What is simplest way to make the same function available in two xqm modules?

Greetings,

I have two xqm files (located in webapp folder) and would like to define a function that could be used in both of them.

What would be the most simple approach? For example is it possible to call is it possible to call a function defined in one xqm file from another?

TIA Best regards Michel

Hello Michel,

sure. I would recommend to add all xqm files which are used by multiple files to be put into the repository, see https://docs.basex.org/wiki/Repository for more information (you can just put them into the repo/ folder, no need to use the commands).

Based on the namespace URI, BaseX will automatically search for the xqm file in the repository when importing it like that:

import module namespace mymodule = 'your-uri';

However, you do not have to do that and you can explicitly point to the xqm location:

import module namespace mymodule = 'your-uri' at '/location/to/file.xqm';

Either way, you can now use the function within the module, e.g. mymodule:mysupercoolfunction()

Cheers, Dirk