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(************************************************************************)
(*         *   The Coq Proof Assistant / The Coq Development Team       *)
(*  v      *   INRIA, CNRS and contributors - Copyright 1999-2018       *)
(* <O___,, *       (see CREDITS file for the list of authors)           *)
(*   \VV/  **************************************************************)
(*    //   *    This file is distributed under the terms of the         *)
(*         *     GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1          *)
(*         *     (see LICENSE file for the text of the license)         *)
(************************************************************************)

(* This file is (C) Copyright 2006-2015 Microsoft Corporation and Inria. *)

Require Import Bool. (* For bool_scope delimiter 'bool'. *)
Require Import ssrmatching.
Declare ML Module "ssreflect_plugin".

(******************************************************************************)
(* This file is the Gallina part of the ssreflect plugin implementation.      *)
(* Files that use the ssreflect plugin should always Require ssreflect and    *)
(* either Import ssreflect or Import ssreflect.SsrSyntax.                     *)
(*   Part of the contents of this file is technical and will only interest    *)
(* advanced developers; in addition the following are defined:                *)
(*   [the str of v by f] == the Canonical s : str such that f s = v.          *)
(*        [the str of v] == the Canonical s : str that coerces to v.          *)
(*        argumentType c == the T such that c : forall x : T, P x.            *)
(*          returnType c == the R such that c : T -> R.                       *)
(*     {type of c for s} == P s where c : forall x : T, P x.                  *)
(*           phantom T v == singleton type with inhabitant Phantom T v.       *)
(*               phant T == singleton type with inhabitant Phant v.           *)
(*                 =^~ r == the converse of rewriting rule r (e.g., in a      *)
(*                          rewrite multirule).                               *)
(*             unkeyed t == t, but treated as an unkeyed matching pattern by  *)
(*                          the ssreflect matching algorithm.                 *)
(*             nosimpl t == t, but on the right-hand side of Definition C :=  *)
(*                          nosimpl disables expansion of C by /=.            *)
(*              locked t == t, but locked t is not convertible to t.          *)
(*       locked_with k t == t, but not convertible to t or locked_with k' t   *)
(*                          unless k = k' (with k : unit). Coq type-checking  *)
(*                          will be much more efficient if locked_with with a *)
(*                          bespoke k is used for sealed definitions.         *)
(*          unlockable v == interface for sealed constant definitions of v.   *)
(*        Unlockable def == the unlockable that registers def : C = v.        *)
(*     [unlockable of C] == a clone for C of the canonical unlockable for the *)
(*                          definition of C (e.g., if it uses locked_with).   *)
(*    [unlockable fun C] == [unlockable of C] with the expansion forced to be *)
(*                          an explicit lambda expression.                    *)
(*  -> The usage pattern for ADT operations is:                               *)
(*       Definition foo_def x1 .. xn := big_foo_expression.                   *)
(*       Fact foo_key : unit. Proof. by []. Qed.                              *)
(*       Definition foo := locked_with foo_key foo_def.                       *)
(*       Canonical foo_unlockable := [unlockable fun foo].                    *)
(*     This minimizes the comparison overhead for foo, while still allowing   *)
(*     rewrite unlock to expose big_foo_expression.                           *)
(* More information about these definitions and their use can be found in the *)
(* ssreflect manual, and in specific comments below.                          *)
(******************************************************************************)


Set Implicit Arguments.
Unset Strict Implicit.
Unset Printing Implicit Defensive.

Module SsrSyntax.

(* Declare Ssr keywords: 'is' 'of' '//' '/=' and '//='. We also declare the   *)
(* parsing level 8, as a workaround for a notation grammar factoring problem. *)
(* Arguments of application-style notations (at level 10) should be declared  *)
(* at level 8 rather than 9 or the camlp5 grammar will not factor properly.   *)

Reserved Notation "(* x 'is' y 'of' z 'isn't' // /= //= *)" (at level 8).
Reserved Notation "(* 69 *)" (at level 69).

