Proposal: Add bool to Data.Bool

[Oliver Charles]

Hello,

I would like to propose that the following is added to Data.Bool in base:

bool :: a -> a -> Bool -> a
bool f _ False = f
bool _ t True  = t

(Aka, bool f t b = if b then t else f)

The purpose of this is hopefully evident from its definition. I find
myself reaching for this in cases similar to where I would use 'maybe' -
often when I'm working with 'fmap' and don't want to start introducing
names for the function I am using to map over some functor.

I suggested this in #haskell and other people also seem frustrated this
doesn't exist, and would like to see it happen - hopefully they will
voice their support as a reply here.

A quick search on FPComplete's Hoogle [1] shows five equivalent
functions on the first page - and I'm sure there are more on subsequent
pages.

Thoughts?
- ocharles

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[1]:
https://www.fpcomplete.com/hoogle?q=Bool+-%3E+a+-%3E+a+-%3E+a&env=ghc-7.4.2-stable-13.09

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