object Test { class NotUsed trait FO[type +Out, type +Mat] { self => type Repr <: FO[Mat = self.Mat] { type Repr = self.Repr } def map[T](f: Out => T): Repr[Out = T] = ??? } class Source[type +Out, type +Mat] extends FO[Out, Mat] { self => type Repr <: Source[Mat = self.Mat] } class Flow[type -In, type +Out, type +Mat] extends FO[Out, Mat] { self => type Repr <: Flow[In = self.In, Mat = self.Mat] } implicit class x[O, M, F <: FO](val f: F[Out = O, Mat = M]) extends AnyVal { def xx(i: Int): f.Repr[Out = O] = f.map(identity) } class xalt[O, M, F <: FO](val f: F[Out = O, Mat = M]) extends AnyVal { def xx(i: Int): FO[Out = O, Mat = M] = ??? } val s1 = new Source[Int, NotUsed].xx(12) val s2: Source[Int, NotUsed] = s1 val f1 = x[Int, NotUsed, Flow[In = Int]](new Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed]).xx(12) val f2: Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed] = f1 val f3 = x(new Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed]).xx(12) val f4: Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed] = f3 val f5 = new Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed].xx(12) val f6: Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed] = f5 val f7 = new xalt(new Flow[Int, Int, NotUsed]).xx(12) val f8: FO[Int, NotUsed] = f7 }