Hi, I'm working on a GHC feature [1] that allows users to view specializations of functions like in (name subject to change) ----
:binfo find find :: Foldable t => (a -> Bool) -> t a -> Maybe a Specialisations: t ~ [] => find :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> Maybe a
:binfo first first :: Arrow a => a b c -> a (b, d) (c, d) Specialisations: a ~ (->) => first :: (b -> c) -> (b, d) -> (c, d)
Now there are two things left to decide on: * What command should the specializations be visible under? We can either put it under :info or make a special command :sinfo or :binfo that displays only the expression's type and specialisations like in the example above? * What specializations do we want to display? goldfire suggested using the default list, which has the added benefit of being customizable by e.g. instructors, so adding a default Maybe (in conjunction with [2]) gives the desired behavior and not too many specializations. Thanks for your time! David ---- Links: [1] : https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10972 [2] : https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10971