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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
+module Main (main) where
+
+import Distribution.Extra.Doctest ( defaultMainWithDoctests )
+main :: IO ()
+main = defaultMainWithDoctests "doctests"
diff --git a/doctest/doctests.hs b/doctest/doctests.hs
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+module Main where
+
+import Build_doctests (flags, pkgs, module_sources)
+import Data.Foldable (traverse_)
+import System.Environment.Compat (unsetEnv)
+import Test.DocTest (doctest)
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+    traverse_ putStrLn args
+    unsetEnv "GHC_ENVIRONMENT"
+    doctest args
+  where
+    args = flags ++ pkgs ++ module_sources
diff --git a/kleene-list.cabal b/kleene-list.cabal
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+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+name:                kleene-list
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            A list type based on the Kleene star and plus.
+description:         This package provides a simple list type which is defined mutually with a non-empty list type. This makes interop between the two simpler. The types take their names from the Kleene star and plus. 
+license:             Apache
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Donnacha Oisín Kidney
+maintainer:          mail@doisinkidney.com
+copyright:           2020 Donnacha Oisín Kidney
+category:            Data
+build-type:          Custom
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://github.com/oisdk/kleene-list
+
+custom-setup
+  setup-depends:
+      base
+    , Cabal
+    , cabal-doctest  >=1.0.6 && <1.1
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+      Data.List.Kleene.Internal
+      Data.List.Kleene.Star
+      Data.List.Kleene.Plus
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      src
+  ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-incomplete-record-updates -fwarn-redundant-constraints -Wcompat
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , deepseq
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+
+test-suite doctests
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is: doctests.hs
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      doctest
+  ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-incomplete-record-updates -fwarn-redundant-constraints -Wcompat -threaded
+  build-depends:
+      QuickCheck
+    , base
+    , base-compat
+    , deepseq
+    , doctest
+    , kleene-list
+    , template-haskell
+  default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Data/List/Kleene/Internal.hs b/src/Data/List/Kleene/Internal.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns       #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveFoldable     #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveFunctor      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric      #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveTraversable  #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms    #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies       #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      : Data.List.Kleene.Internal
+-- Description : Common utility functions and definitions for the kleene-list package.
+-- Copyright   : (c) Donnacha Oisín Kidney, 2020
+-- License     : Apache
+-- Maintainer  : mail@doisinkidney.com
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : ghc
+--
+-- = WARNING
+--
+-- This module is considered __internal__.
+--
+-- The Package Versioning Policy __does not apply__.
+--
+-- This contents of this module may change __in any way whatsoever__
+-- and __without any warning__ between minor versions of this package.
+--
+-- Authors importing this module are expected to track development
+-- closely.
+
+{-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK not-home #-}
+module Data.List.Kleene.Internal where
+
+import           Control.DeepSeq      (NFData (rnf))
+import           Data.Data            (Data, Typeable)
+import           Data.Functor.Classes
+import           GHC.Generics         (Generic)
+
+import           GHC.Exts             (IsList)
+import qualified GHC.Exts
+
+import           Control.Applicative
+import           Control.Monad
+import           Control.Monad.Fix
+import           Control.Monad.Zip
+import           Data.Foldable
+
+import           Prelude              hiding (filter, head, scanl, scanr, tail)
+
+-- | A list, based on the Kleene star.
+-- This type is isomorphic to Haskell's standard @[]@ type, so it can be used
+-- in the same way.
+data Star a
+  = Nil
+  | Cons (Plus a)
+  deriving (Eq, Ord, Generic, Data, Typeable, Functor, Traversable)
+
+infixr 5 :-
+-- | A non-empty list type, based on the Kleene plus.
+-- This type is isomorphic to 'Data.List.NonEmpty.NonEmpty' type, so it
+-- can be used in the same way.
