._generateCacheKey(name, args);
@@ -246,26 +108,6 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds an external string variable to the Jsonnet evaluation context.
-     * If the value is not a string, it will be JSON.stringified.
-     * @param {string} name - The name of the external variable in Jsonnet.
-     * @param {*} value - The value to expose.
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     */
-    addExternalValue(name, value) {
-        const finalValue = (typeof value === "string") ? value : JSON.stringify(value);
-        this.jsonnet = this.jsonnet.extCode(name, finalValue);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Extends SpellFrame's capabilities based on metadata from a module.
-     * (Currently a placeholder - implement as needed)
-     * @param {object} metadata - The metadata object from a SpellCraft module.
-     * @todo Implement the logic for processing module metadata.
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     */
     extendWithModuleMetadata(metadata) {
         if (metadata.fileTypeHandlers) {
             Object.entries(metadata.fileTypeHandlers).forEach(([pattern, handler]) => {
@@ -283,186 +125,97 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Adds a path to the Jsonnet import search paths (JPATH).
-     * @param {string} jpath - The directory path to add.
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     */
     addJpath(jpath) {
         this.jsonnet = this.jsonnet.addJpath(jpath);
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Runs all registered initialization functions.
-     * @async
-     * @returns {Promise<void>}
-     */
     async init() {
         for (const step of this.initFn) {
             await step.call();
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Imports a SpellCraft module from an npm package.
-     * This involves installing the package if not present, reading its package.json
-     * for SpellCraft configuration, and linking it for use.
-     * @param {string} npmPackage - The name of the npm package (e.g., "my-spellcraft-module" or "@scope/my-module").
-     * @param {string} [name=false] - An optional alias name for the module. If false, uses default from package.
-     * @async
-     * @returns {Promise<void>}
-     * @throws {Error} If the package cannot be installed, lacks package.json, or has no import name.
-     */
-    async importSpellCraftModuleFromNpm(npmPackage, name = false) {
-        const npmPath = path.resolve(baseDir, 'node_modules', npmPackage);
-        if (!fs.existsSync(npmPath)) {
-            console.log(`[+] Attempting to install ${npmPackage}...`);
-            // Note: `spawnSync` is blocking. For a CLI tool, this might be acceptable.
-            // Consider an async alternative if this needs to be non-blocking.
-            const install = spawnSync(`npm`, ['install', '--save', npmPackage], { // Using --save-dev for local project context
-                cwd: baseDir, // Install in the project's node_modules, not renderPath
-                stdio: 'inherit' // Show npm output directly
-            });
-            if (install.error || install.status !== 0) {
-                throw new Error(`Failed to install npm package ${npmPackage}. Error: ${install.error || install.stderr.toString()}`);
-            }
-            console.log(`[+] Successfully installed ${npmPackage}.`);
-        }
+    getCwdPackage() {
+        return require(path.resolve(this.getCwdPackagePath(), 'package.json'));
+    }
 
-        const spellcraftConfig = thisPackage.config || thisPackage.spellcraft; // Allow 'spellcraft' key too
+    getCwdPackagePath() {
+        let depth = 0;
+        const maxdepth = 3
+        let checkPath = process.cwd();
 
-        if (!name && !spellcraftConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
-            console.log("Package config:", thisPackage);
-            throw new Error(`[!] No import name specified for ${npmPackage}, and it has no 'spellcraft_module_default_name' in its package.json config.`);
+        while (!fs.existsSync(path.join(checkPath, 'package.json')) && depth < maxdepth) {
+            path = path.join(checkPath, '..');
+            depth++;
         }
 
