-- | Utility functions for lists. module Agda.Utils.List where import Control.Monad (filterM) import Data.Array (Array, array, listArray) import qualified Data.Array as Array import Data.Bifunctor import Data.Function import qualified Data.List as List import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as List1 import Data.List.NonEmpty (pattern (:|), (<|)) import Data.Maybe import qualified Data.Map as Map import qualified Data.Set as Set import qualified Agda.Utils.Bag as Bag import Agda.Utils.Function (applyWhen) import Agda.Utils.Functor ((<.>)) import Agda.Utils.Tuple import {-# SOURCE #-} Agda.Utils.List1 (List1) import Agda.Utils.Impossible --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Variants of list case, cons, head, tail, init, last --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Append a single element at the end. -- Time: O(length); use only on small lists. snoc :: [a] -> a -> [a] snoc xs x = xs ++ [x] -- | Case distinction for lists, with list first. -- O(1). -- -- Cf. 'Agda.Utils.Null.ifNull'. caseList :: [a] -> b -> (a -> [a] -> b) -> b caseList xs n c = listCase n c xs -- | Case distinction for lists, with list first. -- O(1). -- -- Cf. 'Agda.Utils.Null.ifNull'. caseListM :: Monad m => m [a] -> m b -> (a -> [a] -> m b) -> m b caseListM mxs n c = listCase n c =<< mxs -- | Case distinction for lists, with list last. -- O(1). -- listCase :: b -> (a -> [a] -> b) -> [a] -> b listCase n c [] = n listCase n c (x:xs) = c x xs -- | Head function (safe). Returns a default value on empty lists. -- O(1). -- -- > headWithDefault 42 [] = 42 -- > headWithDefault 42 [1,2,3] = 1 headWithDefault :: a -> [a] -> a headWithDefault def = fromMaybe def . listToMaybe -- | Tail function (safe). -- O(1). tailMaybe :: [a] -> Maybe [a] tailMaybe = fmap snd . uncons -- | Tail function (safe). Returns a default list on empty lists. -- O(1). tailWithDefault :: [a] -> [a] -> [a] tailWithDefault def = fromMaybe def . tailMaybe -- | Last element (safe). -- O(n). lastMaybe :: [a] -> Maybe a lastMaybe [] = Nothing lastMaybe xs = Just $ last xs -- | Last element (safe). Returns a default list on empty lists. -- O(n). lastWithDefault :: a -> [a] -> a lastWithDefault = last1 -- | Last element of non-empty list (safe). -- O(n). -- @last1 a as = last (a : as)@ last1 :: a -> [a] -> a last1 a = \case [] -> a b:bs -> last1 b bs -- | Last two elements (safe). -- O(n). last2 :: [a] -> Maybe (a, a) last2 (x : y : xs) = Just $ loop x y xs where loop x y [] = (x, y) loop x y (z:xs) = loop y z xs last2 _ = Nothing -- | Opposite of cons @(:)@, safe. -- O(1). uncons :: [a] -> Maybe (a, [a]) uncons [] = Nothing uncons (x:xs) = Just (x,xs) -- | Maybe cons. -- O(1). -- @mcons ma as = maybeToList ma ++ as@ mcons :: Maybe a -> [a] -> [a] mcons ma as = maybe as (:as) ma -- | 'init' and 'last' in one go, safe. -- O(n). initLast :: [a] -> Maybe ([a],a) initLast [] = Nothing initLast (a:as) = Just $ initLast1 a as -- | 'init' and 'last' of non-empty list, safe. -- O(n). -- @initLast1 a as = (init (a:as), last (a:as)@ initLast1 :: a -> [a] -> ([a], a) initLast1 a = \case [] -> ([], a) b:bs -> first (a:) $ initLast1 b bs -- | 'init' of non-empty list, safe. -- O(n). -- @init1 a as = init (a:as)@ init1 :: a -> [a] -> [a] init1 a = \case [] -> [] b:bs -> a : init1 b bs -- | @init@, safe. -- O(n). initMaybe :: [a] -> Maybe [a] initMaybe = \case [] -> Nothing a:as -> Just $ init1 a as -- | @init@, safe. -- O(n). initWithDefault :: [a] -> [a] -> [a] initWithDefault as [] = as initWithDefault _ (a:as) = init1 a as --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Lookup and indexing --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Lookup function (partially safe). -- O(min n index). (!!!) :: [a] -> Int -> Maybe a [] !!! _ = Nothing (x : _) !!! 