Re: [Caml-list] Smells like duck-typing

[Vincent Aravantinos <vincent.aravantinos@yahoo.fr>]

Le 17 oct. 07 à 15:35, Dario Teixeira a écrit :

> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to reach a sane modelling in OCaml for a "story"
> data structure in a CMS.

(...)

> b) Use only full_t and make all fields option types.  However, not  
> only is
>    this cumbersome to use, but is also conceptually wrong, because  
> it does
>    not capture the fact that, for example, all "blurb" stories have  
> three
>    *mandatory* fields.

The following uses polymorphic variants for options so as to make  
those fields mandatory (thus it is more safe).

However it remains very cumbersome :)) but I found it interesting  
(and quite funny).

And to follow the current topic, this solution makes inheritance the  
right way (or, at least, the way you want).

But honestly, I don't think it's usable (?)


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(* TYPES *)

type ('a,'b) polyoption = [<`Some of 'a|`None] as 'b

type 'a string_option = (string,[<`None|`Some of string] as 'a)  
polyoption
type 'a int_option    = (int,[<`None|`Some of int] as 'a) polyoption

type some_string = [`Some of string]
type some_int    = [`Some of int]
type nothing     = [`None]

type ('a,'b,'c,'d) t = {
   id:    'a int_option;
   title: 'b string_option;
   intro: 'c string_option;
   body:  'd string_option
}

(* The types we will finally use *)
type full_t  = (some_int, some_string, some_string, some_string) t
type blurp_t = (some_int, some_string, some_string, nothing    ) t
type fresh_t = (nothing , some_string, some_string, some_string) t


(* SOME TESTS *)
let full : full_t = {id = `Some 1; title = `Some "blablax"; intro =  
`Some "blox" ; body = `Some "pouetx"}

   (* Check with a missing field:
   # let badfull : full_t = {id = `None; title = `Some "blablax";  
intro = `Some "blox" ; body = `Some "pouetx"};;
   This expression has type (...)
   *)

let blurp : blurp_t = {id = `Some 2; title = `Some "blablay"; intro =  
`Some "bloy" ; body = `None}
   (* Check with too much fields:
   # let badblurp : blurp_t = {id = `Some 2; title = `Some "blablay";  
intro = `Some "bloy" ; body = `Some "pouety"};;
   This expression has type (...)
   *)

let fresh : fresh_t = {id = `None; title = `Some "blablaz"; intro =  
`Some "bloz" ; body = `Some "pouetz"}

(* FUNCTIONS *)

let get_body : ('a,'b,'c,'d) t -> string = fun x -> let `Some x =  
x.body in x
let get_title : ('a,'b,'c,'d) t -> string = fun x -> let `Some x =  
x.title in x;;

------------------


TESTS:

# get_title full;;
- : string = "blablax"
# get_title blurp;;
- : string = "blablay"
# get_title fresh;;
- : string = "blablaz"
# get_body full;;
- : string = "pouetx"
# get_body blurp;;
This expression has type (...)
# get_body fresh;;
- : string = "pouetz"


Isn't it funny ?

Cheers
Vincent