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authorMatthew Pickering <matthewtpickering@gmail.com>2020-05-26 13:31:13 +0100
committerSylvain Henry <sylvain@haskus.fr>2020-07-21 08:48:20 +0200
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downloadhaskell-wip/proposal-195.tar.gz
Use a newtype `Code` for the return type of typed quotations (Proposal #195)wip/proposal-195
There are three problems with the current API: 1. It is hard to properly write instances for ``Quote m => m (TExp a)`` as the type is the composition of two type constructors. Doing so in your program involves making your own newtype and doing a lot of wrapping/unwrapping. For example, if I want to create a language which I can either run immediately or generate code from I could write the following with the new API. :: class Lang r where _int :: Int -> r Int _if :: r Bool -> r a -> r a -> r a instance Lang Identity where _int = Identity _if (Identity b) (Identity t) (Identity f) = Identity (if b then t else f) instance Quote m => Lang (Code m) where _int = liftTyped _if cb ct cf = [|| if $$cb then $$ct else $$cf ||] 2. When doing code generation it is common to want to store code fragments in a map. When doing typed code generation, these code fragments contain a type index so it is desirable to store them in one of the parameterised map data types such as ``DMap`` from ``dependent-map`` or ``MapF`` from ``parameterized-utils``. :: compiler :: Env -> AST a -> Code Q a data AST a where ... data Ident a = ... type Env = MapF Ident (Code Q) newtype Code m a = Code (m (TExp a)) In this example, the ``MapF`` maps an ``Ident String`` directly to a ``Code Q String``. Using one of these map types currently requires creating your own newtype and constantly wrapping every quotation and unwrapping it when using a splice. Achievable, but it creates even more syntactic noise than normal metaprogramming. 3. ``m (TExp a)`` is ugly to read and write, understanding ``Code m a`` is easier. This is a weak reason but one everyone can surely agree with. Updates text submodule.
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+-- | This module exists to work nicely with the QualifiedDo
+-- extension.
+-- @
+-- import qualified Language.Haskell.TH.CodeDo as Code
+-- myExample :: Monad m => Code m a -> Code m a -> Code m a
+-- myExample opt1 opt2 =
+-- Code.do
+-- x <- someSideEffect -- This one is of type `M Bool`
+-- if x then opt1 else opt2
+-- @
+module Language.Haskell.TH.CodeDo((>>=), (>>)) where
+
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
+import Prelude(Monad)
+
+-- | Module over monad operator for 'Code'
+(>>=) :: Monad m => m a -> (a -> Code m b) -> Code m b
+(>>=) = bindCode
+(>>) :: Monad m => m a -> Code m b -> Code m b
+(>>) = bindCode_