Add 'export def' command

crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    Alias, Benchmark, BuildString, Def, Do, Each, External, For, From, FromJson, Git, GitCheckout,
+    Alias, Benchmark, BuildString, Def, Do, Each, ExportDef, External, For, From, FromJson, Git, GitCheckout,
     If, Length, Let, LetEnv, Lines, ListGitBranches, Ls, Module, Sys, Table, Use, Where,
 };
 
@@ -20,12 +20,20 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> Rc<RefCell<EngineState>> {
             Signature::build("where").required("cond", SyntaxShape::RowCondition, "condition");
         working_set.add_decl(sig.predeclare());
 
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(If));
+
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Let));
+
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(LetEnv));
+
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Alias));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Benchmark));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(BuildString));
+
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Def));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Do));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Each));
+        working_set.add_decl(Box::new(ExportDef));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(External));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(For));
         working_set.add_decl(Box::new(From));

crates/nu-command/src/export_def.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EvaluationContext};
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+
+pub struct ExportDef;
+
+impl Command for ExportDef {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "export def"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Define a custom command and export it from a module"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("export def")
+            .required("target", SyntaxShape::String, "definition name")
+            .required("params", SyntaxShape::Signature, "parameters")
+            .required(
+                "block",
+                SyntaxShape::Block(Some(vec![])),
+                "body of the definition",
+            )
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        _context: &EvaluationContext,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: Value,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::Value, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        Ok(Value::Nothing { span: call.head })
+    }
+}

crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs

@@ -235,7 +235,40 @@ pub fn parse_export(
         let export_name = working_set.get_span_contents(spans[1]);
 
         match export_name {
-            b"def" => parse_def(working_set, &spans[1..]),
+            b"def" => {
+                let (stmt, err) = parse_def(working_set, &spans[1..]);
+
+                let export_def_decl_id = working_set
+                    .find_decl(b"export def")
+                    .expect("internal error: missing 'export def' command");
+
+                // Trying to warp the 'def' call into the 'export def' in a very clumsy way
+                let stmt = if let Statement::Pipeline(ref pipe) = stmt {
+                    if !pipe.expressions.is_empty() {
+                        if let Expr::Call(ref call) = pipe.expressions[0].expr {
+                            let mut call = call.clone();
+
+                            call.head = span(&spans[0..=1]);
+                            call.decl_id = export_def_decl_id;
+
+                            Statement::Pipeline(Pipeline::from_vec(vec![Expression {
+                                expr: Expr::Call(call),
+                                span: span(spans),
+                                ty: Type::Unknown,
+                                custom_completion: None,
+                            }]))
+                        } else {
+                            stmt
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        stmt
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    stmt
+                };
+
+                (stmt, err)
+            }
             _ => (
                 garbage_statement(spans),
                 Some(ParseError::Expected(