feat: List.replicate lemmas

src/Init/Data/List/Lemmas.lean

@@ -2323,6 +2323,47 @@ theorem bind_replicate {β} (f : α → List β) : (replicate n a).bind f = (rep
 @[simp] theorem isEmpty_replicate : (replicate n a).isEmpty = decide (n = 0) := by
   cases n <;> simp [replicate_succ]
 
+/-- Every list is either empty, a non-empty `replicate`, or begins with a non-empty `replicate`
+followed by a different element. -/
+theorem eq_replicate_or_eq_replicate_append_cons {α : Type _} (l : List α) :
+    (l = []) ∨ (∃ n a, l = replicate n a ∧ 0 < n) ∨
+      (∃ n a b l', l = replicate n a ++ b :: l' ∧ 0 < n ∧ a ≠ b) := by
+  induction l with
+  | nil => simp
+  | cons x l ih =>
+    right
+    rcases ih with rfl | ⟨n, a, rfl, h⟩ | ⟨n, a, b, l', rfl, h⟩
+    · left
+      exact ⟨1, x, rfl, by decide⟩
+    · by_cases h' : x = a
+      · subst h'
+        left
+        exact ⟨n + 1, x, rfl, by simp⟩
+      · right
+        refine ⟨1, x, a, replicate (n - 1) a, ?_, by decide, h'⟩
+        match n with | n + 1 => simp [replicate_succ]
+    · right
+      by_cases h' : x = a
+      · subst h'
+        refine ⟨n + 1, x, b, l', by simp [replicate_succ], by simp, h.2⟩
+      · refine ⟨1, x, a, replicate (n - 1) a ++ b :: l', ?_, by decide, h'⟩
+        match n with | n + 1 => simp [replicate_succ]
+
+/-- An induction principle for lists based on contiguous runs of identical elements. -/
+-- A `Sort _` valued version would require a different design. (And associated `@[simp]` lemmas.)
+theorem replicateRecOn {α : Type _} {p : List α → Prop} (m : List α)
+    (h0 : p []) (hr : ∀ a n, 0 < n → p (replicate n a))
+    (hi : ∀ a b n l, a ≠ b → 0 < n → p (b :: l) → p (replicate n a ++ b :: l)) : p m := by
+  rcases eq_replicate_or_eq_replicate_append_cons m with
+    rfl | ⟨n, a, rfl, hn⟩ | ⟨n, a, b, l', w, hn, h⟩
+  · exact h0
+  · exact hr _ _ hn
+  · have : (b :: l').length < m.length := by
+      simpa [w] using Nat.lt_add_of_pos_left hn
+    subst w
+    exact hi _ _ _ _ h hn (replicateRecOn (b :: l') h0 hr hi)
+termination_by m.length
+
 /-! ### reverse -/
 
 @[simp] theorem length_reverse (as : List α) : (as.reverse).length = as.length := by

src/Init/Data/Nat/Basic.lean

@@ -514,6 +514,10 @@ protected theorem add_lt_add_left {n m : Nat} (h : n < m) (k : Nat) : k + n < k
 protected theorem add_lt_add_right {n m : Nat} (h : n < m) (k : Nat) : n + k < m + k :=
   Nat.add_comm k m ▸ Nat.add_comm k n ▸ Nat.add_lt_add_left h k
 
+protected theorem lt_add_of_pos_left (h : 0 < k) : n < k + n := by
+  rw [Nat.add_comm]
+  exact Nat.add_lt_add_left h n
+
 protected theorem lt_add_of_pos_right (h : 0 < k) : n < n + k :=
   Nat.add_lt_add_left h n
 

src/Init/Data/Nat/Lemmas.lean

@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ protected theorem add_lt_add_of_lt_of_le {a b c d : Nat} (hlt : a < b) (hle : c
     a + c < b + d :=
   Nat.lt_of_le_of_lt (Nat.add_le_add_left hle _) (Nat.add_lt_add_right hlt _)
 
-protected theorem lt_add_of_pos_left : 0 < k → n < k + n := by
-  rw [Nat.add_comm]; exact Nat.lt_add_of_pos_right
-
 protected theorem pos_of_lt_add_right (h : n < n + k) : 0 < k :=
   Nat.lt_of_add_lt_add_left h