named export + remove this.

Since this is was a module, it remained a module

I analyzed these files. All except debugger (updated here) and 
julia-client (updated in other PR) use named import:

File
    connection.js
Found usages  (24 usages found)
    Unclassified usage  (17 usages found)
        lib\runtime  (16 usages found)
            completions.js  (1 usage found)
                10 import { client } from '../connection'
            console.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            datatip.js  (1 usage found)
                11 import { client } from '../connection'
            debugger.js  (2 usages found)
                6 import { client } from '../connection'
                7 import connection from '../connection'
            debuginfo.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            environments.js  (1 usage found)
                6 import { client } from '../connection'
            formatter.js  (1 usage found)
                4 import { client } from '../connection'
            frontend.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            goto.js  (1 usage found)
                7 import { client } from '../connection'
            linter.js  (1 usage found)
                4 import { client } from '../connection'
            outline.js  (1 usage found)
                5 import { client } from '../connection'
            packages.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            plots.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            profiler.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
            urihandler.js  (1 usage found)
                3 import { client } from '../connection'
        lib\ui  (1 usage found)
            docs.js  (1 usage found)
                4 import { client } from '../connection'
    Usage in string literals  (7 usages found)
        lib  (1 usage found)
            julia-client.coffee  (1 usage found)
                21 connection: require './connection'
        lib\package  (1 usage found)
            config.coffee  (1 usage found)
                1 {terminal} = require '../connection'
        lib\runtime  (3 usages found)
            evaluation.coffee  (1 usage found)
                5 {client} =  require '../connection'
            modules.coffee  (1 usage found)
                6 {client} = require '../connection'
            workspace.coffee  (1 usage found)
                3 {client} = require '../connection'
        lib\ui  (2 usages found)
            progress.coffee  (1 usage found)
                2 {client} = require '../connection'
            views.coffee  (1 usage found)
                3 {client} = require '../connection'

Author: aminya

lib/connection.js

@@ -9,70 +9,69 @@ import client from './connection/client'
 import local from './connection/local'
 import terminal from './connection/terminal'
 
-export default {
-  // TODO remove these from the export default and export them directly (prevents expensive copy)
-  // TODO don't use this.message use message directly (prevents expensive copy)
-  IPC:      IPC,
-  messages: messages,
-  client:   client,
-  local:    local,
-  terminal: terminal,
+exports.IPC = IPC
+exports.messages = messages
+exports.client = client
+exports.local = local
+exports.terminal = terminal
 
-  activate() {
-    this.messages.activate();
-    this.client.activate();
-    this.client.boot = () => this.boot();
-    this.local.activate();
-    this.booting = false;
-  },
+let booting = false;
+let ink;
 
-  deactivate() {
-    this.client.deactivate();
-  },
+export function activate() {
+    messages.activate();
+    client.activate();
+    client.boot = () => boot();
+    local.activate();
+    booting = false;
+}
 
-  consumeInk(ink) {
-    this.IPC.consumeInk(ink);
-    this.ink = ink;
-  },
+export function deactivate() {
+    client.deactivate();
+}
 
-  consumeGetServerConfig(getconf) {
-    this.local.consumeGetServerConfig(getconf);
-  },
+export function consumeInk(ink_in) {
+    ink = ink_in;
+    IPC.consumeInk(ink);
+}
 
-  consumeGetServerName(name) {
-    this.local.consumeGetServerName(name);
-  },
+export function consumeGetServerConfig(getconf) {
+    local.consumeGetServerConfig(getconf);
+}
 
-  _boot(provider) {
-    if (!this.client.isActive() && !this.booting) {
-      this.booting = true;
-      this.client.setBootMode(provider);
+export function consumeGetServerName(name) {
+    local.consumeGetServerName(name);
+}
+
+export function _boot(provider) {
+    if (!client.isActive() && !booting) {
+      booting = true;
+      client.setBootMode(provider);
 
       let p;
       if (provider === 'External Terminal') {
         p = externalTerminal.connectedRepl();
       } else {
-        p = this.local.start(provider);
+        p = local.start(provider);
       }
 
-      if (this.ink) {
-        this.ink.Opener.allowRemoteFiles(provider === 'Remote');
+      if (ink) {
+        ink.Opener.allowRemoteFiles(provider === 'Remote');
       }
       p.then(() => {
-        this.booting = false;
+        booting = false;
       });
       p.catch(() => {
-        this.booting = false;
+        booting = false;
       });
-      return time("Julia Boot", this.client.import('ping')());
+      return time("Julia Boot", client.import('ping')());
     }
-  },
+}
 
-  bootRemote() {
-    return this._boot('Remote');
-  },
+export function bootRemote() {
+    return _boot('Remote');
+}
 
-  boot() {
-    return this._boot(atom.config.get('julia-client.juliaOptions.bootMode'));
-  }
-};
+export function boot() {
+    return _boot(atom.config.get('julia-client.juliaOptions.bootMode'));
+}

lib/runtime/debugger.js

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 
 import { CompositeDisposable } from 'atom'
 import { views } from '../ui'
-import { client } from '../connection'
-import connection from '../connection'
+import { client, boot as connection_boot } from '../connection'
 import { blocks, cells, paths } from '../misc'
 import modules from './modules'
 
@@ -273,53 +272,53 @@ export function debugBlock(shouldStep, cell) {
 }
 
 export function clearbps() {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   breakpoints.clear()
   if (client.isActive()) client.import('clearbps')()
 }
 
 function toggleJuliaBP (item) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleBP')(item)
 }
 function clearJulia () {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('clearbps')()
 }
 function toggleUncaughtJulia () {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleUncaught')()
 }
 function toggleExceptionJulia () {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleException')()
 }
 function toggleCompiled () {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleCompiled')()
 }
 function getBreakpoints () {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('getBreakpoints')()
 }
 function addArgsJulia (args) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('addArgs')(args)
 }
 function toggleAllActiveJulia (args) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleAllActiveBP')(args)
 }
 function toggleActiveJulia (item) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('toggleActiveBP')(item)
 }
 function addCondition (item, cond) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('addConditionById')(item, cond)
 }
 function setLevel (level) {
-  connection.boot()
+  connection_boot()
   return client.import('setStackLevel')(level)
 }