Re: [Haskell-cafe] Massaging data from the `extensible` package

write generic function then map that function. Greets, branimir

On 04.10.2021., at 15:53, Ruben Astudillo wrote:

Hello cafe

I have been enjoying the `extensible` package [1] for extensible records and variants, kudos to the author. I have had a problem of not understanding how to "massage" data from one representation to another. To exemplify, suppose I have the following two extensible records

{-# language OverloadedLabels #-}

import Data.Extensible import Control.Lens

type Ext1 = Record '[ "field1" >: String, "field2" >: Integer ] type Ext2 = Record '[ "field1" >: Text, "field2" >: Double ]

and I want to map some piece of data between these two types. Currently I am projecting each field individually like this

ex1 :: Ext1 ex1 = #field1 @= "hello" <: #field2 @= 2.71 <: nil

currentMap :: Ext1 -> Ext2 currentMap s = #field1 @= T.pack (view #field1 s) <: #field2 @= fromInteger (view #field2 s) <: nil

For data types with few fields it is not so bad. But I have to do this transformation of data types generated from TH, I am dealing with a few dozens. The transformations are always from `String -> Text` and `Integer -> Double`. I would like to write a high lever combinator that grabs an extensible record, transforms each `String` field on a `Text` one and does the same with `Integer -> Double`.

Most of the combinators for transforming the data deal with natural transformations, such as hmap, hsequence and the like. The closest one to what I want is `hfoldMapFor` where I have to define a class with instances for all the types the extensible record has, but it doesn't let me change the type of the result. Does anyone have an idea on how to solve this?

Thanks for your time.

[1]: https://hackage.haskell.org/package/extensible

-- Rubén. (pgp: 4EE9 28F7 932E F4AD) _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list To (un)subscribe, modify options or view archives go to: http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe Only members subscribed via the mailman list are allowed to post.