-        // Only link if this package is not a module itself.
-        if (!!!spellcraftConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
-
-            const packagesDirPath = path.join(baseDir, 'spellcraft_modules');
-            if (!fs.existsSync(packagesDirPath)) {
-                fs.mkdirSync(packagesDirPath, { recursive: true });
-            }
-
-            const packagesFilePath = path.join(packagesDirPath, 'packages.json');
-            let packages = {};
-            if (fs.existsSync(packagesFilePath)) {
-                try {
-                    packages = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesFilePath, 'utf-8'));
-                } catch (e) {
-                    console.warn(`[!] Could not parse existing ${packagesFilePath}. Starting fresh. Error: ${e.message}`);
-                    packages = {};
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Derive the base name to store (e.g., "my-package" from "my-package@1.0.0")
-            const npmPackageBaseName = npmPackage.startsWith("@") ?
-                `@${npmPackage.split('/')[1].split('@')[0]}` : // Handles @scope/name and @scope/name@version
-                npmPackage.split('@')[0]; // Handles name and name@version
-
-            const packagesKey = name || spellcraftConfig.spellcraft_module_default_name;
-            packages[npmPackage] = packagesKey; // Store the clean package name
-
-            fs.writeFileSync(packagesFilePath, JSON.stringify(packages, null, "\t"));
-            console.log(`[+] Linked ${npmPackage} as SpellCraft module '${packagesKey}'`);
-            
-        } else {
-            console.log(`[+] Module installed, but not linked because the current project is also a module.`);
-            console.log(`    You can use the module's JS native functions, or import its JSonnet modules.`);
+        if (fs.existsSync(path.join(checkPath, 'package.json'))) {
+            return checkPath;
         }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Evaluates a Jsonnet file and stores the result.
-     * This also sets up the dynamic `modules/modules` import aggregator.
-     * @param {string} file - The path to the main Jsonnet file to evaluate.
-     * @async
-     * @returns {Promise<object>} The parsed JSON object from the Jsonnet evaluation.
-     * @throws {Error} If the file doesn't exist or if Jsonnet parsing fails.
-     */
-    async render(file) {
-        const absoluteFilePath = path.resolve(file);
-        if (!fs.existsSync(absoluteFilePath)) {
-            throw new Error(`SpellCraft Render Error: Input file ${absoluteFilePath} does not exist.`);
+    getModulePackage(name) {
+        // For backwards compatability
+        if (name == '..') {
+            return this.currentPackage;
         }
 
-        this.activePath = path.dirname(absoluteFilePath); // Set active path for relative 'path()' calls
-
-        // Path to the dynamically generated libsonnet file that imports all modules
-        const dynamicModulesImportFile = path.resolve(__dirname, '../modules/modules');
+        return require(require.resolve(name, { paths: [this.currentPackagePath] }));
+    }
 
-        if (fs.existsSync(dynamicModulesImportFile)) {
-            fs.unlinkSync(dynamicModulesImportFile);
+    getModulePackagePath(name) {
+        // For backwards compatability
+        if (name == '..') {
+            return this.currentPackagePath;
         }
-        
 
-        this.loadModulesFromModuleDirectory(dynamicModulesImportFile);
+        return path.dirname(require.resolve(name, { paths: [this.currentPackagePath] }));
+    }
 
-        // Ensure renderPath does not have a trailing slash for consistency
-        if (this.renderPath.endsWith(path.sep)) {
-            this.renderPath = this.renderPath.slice(0, -1);
-        }
+    loadFunctionsFromFile(file, as) {
+        
+        const moduleExports = require(file);
 
-        try {
-            console.log(`[+] Evaluating Jsonnet file: ${absoluteFilePath}`);
-            this.lastRender = JSON.parse(await this.jsonnet.evaluateFile(absoluteFilePath));
-        } catch (e) {
-            throw new Error(`Jsonnet Evaluation Error for ${absoluteFilePath}: ${e.message || e}`);
+        const magicContentSnippets = [];
+        if (moduleExports._spellcraft_metadata) {
+            this.extendWithModuleMetadata(moduleExports._spellcraft_metadata);
         }
 