0 = Just x (_ : xs) !!! n = xs !!! (n - 1) -- | Lookup function with default value for index out of range. -- O(min n index). -- -- The name is chosen akin to 'Data.List.genericIndex'. indexWithDefault :: a -> [a] -> Int -> a indexWithDefault a [] _ = a indexWithDefault a (x : _) 0 = x indexWithDefault a (_ : xs) n = indexWithDefault a xs (n - 1) -- | Find an element satisfying a predicate and return it with its index. -- O(n) in the worst case, e.g. @findWithIndex f xs = Nothing@. -- -- TODO: more efficient implementation!? findWithIndex :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> Maybe (a, Int) findWithIndex p as = List.find (p . fst) (zip as [0..]) -- | A generalised variant of 'elemIndex'. -- O(n). genericElemIndex :: (Eq a, Integral i) => a -> [a] -> Maybe i genericElemIndex x xs = listToMaybe $ map fst $ filter snd $ zip [0..] $ map (== x) xs -- | @downFrom n = [n-1,..1,0]@. -- O(n). downFrom :: Integral a => a -> [a] downFrom n | n <= 0 = [] | otherwise = let n' = n-1 in n' : downFrom n' --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Update --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Update the first element of a list, if it exists. -- O(1). updateHead :: (a -> a) -> [a] -> [a] updateHead _ [] = [] updateHead f (a : as) = f a : as -- | Update the last element of a list, if it exists. -- O(n). updateLast :: (a -> a) -> [a] -> [a] updateLast _ [] = [] updateLast f (a : as) = loop a as -- Using a helper function to minimize the pattern matching. where loop a [] = [f a] loop a (b : bs) = a : loop b bs -- | Update nth element of a list, if it exists. -- @O(min index n)@. -- -- Precondition: the index is >= 0. updateAt :: Int -> (a -> a) -> [a] -> [a] updateAt _ _ [] = [] updateAt 0 f (a : as) = f a : as updateAt n f (a : as) = a : updateAt (n-1) f as --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Sublist extraction and partitioning --------------------------------------------------------------------------- type Prefix a = [a] -- ^ The list before the split point. type Suffix a = [a] -- ^ The list after the split point. -- | @splitExactlyAt n xs = Just (ys, zs)@ iff @xs = ys ++ zs@ -- and @genericLength ys = n@. splitExactlyAt :: Integral n => n -> [a] -> Maybe (Prefix a, Suffix a) splitExactlyAt 0 xs = return ([], xs) splitExactlyAt n [] = Nothing splitExactlyAt n (x : xs) = mapFst (x :) <$> splitExactlyAt (n-1) xs -- | Drop from the end of a list. -- O(length). -- -- @dropEnd n = reverse . drop n . reverse@ -- -- Forces the whole list even for @n==0@. dropEnd :: forall a. Int -> [a] -> Prefix a dropEnd n = snd . foldr f (n, []) where f :: a -> (Int, [a]) -> (Int, [a]) f x (n, xs) = (n-1, applyWhen (n <= 0) (x:) xs) -- | Split off the largest suffix whose elements satisfy a predicate. -- O(n). -- -- @spanEnd p xs = (ys, zs)@ -- where @xs = ys ++ zs@ -- and @all p zs@ -- and @maybe True (not . p) (lastMaybe yz)@. spanEnd :: forall a. (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> (Prefix a, Suffix a) spanEnd p = snd . foldr f (True, ([], [])) where f :: a -> (Bool, ([a], [a])) -> (Bool, ([a], [a])) f x (b', (xs, ys)) = (b, if b then (xs, x:ys) else (x:xs, ys)) where b = b' && p x -- | Breaks a list just /after/ an element satisfying the predicate is -- found. -- -- >>> breakAfter1 even 1 [3,5,2,4,7,8] -- ([1,3,5,2],[4,7,8]) breakAfter1 :: (a -> Bool) -> a -> [a] -> (List1 a, [a]) breakAfter1 p = loop where loop x = \case xs@[] -> (x :| [], xs) xs@(y : ys) | p x -> (x :| [], xs) | otherwise -> let (vs, ws) = loop y ys in (x <| vs, ws) -- | Breaks a list just /after/ an element satisfying the predicate is -- found. -- -- >>> breakAfter even [1,3,5,2,4,7,8] -- ([1,3,5,2],[4,7,8]) breakAfter :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], [a]) breakAfter p = \case [] -> ([], []) x:xs -> first List1.toList $ breakAfter1 p x xs -- | A generalized version of @takeWhile@. -- (Cf. @mapMaybe@ vs. @filter@). -- @O(length . takeWhileJust f). -- -- @takeWhileJust f = fst . spanJust f@. takeWhileJust :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> Prefix b takeWhileJust p = loop where loop (a : as) | Just b <- p a = b : loop as loop _ = [] -- | A generalized version of @span@. -- @O(length . fst . spanJust f)@. spanJust :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> (Prefix b, Suffix a) spanJust p = loop where loop (a : as) | Just b <- p a = mapFst (b :) $ loop as loop as = ([], as) -- | Partition a list into 'Nothing's and 'Just's. -- O(n). -- -- @partitionMaybe f = partitionEithers . map (\ a -> maybe (Left a) Right (f a))@ -- -- Note: @'mapMaybe' f = snd . partitionMaybe f@. partitionMaybe :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> ([a], [b]) partitionMaybe f = loop where loop [] = ([], []) loop (a : as) = case f a of Nothing -> mapFst (a :) $ loop as Just b -> mapSnd (b :) $ loop as -- | Like 'filter', but additionally return the last partition -- of the list where the predicate is @False@ everywhere. -- O(n). filterAndRest :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], Suffix a) filterAndRest p = mapMaybeAndRest $ \ a -> if p a then Just a else Nothing -- | Like 'mapMaybe', but additionally return the last partition -- of the list where the function always returns @Nothing@. -- O(n). mapMaybeAndRest :: (a -> Maybe b) -> [a] -> ([b], Suffix a) mapMaybeAndRest f = loop [] where loop acc = \case [] -> ([], reverse acc) x:xs | Just y <- f x -> first (y:) $ loop [] xs | otherwise -> loop (x:acc) xs -- | Sublist relation. isSublistOf :: Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> Bool isSublistOf = List.isSubsequenceOf -- | All ways of removing one element from a list. -- O(n²). holes :: [a] -> [(a, [a])] holes [] = [] holes (x:xs) = (x, xs) : map (second (x:)) (holes xs) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Prefix and suffix --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ** Prefix -- | Compute the common prefix of two lists. -- O(min n m). commonPrefix :: Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> Prefix a commonPrefix [] _ = [] commonPrefix _ [] = [] commonPrefix (x:xs) (y:ys) | x == y = x : commonPrefix xs ys | otherwise = [] -- | Drops from both lists simultaneously until one list is empty. -- O(min n m). dropCommon :: [a] -> [b] -> (Suffix a, Suffix b) dropCommon (x : xs) (y : ys) = dropCommon xs ys dropCommon xs ys = (xs, ys) -- | Check if a list has a given prefix. If so, return the list -- minus the prefix. -- O(length prefix). stripPrefixBy :: (a -> a -> Bool) -> Prefix a -> [a] -> Maybe (Suffix a) stripPrefixBy eq = loop where loop [] rest = Just rest loop (_:_) [] = Nothing loop (p:pat) (r:rest) | eq p r = loop pat rest | otherwise = Nothing -- ** Suffix -- | Compute the common suffix of two lists. -- O(n + m). commonSuffix :: Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> Suffix a commonSuffix xs ys = reverse $ (commonPrefix `on` reverse) xs ys -- | @stripSuffix suf xs = Just pre@ iff @xs = pre ++ suf@. -- O(n). stripSuffix :: Eq a => Suffix a -> [a] -> Maybe (Prefix a) stripSuffix [] = Just stripSuffix s = stripReversedSuffix (reverse s) type