(* Non ambiguous keyword to check if the SsrSyntax module is imported *)
Reserved Notation "(* Use to test if 'SsrSyntax_is_Imported' *)" (at level 8).

Reserved Notation "<hidden n >" (at level 200).
Reserved Notation "T (* n *)" (at level 200, format "T  (* n *)").

End SsrSyntax.

Export SsrMatchingSyntax.
Export SsrSyntax.

(* Make the general "if" into a notation, so that we can override it below.   *)
(* The notations are "only parsing" because the Coq decompiler will not       *)
(* recognize the expansion of the boolean if; using the default printer       *)
(* avoids a spurrious trailing %GEN_IF.                                       *)

Delimit Scope general_if_scope with GEN_IF.

Notation "'if' c 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c then v1 else v2)
  (at level 200, c, v1, v2 at level 200, only parsing) : general_if_scope.

Notation "'if' c 'return' t 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c return t then v1 else v2)
  (at level 200, c, t, v1, v2 at level 200, only parsing) : general_if_scope.

Notation "'if' c 'as' x 'return' t 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c as x return t then v1 else v2)
  (at level 200, c, t, v1, v2 at level 200, x ident, only parsing)
     : general_if_scope.

(* Force boolean interpretation of simple if expressions.                     *)

Delimit Scope boolean_if_scope with BOOL_IF.

Notation "'if' c 'return' t 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c%bool is true in bool return t then v1 else v2) : boolean_if_scope.

Notation "'if' c 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c%bool is true in bool return _ then v1 else v2) : boolean_if_scope.

Notation "'if' c 'as' x 'return' t 'then' v1 'else' v2" :=
  (if c%bool is true as x in bool return t then v1 else v2) : boolean_if_scope.

Open Scope boolean_if_scope.

(* To allow a wider variety of notations without reserving a large number of  *)
(* of identifiers, the ssreflect library systematically uses "forms" to       *)
(* enclose complex mixfix syntax. A "form" is simply a mixfix expression      *)
(* enclosed in square brackets and introduced by a keyword:                   *)
(*      [keyword ... ]                                                        *)
(* Because the keyword follows a bracket it does not need to be reserved.     *)
(* Non-ssreflect libraries that do not respect the form syntax (e.g., the Coq *)
(* Lists library) should be loaded before ssreflect so that their notations   *)
(* do not mask all ssreflect forms.                                           *)
Delimit Scope form_scope with FORM.
Open Scope form_scope.

(* Allow overloading of the cast (x : T) syntax, put whitespace around the    *)
(* ":" symbol to avoid lexical clashes (and for consistency with the parsing  *)
(* precedence of the notation, which binds less tightly than application),    *)
(* and put printing boxes that print the type of a long definition on a       *)
(* separate line rather than force-fit it at the right margin.                *)
Notation "x : T" := (x : T)
  (at level 100, right associativity,
   format "'[hv' x '/ '  :  T ']'") : core_scope.

(* Allow the casual use of notations like nat * nat for explicit Type         *)
(* declarations. Note that (nat * nat : Type) is NOT equivalent to            *)
(* (nat * nat)%type, whose inferred type is legacy type "Set".                *)
Notation "T : 'Type'" := (T%type : Type)
  (at level 100, only parsing) : core_scope.
(* Allow similarly Prop annotation for, e.g., rewrite multirules.             *)
Notation "P : 'Prop'" := (P%type : Prop)
  (at level 100, only parsing) : core_scope.

(* Constants for abstract: and [: name ] intro pattern *)
Definition abstract_lock := unit.
Definition abstract_key := tt.

Definition abstract (statement : Type) (id : nat) (lock : abstract_lock) :=
  let: tt := lock in statement.

Notation "<hidden n >" := (abstract _ n _).
Notation "T (* n *)" := (abstract T n abstract_key).

(* Constants for tactic-views *)
Inductive external_view : Type := tactic_view of Type.

