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exception Value_not_found of string

type value =
  | TermValue of CicNotationPt.term
  | StringValue of string
  | NumValue of string
  | OptValue of value option
  | ListValue of value list

type value_type =
  | TermType
  | StringType
  | NumType
  | OptType of value_type
  | ListType of value_type

type declaration = string * value_type
type binding = string * (value_type * value)
type env_type = binding list

  (** fills a term pattern instantiating variable magics *)
val instantiate: env:env_type -> CicNotationPt.term -> CicNotationPt.term

(** {2 Bindings mangling} *)

val opt_binding_some: binding -> binding          (* v -> Some v *)
val opt_binding_none: binding -> binding          (* v -> None *)

val opt_binding_of_name:  declaration -> binding  (* None binding *)
val list_binding_of_name: declaration -> binding  (* [] binding *)

val opt_declaration:  declaration -> declaration  (* t -> OptType t *)
val list_declaration: declaration -> declaration  (* t -> ListType t *)