lab4_part1.ml

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			      CS51 Lab 4
			  Modules & Functors

Objective:

This lab practices concepts of modules, including files as modules,
signatures, polymorphic abstract types, and functors.

There are 5 total parts to this lab. Please refer to the following
files to complete all exercises:

-> lab4_part1.ml -- Part 1: Implementing Modules (this file)
   lab4_part2.ml -- Part 2: Files as modules
   lab4_part3.ml -- Part 3: Interfaces as abstraction barriers
   lab4_part4.ml -- Part 4: Polymorphic abstract types
   lab4_part5.ml -- Part 5: Functors

 *)

(*====================================================================
Part 1: Implementing Modules

Modules are a way to encapsulate values and functions into separate
components. We may use a module to group related functions together,
for example.

As we'll see, it's also frequently useful to apply signatures to
modules. The signature guarantees that the module implements at least
the values and functions defined within it. The module may also
implement more as well, for internal use, but only those specified in
the signature will be available outside the module definition.

Below is a MATH signature; we'll use it to describe a limited subset of
functions and values that a math module might contain.
......................................................................*)

module type MATH =
  sig
    val pi : float
    val cos : float -> float
    val sin : float -> float
    val sum : float -> float -> float
    val max : float list -> float option
  end ;;

(*......................................................................
Exercise 1A: Write a module called Math that implements the signature
above.
......................................................................*)

module Math : MATH =
  struct
    let pi = 4.0 *. atan 1.0
    let cos x = cos x
    let sin x = sin x
    let sum x y = x +. y
    let max (lst : float list) = Some (List.fold_left (fun acc x -> if x > acc then x else acc) 0. lst)
  end ;;

(*......................................................................
Exercise 1B: Now that you've implemented the Math module, use it to
compute the maximum of the cosine of pi and the sine of pi, a value of
type float option. Name the resulting value "result". (Do not use
the "open" keyword for this exercise.)
......................................................................*)

let result = Math.max [Math.cos (Math.pi); Math.sin (Math.pi)];;

(*......................................................................
Exercise 1C: Redo the computation from above, but use the local open
syntax to write your computation in a more succinct manner.
......................................................................*)
open Math;;
let result_local_open = max [cos pi; sin pi] ;;