(* Syntax for referring to canonical structures:                              *)
(*      [the struct_type of proj_val by proj_fun]                             *)
(* This form denotes the Canonical instance s of the Structure type           *)
(* struct_type whose proj_fun projection is proj_val, i.e., such that         *)
(*      proj_fun s = proj_val.                                                *)
(* Typically proj_fun will be A record field accessors of struct_type, but    *)
(* this need not be the case; it can be, for instance, a field of a record    *)
(* type to which struct_type coerces; proj_val will likewise be coerced to    *)
(* the return type of proj_fun. In all but the simplest cases, proj_fun       *)
(* should be eta-expanded to allow for the insertion of implicit arguments.   *)
(*   In the common case where proj_fun itself is a coercion, the "by" part    *)
(* can be omitted entirely; in this case it is inferred by casting s to the   *)
(* inferred type of proj_val. Obviously the latter can be fixed by using an   *)
(* explicit cast on proj_val, and it is highly recommended to do so when the  *)
(* return type intended for proj_fun is "Type", as the type inferred for      *)
(* proj_val may vary because of sort polymorphism (it could be Set or Prop).  *)
(*   Note when using the [the _ of _] form to generate a substructure from a  *)
(* telescopes-style canonical hierarchy (implementing inheritance with        *)
(* coercions), one should always project or coerce the value to the BASE      *)
(* structure, because Coq will only find a Canonical derived structure for    *)
(* the Canonical base structure -- not for a base structure that is specific  *)
(* to proj_value.                                                             *)

Module TheCanonical.

CoInductive put vT sT (v1 v2 : vT) (s : sT) := Put.

Definition get vT sT v s (p : @put vT sT v v s) := let: Put _ _ _ := p in s.

Definition get_by vT sT of sT -> vT := @get vT sT.

End TheCanonical.

Import TheCanonical. (* Note: no export. *)

Local Arguments get_by _%type_scope _%type_scope _ _ _ _.

Notation "[ 'the' sT 'of' v 'by' f ]" :=
  (@get_by _ sT f _ _ ((fun v' (s : sT) => Put v' (f s) s) v _))
  (at level 0, only parsing) : form_scope.

Notation "[ 'the' sT 'of' v ]" := (get ((fun s : sT => Put v (*coerce*)s s) _))
  (at level 0, only parsing) : form_scope.

(* The following are "format only" versions of the above notations. Since Coq *)
(* doesn't provide this facility, we fake it by splitting the "the" keyword.  *)
(* We need to do this to prevent the formatter from being be thrown off by    *)
(* application collapsing, coercion insertion and beta reduction in the right *)
(* hand side of the notations above.                                          *)

Notation "[ 'th' 'e' sT 'of' v 'by' f ]" := (@get_by _ sT f v _ _)
  (at level 0,  format "[ 'th' 'e'  sT  'of'  v  'by'  f ]") : form_scope.

Notation "[ 'th' 'e' sT 'of' v ]" := (@get _ sT v _ _)
  (at level 0, format "[ 'th' 'e'  sT  'of'  v ]") : form_scope.

(* We would like to recognize
Notation "[ 'th' 'e' sT 'of' v : 'Type' ]" := (@get Type sT v _ _)
  (at level 0, format "[ 'th' 'e'  sT   'of'  v  :  'Type' ]") : form_scope.
*)