-        // Clean up the modules folder after rendering,
-        // as it's specific to this render pass and its discovered modules.
-        try {
-            const modulePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../modules');
-
-            fs.readdirSync(modulePath)
-                .map(e => path.join(modulePath, e))
-                // .forEach(e => fs.unlinkSync(e));
-
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn(`[!] Could not clean up temporary module file ${dynamicModulesImportFile}: ${e.message}`);
-        }
-        
-        return this.lastRender;
-    }
+        const registeredFunctionNames = Object.keys(moduleExports)
+            .filter(key => key !== '_spellcraft_metadata' && typeof moduleExports[key] !== 'undefined')
+            .map(funcName => {
+                let func, params;
 
-    /**
-     * Loads SpellCraft modules by scanning the `spellcraft_modules` directory for `.js` files.
-     * Generates a `modules` file in `../modules/` to make them importable in Jsonnet.
-     * @param {string} aggregateModuleFile - The path where the aggregating libsonnet file will be written.
-     * @returns {Array<string>} A list of registered function names from the loaded modules.
-     */
-    loadModulesFromModuleDirectory(aggregateModuleFile) {
-        const spellcraftModulesPath = path.join(baseDir, 'spellcraft_modules');
-        if (!fs.existsSync(spellcraftModulesPath)) {
-            // Ensure the aggregate file is empty if no modules found
-            fs.writeFileSync(aggregateModuleFile, '{}', 'utf-8');
-            return [];
-        }
+                if (typeof moduleExports[funcName] === "object" && Array.isArray(moduleExports[funcName])) {
+                    // Expects [function, paramName1, paramName2, ...]
+                    [func, ...params] = moduleExports[funcName];
+                }
 
-        const spellcraftConfig = thisPackage.config || thisPackage.spellcraft; // Allow 'spellcraft' key too
+                if (typeof func !== 'function') {
+                    console.warn(`[!] Export '${funcName}' in module ${file} is not a valid function for native binding.`);
+                    return null;
+                }
+                
+                // For `modules` to provide convenient wrappers:
+                // e.g. myNativeFunc(a,b):: std.native('myNativeFunc')(a,b)
+                const paramString = params.join(', ');
+                magicContentSnippets.push(`\t${funcName}(${paramString}):: std.native('${funcName}')(${paramString})`);
 
-        if (!!spellcraftConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
-            console.log("[-] This package is a SpellCraft module. Skipping directory-based module import.");
-            return []
-        }
+                this.addNativeFunction(funcName, func, ...params);
+                return funcName;
+            }).filter(Boolean); // Remove nulls from skipped items
 
-        const jsModuleFiles = fs.readdirSync(spellcraftModulesPath)
-            .filter(f => f.endsWith('.js')) // Simpler check for .js files
-            .map(f => path.join(spellcraftModulesPath, f));
+        this.registeredFunctions[as] = registeredFunctionNames;
+        this.magicContent[as] = magicContentSnippets;
 
-        return this.loadModulesFromFileList(jsModuleFiles, aggregateModuleFile);
+        return this;
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Loads SpellCraft module configurations and functions from `spellcraft_modules/packages.json`.
-     * This involves reading linked npm packages and setting them up.
-     * @returns {Array<string>} A list of module keys that were loaded.
-     */
     loadModulesFromPackageList() {
-        const packagesConfigPath = path.join(baseDir, 'spellcraft_modules', 'packages.json');
+        const packagesConfigPath = path.join(this.currentPackagePath, 'spellcraft_modules', 'packages.json');
 
         if (!fs.existsSync(packagesConfigPath)) {
             // console.log('[+] No spellcraft_modules/packages.json file found. Skipping package-based module import.');
@@ -473,207 +226,155 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
         try {
             packages = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesConfigPath, 'utf-8'));
         } catch (e) {
-            console.error(`[!] Error parsing ${packagesConfigPath}: ${e.message}. Skipping package-based module import.`);
+            console.error(`[!] Error parsing ${packagesConfigPath.green}: ${e.message.red}. Skipping package-based module import.`);
             return [];
         }
         