ReversedSuffix a = [a] -- | @stripReversedSuffix rsuf xs = Just pre@ iff @xs = pre ++ reverse suf@. -- O(n). stripReversedSuffix :: forall a. Eq a => ReversedSuffix a -> [a] -> Maybe (Prefix a) stripReversedSuffix rs = final . foldr step (SSSStrip rs) where -- Step of the automaton (reading input from right to left). step :: a -> StrSufSt a -> StrSufSt a step x = \case SSSMismatch -> SSSMismatch SSSResult xs -> SSSResult (x:xs) SSSStrip [] -> SSSResult [x] SSSStrip (y:ys) | x == y -> SSSStrip ys | otherwise -> SSSMismatch -- Output of the automaton. final :: StrSufSt a -> Maybe (Prefix a) final = \case SSSResult xs -> Just xs SSSStrip [] -> Just [] _ -> Nothing -- We have not stripped the whole suffix or encountered a mismatch. -- | Internal state for stripping suffix. data StrSufSt a = SSSMismatch -- ^ Error. | SSSStrip (ReversedSuffix a) -- ^ "Negative string" to remove from end. List may be empty. | SSSResult [a] -- ^ "Positive string" (result). Non-empty list. -- ** Finding overlap -- | Find out whether the first string @xs@ -- has a suffix that is a prefix of the second string @ys@. -- So, basically, find the overlap where the strings can be glued together. -- Returns the index where the overlap starts and the length of the overlap. -- The length of the overlap plus the index is the length of the first string. -- Note that in the worst case, the empty overlap @(length xs,0)@ is returned. findOverlap :: forall a. Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> (Int, Int) findOverlap xs ys = headWithDefault __IMPOSSIBLE__ $ mapMaybe maybePrefix $ zip [0..] (List.tails xs) where maybePrefix :: (Int, [a]) -> Maybe (Int, Int) maybePrefix (k, xs') | xs' `List.isPrefixOf` ys = Just (k, length xs') | otherwise = Nothing --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Groups and chunks --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | @'groupOn' f = 'groupBy' (('==') \`on\` f) '.' 'List.sortBy' ('compare' \`on\` f)@. -- O(n log n). groupOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> [a] -> [[a]] groupOn f = List.groupBy ((==) `on` f) . List.sortBy (compare `on` f) -- | A variant of 'List.groupBy' which applies the predicate to consecutive -- pairs. -- O(n). -- DEPRECATED in favor of 'Agda.Utils.List1.groupBy''. groupBy' :: (a -> a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [[a]] groupBy' _ [] = [] groupBy' p xxs@(x : xs) = grp x $ zipWith (\x y -> (p x y, y)) xxs xs where grp x ys = (x : map snd xs) : tail where (xs, rest) = span fst ys tail = case rest of [] -> [] ((_, z) : zs) -> grp z zs -- | Split a list into sublists. Generalisation of the prelude function -- @words@. -- O(n). -- -- > words xs == wordsBy isSpace xs wordsBy :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [[a]] wordsBy p xs = yesP xs where yesP xs = noP (dropWhile p xs) noP [] = [] noP xs = ys : yesP zs where (ys,zs) = break p xs -- | Chop up a list in chunks of a given length. -- O(n). chop :: Int -> [a] -> [[a]] chop _ [] = [] chop n xs = ys : chop n zs where (ys,zs) = splitAt n xs -- | Chop a list at the positions when the predicate holds. Contrary to -- 'wordsBy', consecutive separator elements will result in an empty segment -- in the result. -- O(n). -- -- > intercalate [x] (chopWhen (== x) xs) == xs chopWhen :: forall a. (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [[a]] chopWhen p [] = [] chopWhen p (x:xs) = loop (x :| xs) where -- Local function to avoid unnecessary pattern matching. loop :: List1 a -> [[a]] loop xs = case List1.break p xs of (w, [] ) -> [w] (w, _ : [] ) -> [w, []] (w, _ : y : ys) -> w : loop (y :| ys) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * List