[Haskell-cafe] Need help using a typeclass within an existing API

[Ben Franksen]

> This compiles but I don't get the proper instance of the typeclass
> when I run it

You did not tell us to which concrete type M you instantiate the type
variable m when you run your code. Your wording suggests that you may
misunderstand how instantiation of type variables works: it is the
caller of the debit function who chooses the M; in fact it can choose
/any/ M, as long as it satisfies the listed constraints.

If your code compiles but doesn't work, then the M your caller has
chosen has a wrong instance that doesn't do what it should do. If it is
not obvious from the calling code what the M is, try to use local type
annotations with type holes, so the compiler tells you what the type is.

Cheers
Ben
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