Consider adding a "minifier"/"compiler"-like option to libjsonnet

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5/5
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Over a week
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25/100
Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Domain
compilers, tooling

Research direction

Start by reviewing libjsonnet and the existing tooling to understand how imports, static analysis, and evaluation are currently handled. Clarify the desired output format and comment/configuration behavior before implementation. Done would mean a defined, tested way to produce one resolved Jsonnet text file without evaluating it.

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Description

I have a usecase in which I would love to have an equivalent to a javascript "minifier".

That is, a tool which reads a jsonnet file, resolves imports, performs static analysis etc, but instead of then evaluating the jsonnet, it simply returns a string of text that contains all the jsonnet input, in a single file (optionally without comments, and other configuration).

I don't see a way of currently doing this with the existing tooling, but it seems like it should be relatively accomplishable given what's already present.

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