+data Plus a
+  = (:-)
+  { head :: a
+  , tail :: Star a
+  } deriving (Eq, Ord, Generic, Data, Typeable, Functor, Traversable)
+
+instance Foldable Star where
+    foldr _ b Nil       = b
+    foldr f b (Cons xs) = foldr f b xs
+
+    foldl _ b Nil       = b
+    foldl f b (Cons xs) = foldl f b xs
+
+    foldl' _ !b Nil       = b
+    foldl' f !b (Cons xs) = foldl' f b xs
+
+    foldl1 _ Nil       = errorWithoutStackTrace "foldl1: empty list"
+    foldl1 f (Cons xs) = foldl1 f xs
+
+    foldr1 _ Nil       = errorWithoutStackTrace "foldr1: empty list"
+    foldr1 f (Cons xs) = foldr1 f xs
+
+    foldMap _ Nil       = mempty
+    foldMap f (Cons xs) = foldMap f xs
+
+    minimum Nil       = errorWithoutStackTrace "minimum: empty list"
+    minimum (Cons xs) = minimum xs
+
+    maximum Nil       = errorWithoutStackTrace "maximum: empty list"
+    maximum (Cons xs) = maximum xs
+
+instance Foldable Plus where
+    foldr f b ~(x :- xs) = f x (foldr f b xs)
+
+    foldl f b ~(x :- xs) = foldl f (f b x) xs
+
+    foldl' f !b ~(x :- xs) = foldl' f (f b x) xs
+
+    foldl1 f ~(x :- xs) = foldl f x xs
+
+    foldr1 f = go
+      where
+        go (x :- xs) = case xs of
+          Nil     -> x
+          Cons ys -> f x (go ys)
+
+    foldMap f ~(x :- xs) = f x <> foldMap f xs
+
+    null _ = False
+
+    minimum = foldr1 min
+    maximum = foldr1 max
+
+instance Eq1 Star where
+  liftEq _ Nil Nil              = True
+  liftEq eq (Cons xs) (Cons ys) = liftEq eq xs ys
+  liftEq _ _ _                  = False
+
+instance Eq1 Plus where
+  liftEq eq ~(x :- xs) (y :- ys) = eq x y && liftEq eq xs ys
+
+instance Ord1 Star where
+  liftCompare _ Nil Nil             = EQ
+  liftCompare _ Nil (Cons _)        = LT
+  liftCompare _ (Cons _) Nil        = GT
+  liftCompare c (Cons xs) (Cons ys) = liftCompare c xs ys
+
+instance Ord1 Plus where
+  liftCompare c ~(x :- xs) ~(y :- ys) = c x y <> liftCompare c xs ys
+
+instance Show1 Plus where
+  liftShowsPrec _ sp _ = sp . foldr (:) []
+
+instance Show1 Star where
+  liftShowsPrec _ sp _ = sp . foldr (:) []
+
+-- | A pattern for building up star lists as cons-lists.
+--
+-- >>> 1 :* 2 :* 3 :* Nil
+-- [1,2,3]
+infixr 5 :*
+pattern (:*) :: a -> Star a -> Star a
+pattern (:*) x xs = Cons (x :- xs)
+{-# COMPLETE (:*), Nil #-}
+
+-- | A pattern for building up plus lists as cons-lists.
+--
+-- >>> 1 :+ 2 :+ One 3
+-- [1,2,3]
+infixr 5 :+
+pattern (:+) :: a -> Plus a -> Plus a
+pattern (:+) x xs = x :- Cons xs
+
+-- | A pattern for a singleton plus list.