(* Helper notation for canonical structure inheritance support.               *)
(* This is a workaround for the poor interaction between delta reduction and  *)
(* canonical projections in Coq's unification algorithm, by which transparent *)
(* definitions hide canonical instances, i.e., in                             *)
(*   Canonical a_type_struct := @Struct a_type ...                            *)
(*   Definition my_type := a_type.                                            *)
(* my_type doesn't effectively inherit the struct structure from a_type. Our  *)
(* solution is to redeclare the instance as follows                           *)
(*   Canonical my_type_struct := Eval hnf in [struct of my_type].             *)
(* The special notation [str of _] must be defined for each Strucure "str"    *)
(* with constructor "Str", typically as follows                               *)
(*   Definition clone_str s :=                                                *)
(*      let: Str _ x y ... z := s return {type of Str for s} -> str in        *)
(*      fun k => k _ x y ... z.                                               *)
(*    Notation "[ 'str' 'of' T 'for' s ]" := (@clone_str s (@Str T))          *)
(*      (at level 0, format "[ 'str'  'of'  T  'for'  s ]") : form_scope.     *)
(*    Notation "[ 'str' 'of' T ]" := (repack_str (fun x => @Str T x))         *)
(*      (at level 0, format "[ 'str'  'of'  T ]") : form_scope.               *)
(* The notation for the match return predicate is defined below; the eta      *)
(* expansion in the second form serves both to distinguish it from the first  *)
(* and to avoid the delta reduction problem.                                  *)
(*   There are several variations on the notation and the definition of the   *)
(* the "clone" function, for telescopes, mixin classes, and join (multiple    *)
(* inheritance) classes. We describe a different idiom for clones in ssrfun;  *)
(* it uses phantom types (see below) and static unification; see fintype and  *)
(* ssralg for examples.                                                       *)

Definition argumentType T P & forall x : T, P x := T.
Definition dependentReturnType T P & forall x : T, P x := P.
Definition returnType aT rT & aT -> rT := rT.

Notation "{ 'type' 'of' c 'for' s }" := (dependentReturnType c s)
  (at level 0, format "{ 'type'  'of'  c  'for'  s }") : type_scope.

(* A generic "phantom" type (actually, a unit type with a phantom parameter). *)
(* This type can be used for type definitions that require some Structure     *)
(* on one of their parameters, to allow Coq to infer said structure so it     *)
(* does not have to be supplied explicitly or via the "[the _ of _]" notation *)
(* (the latter interacts poorly with other Notation).                         *)
(*   The definition of a (co)inductive type with a parameter p : p_type, that *)
(* needs to use the operations of a structure                                 *)
(*  Structure p_str : Type := p_Str {p_repr :> p_type; p_op : p_repr -> ...}  *)
(* should be given as                                                         *)
(*  Inductive indt_type (p : p_str) := Indt ... .                             *)
(*  Definition indt_of (p : p_str) & phantom p_type p := indt_type p.         *)
(*  Notation "{ 'indt' p }" := (indt_of (Phantom p)).                         *)
(*  Definition indt p x y ... z : {indt p} := @Indt p x y ... z.              *)
(*  Notation "[ 'indt' x y ... z ]" := (indt x y ... z).                      *)
(* That is, the concrete type and its constructor should be shadowed by       *)
(* definitions that use a phantom argument to infer and display the true      *)
(* value of p (in practice, the "indt" constructor often performs additional  *)
(* functions, like "locking" the representation -- see below).                *)
(*   We also define a simpler version ("phant" / "Phant") of phantom for the  *)
(* common case where p_type is Type.                                          *)

CoInductive phantom T (p : T) := Phantom.
Arguments phantom : clear implicits.
Arguments Phantom : clear implicits.
CoInductive phant (p : Type) := Phant.

(* Internal tagging used by the implementation of the ssreflect elim.         *)

Definition protect_term (A : Type) (x : A) : A := x.

(* The ssreflect idiom for a non-keyed pattern:                               *)
(*  - unkeyed t wiil match any subterm that unifies with t, regardless of     *)
(*    whether it displays the same head symbol as t.                          *)
(*  - unkeyed t a b will match any application of a term f unifying with t,   *)
(*    to two arguments unifying with with a and b, repectively, regardless of *)
(*    apparent head symbols.                                                  *)
(*  - unkeyed x where x is a variable will match any subterm with the same    *)
(*    type as x (when x would raise the 'indeterminate pattern' error).       *)

Notation unkeyed x := (let flex := x in flex).

(* Ssreflect converse rewrite rule rule idiom. *)
Definition ssr_converse R (r : R) := (Logic.I, r).
Notation "=^~ r" := (ssr_converse r) (at level 100) : form_scope.

