[GHC] #12001: RFC: Add pattern synonyms to base

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#12001: RFC: Add pattern synonyms to base
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        Reporter:  Iceland_jack      |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  7.10.3
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Description changed by Iceland_jack:

Old description:

> Since we have pattern synonyms it's worth considering if some belong in
> base:
>
> [https://hackage.haskell.org/package/lens-4.14/docs/Data-Complex-
> Lens.html Data.Complex.Lens] contains patterns that could be defined in
> base, here are some more suggestions:
>
> === Data.Array ===
> {{{#!hs
> pattern ArrayIx :: Ix i => (i, i) -> [(i, e)] -> Array i e
> pattern ArrayIx low'high xs <- ((\arr -> (bounds arr, assocs arr)) ->
> (low'high, xs))
>   where ArrayIx low'high xs = array low'high xs
> }}}
>
> === Data.Bits ===
> {{{#!hs
> pattern ZeroBits :: (Eq a, Bits a) => a
> pattern ZeroBits <- ((== zeroBits) -> True)
>   where ZeroBits = zeroBits
>
> pattern BitSize :: Bits a => Int -> a
> pattern BitSize n <- (bitSizeMaybe -> Just n)
>
> pattern Signed :: Bits a => a
> pattern Signed <- (isSigned -> True)
>
> pattern Unsigned :: Bits a => a
> pattern Unsigned <- (isSigned -> False)
>
> pattern PopCount :: Bits a => Int -> a
> pattern PopCount n <- (popCount -> n)
> }}}
>
> === Data.Char ===
> {{{#!hs
> pattern ControlChar :: Char
> pattern ControlChar <- (isControl -> True)
>
> pattern SpaceChar :: Char
> pattern SpaceChar <- (isSpace -> True)
> }}}
>
> === Data.Complex ===
> {{{#!hs
> import Data.Complex (Complex, conjugate, polar, mkPolar)
> import qualified Data.Complex as C
>
> pattern Conjugate :: Num a => Complex a -> Complex a
> pattern Conjugate a <- (conjugate -> a)
>   where Conjugate a = conjugate a
>
> pattern Polar :: RealFloat a => a -> a -> Complex a
> pattern Polar m theta <- (polar -> (m, theta))
>   where Polar m theta = mkPolar m theta
>
> -- See https://github.com/ekmett/lens/issues/653
> pattern Real :: Num a => a -> Complex a
> pattern Real r <- r C.:+ _
>   where Real r =  r C.:+ 0
>
> pattern Imaginary :: Num a => a -> Complex a
> pattern Imaginary i <- _ C.:+ i
>   where Imaginary i =  0 C.:+ i
>
> pattern (:+) :: a -> a -> Complex a
> pattern (:+) { realPart, imagPart } = realPart C.:+ imagPart
> }}}
>
> === GHC.Float ===
> {{{#!hs
> pattern NegativeZero :: RealFloat a => a
> pattern NegativeZero <- (isNegativeZero -> True)
>   where NegativeZero = -0
>
> pattern Denormalized :: RealFloat a => a
> pattern Denormalized <- (isDenormalized -> True)
>
> pattern NaN :: RealFloat a => a
> pattern NaN <- (isNaN -> True)
>   where NaN = 0 / 0
>
> -- How ever negative infinity is handled
> pattern Infinity :: RealFloat a => a
> pattern Infinity <- (isInfinite -> True)
>   where Infinity = 1 / 0
>
> === Foreign.Ptr ===
> {{{#!hs
> pattern NullPtr :: Ptr a
> pattern NullPtr <- ((==) nullPtr -> True)
>   where NullPtr = nullPtr
> }}}
>
> Used
> [https://github.com/cchalmers/optical/blob/a85484ad23a7f4d6b5da1dcb78781ea9c488a246/src/Optical/Patterns.hs#L37
> here]

New description:

 Since we have pattern synonyms it's worth considering if some belong in
 base:

 [https://hackage.haskell.org/package/lens-4.14/docs/Data-Complex-Lens.html
 Data.Complex.Lens] contains patterns that could be defined in base, here
 are some more suggestions:

 === Data.Array ===
 {{{#!hs
 pattern ArrayIx :: Ix i => (i, i) -> [(i, e)] -> Array i e
 pattern ArrayIx low'high xs <- ((\arr -> (bounds arr, assocs arr)) ->
 (low'high, xs))
   where ArrayIx low'high xs = array low'high xs
 }}}

 === Data.Bits ===
 {{{#!hs
 pattern ZeroBits :: (Eq a, Bits a) => a
 pattern ZeroBits <- ((== zeroBits) -> True)
   where ZeroBits = zeroBits

 pattern BitSize :: Bits a => Int -> a
 pattern BitSize n <- (bitSizeMaybe -> Just n)

 pattern Signed :: Bits a => a
 pattern Signed <- (isSigned -> True)

 pattern Unsigned :: Bits a => a
 pattern Unsigned <- (isSigned -> False)

 pattern PopCount :: Bits a => Int -> a
 pattern PopCount n <- (popCount -> n)
 }}}

 === Data.Char ===
 {{{#!hs
 pattern ControlChar :: Char
 pattern ControlChar <- (isControl -> True)

 pattern SpaceChar :: Char
 pattern SpaceChar <- (isSpace -> True)
 }}}

 === Data.Complex ===
 {{{#!hs
 import Data.Complex (Complex, conjugate, polar, mkPolar)
 import qualified Data.Complex as C

 pattern Conjugate :: Num a => Complex a -> Complex a
 pattern Conjugate a <- (conjugate -> a)
   where Conjugate a = conjugate a

 pattern Polar :: RealFloat a => a -> a -> Complex a
 pattern Polar m theta <- (polar -> (m, theta))
   where Polar m theta = mkPolar m theta

 -- See https://github.com/ekmett/lens/issues/653
 pattern Real :: Num a => a -> Complex a
 pattern Real r <- r C.:+ _
   where Real r =  r C.:+ 0

 pattern Imaginary :: Num a => a -> Complex a
 pattern Imaginary i <- _ C.:+ i
   where Imaginary i =  0 C.:+ i

 pattern (:+) :: a -> a -> Complex a
 pattern (:+) { realPart, imagPart } = realPart C.:+ imagPart
 }}}

 === GHC.Float ===
 {{{#!hs
 pattern NegativeZero :: RealFloat a => a
 pattern NegativeZero <- (isNegativeZero -> True)
   where NegativeZero = -0

 pattern Denormalized :: RealFloat a => a
 pattern Denormalized <- (isDenormalized -> True)

 pattern NaN :: RealFloat a => a
 pattern NaN <- (isNaN -> True)
   where NaN = 0 / 0

 -- How ever negative infinity is handled
 pattern Infinity :: RealFloat a => a
 pattern Infinity <- (isInfinite -> True)
   where Infinity = 1 / 0
 }}}

 === Foreign.Ptr ===
 {{{#!hs
 pattern NullPtr :: Ptr a
 pattern NullPtr <- ((==) nullPtr -> True)
   where NullPtr = nullPtr
 }}}

 Used
 [https://github.com/cchalmers/optical/blob/a85484ad23a7f4d6b5da1dcb78781ea9c488a246/src/Optical/Patterns.hs#L37
 here]

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