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small typing problem with modules ...
- Pietro Abate
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| Date: | -- (:) |
| From: | Pietro Abate <Pietro.Abate@p...> |
| Subject: | small typing problem with modules ... |
Hi all,
I'm trying to build a functorized version of a library providing also
a default type. Consider the two follwoing modules :
~$cat a.ml
module type T = sig
type extra
val f : extra -> unit
end
module type Extra = sig
type t = private [> ]
val g : t -> unit
end
module Make (Extra : Extra) = struct
type extra = Extra.t
let f t = ()
end
module ExtraDefault = struct
type t = [`A]
let g t = ()
end
include Make(ExtraDefault)
~$cat a.mli
module type T = sig
type extra
val f : extra -> unit
end
module type Extra = sig
type t = private [> ]
val g : t -> unit
end
module ExtraDefault : Extra with type t = [ `A ]
module Make : functor (Extra : Extra) -> T with type extra = Extra.t
include T with type extra = ExtraDefault.t
------------------
so far so good. Now I've another module that I can type as follows:
~$cat b.ml
module Make (Extra : A.Extra) (A : A.T with type extra = Extra.t) = struct
open A
let f t = ()
end
include Make(A.ExtraDefault)(A)
~$cat b.mli
module Make :
functor (Extra : A.Extra) ->
functor (A : A.T with type extra = Extra.t) ->
sig
open A
val f : extra -> unit
end
open A
val f : extra -> unit
------------------------
My problem here is that I'd like to have a module type T for the functor
Make in b.ml and to avoid the signature duplication in b.mli ... ideally
I'd like to write in b.mli something like :
module type T = sig ???? end
module Make : functor (Extra : A.Extra) ->
functor (A : A.T with type extra = Extra.t) -> T with ...
include T with ...
It's clear that I cannot write a module type as follows because the
the "open A" will consider the default type of A and not it's
parametrized version ...
module type T = sig
open A
val f : extra -> unit
end
how can I parametrize this signature ? I can write something like :
module type T = functor (A : A.T) ->
sig
open A
val f : extra -> unit
end ;;
but then I'm a bit lost putting all this together ...
I know I'm close ... a small hint ?
TA.
p