Fixpoint pumping_constant {T} (re : reg_exp T) : nat :=
  match re with
  | EmptySet => 0
  | EmptyStr => 1
  | Char _ => 2
  | App re1 re2 =>
      pumping_constant re1 + pumping_constant re2
  | Union re1 re2 =>
      pumping_constant re1 + pumping_constant re2
  | Star _ => 1
  end.

Lemma napp_plus: forall T (n m : nat) (l : list T), napp (n + m) l = napp n l ++ napp m l.