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5.12 Module declaration

A module definition satisfies the following syntax:

 (49) module                ::= "module" module-name "{" module-body "}" ";"
 (50) module-name           ::= identifier
 (51) module-body           ::= [ idl-statements ]
  (3) idl-statements        ::= { idl-statement } idl-statement

The only effect of a module is to scope IDL identifiers. It is similar to a C++ or Java namespace; it is considered good practice to enclose your type definitions inside a module definition to prevent name clashes between components.