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adaOf encodes Lovelace/Ada ratio in phantom type Micro

adaOf :: Micro -> Ada
type Micro = Fixed E6
newtype Fixed (a :: k) = MkFixed Integer

Question: Being that the ratio is already encoded in the type, can I somehow get it, such that I can have a function that takes actual Ada token quantity -- not Lovelace quantity -- and gives back Ada, without hardcoding?

f :: Integer -> Ada
f adaQty = Lovelace (1_000_000 * n) -- don't really want to do this

I actually found the constant in the plutus repo:

lovelacePerAda = Constant 1000000
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  • That constant you found probably isn't the one to use, since it's in the Marlowe libraries. Why are you interested in denominating in major units in your Plutus code? I could see the need in your UI. Commented Aug 18, 2021 at 21:49

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Use adaOf

In a GHCi session with plutus-ledger-api in scope:

> import Plutus.V1.Ledger.Ada
> adaOf 1
Lovelace {getLovelace = 1000000}
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  • Great! So that constant I found in Marlowe appears to be a mistake, because it is introducing a second source-of-truth.
    – Kwaggy
    Commented Aug 22, 2021 at 20:04

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