trait Matcher { trait Link { type Self <: Link; type Match <: Link { type Match = Link.this.Self; } } trait HasLinks { def link(b : Boolean) : Link = null; } } trait BraceMatcher extends Matcher { trait BracePair { trait BraceLink extends Link; trait OpenLink extends BraceLink { type Self = OpenLink; type Match = CloseLink; } trait CloseLink extends BraceLink { type Self = CloseLink; type Match = OpenLink; } } } trait IfElseMatcher extends BraceMatcher { trait IfElseLink extends Link; trait IfLink extends IfElseLink { type Self = IfLink; type Match = ElseImpl; } trait ElseImpl extends IfElseLink with HasLinks { type Self = ElseImpl; type Match = IfLink; override def link(b : Boolean) = this; } val parenPair : BracePair; trait IfWithParenImpl extends HasLinks { object ifLink extends IfLink; object openParen extends parenPair.OpenLink; override def link(b : Boolean): Link = b match { case true => ifLink; case false => openParen; } } }