as sets --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Check membership for the same list often. -- Use partially applied to create membership predicate -- @hasElem xs :: a -> Bool@. -- -- * First time: @O(n log n)@ in the worst case. -- * Subsequently: @O(log n)@. -- -- Specification: @hasElem xs == (`elem` xs)@. hasElem :: Ord a => [a] -> a -> Bool hasElem xs = (`Set.member` Set.fromList xs) -- | Check whether a list is sorted. -- O(n). -- -- Assumes that the 'Ord' instance implements a partial order. sorted :: Ord a => [a] -> Bool sorted [] = True sorted xs = and $ zipWith (<=) xs (tail xs) -- | Check whether all elements in a list are distinct from each other. -- Assumes that the 'Eq' instance stands for an equivalence relation. -- -- O(n²) in the worst case @distinct xs == True@. distinct :: Eq a => [a] -> Bool distinct [] = True distinct (x:xs) = x `notElem` xs && distinct xs -- | An optimised version of 'distinct'. -- O(n log n). -- -- Precondition: The list's length must fit in an 'Int'. fastDistinct :: Ord a => [a] -> Bool fastDistinct xs = Set.size (Set.fromList xs) == length xs -- | Returns an (arbitrary) representative for each list element -- that occurs more than once. -- O(n log n). duplicates :: Ord a => [a] -> [a] duplicates = mapMaybe dup . Bag.groups . Bag.fromList where dup (a : _ : _) = Just a dup _ = Nothing -- | Remove the first representative for each list element. -- Thus, returns all duplicate copies. -- O(n log n). -- -- @allDuplicates xs == sort $ xs \\ nub xs@. allDuplicates :: Ord a => [a] -> [a] allDuplicates = concatMap (drop 1 . reverse) . Bag.groups . Bag.fromList -- The reverse is necessary to actually remove the *first* occurrence -- of each element. -- | Partition a list into first and later occurrences of elements -- (modulo some quotient given by a representation function). -- -- Time: O(n log n). -- -- Specification: -- -- > nubAndDuplicatesOn f xs = (ys, xs List.\\ ys) -- > where ys = nubOn f xs nubAndDuplicatesOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> [a] -> ([a], [a]) nubAndDuplicatesOn f = loop Set.empty where loop s [] = ([], []) loop s (a:as) | b `Set.member` s = second (a:) $ loop s as | otherwise = first (a:) $ loop (Set.insert b s) as where b = f a -- | Efficient variant of 'nubBy' for lists, using a set to store already seen elements. -- O(n log n) -- -- Specification: -- -- > nubOn f xs == 'nubBy' ((==) `'on'` f) xs. nubOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> [a] -> [a] nubOn f = loop Set.empty where loop s [] = [] loop s (a:as) | b `Set.member` s = loop s as | otherwise = a : loop (Set.insert b s) as where b = f a -- -- | Efficient variant of 'nubBy' for finite lists (using sorting). -- -- O(n log n) -- -- -- -- Specification: -- -- -- -- > nubOn2 f xs == 'nubBy' ((==) `'on'` f) xs. -- -- nubOn2 :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> [a] -> [a] -- nubOn2 tag = -- -- Throw away numbering -- map snd -- -- Restore original order -- . List.sortBy (compare `on` fst) -- -- Retain first entry of each @tag@ group -- . map (snd . head) -- . List.groupBy ((==) `on` fst) -- -- Sort by tag (stable) -- . List.sortBy (compare `on` fst) -- -- Tag with @tag@ and sequential numbering -- . map (\p@(_, x) -> (tag x, p)) -- . zip [1..] -- | Efficient variant of 'nubBy' for finite lists. -- O(n log n). -- -- > uniqOn f == 'List.sortBy' (compare `'on'` f) . 