trait InvariantFunctor[F[_]] { def xmap[A, B](ma: F[A], f: A => B, g: B => A): F[B] } object InvariantFunctor { import Endo._ implicit val EndoInvariantFunctor: InvariantFunctor[Endo] = new InvariantFunctor[Endo] { def xmap[A, B](ma: Endo[A], f: A => B, g: B => A): Endo[B] = (b: B) => f(ma(g(b))) } // The definition about fails with: // anon-type.scala:9: error: not found: value b // def xmap[A, B](ma: Endo[A], f: A => B, g: B => A): Endo[B] = (b: B) => f(ma(g(b))) // ^ // anon-type.scala:8: error: not found: type $anon // implicit val EndoInvariantFunctor = new InvariantFunctor[Endo] { // ^ // These both work: // implicit val EndoInvariantFunctorAscribed: InvariantFunctor[Endo] = new InvariantFunctor[Endo] { // def xmap[A, B](ma: Endo[A], f: A => B, g: B => A): Endo[B] = (b: B) => f(ma(g(b))) // } // // implicit val EndoInvariantFunctorStubbed = new InvariantFunctor[Endo] { // def xmap[A, B](ma: Endo[A], f: A => B, g: B => A): Endo[B] = error("stub") // } } trait Endo[X] object Endo { implicit def EndoTo[A](f: A => A): Endo[A] = new Endo[A] { def apply(a: A) = f(a) } implicit def EndoFrom[A](e: Endo[A]): A => A = e.apply(_) }