Yes, that's true, but suppose we have module M where import OtherModPossiblyWithInstance Then as far as I understand, the compiler will have processed OtherModPossiblyWithInstance already and the existence of class instances in OtherModPossiblyWithInstance should be know.

On 11 Nov 2016, at 10:07, MigMit wrote:

I'm no expert in GHC plugins, but isn't it true that class instances can be added in other modules? So that this information is simply not available when compiling one?

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On 11 Nov 2016, at 08:57, J. Stutterheim wrote:

Hi all,

I'm writing a core-to-core GHC plugin and have two questions:

- Given some t :: Type, how can I check whether there exists an instance of some type class C for t? - How can I check whether some type class C exists, and if so, how can I get a value c (presumably :: Class) of this class?

Thanks!

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For my purposes, I only need to do something when an instance is explicitly imported, e.g. module M where import ModWithInstances Then in the core pass I would have a check for each module such as: if instanceIsImported theInstanceThatISomehowNeedToIdentify then doSomeThingsToTheModule else leaveTheModuleAlone

On 11 Nov 2016, at 11:00, Miguel wrote:

True, but what if it's the other way around? What if OtherModule imports M? Your code in M would think there is no instance and behave accordingly, and when it comes to OtherModule there would be one, so, your compiled code would operate on incorrect assumption. Isn't it dangerous?

And what about instances that have context? What if module M contains something like

data T a = ... instance OtherClass a => C (T a)

and later OtherModule adds

instance OtherClass a

?

On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:55 AM, J. Stutterheim wrote: Yes, that's true, but suppose we have

module M where

import OtherModPossiblyWithInstance

Then as far as I understand, the compiler will have processed OtherModPossiblyWithInstance already and the existence of class instances in OtherModPossiblyWithInstance should be know.

...

On 11 Nov 2016, at 10:07, MigMit wrote:

I'm no expert in GHC plugins, but isn't it true that class instances can be added in other modules? So that this information is simply not available when compiling one?

...

On 11 Nov 2016, at 08:57, J. Stutterheim wrote:

Hi all,

I'm writing a core-to-core GHC plugin and have two questions:

- Given some t :: Type, how can I check whether there exists an instance of some type class C for t? - How can I check whether some type class C exists, and if so, how can I get a value c (presumably :: Class) of this class?

Thanks!

- Jurriën_______________________________________________ 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.