Add a convenience trait instead of a type alias

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - Add Scala 2.13 cross compilation [#310](https://github.com/azavea/stac4s/pull/310)
+- Add a convenience StacClient trait instead of a type alias [#325](https://github.com/azavea/stac4s/pull/325)
 
 ## [0.4.0] - 2021-05-12
 ### Fixed

build.sbt

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
       git.gitDescribedVersion.value.get
   },
   scalaVersion := "2.12.13",
-  crossScalaVersions := List("2.12.13", "2.13.5"),
+  crossScalaVersions := List("2.12.13", "2.13.6"),
   Global / cancelable := true,
   scalafmtOnCompile := true,
   ThisBuild / scapegoatVersion := Versions.Scapegoat,

modules/client/js/src/main/scala/com/azavea/stac4s/api/client/StacClient.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.azavea.stac4s.api.client
+
+trait StacClient[F[_]] extends StacClientF[F, SearchFilters]

modules/client/js/src/main/scala/com/azavea/stac4s/api/client/package.scala

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.azavea.stac4s.api
 
 package object client {
-  type StacClient[F[_]]     = StacClientF[F, SearchFilters]
   type SttpStacClient[F[_]] = SttpStacClientF[F, SearchFilters]
 }

modules/client/jvm/src/main/scala/com/azavea/stac4s/api/client/StacClient.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package com.azavea.stac4s.api.client
+
+trait StacClient[F[_]] extends StacClientF[F, SearchFilters]

modules/client/jvm/src/main/scala/com/azavea/stac4s/api/client/client.scala

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.azavea.stac4s.api
 
 package object client {
-  type StacClient[F[_]]     = StacClientF[F, SearchFilters]
   type SttpStacClient[F[_]] = SttpStacClientF[F, SearchFilters]
 }