pod-os · angelo-v · Jan 17, 2026 · Dec 30, 2025 · Jan 17, 2026 · Jan 17, 2026
diff --git a/contacts/package.json b/contacts/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     "build:pwa": "pwa-asset-generator ../assets/logo.png ./www/icons --index ./www/index.html --manifest ./www/manifest.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pod-os/core": "^0.24.0",
-    "@pod-os/elements": "^0.35.0",
+    "@pod-os/core": "^0.25.0-next.0",
+    "@pod-os/elements": "0.36.0-next.0",
     "@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib": "^0.7.1",
     "@stencil/core": "^4.40.1",
     "pollen-css": "^5.0.2",

diff --git a/contacts/src/components/router/router.tsx b/contacts/src/components/router/router.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class ContactsRouter {
 
   async componentWillLoad() {
     const os = await usePodOS(this.el);
-    this.contactsModule = await os.loadContactsModule();
+    this.contactsModule = await os.loadModule('contacts');
     this.updateUri();
     Router.onChange('url', () => {
       this.updateUri();

diff --git a/contacts/src/index.html b/contacts/src/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <!doctype html>
 <html dir="ltr" lang="en">
   <head>
+    <script type="importmap">
+      {
+        "imports": {
+          "contacts": "https://esm.sh/@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib"
+        }
+      }
+    </script>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>PodOS Contacts</title>

diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.25.0
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- `PodOS.loadContactsModule` got removed, use [`PodOS.loadModule`](https://pod-os.org/reference/core/classes/PodOS/#loadmodule) instead
+- `@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib` is no longer part of core. If you need it, you must install it yourself and load it using [`PodOS.loadModule`](https://pod-os.org/reference/core/classes/PodOS/#loadmodule)
+
+### Added
+
+- [`PodOS.loadModule`](https://pod-os.org/reference/core/classes/PodOS/#loadmodule): Dynamically loads a module by its name
+
 ## 0.24.0
 
 ### Added

diff --git a/core/examples/modules.js b/core/examples/modules.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { PodOS, AnonymousSession } from "@pod-os/core";
+
+// Create a new PodOS instance
+const os = new PodOS({
+  session: new AnonymousSession(),
+});
+
+// load a module, e.g. the contacts Solid Data Module
+const contactsModule = await os.loadModule(
+  "@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib",
+);
+
+// use the module regularly
+const addressBook = await contactsModule.readAddressBook(
+  "https://solidos.solidcommunity.net/Contacts/index.ttl#this",
+);
+
+// all data fetched via module is also available via PodOS
+const someone = os.store.get(addressBook.contacts[0].uri);
+console.log(someone.label());
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.50.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib": "^0.7.1",
     "@solid-data-modules/rdflib-utils": "^0.6.0",
     "@types/lunr": "^2.3.7",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",

diff --git a/core/src/index.ts b/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { ContactsModule } from "@solid-data-modules/contacts-rdflib";
 import { BehaviorSubject, tap } from "rxjs";
 import { PodOsSession, SessionInfo } from "./authentication";
 import { FileFetcher, FileGateway, SolidFile } from "./files";
-import { loadContactsModule } from "./modules/contacts";
 import { AttachmentGateway } from "./attachments";
 import { PictureGateway } from "./picture";
 import { ProfileGateway, WebIdProfile } from "./profile";
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 import { IndexedFormula } from "rdflib";
 import { ResultAsync } from "neverthrow";
 import { HttpProblem, NetworkProblem } from "./problems";
+import { loadModule } from "./modules";
 
 export * from "./authentication";
 export * from "./files";
@@ -175,8 +174,12 @@ export class PodOS {
     return this.session.login(oidcIssuer);
   }
 
-  loadContactsModule(): Promise<ContactsModule> {
-    return loadContactsModule(this.store);
+  /**
+   * Dynamically loads a module by its name and returns an instance of the module
+   * @param moduleName
+   */
+  loadModule<T>(moduleName: string): Promise<T> {
+    return loadModule(moduleName, this.store);
   }
 
   /**

diff --git a/core/src/modules/contacts.ts b/core/src/modules/contacts.ts
diff --git a/core/src/modules/index.ts b/core/src/modules/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Store } from "../Store";
+
+/**
+ * Dynamically loads a module by its name and returns an instance of the module
+ * @param moduleName
+ * @param store
+ */
+export async function loadModule<T>(
+  moduleName: string,
+  store: Store,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const module = await import(moduleName);
+  return store.loadModule(module);
+}
diff --git a/elements/CHANGELOG.md b/elements/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.36.0
+
+### Changed
+
+- The `pod-os:module` can now trigger loading any Solid Data module that is installed / configured via importmap.
+
 ## 0.35.0
 
 ## Added

diff --git a/elements/src/components/pos-app/pos-app.spec.tsx b/elements/src/components/pos-app/pos-app.spec.tsx
@@ -92,40 +92,26 @@ describe('pos-app', () => {
 
     it('loads the contacts module', async () => {
       // given
-      const loadContactsModule = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('fake contacts module');
+      const loadModule = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('fake contacts module');
       const receiver = jest.fn();
       const page = await newSpecPage({
         components: [PosApp],
         html: `<pos-app>item body</pos-app>`,
         supportsShadowDom: false,
       });
       page.rootInstance.os = {
-        loadContactsModule,
+        loadModule,
       };
 
       // when
       fireEvent(page.root, new CustomEvent('pod-os:module', { detail: { module: 'contacts', receiver } }));
       await page.waitForChanges();
 
