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+import Lean
+
+namespace Lean.Meta.Match
+
+private def isMatchValue (e : Expr) : Bool :=
+  e.isNatLit || e.isCharLit || e.isStringLit
+
+partial def mkEquationsFor (matchDeclName : Name) :  MetaM Unit := do
+  let constInfo ← getConstInfo matchDeclName
+  let us := constInfo.levelParams.map mkLevelParam
+  let some matchInfo ← getMatcherInfo? matchDeclName | throwError "'{matchDeclName}' is not a matcher function"
+  forallTelescopeReducing constInfo.type fun xs _ => do
+    let params := xs[:matchInfo.numParams]
+    let motive := xs[matchInfo.getMotivePos]
+    let alts   := xs[xs.size - matchInfo.numAlts:]
+    let firstDiscrIdx := matchInfo.numParams + 1
+    let discrs := xs[firstDiscrIdx : firstDiscrIdx + matchInfo.numDiscrs]
+    let mut notAlts := #[]
+    for alt in alts do
+      let altType ← inferType alt
+      trace[Meta.debug] ">> {altType}"
+      notAlts ← forallTelescopeReducing altType fun ys altResultType => do
+        let (ys, rhsArgs) ← toFVarsRHSArgs ys
+        let patterns := altResultType.getAppArgs
+        let mut hs := #[]
+        for notAlt in notAlts do
+          hs := hs.push (← instantiateForall notAlt patterns)
+        hs ← simpHs hs patterns.size
+        trace[Meta.debug] "hs: {hs}"
+        -- Create a proposition for representing terms that do not match `patterns`
+        let mut notAlt := mkConst ``False
+        for discr in discrs.toArray.reverse, pattern in patterns.reverse do
+          notAlt ← mkArrow (← mkEq discr pattern) notAlt
+        notAlt ← mkForallFVars (discrs ++ ys) notAlt
+        trace[Meta.debug] "notAlt: {notAlt}"
+        let lhs := mkAppN (mkConst constInfo.name us) (params ++ #[motive] ++ patterns ++ alts)
+        let rhs := mkAppN alt rhsArgs
+        let thmType ← mkEq lhs rhs
+        let thmType ← hs.foldrM (init := thmType) mkArrow
+        let thmType ← mkForallFVars (params ++ #[motive] ++ alts ++ ys) thmType
+        let thmVal ← prove thmType
+        trace[Meta.debug] ">> {thmType}"
+        return notAlts.push notAlt
+where
+  toFVarsRHSArgs (ys : Array Expr) : MetaM (Array Expr × Array Expr) := do
+    if ys.size == 1 && (← inferType ys[0]).isConstOf ``Unit then
+      return (#[], #[mkConst ``Unit.unit])
+    else
+      return (ys, ys)
+
+  simpEq (lhs : Expr) (rhs : Expr) : OptionT (StateRefT (Array Expr) MetaM) Unit := do
+    if isMatchValue lhs && isMatchValue rhs then
+      unless (← isDefEq lhs rhs) do
+        failure
+    else if rhs.isFVar then
+      -- Ignore case since it matches anything
+      pure ()
+    else match lhs.arrayLit?, rhs.arrayLit? with
+      | some (_, lhsArgs), some (_, rhsArgs) =>
+        if lhsArgs.length != rhsArgs.length then
+          failure
+        else
+          for lhsArg in lhsArgs, rhsArg in rhsArgs do
+            simpEq lhsArg rhsArg
+      | _, _ =>
+        match toCtorIfLit lhs |>.constructorApp? (← getEnv), toCtorIfLit rhs |>.constructorApp? (← getEnv) with
+        | some (lhsCtor, lhsArgs), some (rhsCtor, rhsArgs) =>
+          if lhsCtor.name == rhsCtor.name then
+            for lhsArg in lhsArgs[lhsCtor.numParams:], rhsArg in rhsArgs[lhsCtor.numParams:] do
+              simpEq lhsArg rhsArg
+          else
+            failure
+        | _, _ =>
+          let newEq ← mkEq lhs rhs
+          modify fun eqs => eqs.push newEq
+
+  simpEqs (eqs : Array Expr) : OptionT (StateRefT (Array Expr) MetaM) Unit := do
+    eqs.forM fun eq =>
+      match eq.eq? with
+      | some (_, lhs, rhs) => simpEq lhs rhs
+      | _ => throwError "failed to generate equality theorems for 'match', equality expected{indentExpr eq}"
+
+  simpHs (hs : Array Expr) (numPatterns : Nat) : MetaM (Array Expr) :=
+    hs.filterMapM fun h => forallTelescope h fun ys _ => do
+      trace[Meta.debug] "ys: {ys}"
+      let xs  := ys[:ys.size - numPatterns].toArray
+      let eqs ← ys[ys.size - numPatterns : ys.size].toArray.mapM inferType
+      if let some eqsNew ← simpEqs eqs *> get |>.run |>.run' #[] then
+        let newH ← eqsNew.foldrM (init := mkConst ``False) mkArrow
+        let xs ← xs.filterM fun x => dependsOn newH x.fvarId!
+        return some (← mkForallFVars xs newH)
+      else
+        none
+
+  proveLoop (mvarId : MVarId) : MetaM Unit := do
+    let mvarId ← modifyTargetEqLHS mvarId whnfCore
+    (applyRefl mvarId)
+    <|>
+    (do trace[Meta.debug] "TODO{indentD <| MessageData.ofGoal mvarId}"
+        -- TODO
+        admit mvarId)
+
+  prove (type : Expr) : MetaM Expr :=
+    withLCtx {} {} <| forallTelescope type fun ys target => do
+      let mvar0  ← mkFreshExprSyntheticOpaqueMVar target
+      let mvarId ← deltaTarget mvar0.mvarId! (. == matchDeclName)
+      proveLoop mvarId
+      mkLambdaFVars ys (← instantiateMVars mvar0)
+
+end Lean.Meta.Match
+
+def f (xs ys : List String) : Nat :=
+  match xs, ys with
+  | [], []      => 0
+  | _,  ["abc"] => 1
+  | _, x::xs    => xs.length
+  | _,  _       => 2
+
+def h (x y : Nat) : Nat :=
+  match x, y with
+  | 10000, _ => 0
+  | 10001, _ => 5
+  | _, 20000 => 4
+  | x+1, _   => 3
+  | Nat.zero, y+1 => 44
+  | _, _     => 1
+
+theorem ex1 : h 10000 1 = 0 :=
+  rfl
+
+theorem ex2 : h 10002 1 = 3 :=
+  rfl
+
+def g (xs ys : Array Nat) : Nat :=
+  match xs, ys with
+  | #[], #[]     => 0
+  | _, #[0, y+1] => 1
+  | _, #[x, y]   => 2
+  | _,  _        => 3
+
+-- #print f.match_1
+
+set_option trace.Meta.debug true
+#eval Lean.Meta.Match.mkEquationsFor ``f.match_1
+#eval Lean.Meta.Match.mkEquationsFor ``h.match_1
+#eval Lean.Meta.Match.mkEquationsFor ``g.match_1