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reflection for dynamic Eq instances
{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
{-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
import Data.Proxy
import Data.Reflection
data EqDict a = EQD { withEqDict :: a -> a -> Bool }
newtype HasEq s a = HasEq a
instance Reifies s (EqDict a) => Eq (HasEq s a) where
HasEq x == HasEq y = withEqDict (reflect (Proxy @s)) x y
eqBy :: (a -> a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a] -> Bool
eqBy f xs ys = reify (EQD f) $ \(Proxy :: Proxy s) ->
map (HasEq @s) xs == map (HasEq @s) ys
main :: IO ()
main = print $ eqBy (==) [1..10] [1..10]
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