Non-ugly ways to implement a 'static' class or namespace?

[Ruby The Roobster]

On Friday, 20 January 2023 at 13:38:47 UTC, evilrat wrote:
> On Friday, 20 January 2023 at 13:17:05 UTC, Ruby The Roobster 
> ...
> [snip]
>
> Also there is various import options such as renamed import or 
> static import(doesn't add module to a scope thus requiring to 
> fully qualify it)
>
> static import, can be used to somewhat mimic namespaces, more 
> complex scenario would be making a module consisting of public 
> imports to group things together, but I don't think it is 
> common in D.
> https://dlang.org/spec/module.html#static_imports
>
> ```d
> static import std.stdio;
>
> void main()
> {
>   // nope, this function will not be resolved, compilation error
>   // wrtiteln("hello");
>
>   // ok
>   std.stdio.writeln("hello");
> }
> ```

I never knew that there even WAS a `static import` option.  Good 
to know.