(* Term tagging (user-level).                                                 *)
(* The ssreflect library uses four strengths of term tagging to restrict      *)
(* convertibility during type checking:                                       *)
(*  nosimpl t simplifies to t EXCEPT in a definition; more precisely, given   *)
(*    Definition foo := nosimpl bar, foo (or foo t') will NOT be expanded by  *)
(*    the /= and //= switches unless it is in a forcing context (e.g., in     *)
(*    match foo t' with ... end, foo t' will be reduced if this allows the    *)
(*    match to be reduced). Note that nosimpl bar is simply notation for a    *)
(*    a term that beta-iota reduces to bar; hence rewrite /foo will replace   *)
(*    foo by bar, and rewrite -/foo will replace bar by foo.                  *)
(*    CAVEAT: nosimpl should not be used inside a Section, because the end of *)
(*    section "cooking" removes the iota redex.                               *)
(*  locked t is provably equal to t, but is not convertible to t; 'locked'    *)
(*    provides support for selective rewriting, via the lock t : t = locked t *)
(*    Lemma, and the ssreflect unlock tactic.                                 *)
(*  locked_with k t is equal but not convertible to t, much like locked t,    *)
(*    but supports explicit tagging with a value k : unit. This is used to    *)
(*    mitigate a flaw in the term comparison heuristic of the Coq kernel,     *)
(*    which treats all terms of the form locked t as equal and conpares their *)
(*    arguments recursively, leading to an exponential blowup of comparison.  *)
(*    For this reason locked_with should be used rather than locked when      *)
(*    defining ADT operations. The unlock tactic does not support locked_with *)
(*    but the unlock rewrite rule does, via the unlockable interface.         *)
(*  we also use Module Type ascription to create truly opaque constants,      *)
(*    because simple expansion of constants to reveal an unreducible term     *)
(*    doubles the time complexity of a negative comparison. Such opaque       *)
(*    constants can be expanded generically with the unlock rewrite rule.     *)
(*    See the definition of card and subset in fintype for examples of this.  *)

Notation nosimpl t := (let: tt := tt in t).

Lemma master_key : unit. Proof. exact tt. Qed.
Definition locked A := let: tt := master_key in fun x : A => x.

Lemma lock A x : x = locked x :> A. Proof. unlock; reflexivity. Qed.

(* Needed for locked predicates, in particular for eqType's.                  *)
Lemma not_locked_false_eq_true : locked false <> true.
Proof. unlock; discriminate. Qed.

(* The basic closing tactic "done".                                           *)
Ltac done :=
  trivial; hnf; intros; solve
   [ do ![solve [trivial | apply: sym_equal; trivial]
         | discriminate | contradiction | split]
   | case not_locked_false_eq_true; assumption
   | match goal with H : ~ _ |- _ => solve [case H; trivial] end ].

(* Quicker done tactic not including split, syntax: /0/ *)
Ltac ssrdone0 :=
  trivial; hnf; intros; solve
   [ do ![solve [trivial | apply: sym_equal; trivial]
         | discriminate | contradiction ]
   | case not_locked_false_eq_true; assumption
   | match goal with H : ~ _ |- _ => solve [case H; trivial] end ].

(* To unlock opaque constants. *)
Structure unlockable T v := Unlockable {unlocked : T; _ : unlocked = v}.
Lemma unlock T x C : @unlocked T x C = x. Proof. by case: C. Qed.

Notation "[ 'unlockable' 'of' C ]" := (@Unlockable _ _ C (unlock _))
  (at level 0, format "[ 'unlockable'  'of'  C ]") : form_scope.

Notation "[ 'unlockable' 'fun' C ]" := (@Unlockable _ (fun _ => _) C (unlock _))
  (at level 0, format "[ 'unlockable'  'fun'  C ]") : form_scope.

(* Generic keyed constant locking. *)

(* The argument order ensures that k is always compared before T. *)
Definition locked_with k := let: tt := k in fun T x => x : T.

