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How do I abstract out polymorphic variants via functors?
- Jacques Carette
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| Date: | -- (:) |
| From: | Jacques Carette <carette@m...> |
| Subject: | How do I abstract out polymorphic variants via functors? |
I have 3 module types, each of which start out "the same", viz:
module type DETERMINANT = sig
type 'a lstate
type 'a tag_lstate = [`TDet of 'a lstate ]
type ('b,'v) lm = ('a,'v,'s,'w) cmonad
constraint 's = [> 'a tag_lstate]
constraint 'b = 'a * 's * 'w
...
end
module type RANK = sig
type 'a lstate = ('a, int ref) code
type 'a tag_lstate = [`TRan of 'a lstate ]
type ('b,'v) lm = ('a,'v,'s,'w) cmonad
constraint 's = [> 'a tag_lstate]
constraint 'b = 'a * 's * 'w
...
end
module type TRACKPIVOT = sig
type 'a lstate
type 'a tag_lstate = [`TPivot of 'a lstate ]
type ('b,'v) lm = ('a,'v,'s,'w) cmonad
constraint 's = [> 'a tag_lstate]
constraint 'b = 'a * 's * 'w
...
end
[I realize that I will have to lose the RANK type's definition of 'a
lstate when I abstract this out]
The only thing different between those 3 is the name of the polymorphic
variant - so clearly an opportunity for abstraction! But I can't seem
to achieve this. Is there a way?
Jacques