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| Date: | -- (:) |
| From: | Scott Duckworth <scott.duckworth@g...> |
| Subject: | type troubles with functors |
I'm having trouble figuring out a way to represent functor modules as
types in a module type definition. For lack of a better way of
explaining it, here's the problem I'm having in code:
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(* OrderedSet.mli *)
(* Ordered sets over ordered types *)
module type OrderedType = (* same as in .ml file *)
module type S = (* same as in .ml file *)
module Make (Ord : OrderedType) : S with type elt = Ord.t
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(* OrderedSet.ml *)
(* Ordered sets over ordered types *)
module type OrderedType = sig
type t
val compare : t -> t -> int
end
module type S = sig
type elt
type t
val to_list : t -> elt list
val to_set : t -> EltSet.t (* PROBLEM *)
(* ... *)
end
module Make (Ord : OrderedType) = struct
module EltSet = Set.Make(Ord) (* THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO RETURN *)
type elt = Ord.t
type t = { l : elt list; s : EltSet.t }
let to_list s = s.l
let to_set s = s.s (* THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO RETURN A SET *)
(* ... *)
end
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I realize that EltSet.t is not defined at the two points I have noted
a problem, I'm simply stating my intention. The problem is that
OrderdSet.S does not know the OrderedSet.OrderedType that will be used
in OrderedSet.Make, but it does know that it will be of type Set.S.t.
(This is one instance where I wish Set was implemented as a
parameterized type, not a functor.)
My question is, how can I correctly type to_set? I have tried many
different configurations of Set.Make and Set.S, but none of them have
worked. If anyone knows how this can be done in OCaml's type system,
please let me know. Thanks!
--
Scott Duckworth