+pattern One :: a -> Plus a
+pattern One x = x :- Nil
+{-# COMPLETE (:+), One #-}
+
+instance IsList (Star a) where
+  type Item (Star a) = a
+  fromList = foldr (:*) Nil
+  toList = foldr (:) []
+
+instance IsList (Plus a) where
+  type Item (Plus a) = a
+  fromList []     = errorWithoutStackTrace "Cannot make plus from empty list"
+  fromList (x:xs) = x :- GHC.Exts.fromList xs
+  toList = foldr (:) []
+
+instance Show a => Show (Star a) where
+  showsPrec n = showsPrec n . toList
+
+instance Show a => Show (Plus a) where
+  showsPrec n = showsPrec n . toList
+
+instance NFData a => NFData (Star a) where
+  rnf Nil       = ()
+  rnf (Cons xs) = rnf xs
+
+instance NFData a => NFData (Plus a) where
+  rnf (x :- xs) = rnf x `seq` rnf xs
+
+instance Semigroup (Plus a) where
+  ~(x :- xs) <> ys = x :+ (xs *<>+ ys)
+
+(*<>+) :: Star a -> Plus a -> Plus a
+Nil     *<>+ ys = ys
+Cons xs *<>+ ys = xs <> ys
+
+instance Semigroup (Star a) where
+  Nil     <> ys = ys
+  Cons xs <> ys = Cons (xs +<>* ys)
+
+(+<>*) :: Plus a -> Star a -> Plus a
+~(x :- xs) +<>* ys = x :- (xs <> ys)
+
+instance Monoid (Star a) where
+  mempty = Nil
+
+instance Applicative Star where
+  pure = Cons . pure
+
+  Nil     <*> _  = Nil
+  f :* fs <*> xs = foldr ((:*) . f) (fs <*> xs) xs
+
+  liftA2 _ Nil       _  = Nil
+  liftA2 f (x :* xs) ys = foldr ((:*) . f x) (liftA2 f xs ys) ys
+
+-- |
+-- >>> (,) <$> (1 :+ 2 :+ One 3) <*> ('a' :+ 'b' :+ One 'c')
+-- [(1,'a'),(1,'b'),(1,'c'),(2,'a'),(2,'b'),(2,'c'),(3,'a'),(3,'b'),(3,'c')]
+--
+-- >>> liftA2 (,) (1 :+ 2 :+ One 3) ('a' :+ 'b' :+ One 'c')
+-- [(1,'a'),(1,'b'),(1,'c'),(2,'a'),(2,'b'),(2,'c'),(3,'a'),(3,'b'),(3,'c')]
+instance Applicative Plus where
+  pure = One
+
+  ~(f' :- fs') <*> xs = f' (head xs) :- foldr ((:*) . f') (go fs') (tail xs)
+    where
+      go Nil       = Nil
+      go (f :* fs) = foldr ((:*) . f) (go fs) xs
+
+  liftA2 f ~(x' :- xs') ys = f x' (head ys) :- foldr ((:*) . f x') (go xs') (tail ys)
+    where
+      go Nil       = Nil
+      go (x :* xs) = foldr ((:*) . f x) (go xs) ys
+
+instance Monad Star where
+    xs >>= f = foldr ((<>) . f) Nil xs
+
+instance Monad Plus where
+    ~(x :- xs) >>= f = f x +<>* go xs
+      where
+        go Nil       = Nil
+        go (Cons ys) = Cons (ys >>= f)
+
+instance Alternative Star where
+    (<|>) = (<>)
+    empty = Nil
+
+instance MonadPlus Star
+
+instance MonadFix Plus where
+  mfix f = case fix (f . head) of
+             ~(x :- _) -> x :- mfix (tail . f)
+
+instance MonadFix Star where
+  mfix f = case fix (f . head . unStar) of
+             Nil      -> Nil
+             (x :* _) -> x :* mfix (tail . unStar . f)
+    where
+      unStar ~(Cons xs) = xs
+
+instance MonadZip Plus where
+    mzip ~(x :- xs) ~(y :- ys) = (x, y) :- mzip xs ys
+
+    mzipWith f ~(x :- xs) ~(y :- ys) = f x y :- mzipWith f xs ys
+
+    munzip ~(~(y,z) :- xs) = (y :- ys, z :- zs)
+      where
+        ~(ys,zs) = munzip xs
+
+instance MonadZip Star where
+    mzip Nil _               = Nil