         return Object.entries(packages).map(([npmPackageName, moduleKey]) => {
-            return this.loadModuleByName(moduleKey, npmPackageName);
-        }).filter(Boolean); // Filter out any undefined results if a module fails to load
+            this.loadModuleByName(moduleKey, npmPackageName);
+            return moduleKey;
+        });
+    }
+
+    loadCurrentPackageAsModule(moduleKey) {
+        return this.loadModuleByName(moduleKey, '..');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Loads a specific module by its registered key and npm package name.
-     * @private
-     * @param {string} moduleKey - The key (alias) under which the module is registered.
-     * @param {string} npmPackageName - The actual npm package name.
-     * @returns {string|false} The moduleKey if successful, null otherwise.
-     */
     loadModuleByName(moduleKey, npmPackageName) {
-        const packageJsonPath = path.join(baseDir, 'node_modules', npmPackageName, 'package.json');
-        if (!fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-            console.trace(`[!] package.json not found for module '${moduleKey}' (package: ${npmPackageName}) at ${packageJsonPath}. Skipping.`);
-            return false;
-        }
+        const importModuleConfig = this.getModulePackage(npmPackageName);
+        const importModulePath = this.getModulePackagePath(npmPackageName);
 
-        let packageConfig;
-        try {
-            packageConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn(`[!] Error parsing package.json for module '${moduleKey}' (package: ${npmPackageName}): ${e.message}. Skipping.`);
-            return false;
-        }
+        this.loadFunctionsFromFile(path.resolve(importModulePath, 'module.js'), moduleKey);
+        
+        const sourceLibsonnetPath = path.resolve(importModulePath, 'module.libsonnet');
+        const targetLibsonnetPath = path.resolve(this.modulePath, `${moduleKey}.libsonnet`);
 
-        if (!packageConfig.main) {
-            console.warn(`[!] 'main' field missing in package.json for module '${moduleKey}' (package: ${npmPackageName}). Skipping JS function loading.`);
-        } else {
-            const jsMainFilePath = path.resolve(baseDir, 'node_modules', npmPackageName, packageConfig.main);
-            if (fs.existsSync(jsMainFilePath)) {
-                const { functions } = this.loadFunctionsFromFile(jsMainFilePath);
-                console.log(`[+] Imported JavaScript native [${functions.join(', ')}] into module '${moduleKey}'`);
-            } else {
-                console.warn(`[!] Main JS file '${jsMainFilePath}' not found for module '${moduleKey}'. Skipping JS function loading.`);
-            }
+        if (fs.existsSync(targetLibsonnetPath)) {
+            throw new Error(`[!] Module library ${path.basename(targetLibsonnetPath)} already exists. This means there is a conflict with package link names.`);
         }
         
+        fs.copyFileSync(sourceLibsonnetPath, targetLibsonnetPath);
 
-        // Define where the module's .libsonnet file (if any) should be copied to be found by Jsonnet
-        // It will be copied to `../modules/<moduleKey>.libsonnet` (relative to this file)
-        const targetLibsonnetPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'modules', `${moduleKey}.libsonnet`);
-        
-        // Check for `module.libsonnet` or a path specified in package.json (e.g., spellcraft.libsonnet_module)
-        let sourceLibsonnetPath;
-        const spellcraftConfig = packageConfig.config || packageConfig.spellcraft;
-        if (spellcraftConfig?.libsonnet_module) {
-            sourceLibsonnetPath = path.resolve(baseDir, 'node_modules', npmPackageName, spellcraftConfig.libsonnet_module);
-        } else {
-            // Default to 'module.libsonnet' in the package's root or main file's directory
-            const defaultLibsonnetName = 'module.libsonnet';
-            const packageRootDir = path.resolve(baseDir, 'node_modules', npmPackageName);
-            sourceLibsonnetPath = path.join(packageRootDir, defaultLibsonnetName);
-            if (!fs.existsSync(sourceLibsonnetPath) && packageConfig.main) {
-                 sourceLibsonnetPath = path.join(path.dirname(path.resolve(packageRootDir, packageConfig.main)), defaultLibsonnetName);
-            }
-        }
+        console.log(`[+] Linked ${(npmPackageName == '..') ? 'this package'.green : npmPackageName.green} as ${path.basename(targetLibsonnetPath).green}`);
 
