3 files changed, 74 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/descriptor.lux b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/descriptor.lux
index b47f0edf3..75b6d4284 100644
--- a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/descriptor.lux
+++ b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/descriptor.lux
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   (def: binary-name (|>> ///name.internal ///name.external))
 
   (def: #export (class? descriptor)
-    (-> (Descriptor Value) (Maybe Text))
+    (-> (Descriptor Value) (Maybe External))
     (let [repr (:representation descriptor)]
       (if (and (text.starts-with? ..class-prefix repr)
                (text.ends-with? ..class-suffix repr))
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         #.None)))
 
   (def: #export class-name
-    (-> (Descriptor Object) Text)
+    (-> (Descriptor Object) External)
     (let [prefix-size (text.size ..class-prefix)
           suffix-size (text.size ..class-suffix)]
       (function (_ descriptor)
diff --git a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/reflection.lux b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/reflection.lux
index b49205f5e..a80106e7a 100644
--- a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/reflection.lux
+++ b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/reflection.lux
@@ -2,50 +2,74 @@
   [lux (#- int char)
    [data
     [text
-     ["%" format (#+ format)]]]]
-  ["." //])
-
-(template [<name> <reflection>]
-  [(def: #export <name> <reflection>)]
-
-  [void "void"]
-  [boolean "boolean"]
-  [byte "byte"]
-  [short "short"]
-  [int "int"]
-  [long "long"]
-  [float "float"]
-  [double "double"]
-  [char "char"]
-  )
+     ["%" format (#+ format)]]]
+   [macro
+    ["." template]]
+   [type
+    abstract]]
+  ["." //
+   ["#." descriptor]
+   [//
+    [encoding
+     ["#." name (#+ External)]]]])
+
+(abstract: #export Void' {} Any)
+
+(abstract: #export (Value' brand) {} Any)
+(abstract: #export (Return' brand) {} Any)
+
+(abstract: #export Method {} Any)
+
+(abstract: #export (Reflection brand)
+  {}
+
+  Text
+
+  (type: #export Return (<| Return' Any))
+  (type: #export Value (<| Return' Value' Any))
+  (type: #export Void (<| Return' Void'))
+
+  (abstract: #export (Object' brand) {} Any)
+  (type: #export Object (<| Return' Value' Object' Any))
 
-(def: #export (class type)
-  (-> //.Type Text)
-  (case type
-    (#//.Primitive prim)
-    (case prim
-      #//.Boolean ..boolean
-      #//.Byte    ..byte
-      #//.Short   ..short
-      #//.Int     ..int
-      #//.Long    ..long
-      #//.Float   ..float
-      #//.Double  ..double
-      #//.Char    ..char)
-
-    (#//.Array sub)
-    (|> sub class (format //.array-prefix))
-
-    (#//.Generic generic)
-    (case generic
-      (#//.Class name params)
-      name
-
-      (^or (#//.Var name)
-           (#//.Wildcard #.None)
-           (#//.Wildcard (#.Some [#//.Lower bound])))
-      "java.lang.Object"
-
-      (#//.Wildcard (#.Some [#//.Upper bound]))
-      (class (#//.Generic bound)))
-    ))
+  (template [<parents> <child>]
+    [(with-expansions [<raw> (template.identifier [<child> "'"])]
+       (abstract: #export <raw> {} Any)
+       (type: #export <child>
+         (`` (<| Return' Value' (~~ (template.splice <parents>)) <raw>))))]
+
+    [[] Primitive]
+    [[Object'] Class]
+    [[Object'] Array]
+    )
+
+  (def: #export reflection
+    (-> (Reflection Any) Text)
+    (|>> :representation))
+
+  (template [<brand> <name> <reflection>]
+    [(def: #export <name>
+       (Reflection <brand>)
+       (:abstraction <reflection>))]
+
+    [Void void "void"]
+    [Primitive boolean "boolean"]
+    [Primitive byte "byte"]
+    [Primitive short "short"]
+    [Primitive int "int"]
+    [Primitive long "long"]
+    [Primitive float "float"]
+    [Primitive double "double"]
+    [Primitive char "char"]
+    )
+
+  (def: #export class
+    (-> External (Reflection Class))
+    (|>> :abstraction))
+
+  (def: #export array
+    (-> (Reflection Class) (Reflection Array))
+    (|>> :representation
+         (format //descriptor.array-prefix)
+         :abstraction))
+  )
diff --git a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/signature.lux b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/signature.lux
index d19708f1e..5af06d0ef 100644
--- a/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/signature.lux
+++ b/stdlib/source/lux/target/jvm/type/signature.lux
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
    ["#." descriptor]
    ["/#" // #_
     [encoding
-     ["#." name]]]])
+     ["#." name (#+ External)]]]])
 
 (abstract: #export Void' {} Any)
 (abstract: #export (Value' kind) {} Any)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     )
 
   (def: #export (class name parameters)
-    (-> Text (List (Signature Parameter)) (Signature Class))
+    (-> External (List (Signature Parameter)) (Signature Class))
     (:abstraction
      (format //descriptor.class-prefix
              (|> name ///name.internal ///name.read)