[swift-evolution] [Pitch] Make Optional, Array, and Dictionary conditionally Equatable

[Douglas Gregor]

Hi all,

We’re having a bit of a debate <https://github.com/apple/swift/pull/12910> over the question of whether SE-0143 “Conditional Conformances” <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0143-conditional-conformances.md> actually proposes any standard library changes at all, or whether they should all be brought up separately. So, I’ll pitch the pieces that I’d love to put into 4.1 to see if they’re as obvious as I think they should be :)

Proposal: make Optional, Array, ArraySlice, ContiguousArray, and Dictionary conform to Equatable when their type parameters are Equatable (and Set always conform to Equatable). Specifically, add to the standard library:

	extension Optional: Equatable where Wrapped: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }
	extension Array: Equatable where Element: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }
	extension ArraySlice: Equatable where Element: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }
	extension ContiguousArray: Equatable where Element: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }
	extension Dictionary: Equatable where Value: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }
	extension Set: Equatable { /*== already exists */ }

Motivation: we need these for ==/!= to properly compose. It’s a highly-requested feature and an obvious “first use” of conditional conformances for the standard library that is unlikely to break any code.

Implementation: https://github.com/apple/swift/pull/13046

Thoughts?


	- Doug

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