Play Framework/Scala example source code file (Alternative.scala)

This example Play Framework source code file (Alternative.scala) is included in my "Source Code Warehouse" project. The intent of this project is to help you more easily find Play Framework (and Scala) source code examples by using tags.

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Play Framework tags/keywords

a, alternative, alternativeops, api, applicative, b, functional, lib, library, m, play, play framework

The Alternative.scala Play Framework example source code

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
 */
package play.api.libs.functional

import scala.language.higherKinds

trait Alternative[M[_]] {

  def app: Applicative[M]
  def |[A, B >: A](alt1: M[A], alt2: M[B]): M[B]
  def empty: M[Nothing]
  //def some[A](m: M[A]): M[List[A]]
  //def many[A](m: M[A]): M[List[A]]

}

class AlternativeOps[M[_], A](alt1: M[A])(implicit a: Alternative[M]) {

  def |[B >: A](alt2: M[B]): M[B] = a.|(alt1, alt2)
  def or[B >: A](alt2: M[B]): M[B] = |(alt2)

}