# Identify a bunch of modules and groups.
	#
	# This does the same as `parse_full` but does only the identification (cf. `identify_module`)
	fun scan_full(names: Sequence[String]): Array[MModule]
	do
		var mmodules = new Array[MModule]
		for a in names do
			# Case of a group (root or sub-directory)
			var mgroup = self.identify_group(a)
			if mgroup != null then
				scan_group(mgroup)
				for mg in mgroup.in_nesting.smallers do mmodules.add_all mg.mmodules
				continue
			end

			# Case of a directory that is not a group
			var stat = a.to_path.stat
			if stat != null and stat.is_dir then
				self.toolcontext.info("look in directory {a}", 2)
				var fs = a.files
				alpha_comparator.sort(fs)
				# Try each entry as a group or a module
				for f in fs do
					if f.first == '.' then continue
					var af = a/f
					mgroup = identify_group(af)
					if mgroup != null then
						scan_group(mgroup)
						for mg in mgroup.in_nesting.smallers do mmodules.add_all mg.mmodules
						continue
					end
					var mmodule = identify_module(af)
					if mmodule != null then
						mmodules.add mmodule
					else
						self.toolcontext.info("ignore file {af}", 2)
					end
				end
				continue
			end

			var mmodule = identify_module(a)
			if mmodule == null then
				var le = last_loader_error
				if le != null then
					toolcontext.error(null, le)
				else if a.file_exists then
					toolcontext.error(null, "Error: `{a}` is not a Nit source file.")
				else
					toolcontext.error(null, "Error: cannot find module `{a}`.")
				end
				continue
			end

			mmodules.add mmodule
		end
		return mmodules
	end