softwaremill / softwaremill/quicklens

Extracting given `F[_]` from modify function to the result.

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Description

Given the code:

case class A(a: B)
case class B(b: Int)
def x(b: Int): Future[Int] = ???

I'd like to be able to write:

(a: A) => a.modify(_.a.b).using(x)

I'd expect it to yield Future[A]. I'd also expect it to work for any F[_] that has QuicklensFunctor type class instance.

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Research direction

Start by tracing the existing modify(...).using API and the QuicklensFunctor type class mentioned in the issue. Define how the requested expression should produce Future[A], then verify that the same behavior works for any F[_] with a QuicklensFunctor instance.

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Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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