Type class instances for isomorphic types
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Description
Related Gitter conversation: https://gitter.im/typelevel/cats?at=58f5f7e801d449152eb5c5dc
It may be nice to provide an easy way to create type class instances that simply delegate to the type class instances of an isomorphic type. For example, if I create final case class DecodeJson[A](decode: Kleisli[Either[String, ?], Json, A]), then I can easily create an iso functor (a bidirectional tranformation via a pair of DecodeJson ~> Kleisli[Either[String, ?], Json, ?] and Kleisli[Either[String, ?], Json, ?] ~> DecodeJson). It seems like I should be able to pass in this iso functor to create a Monad[DecodeJson] that simply delegates through to the Kleisli Monad and runs the transformations on both ends.
I mentioned this use-case as motivation for #992, but that ticket seems to be stalled, and I'm not sure whether we'll go through with it. I think that this functionality could be useful whether or not anything happens with #992.
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Research direction
Start with the linked Gitter conversation and related issue #992 to understand the proposed isomorphism API and unresolved design questions. Define what a delegated type class instance should expose and how the bidirectional transformations are supplied; done means a workable design with coverage for the DecodeJson/Kleisli example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- scala
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100