src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from ..lib.init import detect_modules
 
 __all__ = detect_modules(
-    package_name = __name__,
-    package_path = __path__,
     namespace = globals(),
     prefix = 'Cmd',
     skip = {'Cmd'},

src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/pkg/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from ...lib.init import detect_modules
 
 __all__ = detect_modules(
-    package_name = __name__,
-    package_path = __path__,
     namespace = globals(),
     prefix = 'Cmd',
     skip = {'Cmd'},

src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/platform/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from ...lib.init import detect_modules
 
 __all__ = detect_modules(
-    package_name = __name__,
-    package_path = __path__,
     namespace = globals(),
     prefix = 'Cmd',
     skip = {'Cmd'},

src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from ...lib.init import detect_modules
 
 __all__ = detect_modules(
-    package_name = __name__,
-    package_path = __path__,
     namespace = globals(),
     prefix = 'Cmd',
     skip = {'Cmd'},

src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/check/__init__.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from ....lib.init import detect_modules
 
 __all__ = detect_modules(
-    package_name = __name__,
-    package_path = __path__,
     namespace = globals(),
     prefix = 'Cmd',
     skip = {'Cmd'},

src/python/jw/pkg/lib/init.py

@@ -1,33 +1,45 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import pkgutil
+from importlib import import_module
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import MutableMapping
-    from typing import Any, Iterable
+    from typing import Any
 
 def detect_modules(
-    package_name: str,
-    package_path: Iterable[str],
     namespace: MutableMapping[str, Any],
-    prefix: str,
+    prefix: str | None = None,
     skip: set[str] | None = None,
+    *,
+    extend_namespace: bool = True,
 ) -> list[str]:
 
-    import importlib
-    import pkgutil
+    package_name = namespace.get("__name__")
+    package_path = namespace.get("__path__")
+
+    if not isinstance(package_name, str):
+        raise TypeError("namespace must contain string __name__")
+
+    if package_path is None:
+        raise TypeError("namespace must be a package namespace with __path__")
+
+    if extend_namespace:
+        package_path = pkgutil.extend_path(package_path, package_name)
+        namespace["__path__"] = package_path
 
     ret: list[str] = []
     skip = skip or set()
 
     for _finder, module_name, _ispkg in pkgutil.iter_modules(package_path):
-        if not module_name.startswith(prefix):
+        if prefix is not None and not module_name.startswith(prefix):
             continue
 
         if module_name in skip:
             continue
 
-        module = importlib.import_module(f'.{module_name}', package_name)
+        module = import_module(f".{module_name}", package_name)
         cls = getattr(module, module_name)
 
         namespace[module_name] = cls