Compile time XML Parser?

[Adam D. Ruppe]

On Wednesday, 5 February 2020 at 04:37:34 UTC, Kaitlyn Emmons 
wrote:
> simple build process > fast build process

hah yeah i know how you feel. Though I want BOTH!

The good news is almost all your code would actually be the same 
thanks to CTFE calling ordinary functions. So if you change your 
mind, you can change like `mixin(generate())` to 
`file.write(generate())` and otherwise basically keep it the same.

So an easy decision to change your mind on if needs be in the 
future.

> modules, shouldn't rdmd recognize it doesnt need recompilation 
> if the xml and module dont change?

rdmd only caches the end result, not intermediaries. But other 
builds can do it... just at the cost of some of that simplicity.