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+# A naive patch to offer head/tail destructuring.
+# This adds `uncons` `head` `tail` `head?` `tail?`
+# Performance is not 100% naive-level,
+# but it is not going to blow you away either.
+# 
+# Basically, it will walk the "left side" of the trie and
+# update that path only when copying a vector.
+#
+# Example use:
+#    head, tail = test_vector.uncons
+#    puts "HEAD: #{head}"
+#    while tail != nil
+#        list = tail.not_nil!
+#        head, tail = list.uncons
+#        puts "HEAD: #{head}" if head != nil
+#        #if list != nil
+#            #list.not_nil!.dump
+#        #end
+#    end
+#
+
+module Immutable
+
+  class Vector(T)
+    def dump
+        trie.dump 0
+        print "tail: "
+        @tail.each do |v|
+            print "#{v},"
+        end
+        puts ""
+    end
+
+    def uncons
+        h = head?
+        t = tail?
+        { h, t }
+    end
+
+    def head
+        h = trie.head?
+        return h if h != nil
+        return @tail[0] if @tail.size > 0
+        raise IndexError.new "Empty list makes for a sad head"
+    end
+
+    def head?
+        h = trie.head?
+        return h if h != nil
+        return @tail[0] if @tail.size > 0
+        nil
+    end
+
+    def tail
+        Vector(T).new(trie.tail.not_nil!, @tail)
+    end
+
+    def tail?
+        t = trie.tail?
+        if t == nil
+            return nil if @tail.size == 0
+            Vector(T).new(Trie(T).empty, @tail[1..-1])
+        else
+            Vector(T).new(t.not_nil!, @tail)
+        end
+    end
+
+    class Trie(T)
+        getter :children
+
+        def dump(increment)
+            print " " * increment * 2
+            puts "size: #{@size} children: #{@children.size} values: #{@values.size} levels: #{@levels}"
+            print " " * increment * 2
+            @values.each do |v| print "#{v}," end
+            puts ""
+            @children.each do |c| c.dump(increment + 1) end
+        end
+
+        # TODO Check object_id are same thus re using reference
+
+        def void?
+            @children.size == 0 && @values.size == 0
+        end
+
+        def appendchild(c)
+            @children.push(c)
+            @size += c.size
+        end
+
+        def valuetailonly
+            return { false, nil } if @values.size <= 1
+            c = Trie(T).new(@values[1..-1], @owner)
+            { true, c }
+        end
+
+        def head?
+            if @values.size == 0
+                if @children.size == 0
+                    nil
+                else
+                    @children[0].head?
+                end
+            else
+                @values[0]
+            end
+        end
+
+        # create new trie but preserve most references
+        def tail
+            raise IndexError.new "Empty list has no tail" if @children.size == 0
+            _, r = rtail(self)
+            r
+        end
+
+        def tail?
+            nil if @children.size == 0
+            _, r = rtail(self)
+            r
+        end
+
+        def rtail(trie)
+            if trie.children.size == 0
+                trie.valuetailonly
+            else
+                t = Trie(T).empty
+                result, headchild = rtail(trie.children[0])
+                t.appendchild headchild.not_nil! if result == true
+                trie.children[1..-1].each do |c|
+                    t.appendchild c
+                end
+                if t.void?
+                    { false, t }
+                else
+                    { true, t }
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+    end
+  end
+end