Updates modules sections, whatsnew.md

_books/ion-1-1/src/SUMMARY.md

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
     - [System macros](macros/system_macros.md)
 - [Modules](modules.md)
     - [Defining modules](modules/defining_modules.md)
-    - [The encoding module](modules/encoding_module.md)
+    - [Directives](modules/directives.md)
     - [Shared modules](modules/shared_modules.md)
-    - [Inner modules](modules/inner_modules.md)
-    - [The system module](modules/system_module.md)
+    - [Local modules](modules/local_modules.md)
+    - [Encoding modules](modules/encoding_modules.md)
+    - [System module](modules/system_module.md)
 - [Binary encoding](binary/encoding.md)
     - [Encoding primitives](binary/primitives.md)
         - [`FlexUInt`](binary/primitives/flex_uint.md)

_books/ion-1-1/src/modules/defining_modules.md

@@ -7,32 +7,27 @@ A module is defined by four kinds of subclauses which, if present, always appear
 3. `symbol_table` - an exported list of text values
 4. `macro_table` - an exported list of macro definitions
 
+The lexical name given to a module definition must be an [identifier](../modules.md#identifiers).
+However, it may not begin with a `$`--this is reserved for system-defined bindings like `$ion`.
 
 ### Internal environment
 
 The body of a module tracks an internal environment by which macro references are resolved.
 This environment is constructed incrementally by each clause in the definition and consists of:
 
-* the _visible modules_, a map from identifier to module
+* the _module bindings_, a map from identifier to module definition
 * the _exported symbols_, an array containing symbol texts
 * the _exported macros_, an array containing name/macro pairs
 
-Before any clauses of the module definition are examined, the initial environment is as follows:
-
-* The visible modules map binds `$ion` to the system module for the appropriate spec version.
-  Inside an encoding directive, the visible modules map also binds `$ion_encoding` to the active encoding module
-  (the encoding module that was active when the encoding directive was encountered).
-  For an inner module, it also includes the modules previously made available by the enclosing
-  module (via `import` or `module`).
-* The macro table and symbol table are empty.
+Before any clauses of the module definition are examined, each of these is empty.
 
 Each clause affects the environment as follows:
 
-* An `import` declaration retrieves a shared module from the implementation’s catalog, assigns
-  it a name in the visible modules, and makes its macros available for use.
-  An error must be signaled if the name already appears in the visible modules.
-* A `module` declaration defines a new module and assigns it a name in the visible modules.
-  An error must be signaled if the name already appears in the visible modules.
+* An `import` declaration retrieves a shared module from the implementation’s catalog and binds a name to it,
+  making its macros available for use.
+  An error must be signaled if the name already appears in the module bindings.
+* A `module` declaration defines a new module and binds a name to it.
+  An error must be signaled if the name already appears in the module bindings.
 * A `symbol_table` declaration defines the exported symbols.
 * A `macro_table` declaration defines the exported macros.
 
@@ -53,19 +48,22 @@ macro-addr         ::= unannotated-uint
 
 Macro references are resolved to a specific macro as follows:
 
-* An unqualified _macro-name_ is looked up within the exported macros, and if not found, then the 
-  active encoding module's macro table. If it maps to a macro, that’s the resolution of the reference.
-  Otherwise, an error is signaled due to an unbound reference.
-* An anonymous local reference  (_macro-addr_) is resolved by index in the exported macro array.
+* An unqualified _macro-name_ is looked up in the following locations:
+    1. in the macros already exported in this module's `macro_table`
+    2. in the [default_module](encoding_modules.md#default-module)
+    3. in the [system module](system_module.md)
+
+  If it maps to a macro, that’s the resolution of the reference. Otherwise, an error is signaled due to an unbound reference.
+
+* An anonymous local reference (_macro-addr_) is resolved by index in the exported macro array.
   If the address exceeds the array boundary, an error is signaled due to an invalid reference.
 * A qualified reference (_qualified-ref_) resolves solely against the referenced module.
-  If the module name does not exist in the visible modules, an error is signaled due to an unbound reference.
-  Otherwise, the name or address is resolved within that module’s exported macro array.
+  First, the module name must be resolved to a module definition.
+    * If the module name is in the module bindings, it resolves to the corresponding module definition.
+    * If the module name is not in the module bindings, resolution is attempted recursively upwards through the parent scopes.
+    * If the search reaches the top level without resolving to a module, an error is signaled due to an unbound reference.
 
