Is there a way to implement a trait on top of another trait? [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to create a base trait that will implement other operator traits (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, etc...) for me.

This fails to compile, it looks like an issued with Sized, but even when Measurement is set to require Sized it does not work. Is this even possible?

use std::ops::Add;

#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
struct Unit {
    value: f64,
}

impl Unit {
    fn new(value: f64) -> Unit {
        Unit { value: value }
    }
}

trait Measurement: Sized {
    fn get_value(&self) -> f64;
    fn from_value(value: f64) -> Self;
}

impl Measurement for Unit {
    fn get_value(&self) -> f64 {
        self.value
    }
    fn from_value(value: f64) -> Self {
        Unit::new(value)
    }
}

// This explicit implementation works
/*
impl Add for Unit {
    type Output = Unit;

    fn add(self, rhs: Unit) -> Unit {
        let a = self.get_value();
        let b = rhs.get_value();
        Unit::from_value(a + b)
    }
}
*/

// This trait implementation does not
impl Add for Measurement {
    type Output = Self;

    fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
        let a = self.get_value();
        let b = rhs.get_value();
        Self::from_value(a + b)
    }
}

fn main() {
    let a = Unit::new(1.5);
    let b = Unit::new(2.0);
    let c = a + b;

    println!("{}", c.get_value());
}

(playground)

error[E0277]: the trait bound `Measurement + 'static: std::marker::Sized` is not satisfied
  --> src/main.rs:42:6
   |
42 | impl Add for Measurement {
   |      ^^^ `Measurement + 'static` does not have a constant size known at compile-time
   |
   = help: the trait `std::marker::Sized` is not implemented for `Measurement + 'static`

error[E0038]: the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
  --> src/main.rs:42:6
   |
42 | impl Add for Measurement {
   |      ^^^ the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
   |
   = note: the trait cannot require that `Self : Sized`

error[E0038]: the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
  --> src/main.rs:43:5
   |
43 |     type Output = Self;
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
   |
   = note: the trait cannot require that `Self : Sized`

error[E0038]: the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
  --> src/main.rs:45:5
   |
45 |     fn add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `Measurement` cannot be made into an object
   |
   = note: the trait cannot require that `Self : Sized`

Answer 1

Here's a working version with macros, as suggested:

use std::ops::Add;

#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
struct Unit {
    value: f64,
}

impl Unit {
    fn new(value: f64) -> Unit {
        Unit { value: value }
    }
}

trait Measurement: Sized {
    fn get_value(&self) -> f64;
    fn from_value(value: f64) -> Self;
}

impl Measurement for Unit {
    fn get_value(&self) -> f64 {
        self.value
    }
    fn from_value(value: f64) -> Self {
        Unit::new(value)
    }
}

macro_rules! add_impl {
    ($($t:ty)*) => ($(
        impl Add for $t {
            type Output = $t;

            fn add(self, other: $t) -> $t {
                let a = self.get_value();
                let b = other.get_value();
                let r = a + b;
                Self::from_value(r)
            }
        }
    )*)
}

add_impl! { Unit }

fn main() {
    let a = Unit::new(1.5);
    let b = Unit::new(2.0);
    let c = a + b;

    println!("{}", c.get_value());
}