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// Protocol definition
protocol Describable {
    var description: String { get }
    func describe() -> String
}

// Protocol extension with default implementation
extension Describable {
    func describe() -> String {
        return "Description: \(description)"
    }
}

// Struct conforming to protocol
struct Car: Describable {
    var make: String
    var model: String
    var year: Int

var description: String {
        "\(year) \(make) \(model)"
    }
    // describe() provided by extension
}

// Protocol inheritance
protocol Printable: Describable {
    func print()
}

extension Printable {
    func print() {
        Swift.print(describe())
    }
}

// Protocol composition
protocol Named { var name: String { get } }
protocol Aged  { var age: Int { get } }

func greet(_ person: Named & Aged) -> String {
    "Hello \(person.name), you are \(person.age)"
}

struct Person: Named, Aged {
    let name: String
    let age: Int
}

let alice = Person(name: "Alice", age: 30)
print(greet(alice))

// Protocol as type (existential)
let items: [any Describable] = [Car(make: "Toyota", model: "Camry", year: 2023)]