I'm using the typeclassless style of DI via interf...

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[julian]

I'm using the typeclassless style of DI via interface composition.

class G
class H

interface A<T> {
    fun T.foo(t: T): T
}

interface B : A<G>

interface C : A<H>

interface E : B, C // Compiler error: Type parameter T of 'A' has inconsistent values: InterfaceComposition.G, InterfaceComposition.H

Is there a way to get around the compiler error?

My use case is that A is a generic handler of events of type T. So B and C are specific handler implementations for the events G and H.

I would like to be able to do:

val a: A = TODO()
when (a) {
   is B, is C -> a.foo(..)
   else -> TODO()
}

Without a common base interface, I'd have to do:

val a: A = TODO()
when (a) {
   is B -> a.foo(..)
   is C -> a.foo(..)
   else -> TODO()
}

Thanks!

[kioba]

when you get an val a: A<T>, the foo function could be called as long as T is in receiver scope. ie:

val t: T = TODO()
with(t) { a.foo() }

[kioba]

I am not sure why you want to match on specific type, or why you have different B and C interface.

[Kroppeb]

You can't, it's a limitation of the JVM

[julian]

Thanks @Kroppeb

[julian]

What's the second-best way to do this, given the limitation of the JVM?