-        if (fs.existsSync(sourceLibsonnetPath)) {
-            try {
-                // Ensure the target directory exists
-                fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(targetLibsonnetPath), { recursive: true });
-                fs.copyFileSync(sourceLibsonnetPath, targetLibsonnetPath);
-                console.log(`[+] Copied libsonnet module for '${moduleKey}'`);
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.warn(`[!] Failed to copy libsonnet module for '${moduleKey}': ${e.message}`);
-            }
-        } else {
-            // console.log(`[+] No .libsonnet module found for '${moduleKey}' at expected paths.`);
-        }
-        return moduleKey;
+        return this;
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Loads native functions from a list of JavaScript module files and generates
-     * an aggregate Jsonnet import file (`modules` by default convention).
-     * @param {string[]} jsModuleFiles - An array of absolute paths to JS module files.
-     * @param {string} aggregateModuleFile - The path to the Jsonnet file that will aggregate imports.
-     * @returns {{registeredFunctions: string[], magicContent: string[]}}
-     *          An object containing lists of registered function names and the Jsonnet "magic" import strings.
-     */
-    loadModulesFromFileList(jsModuleFiles, aggregateModuleFile) {
+    loadModulesFromFileList(jsModuleFiles, as) {
         let allRegisteredFunctions = [];
         let allMagicContent = [];
 
-        if (jsModuleFiles.length < 1) {
-            fs.writeFileSync(aggregateModuleFile, '{}', 'utf-8'); // Write empty object if no modules
-            return { registeredFunctions: [], magicContent: [] };
-        }
-
         jsModuleFiles.forEach(file => {
-            try {
-                const { functions, magic } = this.loadFunctionsFromFile(file);
-                allRegisteredFunctions.push(...functions);
-                allMagicContent.push(...magic);
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.warn(`[!] Failed to load functions from module ${file}: ${e.message}`);
-            }
+            this.loadFunctionsFromFile(file, as);
+            console.log(`[+] Loaded [${this.registeredFunctions.join(', ').cyan}] from ${path.basename(file).green} into module.${as.green}`);
         });
 
-        const aggregateFileDir = path.dirname(aggregateModuleFile);
-        if (!fs.existsSync(aggregateFileDir)) {
-            fs.mkdirSync(aggregateFileDir, { recursive: true });
-        }
-        
-        fs.writeFileSync(aggregateModuleFile, `{\n${magicContent.join(",\n")}\n}`, 'utf-8');
+        return this;
+    }
 
-        if (jsModuleFiles.length > 0) {
-            console.log(`[+] Processed ${jsModuleFiles.length} JS module file(s) for native functions.`);
-        }
-        if (allRegisteredFunctions.length > 0) {
-             console.log(`[+] Registered ${allRegisteredFunctions.length} native function(s): [ ${allRegisteredFunctions.sort().join(', ')} ]`);
+    loadModulesFromModuleDirectory() {
+        const spellcraftModulesPath = path.join(this.currentPackagePath, 'spellcraft_modules');
+        if (!fs.existsSync(spellcraftModulesPath)) {
+            return { registeredFunctions: [], magicContent: [] };
         }
-        if (moduleImportsString || allMagicContent.length > 0) {
-            console.log(`[+] Aggregated modules written to '${path.basename(aggregateModuleFile)}'`);
+
+        const spellcraftConfig = thisPackage.config || thisPackage.spellcraft; // Allow 'spellcraft' key too
+
+        if (!!spellcraftConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
+            console.log("[-] This package is a SpellCraft module. Skipping directory-based module import.");
+            return { registeredFunctions: [], magicContent: [] };
         }
 
