Control.Categorical.Object

This module declares the HasTerminalObject and HasInitialObject classes.

These are both special cases of the idea of a (co)limit.

Documentation

class Category k => HasTerminalObject k where

The Category (~>) has a terminal object Terminal (~>) such that for all objects a in (~>), there exists a unique morphism from a to Terminal (~>).

Associated Types

type Terminal k :: *

Methods

terminate :: a `k` Terminal k

class Category k => HasInitialObject k where

The Category (~>) has an initial (coterminal) object Initial (~>) such that for all objects a in (~>), there exists a unique morphism from Initial (~>) to a.

Associated Types

type Initial k :: *

Methods

initiate :: Initial k `k` a