import scala.language.higherKinds trait Base { type Rep[T] } trait BaseExp extends Base { type Rep[T] = Exp[T] case class Exp[T](v: T) } trait BaseStr extends Base { type Rep[T] = String } trait BaseDirect extends Base { type Rep[T] = T } trait Test1 { trait Monad[X] { def x: X } sealed abstract class Either[A,B] case class Left[A,B](x: A) extends Either[A,B] with Monad[A] case class Right[A,B](x: B) extends Either[A,B] with Monad[B] def flatMap[X,Y,M[X]<:Monad[X]](m: M[X], f: X => M[Y]): M[Y] = f(m.x) println(flatMap(Right(1), {x: Int => Right(x)})) } trait Test2 { trait Monad[X] { def x: X } sealed abstract class Either[A,B] case class Left[A,B](x: A) extends Either[A,B] with Monad[A] case class Right[A,B](x: B) extends Either[A,B] with Monad[B] def flatMap[X,Y,M[X]](m: M[X], f: X => M[Y]): M[Y] println(flatMap(Left(1), {x: Int => Left(x)})) } trait Test3 { def flatMap[X,Y,M[X]](m: M[X], f: X => M[Y]): M[Y] println(flatMap(Some(1), {x: Int => Some(x)})) }