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+import macros
+import tactic
+
+-- "Dependent" if-then-else (dep_if c t e)
+-- The then-branch t gets a proof for c, and the else-branch e gets a proof for ¬ c
+-- We also prove that
+--  1)  given H : c,      (dep_if c t e) = t H
+--  2)  given H : ¬ c,    (dep_if c t e) = e H
+
+-- We define the "dependent" if-then-else using Hilbert's choice operator ε.
+-- Note that ε is only applicable to non-empty types. Thus, we first
+-- prove the following auxiliary theorem.
+theorem nonempty_resolve {A : TypeU} {c : Bool} (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) : nonempty A
+:= or_elim (em c)
+      (λ Hc,  nonempty_range (nonempty_intro t) Hc)
+      (λ Hnc, nonempty_range (nonempty_intro e) Hnc)
+
+-- The actual definition
+definition dep_if {A : TypeU} (c : Bool) (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) : A
+:= ε (nonempty_resolve t e) (λ r, (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc))
+
+theorem then_simp (A : TypeU) (c : Bool) (r : A) (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) (H : c)
+                  : (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc) ↔ r = t H
+:= let s1 : (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ↔ r = t H
+          := iff_intro
+                (assume Hl : (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc),
+                    Hl H)
+                (assume Hr : r = t H,
+                    λ Hc : c, subst Hr (proof_irrel H Hc)),
+       s2 : (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc) ↔ true
+          := eqt_intro (λ Hnc : ¬ c, absurd_elim (r = e Hnc) H Hnc)
+   in by simp
+
+-- Given H : c,    (dep_if c t e) = t H
+theorem dep_if_true  {A : TypeU} (c : Bool) (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) (H : c)   : dep_if c t e = t H
+:= let s1 : (λ r, (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc)) = (λ r, r = t H)
+          := funext (λ r, then_simp A c r t e H)
+   in calc dep_if c t e  =  ε (nonempty_resolve t e) (λ r, (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc)) : refl (dep_if c t e)
+                  ...    =  ε (nonempty_resolve t e) (λ r, r = t H) : { s1 }
+                  ...    =  t H                                     : eps_singleton (nonempty_resolve t e) (t H)
+
+theorem else_simp (A : TypeU) (c : Bool) (r : A) (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) (H : ¬ c)
+                  : (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc) ↔ r = e H
+:= let s1 : (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ↔ true
+          := eqt_intro (λ Hc : c, absurd_elim (r = t Hc) Hc H),
+       s2 : (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc) ↔ r = e H
+          := iff_intro
+                (assume Hl : (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc),
+                   Hl H)
+                (assume Hr : r = e H,
+                   λ Hnc : ¬ c, subst Hr (proof_irrel H Hnc))
+   in by simp
+
+-- Given H : ¬ c,  (dep_if c t e) = e H
+theorem dep_if_false {A : TypeU} (c : Bool) (t : c → A) (e : ¬ c → A) (H : ¬ c) : dep_if c t e = e H
+:= let s1 : (λ r, (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc)) = (λ r, r = e H)
+          := funext (λ r, else_simp A c r t e H)
+   in calc dep_if c t e = ε (nonempty_resolve t e) (λ r, (∀ Hc : c, r = t Hc) ∧ (∀ Hnc : ¬ c, r = e Hnc)) : refl (dep_if c t e)
+                    ... = ε (nonempty_resolve t e) (λ r, r = e H) : { s1 }
+                    ... = e H                                     : eps_singleton (nonempty_resolve t e) (e H)
+
+import cast
+
+theorem dep_if_congr {A : TypeM} (c1 c2 : Bool)
+                     (t1 :   c1 → A) (t2 :   c2 → A)
+                     (e1 : ¬ c1 → A) (e2 : ¬ c2 → A)
+                     (Hc : c1 = c2)
+                     (Ht : t1 = cast (by simp) t2)
+                     (He : e1 = cast (by simp) e2)
+    : dep_if c1 t1 e1 = dep_if c2 t2 e2
+:= by simp