Re-declare a function with a different name

[gchumillas]

Hi, I'm creating a module, and I would like to re-export a function with another name. For example:

module ferrary

// this is for internal development
fn new_car() &Car { ... }

// redeclare and publish the previous function just for convenience
pub fn car = new_car

So an internal developer would write car := new_car(), which is more "idiomatic". But an external developer would write car := ferrary.car(), which is more concise.

Is there a V way to do this?

[gchumillas]

OK, I asked Claude AI and we found this:
https://docs.vlang.io/v-and-c.html#export-to-shared-library

[jorgeluismireles]

What C wrappers do is simply the public function calls internally the private function:

fn C.sgp_setup(desc &Desc) // the private
@[inline]
pub fn setup(desc &Desc) { // the public
	C.sgp_setup(desc)
}

Well, you have to do a recall I don't know if there exists an "alias" for functions:

fn private() string {
	return 'private'
}
pub fn public() string {
	return private()
}
fn main() {
	println('${public()}') // prints private
}