It sounds like what you're describing is (structurally) an algebraic data type, i.e. a generic type with specific variants. I've been able to do something like this in my own projects. Here I'm considering Zone the general type and each variant is Zone:Hand, Zone:Deck, &c.
(def Zone:Hand ...) (def Zone:Deck ...) (def Zone (s/conditional #(= (:type %) :Hand) Zone:Hand #(= (:type %) :Deck) Zone:Deck ...)) Does that help? On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 6:58:31 PM UTC-5, JvJ wrote: > > I've been using Schema, and there's a kind of type definition that I'm > having trouble with. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it, so I'll > provide an example. > > I'm working on a digital card game in which there are numerous zones that > a card may be in. Each card needs to know which zone it is in, and there > may be additional information depending on the zone. > > For instance, if a card is in a player's hand, no additional information > is required. However, if the card is on the board, it needs to understand > its position on the board. > > I have the following definition for zone types: > > (def Zone > "A schema for referring to the various game zones." > (s/enum :Hand > :Deck > :Board > :Field > :Discard > :Void)) > > I want to define a different schema type for each of these, and then > define a zone spec: > > (def ZoneSpec {(required-key :zone-type) Zone > :data <zone data corresponding to the zone type > specified earlier> > }) > > I want to ensure that whichever data is provided specified the schema > associated with the zone type. > > Is there a way to do this? > > Thanks. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.