Module shorthand

[pbloem]

For quick modules, with a single output, it would be nice to be able to use a shorthand. Something like the following:

module:
  name: big complex module
  inputs:
    dataset: smooth(csv('C:\data\dataset.csv), 0.3)

Which would be equivalent to

- module:
    name: csv
    inputs:
      file: 'C:\data\data.csv'

- module:
    name: smooth
    inputs:
      data: csv.result
      smoothing factor: 0.3

- module:
    name: big complex module
    inputs:
      dataset: smooth.result

This should be thought out carefully on the design level before implementation.

[pbloem]

Maybe like this...

module:
  name: big complex module
  inputs:
    dataset: !inline
       smooth: 
          data: !inline
             csv: 
               file:'C:\data\dataset.csv' 
          smoothing factor: 0.3

It's a little more verbose, but it'll be easier to parse, I think.