AI Core: App Modules
AI-first map of module loading, module paths, and application extensibility.
App Modules Discovery Map
Reference map for Prism modules, dynamic app modules, module loading, and module-private assets.
User Intents
- Find where services or aura entities are registered.
- Load or inspect application modules.
- Resolve module-private file paths.
- Understand why a package/module contributes APIs only when loaded.
Concept Model
- Modules register services, aura entities, editors, package integrations, and runtime infrastructure.
- Aura packs register user-facing actions, triggers, overlays, variable editors, and behavior-tree nodes.
- Optional SDK packages may contribute module/container extensions.
- Module loading is controlled by an app-wide
IEyeAurasModuleLoadPlan. EyeAuras and EyePad register the default load-all plan; embedded hosts replace it with an explicit list of requested module names. modules.configremains the compatibility map that translates module names, module paths, and Prism dependencies into the concrete payloads that loaders should consider.
API Details
Prism.Modularity.IModule- module implementation contract.IAppModuleLoader- loads app modules and exposes loaded state.IModuleLoader- shared loaded-state contract.IEyeAurasModuleLoadPlan- mandatory module-selection plan.IEyeAurasModuleLoadResolver- resolves the active plan againstmodules.configand blacklist rules.IAppModulePathResolver- resolves directories for module-private assets.IAuraRegistrator- registers aura entities during module initialization.
Prefer
- Start from module registrations to discover user-facing entities.
- Use
auras/entities.mdfor registration/factory semantics. - Use package maps in
nuget/for optional SDK package registrations.
Avoid
- Avoid assuming module classes contain runtime behavior; they often only wire types together.
- Avoid hardcoding module asset paths when a resolver exists.
Search Synonyms
- Prism module
- app module
- module loader
- module path
- module assets
- aura pack
- registration module
Related Maps
auras/entities.mdauras/overview.mdcore/app-runtime-contexts.mdcore/configuration-persistence.md