'nubBy' ((==) `'on'` f) -- -- If there are several elements with the same @f@-representative, -- the first of these is kept. -- uniqOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> [a] -> [a] uniqOn key = Map.elems . Map.fromListWith (\ _ -> id) . map (\ a -> (key a, a)) -- | Checks if all the elements in the list are equal. Assumes that -- the 'Eq' instance stands for an equivalence relation. -- O(n). allEqual :: Eq a => [a] -> Bool allEqual [] = True allEqual (x : xs) = all (== x) xs -- | Non-efficient, monadic 'nub'. -- O(n²). nubM :: Monad m => (a -> a -> m Bool) -> [a] -> m [a] nubM eq = loop where loop [] = return [] loop (a:as) = (a :) <$> do loop =<< filterM (not <.> eq a) as --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Zipping --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Requires both lists to have the same length. -- O(n). -- -- Otherwise, @Nothing@ is returned. zipWith' :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> Maybe [c] zipWith' f = loop where loop [] [] = Just [] loop (x : xs) (y : ys) = (f x y :) <$> loop xs ys loop [] (_ : _) = Nothing loop (_ : _) [] = Nothing -- | Like 'zipWith' but keep the rest of the second list as-is -- (in case the second list is longer). -- O(n). -- -- @ -- zipWithKeepRest f as bs == zipWith f as bs ++ drop (length as) bs -- @ zipWithKeepRest :: (a -> b -> b) -> [a] -> [b] -> [b] zipWithKeepRest f = loop where loop [] bs = bs loop as [] = [] loop (a : as) (b : bs) = f a b : loop as bs -- -- UNUSED; a better type would be -- -- zipWithTails :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> ([c], Either [a] [b]) -- -- | Like zipWith, but returns the leftover elements of the input lists. -- zipWithTails :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> ([c], [a] , [b]) -- zipWithTails f xs [] = ([], xs, []) -- zipWithTails f [] ys = ([], [] , ys) -- zipWithTails f (x : xs) (y : ys) = (f x y : zs , as , bs) -- where (zs , as , bs) = zipWithTails f xs ys --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Unzipping --------------------------------------------------------------------------- unzipWith :: (a -> (b, c)) -> [a] -> ([b], [c]) unzipWith f = unzip . map f --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- * Edit distance --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- | Implemented using tree recursion, don't run me at home! -- O(3^(min n m)). editDistanceSpec :: Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> Int editDistanceSpec [] ys = length ys editDistanceSpec xs [] = length xs editDistanceSpec (x : xs) (y : ys) | x == y = editDistanceSpec xs ys | otherwise = 1 + minimum [ editDistanceSpec (x : xs) ys , editDistanceSpec xs (y : ys) , editDistanceSpec xs ys ] -- | Implemented using dynamic programming and @Data.Array@. -- O(n*m). editDistance :: forall a. Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> Int editDistance xs ys = editD 0 0 where editD i j = tbl Array.! (i, j) -- Tabulate editD' in immutable boxed array (content computed lazily). tbl :: Array (Int,Int) Int tbl = array ((0,0), (n,m)) [ ((i, j), editD' i j) | i <- [0..n], j <- [0..m] ] editD' i j = case (compare i n, compare j m) of -- Interior (LT, LT) | xsA Array.! i == ysA Array.! j -> editD i' j' | otherwise -> 1 + minimum [ editD i' j, editD i j', editD i' j' ] -- Border: one list is empty (EQ, LT) -> m - j (LT, EQ) -> n - i -- Corner (EQ, EQ): both lists are empty _ -> 0 -- GT cases are impossible. where (i',j') = (i+1, j+1) n = length xs m = length ys xsA, ysA :: Array Int a xsA = listArray (0,n-1) xs ysA = listArray (0,m-1) ys mergeStrictlyOrderedBy :: (a -> a -> Bool) -> [a] -> [a] -> Maybe [a] mergeStrictlyOrderedBy (<) = loop where loop [] ys = Just ys loop xs [] = Just xs loop (x:xs) (y:ys) | x < y = (x:) <$> loop xs (y:ys) | y < x = (y:) <$> loop (x:xs) ys | otherwise = Nothing