Import improvement

[Manu]

So I'm getting sick of this in my files:

module stache.states.ingamestate;

import fuji.filesystem;
import fuji.render;
import fuji.matrix;
import fuji.material;
import fuji.primitive;
import fuji.system;
import fuji.font;

import std.xml;
import std.string;
import std.conv;
import std.random;
import std.algorithm;

import stache.battlecamera;

import stache.i.statemachine;
import stache.game;

import stache.util.eventtypes;

import stache.i.entity;
import stache.entity.combatant;
import stache.entity.paimei;

import stache.thinkers.localplayer;
import stache.thinkers.nullthinker;

import stache.i.collider;

import stache.sound.soundset;
import stache.sound.music;


This is obviously silly.
I know this could be improved with some care, more liberal public imports
(dangerous, you risk ending up with EVERYTHING as public import if it
sticks as a standard convention), better maintained dependencies... but
it's not realistic in a production environment. That sort
of maintenance just never happens.

I suggest expanding the selective import mechanism to extend to modules,
not just functions within a module, eg:

module stache.states.ingamestate;

import fuji: filesystem, render, matrix, material, primitive, system, font;
import std: xml, string, conv, random, algorithm;
import stache: game, battlecamera;
import stache.i: statemachine, entity, collider;
import stache.entity: combatant, paimei;
import stache.thinkers: localplayer, nullthinker;
import stache.sound: soundset, music;
import stache.util.eventtypes;

This is much better! Saved ~25 lines of import rubbish, and it also
enforces logical grouping; individual import statements tends to lead to
related submodules being distanced from eachother, this way, they appear on
the same line.

Surely this has been considered before. Any reasons it's not supported?
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