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+/-
+Copyright (c) 2020 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Leonardo de Moura
+-/
+prelude
+import Init.Lean.Meta.Tactic.Induction
+
+namespace Lean
+namespace Meta
+
+structure CasesSubgoal :=
+(ctorName : Name)
+(mvarId   : MVarId)
+(fields   : Array FVarId := #[])
+(subst    : FVarSubst := {})
+
+namespace Cases
+
+structure Context :=
+(inductiveVal : InductiveVal)
+(casesOnVal   : DefinitionVal)
+(nminors      : Nat := inductiveVal.ctors.length)
+
+private def mkCasesContex? (majorFVarId : FVarId) : MetaM (Option Context) := do
+env ← getEnv;
+if !env.contains `Eq || env.contains `HEq then pure none
+else do
+  majorDecl ← getLocalDecl majorFVarId;
+  majorType ← whnf majorDecl.type;
+  majorType.withApp $ fun f args => matchConst env f (fun _ => pure none) $ fun cinfo _ => do
+    match cinfo with
+    | ConstantInfo.inductInfo ival =>
+      if args.size != ival.nindices + ival.nparams then pure none
+      else match env.find? (mkNameStr ival.name "casesOn") with
+      | ConstantInfo.defnInfo cval => pure $ some { inductiveVal := ival, casesOnVal := cval }
+      | _ => pure none
+    | _                           => pure none
+
+private def mkEq (lhs rhs : Expr) : MetaM (Expr × Expr) := do
+lhsType ← inferType lhs;
+rhsType ← inferType rhs;
+u       ← getLevel lhsType;
+condM (isDefEq lhsType rhsType)
+  (pure (mkApp3 (mkConst `Eq [u]) lhsType lhs rhs, mkApp2 (mkConst `Eq.refl [u]) lhsType lhs))
+  (pure (mkApp4 (mkConst `HEq [u]) lhsType lhs rhsType rhs, mkApp2 (mkConst `HEq.refl [u]) lhsType lhs))
+
+end Cases
+
+def cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array (List Name) := #[]) (useUnusedNames := false) :
+    MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) :=
+throw $ arbitrary _ -- TODO
+
+end Meta
+end Lean