typesvariantrescript

How to use a variant option to type function parameters in rescript?


I would like to do the following. But it seems I cannot type the function parameter with one of the variant option. What would be the proper way to achieve this in rescript? 

Here is a playground

  type subject = Math | History

  type person =
    | Teacher({firstName: string, subject: subject})
    | Student({firstName: string})
  
  let hasSameNameThanTeacher = (
    ~teacher: Teacher, // syntax error here
    ~student: Person,
  ) => {
    teacher.firstName == student.firstName
  }

Solution

  • Teacher and Student are not types themselves, but constructors that construct values of type person. If you want them to have distinct types you have to make it explicit:

    module University = {
      type subject = Math | History
    
      type teacher = {firstName: string, subject: subject}
      type student = {firstName: string}
      type person =
        | Teacher(teacher)
        | Student(student)
      
      let hasSameNameThanTeacher = (
        ~teacher: teacher,
        ~student: student,
      ) => {
        teacher.firstName == student.firstName
      }
    }