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+-- For some and many.
+{-# OPTIONS --no-termination-check #-}
+
+module Haskell.Control.Applicative where
+
+open import Haskell.Prim
+open import Haskell.Prim.Functor
+open import Haskell.Prim.Applicative
+open import Haskell.Prim.Maybe
+open import Haskell.Prim.Either
+
+-- ** base
+record Alternative (f : Set → Set) : Set₁ where
+  infixl 3 _<|>_
+  field
+    empty  : f a
+    _<|>_ : f a → f a → f a
+    overlap ⦃ super ⦄ : Applicative f
+    some : f a → f (List a)
+    many : f a → f (List a)
+-- ** defaults
+record DefaultAlternative (f : Set → Set) : Set₁ where
+  infixl 3 _<|>_
+  field
+    empty  : f a
+    _<|>_ : f a → f a → f a
+    overlap ⦃ super ⦄ : Applicative f
+
+  -- | One or more.
+  some many : f a -> f (List a)
+  some v = _<*>_ (fmap _∷_ v) (many v)
+  many v = some v <|> pure []
+
+-- ** export
+open Alternative ⦃...⦄ public
+{-# COMPILE AGDA2HS Alternative existing-class #-}
+
+-- ** functions
+optional : {f : Set → Set} {{altf : Alternative f}} → f a → f (Maybe a)
+optional v = Just <$> v <|> pure Nothing
+
+-- ** instances
+private
+  mkAlternative : DefaultAlternative t → Alternative t
+  mkAlternative x = record {DefaultAlternative x}
+instance
+  open DefaultAlternative
+
+  iAlternativeMaybe : Alternative Maybe
+  iAlternativeMaybe = mkAlternative λ where
+    .empty → Nothing
+    ._<|>_ Nothing m2 → m2
+    ._<|>_ (Just a1) _ → Just a1