
18 May
2021
18 May
'21
4:29 p.m.
Every Bits instance has to know that whether it's a FiniteBits instance as well, due to bitSizeMaybe. Therefore, it should also be able to tell a program that it is in fact a FiniteBits instance. There should be a function added to Data.Bits.Bits: withFiniteBits :: Bits a => a -> (FiniteBits a => r) -> r -> r The default should be withFiniteBits _ _ x = x, at least for the next several versions. bitSizeMaybe can be defined as bitSizeMaybe x = withFiniteBits x (Just (finiteBitSize x)) Nothing once everyone is on board with properly defining the value.