[GHC] #10391: Ability to get export list of TH reified module

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#10391: Ability to get export list of TH reified module
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        Reporter:  dmcclean          |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |               Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |                 Version:
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Yes -- I see better how these are decoupled. (I hadn't looked at the API
 before responding.) Yes, it's reasonable to tackle this separately from
 #1475.

 I also didn't realize that you're hooking into existing functions. (I was
 unaware you could get imports via TH.) It might be worth squawking on ghc-
 devs (or perhaps libraries at haskell.org) to see if anyone has strong
 feelings about the API choice. Maybe it's better to deliver imports and
 exports separately? Maybe have a `Maybe [Name]` for the exports to account
 for the `thisModule` case? For some reason, I'm OK with a call to a
 function `reifyThisModule'sExports` to throw an error, but I dislike
 embedding a call to `error` in an otherwise-proper data structure.

 Sorry for totally changing my mind on all of these issues, but that's what
 happens sometimes. :)

 The implementation plan, from a 30,000 ft view, looks about right. I think
 `reifyName` is the name conversion function you want.

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