(* This can be used as a cheap alternative to cloning the unlockable instance *)
(* below, but with caution as unkeyed matching can be expensive.              *)
Lemma locked_withE T k x : unkeyed (locked_with k x) = x :> T.
Proof. by case: k. Qed.

(* Intensionaly, this instance will not apply to locked u. *)
Canonical locked_with_unlockable T k x :=
  @Unlockable T x (locked_with k x) (locked_withE k x).

(* More accurate variant of unlock, and safer alternative to locked_withE. *)
Lemma unlock_with T k x : unlocked (locked_with_unlockable k x) = x :> T.
Proof. exact: unlock. Qed.

(* The internal lemmas for the have tactics.                                  *)

Definition ssr_have Plemma Pgoal (step : Plemma) rest : Pgoal := rest step.
Arguments ssr_have Plemma [Pgoal].

Definition ssr_have_let Pgoal Plemma step
  (rest : let x : Plemma := step in Pgoal) : Pgoal := rest.
Arguments ssr_have_let [Pgoal].

Definition ssr_suff Plemma Pgoal step (rest : Plemma) : Pgoal := step rest.
Arguments ssr_suff Plemma [Pgoal].

Definition ssr_wlog := ssr_suff.
Arguments ssr_wlog Plemma [Pgoal].

(* Internal N-ary congruence lemmas for the congr tactic.                     *)

Fixpoint nary_congruence_statement (n : nat)
         : (forall B, (B -> B -> Prop) -> Prop) -> Prop :=
  match n with
  | O => fun k => forall B, k B (fun x1 x2 : B => x1 = x2)
  | S n' =>
    let k' A B e (f1 f2 : A -> B) :=
      forall x1 x2, x1 = x2 -> (e (f1 x1) (f2 x2) : Prop) in
    fun k => forall A, nary_congruence_statement n' (fun B e => k _ (k' A B e))
  end.

Lemma nary_congruence n (k := fun B e => forall y : B, (e y y : Prop)) :
  nary_congruence_statement n k.
Proof.
have: k _ _ := _; rewrite {1}/k.
elim: n k  => [|n IHn] k k_P /= A; first exact: k_P.
by apply: IHn => B e He; apply: k_P => f x1 x2 <-.
Qed.

Lemma ssr_congr_arrow Plemma Pgoal : Plemma = Pgoal -> Plemma -> Pgoal.
Proof. by move->. Qed.
Arguments ssr_congr_arrow : clear implicits.

(* View lemmas that don't use reflection.                                     *)

Section ApplyIff.

Variables P Q : Prop.
Hypothesis eqPQ : P <-> Q.

Lemma iffLR : P -> Q. Proof. by case: eqPQ. Qed.
Lemma iffRL : Q -> P. Proof. by case: eqPQ. Qed.

Lemma iffLRn : ~P -> ~Q. Proof. by move=> nP tQ; case: nP; case: eqPQ tQ. Qed.
Lemma iffRLn : ~Q -> ~P. Proof. by move=> nQ tP; case: nQ; case: eqPQ tP. Qed.

End ApplyIff.

Hint View for move/ iffLRn|2 iffRLn|2 iffLR|2 iffRL|2.
Hint View for apply/ iffRLn|2 iffLRn|2 iffRL|2 iffLR|2.

(* To focus non-ssreflect tactics on a subterm, eg vm_compute. *)
(* Usage:                                                      *)
(*   elim/abstract_context: (pattern) => G defG.               *)
(*   vm_compute; rewrite {}defG {G}.                           *)
(* Note that vm_cast are not stored in the proof term          *)
(* for reductions occuring in the context, hence               *)
(*   set here := pattern; vm_compute in (value of here)        *)
(* blows up at Qed time.                                       *)
Lemma abstract_context T (P : T -> Type) x :
  (forall Q, Q = P -> Q x) -> P x.
Proof. by move=> /(_ P); apply. Qed.