#15183: Expose the SNat type and the natSing method -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: (none) Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.6.1 Component: Core Libraries | Version: 8.2.2 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by RyanGlScott): OK. Is your intention to provide an alternative to the current `Proxy`-based API? (For instance, `natVal :: KnownNat n = Proxy n -> Natural`, and you're suggesting to augment it with something like `fromNatSing :: SNat n -> Natural`?) If so, it may also be worth considering adding `SNat`-consuming counterparts to `sameNat` and `someNatVal` (the latter of which would require something like `data SomeNatSing`, which is like `SomeNat`, but having an `SNat` as a field instead of `Proxy`). Also, `KnownSymbol`/`symbolSing` has similar design considerations. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15183#comment:3 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler