OCaml uses modules to organize code, and interfaces are implemented using modules and signatures. Here’s how we can translate the Go example to OCaml:
To run this program, save it as interfaces.ml and compile it with OCaml:
In this OCaml version:
We define a Geometry module type (signature) which is equivalent to the Go interface.
We implement Rect and Circle modules with their respective types and functions.
We create a measure function that takes a module conforming to the Geometry signature.
We use functors (RectGeometry and CircleGeometry) to create modules that implement the Geometry signature for our Rect and Circle types.
In the main function, we create instances of Rect and Circle, wrap them in modules that implement Geometry, and pass these to the measure function.
This demonstrates how OCaml uses modules and signatures to achieve similar functionality to Go’s interfaces, albeit with a different syntax and approach.