Allow top-level "implicit class"es by folding them into containing package-object

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The requirement that implicit classes be explicitly declared inside another=
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object gets in my way frequently and feels like it could be relaxed.

My typical library code looks like:

package foo.bar

object Baz {
  implicit class Baz(=E2=80=A6) { =E2=80=A6 }
}

and corresponding calling code:

import foo.bar.Baz.Baz

One of the two Baz-layers is redundant.

Logically, i want my implicit classes to be considered to live inside their=
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nearest containing package object (in this case foo.bar), just like=20
non-implicit classes, but I can only declare a given package object once,=
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so to use it I have to put all classes in a package in the same file (in=20
the package object), which is also suboptimal.

LMK if I'm missing something? Thanks!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The requirement that implicit classes=C2=A0be explici=
tly declared inside another <font face=3D"courier new, monospace">object</f=
ont>=C2=A0gets in my way frequently and feels like it could be relaxed.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>My typical library code looks like:</div><div><br></d=
iv><div class=3D"prettyprint" style=3D"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250)=
; border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;=
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yprint"><span style=3D"color: #008;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">package</=
span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> foo</span><=
span style=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">.</span><span styl=
e=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">bar<br><br></span><span sty=
le=3D"color: #008;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">object</span><span style=
=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color=
: #606;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">Baz</span><span style=3D"color: #000;=
" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=
=3D"styled-by-prettify">{</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"style=
d-by-prettify"><br>=C2=A0 </span><span style=3D"color: #008;" class=3D"styl=
ed-by-prettify">implicit</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled=
-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color: #008;" class=3D"styled-by-prett=
ify">class</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">=
 </span><span style=3D"color: #606;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">Baz</span=
><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">(=E2=80=A6)</spa=
n><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> </span><span s=
tyle=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">{</span><span style=3D"c=
olor: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color: #66=
0;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">=E2=80=A6</span><span style=3D"color: #000=
;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=
=3D"styled-by-prettify">}</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"style=
d-by-prettify"><br></span><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-p=
rettify">}</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">=
<br></span></div></code></div><div><br></div><div>and corresponding calling=
 code:</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"prettyprint" style=3D"background-c=
olor: rgb(250, 250, 250); border-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-style: s=
olid; border-width: 1px; word-wrap: break-word;"><code class=3D"prettyprint=
"><div class=3D"subprettyprint"><span style=3D"color: #008;" class=3D"style=
d-by-prettify">import</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by=
-prettify"> foo</span><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prett=
ify">.</span><span style=3D"color: #000;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">bar<=
/span><span style=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">.</span><sp=
an style=3D"color: #606;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">Baz</span><span styl=
e=3D"color: #660;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">.</span><span style=3D"colo=
r: #606;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify">Baz</span><span style=3D"color: #000=
;" class=3D"styled-by-prettify"><br></span></div></code></div><div><br></di=
v><div>One of the two <font face=3D"courier new, monospace">Baz</font>-laye=
rs is redundant.</div><div><br></div><div>Logically, i want my implicit cla=
sses to be considered to live inside their nearest containing <font face=3D=
"courier new, monospace">package object</font> (in this case <font face=3D"=
courier new, monospace">foo.bar</font>), just like non-implicit classes, bu=
t I can only declare a given <font face=3D"courier new, monospace">package =
object</font> once, so to use it I have to put all classes in a package in =
the same file (in the package object), which is also suboptimal.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>LMK if I&#39;m missing something? Thanks!</div></div>

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