+        const jsModuleFiles = fs.readdirSync(spellcraftModulesPath)
+            .filter(f => f.endsWith('.js')) // Simpler check for .js files
+            .map(f => path.join(spellcraftModulesPath, f));
 
-        return { registeredFunctions: allRegisteredFunctions, magicContent: allMagicContent };
+        return this.loadModulesFromFileList(jsModuleFiles, 'modules');
     }
 
+    async importSpellCraftModuleFromNpm(npmPackage, name = false) {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(this.getModulePackagePath(npmPackage))) {
+            console.log(`[*] Attempting to install ${npmPackage.blue}...`);
+            
+            const install = spawnSync(`npm`, ['install', '--save', npmPackage], {
+                cwd: baseDir,
+                stdio: 'inherit'
+            });
 
-    /**
-     * Loads functions and metadata from a single JavaScript module file.
-     * Registers functions as native callbacks in Jsonnet and processes SpellCraft metadata.
-     * @param {string} file - Absolute path to the JavaScript module file.
-     * @returns {{functions: string[], magic: string[]}} Registered function names and "magic" Jsonnet strings for them.
-     * @throws {Error} If the file cannot be required.
-     */
-    loadFunctionsFromFile(file) {
-        let moduleExports;
-        try {
-            // Bust require cache for potentially updated modules during a session (e.g. dev mode)
-            delete require.cache[require.resolve(file)];
-            moduleExports = require(file);
-        } catch (e) {
-            throw new Error(`SpellCraft Error: Could not require module ${file}. ${e.message}`);
+            if (install.error || install.status !== 0) {
+                throw new Error(`Failed to install npm package ${npmPackage.blue}. Error: ${install.error.red || install.stderr.toString().red}`);
+            }
+
+            console.log(`[+] Successfully installed ${npmPackage.blue}.`);
         }
 
-        const magicContentSnippets = [];
-        if (moduleExports._spellcraft_metadata) {
-            this.extendWithModuleMetadata(moduleExports._spellcraft_metadata);
+        const importModuleConfig = this.getModulePackage(npmPackage).config;
+        const currentPackageConfig = this.currentPackage.config;
+
+        if (!name && !!!importModuleConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
+            // console.log("Package config:", moduleJson);
+            throw new Error(`[!] No import name specified for ${npmPackage.blue}, and it has no 'spellcraft_module_default_name' in its package.json config.`.red);
         }
 
-        const registeredFunctionNames = Object.keys(moduleExports)
-            .filter(key => key !== '_spellcraft_metadata' && typeof moduleExports[key] !== 'undefined')
-            .map(funcName => {
-                let func, params;
+        // Only link if this package is not a module itself.
+        if (!!!currentPackageConfig?.spellcraft_module_default_name) {
 
-                if (typeof moduleExports[funcName] === "object" && Array.isArray(moduleExports[funcName])) {
-                    // Expects [function, paramName1, paramName2, ...]
-                    [func, ...params] = moduleExports[funcName];
-                } else if (typeof moduleExports[funcName] === "function") {
-                    func = moduleExports[funcName];
-                    params = getFunctionParameterList(func); // Auto-detect params
-                } else {
-                    // console.warn(`[!] Skipping non-function export '${funcName}' in module ${file}.`);
-                    return null; // Skip if not a function or recognized array structure
-                }
+            const packagesDirPath = path.join(this.currentPackagePath, 'spellcraft_modules');
+            if (!fs.existsSync(packagesDirPath)) {
+                fs.mkdirSync(packagesDirPath, { recursive: true });
+            }
 
-                if (typeof func !== 'function') {
-                    // console.warn(`[!] Export '${funcName}' in module ${file} is not a valid function for native binding.`);
-                    return null;
+            const packagesFilePath = path.join(packagesDirPath, 'packages.json');
+            let packages = {};
+            if (fs.existsSync(packagesFilePath)) {
+                try {
+                    packages = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagesFilePath, 'utf-8'));
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.warn(`[!] Could not parse existing ${packagesFilePath}. Starting fresh. Error: ${e.message}`.red);
+                    packages = {};
                 }
-                
-                // For `modules` to provide convenient wrappers:
-                // e.g. myNativeFunc(a,b):: std.native('myNativeFunc')(a,b)
-                const paramString = params.join(', ');
-                magicContentSnippets.push(`  ${funcName}(${paramString}):: std.native('${funcName}')(${paramString})`);
+            }
 
