Module type Applicative_intf.Basic

module type Basic = sig .. end

type 'a t 

val return : 'a -> 'a t

val apply : ('a -> 'b) t ->
       'a t -> 'b t

The following identities ought to hold for every Applicative (for some value of =):

• return Fn.id <*> t = t
• return Fn.compose <*> tf <*> tg <*> tx = tf <*> (tg <*> tx)
• return f <*> return x = return (f x)
• tf <*> return x = return (fun f -> f x) <*> tf

Note: <*> is the infix notation for apply.

val map : [ `Custom of
           'a t ->
           f:('a -> 'b) -> 'b t
       | `Define_using_apply ]

The map argument to Applicative.Make says how to implement the applicative's map function. `Define_using_apply means to define map t ~f = return f <*> t. `Custom overrides the default implementation, presumably with something more efficient.

Some other functions returned by Applicative.Make are defined in terms of map, so passing in a more efficient map will improve their efficiency as well.