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The list unfold operation has the following type signature and definition:The seed is the unprocessed suffix of a list. An empty seed terminates the unfold; otherwise
unfoldr :: (s -> Maybe (a,s)) -> s -> [a]
unfoldr step s = case step s of
Nothing -> []
Just (x,s') -> x : unfoldr step s'
groupUnfold :: Eq a => [a] -> [[a]]
groupUnfold = unfoldr next
where
next [] = Nothing
next (x:xs) = Just (x:ys,zs)
where (ys,zs) = span (== x) xsnext returns the first maximal run and precisely the seed for the next call. Substituting the definition of unfoldr recovers part (c)'s equations, proving correctness. The Just pair and first group constructor can be produced before span finishes, retaining the same lazy evaluation behaviour.Every operation requires . The queries have postconditions “return ” and “return ” respectively, leaving both functions unchanged. An incoming increment additionally requires and hasThe outgoing increment analogously requires , increments only , and preserves . These frame conditions prevent an implementation from accidentally changing another user's count. Here a subscript zero denotes the old program state.
trait Payments {
// All methods require 1 <= user && user <= 99999999.
// Queries leave the abstract state unchanged.
def incoming(user: Int): Int
def outgoing(user: Int): Int
// Require the corresponding old count < Int.MaxValue.
// Increment only that user's named count by one.
def recordIncoming(user: Int): Unit
def recordOutgoing(user: Int): Unit
}The preconditions and postconditions are part of the formal specification; the trait's type signatures alone cannot express all of them. The implementation below uses checked
require calls for the relevant invalid operations. Type signature 2026-10-24
The type-level description of a value or operation, including parameter and result types. A type signature can rule out some invalid uses, but ordinary type annotations alone do not express every precondition, postcondition or relationship to an abstract program state.