-> [!WARNING]
-> An unqualified macro name can change meaning in the middle of an encoding module if you choose to shadow the
-> name of a macro in the active encoding module. To unambiguously refer to the active encoding module, 
-> use the qualified reference syntax: `$ion_encoding::<macro-name>`.
+  Next, the name or address is resolved within that module definition’s exported macro table.
 
 
 ### `import`
@@ -82,7 +80,8 @@ catalog-name       ::= string
 catalog-version    ::= int // positive, unannotated
 ```
 
-An import binds a lexically scoped module name to a shared module that is identified by a catalog key—a `(name, version)` pair. The `version` of the catalog key is optional—when omitted, the version is implicitly 1.
+An import binds a lexically scoped module name to a shared module that is identified by a catalog key—a `(name, version)` pair.
+The `version` of the catalog key is optional—when omitted, the version is implicitly 1.
 
 In Ion 1.0, imports may be substituted with a different version if an exact match is not found.
 In Ion 1.1, however, all imports require an exact match to be found in the reader's catalog;

_books/ion-1-1/src/modules/directives.md

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Directives
+
+_Directives_ are system values that modify the encoding context.
+
+Syntactically, a directive is a top-level s-expression annotated with `$ion`.
+Its first child value is an operation name.
+The operation determines what changes will be made to the encoding context and which clauses may legally follow.
+
+```ion
+$ion::
+(operation_name
+    (clause_1 /*...*/)
+    (clause_2 /*...*/)
+    /*...more clauses...*/
+    (clause_N /*...*/))
+```
+
+In Ion v1.1, there are three supported directive operations:
+1. [`module`](#module-directives)
+2. [`import`](#import-directives)
+3. [`encoding`](#encoding-directives)
+
+## Top-level bindings
+
+The `module` and `import` directives each create a stream-level binding to a module definition.
+Once created, module bindings at this level endure until the file ends or another Ion version marker is encountered.
+
+Module bindings at the stream-level can be redefined.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> The [`add_macros`](../macros/system_macros.md#add_macros) and [`add_symbols`](../macros/system_macros.md#add_symbols)
+> system macros work by redefining the default module (`_`) in terms of itself.
+
+This behavior differs from module bindings created inside another module;
+[attempting to redefine these will raise an error](defining_modules.md#internal-environment).
+
+### `module` directives
+The `module` directive binds a name to a [local module](local_modules.md) definition at the top level of the stream.
+
+```ion
+$ion::
+(module foo
+    /*...imports, if any...*/
+    /*...submodules, if any...*/
+    (macro_table /*...*/)
+    (symbol_table /*...*/)
+)
+```
+
+### `import` directives
+
+The _import_ directive looks up the module corresponding to the given `(name, version)` pair in the catalog.
+Upon success, it creates a new binding to that module at the top level of the stream.
+
+```ion
+$ion::
+(import
+    bar               // Binding
+    "com.example.bar" // Module name
+    2)                // Module version
+```
+If the catalog does contain an exact match, this operation raises an error.
+
+## `encoding` directives
+
+An `encoding` directive accepts a sequence of module bindings to use as the following stream segment's
+[encoding module sequence](encoding_modules.md).
+
+```ion
+$ion::
+(encoding
+    mod_a
+    mod_b
+    mod_c)
+```
+
+The new encoding module sequence takes effect immediately after the directive and remains the same until the next `encoding` directive or Ion version marker.
+
+Note that the [default module](encoding_modules.md#default-module) is always implicitly at the head of the encoding module sequence.