(* Coercion of sum-style datatypes into bool, which makes it possible *)
(* to use ssr's boolean if rather than Coq's "generic" if.            *)

Coercion isSome T (u : option T) := if u is Some _ then true else false.Coercion is_inl A B (u : A + B) := if u is inl _ then true else false.Coercion is_left A B (u : {A} + {B}) := if u is left _ then true else false.Coercion is_inleft A B (u : A + {B}) := if u is inleft _ then true else false.Definition decidable P := {P} + {~ P}.Variant if_spec (not_b : Prop) : bool -> A -> Set :=
  | IfSpecTrue  of      b : if_spec not_b true vT
  | IfSpecFalse of  not_b : if_spec not_b false vF.Variant if_spec (not_b : Prop) : bool -> A -> Set :=
  | IfSpecTrue  of      b : if_spec not_b true vT
  | IfSpecFalse of  not_b : if_spec not_b false vF.Variant if_spec (not_b : Prop) : bool -> A -> Set :=
  | IfSpecTrue  of      b : if_spec not_b true vT
  | IfSpecFalse of  not_b : if_spec not_b false vF.

Lemma ifP : if_spec (b = false) b (if b then vT else vF).