trait Functor[F[_]] { def map[A,B](fa: F[A], f: A => B): F[B] } trait ComposeT[F[_],G[_]] { type Apply[A] = F[G[A]] } case class Compose[F[_],G[_]]() { def Functor(implicit f: Functor[F], g: Functor[G]): Functor[ComposeT[F,G]#Apply] = new Functor[ComposeT[F,G]#Apply] { def map[A,B](c: ComposeT[F,G]#Apply[A], h: A => B) = f.map(c, (x:G[A]) => g.map(x,h)) } } object Cat { def compose[F[_],G[_]] = Compose[F,G]() } object Functors { implicit val List = new Functor[List] { def map[A,B](fa: List[A], f: A => B): List[B] = fa map f } implicit val Option = new Functor[Option] { def map[A,B](fa: Option[A], f: A => B): Option[B] = fa map f } } object Main { import Functors._ val cf = Cat.compose[List,Option].Functor }