-                this.addNativeFunction(funcName, func, ...params);
-                return funcName;
-            }).filter(Boolean); // Remove nulls from skipped items
+            // Derive the base name to store (e.g., "my-package" from "my-package@1.0.0")
+            const npmPackageBaseName = npmPackage.startsWith("@") ?
+                `@${npmPackage.split('/')[1].split('@')[0]}` : // Handles @scope/name and @scope/name@version
+                npmPackage.split('@')[0]; // Handles name and name@version
+
+            const packagesKey = name || importModuleConfig.spellcraft_module_default_name;
+            packages[npmPackage] = packagesKey; // Store the clean package name
 
-        return { functions: registeredFunctionNames, magic: magicContentSnippets };
+            fs.writeFileSync(packagesFilePath, JSON.stringify(packages, null, "\t"));
+            console.log(`[+] Linked ${npmPackage} as SpellCraft module '${packagesKey}'`);
+            
+        } else {
+            console.log(`[*] Module installed, but not linked because the current project is also a module.`);
+            console.log(`---> You can use the module's JS native functions, or import its JSonnet modules.`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async render(file) {
+        const absoluteFilePath = path.resolve(file);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(absoluteFilePath)) {
+            throw new Error(`SpellCraft Render Error: Input file ${absoluteFilePath} does not exist.`);
+        }
+
+        this.activePath = path.dirname(absoluteFilePath); // Set active path for relative 'path()' calls
+
+        Object.keys(this.magicContent).forEach(e => {
+            fs.writeFileSync(path.join(this.modulePath, e), `{\n${this.magicContent[e].join(",\n")}\n}`, 'utf-8');
+            console.log(`[+] Registered native functions [${this.registeredFunctions[e].join(', ').cyan}] to modules.${e.green} `);
+        });
+        
+        console.log(`[+] Evaluating Jsonnet file ${path.basename(absoluteFilePath).green}`);
+        this.lastRender = JSON.parse(await this.jsonnet.evaluateFile(absoluteFilePath));
+        
+        return this.lastRender;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the string representation of the last render, or null.
-     * By default, this might return the object itself if `lastRender` is an object.
-     * @returns {object|string|null} The last rendered output, or null if no render has occurred.
-     */
     toString() {
-        return this.lastRender ?? null; // If lastRender is an object, it returns the object.
-                                        // If a string is always desired, use JSON.stringify or similar.
+        return this.lastRender ?? null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Writes the rendered files to the configured `renderPath`.
-     * Applies appropriate file handlers based on filename patterns.
-     * @param {object} [filesToWrite=this.lastRender] - An object where keys are filenames
-     *        and values are the content (typically from Jsonnet evaluation).
-     * @returns {this} The SpellFrame instance for chaining.
-     * @throws {Error} If `renderPath` cannot be created or files cannot be written.
-     */
     write(filesToWrite = this.lastRender) {
         if (!filesToWrite || typeof filesToWrite !== 'object' || Object.keys(filesToWrite).length === 0) {
             console.log("[+] No files to write from the last render or provided input.");
@@ -725,7 +426,7 @@ exports.SpellFrame = class SpellFrame {
                     try {
                         const processedContent = handlerFn(fileContent);
                         fs.writeFileSync(outputFilePath, processedContent, 'utf-8');
-                        console.log('  -> ' + path.basename(outputFilePath));
+                        console.log(`  -> ${path.basename(outputFilePath).green}`);
                     } catch (handlerError) {
                          console.error(`  [!] Error processing or writing file ${filename}: ${handlerError.message}`);
                          // Optionally re-throw or collect errors