import in functions

[streamich]

It looks like import is not allowed inside functions, like so:

function my_function() {
    import MyClass = require("./MyClass");
}

One can do var instead:

function my_function() {
    var MyClass = require("./MyClass");
}

It is useful for large apps to lazy-load modules as it runs, for faster start-up times. I was wondering why import is not allowed inside functions?

[mhegazy]

looks like the same as #2508