Task: Stream merge
C++: 
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

template <typename C, typename A>
void merge2(const C& c1, const C& c2, const A& action) {
    auto i1 = std::cbegin(c1);
    auto i2 = std::cbegin(c2);

    while (i1 != std::cend(c1) && i2 != std::cend(c2)) {
        if (*i1 <= *i2) {
            action(*i1);
            i1 = std::next(i1);
        } else {
            action(*i2);
            i2 = std::next(i2);
        }
    }
    while (i1 != std::cend(c1)) {
        action(*i1);
        i1 = std::next(i1);
    }
    while (i2 != std::cend(c2)) {
        action(*i2);
        i2 = std::next(i2);
    }
}

template <typename A, typename C>
void mergeN(const A& action, std::initializer_list<C> all) {
    using I = typename C::const_iterator;
    using R = std::pair<I, I>;

    std::vector<R> vit;
    for (auto& c : all) {
        auto p = std::make_pair(std::cbegin(c), std::cend(c));
        vit.push_back(p);
    }

    bool done;
    R* least;
    do {
        done = true;

        auto it = vit.begin();
        auto end = vit.end();
        least = nullptr;

        
        while (it != end && it->first == it->second) {
            it++;
        }
        if (it != end) {
            least = &(*it);
        }
        while (it != end) {
            
            while (it != end && it->first == it->second) {
                it++;
            }
            if (least != nullptr && it != end
                && it->first != it->second
                && *(it->first) < *(least->first)) {
                
                least = &(*it);
            }
            if (it != end) {
                it++;
            }
        }
        if (least != nullptr && least->first != least->second) {
            done = false;
            action(*(least->first));
            least->first = std::next(least->first);
        }
    } while (!done);
}

void display(int num) {
    std::cout << num << ' ';
}

int main() {
    std::vector<int> v1{ 0, 3, 6 };
    std::vector<int> v2{ 1, 4, 7 };
    std::vector<int> v3{ 2, 5, 8 };

    merge2(v2, v1, display);
    std::cout << '\n';

    mergeN(display, { v1 });
    std::cout << '\n';

    mergeN(display, { v3, v2, v1 });
    std::cout << '\n';
}

Java: import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Objects;

public class StreamMerge {
    private static <T extends Comparable<T>> void merge2(Iterator<T> i1, Iterator<T> i2) {
        T a = null, b = null;

        while (i1.hasNext() || i2.hasNext()) {
            if (null == a && i1.hasNext()) {
                a = i1.next();
            }
            if (null == b && i2.hasNext()) {
                b = i2.next();
            }

            if (null != a) {
                if (null != b) {
                    if (a.compareTo(b) < 0) {
                        System.out.print(a);
                        a = null;
                    } else {
                        System.out.print(b);
                        b = null;
                    }
                } else {
                    System.out.print(a);
                    a = null;
                }
            } else if (null != b) {
                System.out.print(b);
                b = null;
            }
        }

        if (null != a) {
            System.out.print(a);
        }
        if (null != b) {
            System.out.print(b);
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    @SafeVarargs
    private static <T extends Comparable<T>> void mergeN(Iterator<T>... iter) {
        Objects.requireNonNull(iter);
        if (iter.length == 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must have at least one iterator");
        }

        Object[] pa = new Object[iter.length];
        boolean done;

        do {
            done = true;

            for (int i = 0; i < iter.length; i++) {
                Iterator<T> t = iter[i];
                if (null == pa[i] && t.hasNext()) {
                    pa[i] = t.next();
                }
            }

            T min = null;
            int idx = -1;
            for (int i = 0; i < pa.length; ++i) {
                T t = (T) pa[i];
                if (null != t) {
                    if (null == min) {
                        min = t;
                        idx = i;
                        done = false;
                    } else if (t.compareTo(min) < 0) {
                        min = t;
                        idx = i;
                        done = false;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (idx != -1) {
                System.out.print(min);
                pa[idx] = null;
            }
        } while (!done);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<Integer> l1 = List.of(1, 4, 7, 10);
        List<Integer> l2 = List.of(2, 5, 8, 11);
        List<Integer> l3 = List.of(3, 6, 9, 12);

        merge2(l1.iterator(), l2.iterator());
        System.out.println();

        mergeN(l1.iterator(), l2.iterator(), l3.iterator());
        System.out.println();
        System.out.flush();
    }
}