Dynamic import script module, importlib can be used?

[pturmel]

@mazeyrat

is there any problem to use importlib ?

Not sure. I have my doubts.

You certainly should never import any Ignition project library script. Never. (Ignition uses its own "import" machinery.)

@mazeyrat

Script function from project Global can call function declared in Project Final

Sure, as long as the ultimate origin of the call stack is in project Final.

Such a function in Global would depend on the ultimate caller's context to have an implementation of the named function. Different leaf projects could have different implementations.

Edit: This long-standing script library bug in Ignition's "auto import" behavior is relevant here:

Project Library Script Initialization Races

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