       // then
-      expect(loadContactsModule).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loadModule).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(receiver).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fake contacts module');
       page.rootInstance.disconnectedCallback();
     });
-
-    it('throws an error if module is unknown', async () => {
-      const app = new PosApp();
-      await expect(() =>
-        app.loadModule(
-          new CustomEvent('pod-os:module', {
-            detail: {
-              module: 'unknown-module-name',
-              receiver: () => {},
-            },
-          }),
-        ),
-      ).rejects.toEqual(new Error('Unknown module "unknown-module-name"'));
-    });
   });
 
   describe('handle incoming redirect', () => {

diff --git a/elements/src/components/pos-app/pos-app.tsx b/elements/src/components/pos-app/pos-app.tsx
@@ -96,12 +96,8 @@ export class PosApp {
   @Listen('pod-os:module')
   async loadModule(event: RequestModuleEvent) {
     event.stopPropagation();
-    if (event.detail.module === 'contacts') {
-      const module = await this.os.loadContactsModule();
-      event.detail.receiver(module);
-    } else {
-      throw Error(`Unknown module "${event.detail.module}"`);
-    }
+    const module = await this.os.loadModule(event.detail.module);
+    event.detail.receiver(module);
   }
 
   render() {

diff --git a/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AnonymousSession.md b/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AnonymousSession.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Class: AnonymousSession
 
-Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:20](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L20)
+Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:20](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L20)
 
 ## Implements
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:20](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5
 
 > **get** **authenticatedFetch**(): (`url`, `init?`) => `Promise`\<`Response`\>
 
-Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:27](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L27)
+Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:27](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L27)
 
 ##### Returns
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:27](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5
 
 > **login**(): `Promise`\<`void`\>
 
-Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:38](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L38)
+Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:38](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L38)
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:38](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5
 
 > **logout**(): `Promise`\<`void`\>
 
-Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:42](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L42)
+Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:42](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L42)
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:42](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5
 
 > **observeSession**(): `BehaviorSubject`\<[`SessionInfo`](../type-aliases/SessionInfo.md)\>
 
-Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:34](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L34)
+Defined in: [authentication/index.ts:34](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/authentication/index.ts#L34)
 
 #### Returns
 

diff --git a/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AssumeAlwaysOnline.md b/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AssumeAlwaysOnline.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Class: AssumeAlwaysOnline
 
-Defined in: [offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts#L5)
+Defined in: [offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts#L5)
 
 ## Implements
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Defined in: [offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/bl
 
 > **isOnline**(): `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts:6](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts#L6)
+Defined in: [offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts:6](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/offline-cache/OnlineStatus.ts#L6)
 
 #### Returns
 

diff --git a/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AttachmentGateway.md b/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/AttachmentGateway.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Class: AttachmentGateway
 
-Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:11](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L11)
+Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:11](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L11)
 
 Gateway for attachment-related operations on Solid Pods and the store.
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Gateway for attachment-related operations on Solid Pods and the store.
 
 > **new AttachmentGateway**(`fileGateway`): `AttachmentGateway`
 
-Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:12](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L12)
+Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:12](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L12)
 
 #### Parameters
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:12](https://github.com/pod-os/PodO
 
 > **uploadAndAddAttachment**(`thing`, `attachmentFile`): `ResultAsync`\<[`NewFile`](../interfaces/NewFile.md), [`NetworkProblem`](../interfaces/NetworkProblem.md) \| [`HttpProblem`](../interfaces/HttpProblem.md)\>
 
-Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:23](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L23)
+Defined in: [attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts:23](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/attachments/AttachmentGateway.ts#L23)
 
 Uploads an attachment file and associates it with a thing.
 The container is automatically derived from the thing's URI.

diff --git a/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/BinaryFile.md b/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/BinaryFile.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Class: BinaryFile
 
-Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:3](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L3)
+Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:3](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L3)
 
 ## Implements
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:3](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > **new BinaryFile**(`url`, `data`): `BinaryFile`
 
-Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L4)
+Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L4)
 
 #### Parameters
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > `readonly` **url**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L5)
+Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L5)
 
 #### Implementation of
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > **blob**(): `Blob`
 
-Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:9](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L9)
+Defined in: [files/BinaryFile.ts:9](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BinaryFile.ts#L9)
 
 #### Returns
 

diff --git a/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/BrokenFile.md b/homepage/docs/reference/core/classes/BrokenFile.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Class: BrokenFile
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L4)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L4)
 
 ## Implements
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:4](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > **new BrokenFile**(`url`, `status`): `BrokenFile`
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L5)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L5)
 
 #### Parameters
 
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:5](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > `readonly` **status**: [`HttpStatus`](HttpStatus.md)
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:7](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L7)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:7](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L7)
 
 ***
 
 ### url
 
 > `readonly` **url**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:6](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L6)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:6](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L6)
 
 #### Implementation of
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:6](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94
 
 > **blob**(): `Blob` \| `null`
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:14](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L14)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:14](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L14)
 
 #### Returns
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:14](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb9
 
 > **toString**(): `string`
 
-Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:10](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/a5ceb94d91186b3cf4ceb28910e3f6d4c89dae68/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L10)
+Defined in: [files/BrokenFile.ts:10](https://github.com/pod-os/PodOS/blob/e80e47e090ea2a3c5a790a9e1634789ca61341b8/core/src/files/BrokenFile.ts#L10)
 
 Returns a string representation of an object.