Section Syntax.
(* AST *)
Variables variable function constructor : Type.
Variable max_arity : nat.
Inductive value : Type :=
| c_capply : constructor -> list value -> value.
Inductive term : Type :=
| var : variable -> term
| capply : constructor -> list term -> term
| fapply : function -> list term -> term.
Inductive pattern : Type :=
| p_var : variable -> pattern
| p_capply : constructor -> list pattern -> pattern.
Inductive rule : Type :=
| rule_intro : function -> list pattern -> term -> rule.
(* Smarter induction principles than the ones automatically generated *)
(* Boolean equalities for syntax *)
Variable variable_eq_dec : forall (x1 x2 : variable), {x1=x2}+{x1<>x2}.
Definition variable_beq (x1 x2 : variable) : bool :=
if variable_eq_dec x1 x2 then true else false.

Lemma variable_beq_eq : forall x1 x2, variable_beq x1 x2 = true <-> x1 = x2.