+    mzip _ Nil               = Nil
+    mzip (Cons xs) (Cons ys) = Cons (mzip xs ys)
+
+    mzipWith _ Nil _               = Nil
+    mzipWith _ _ Nil               = Nil
+    mzipWith f (Cons xs) (Cons ys) = Cons (mzipWith f xs ys)
+
+    munzip Nil = (Nil, Nil)
+    munzip (Cons xs) = (Cons ys, Cons zs)
+      where
+        ~(ys,zs) = munzip xs
+
+merge :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Star a -> Star a -> Star a
+merge _ Nil       ys   = ys
+merge cmp (Cons xs) ys = Cons (mergel cmp xs ys)
+
+mergel :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Plus a -> Star a -> Plus a
+mergel _ xs Nil         = xs
+mergel cmp xs (Cons ys) = mergelr cmp xs ys
+
+merger :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Star a -> Plus a -> Plus a
+merger _ Nil ys         = ys
+merger cmp (Cons xs) ys = mergelr cmp xs ys
+
+mergelr :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Plus a -> Plus a -> Plus a
+mergelr cmp xss@ ~(x :- xs) yss@ ~(y :- ys) = case cmp x y of
+  LT -> x :+ merger cmp xs yss
+  EQ -> x :+ y :- merge cmp xs ys
+  GT -> y :+ mergel cmp xss ys
+
+treeFoldMap :: (a -> b) -> (b -> b -> b) -> Plus a -> b
+treeFoldMap c f = go
+  where
+    go (One x)        = c x
+    go (x :+ y :- xs) = go' (f (c x) (c y) :- pairMap xs)
+
+    pairMap (x1 :* x2 :* xs) = f (c x1) (c x2) :* pairMap xs
+    pairMap (x1 :* Nil)      = c x1 :* Nil
+    pairMap Nil              = Nil
+
+    go' (One x)        = x
+    go' (x :+ y :- xs) = go' (f x y :- pairMap' xs)
+
+    pairMap' (x1 :* x2 :* xs) = f x1 x2 :* pairMap' xs
+    pairMap' xs               = xs
+
+-- |
+-- >>> prescanlPlus (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [1,3,6]
+prescanlPlus :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> Plus a -> Plus b
+prescanlPlus f b (x :- xs) = scanl f (f b x) xs
+
+-- |
+-- >>> prescanlStar (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [1,3,6]
+prescanlStar :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> Star a -> Star b
+prescanlStar _ _ Nil       = Nil
+prescanlStar f b (Cons xs) = Cons (prescanlPlus f b xs)
+
+-- | Functions the same as 'Data.List.scanl' in "Data.List".
+--
+-- >>> scanl (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [0,1,3,6]
+scanl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> Star a -> Plus b
+scanl f b xs = b :- prescanlStar f b xs
+
+-- | Functions the same as 'Data.List.scanr' in "Data.List".
+--
+-- >>> scanr (+) 0 ([1,2,3] :: Star Int)
+-- [6,5,3,0]
+scanr :: Foldable f => (a -> b -> b) -> b -> f a -> Plus b
+scanr f b = foldr (\x xs -> f x (head xs) :+ xs) (One b)
+
+-- | Functions the same as 'Data.List.filter' in "Data.List".
+--
+-- >>> filter even ([1..5] :: Star Int)
+-- [2,4]
+filter :: Foldable f => (a -> Bool) -> f a -> Star a
+filter p = foldr f Nil
+  where
+    f x xs
+      | p x = x :* xs
+      | otherwise = xs
+
+takeStar :: Int -> Star a -> Star a
+takeStar _ Nil       = Nil
+takeStar i (Cons xs) = takePlus i xs
+
+takePlus :: Int -> Plus a -> Star a
+takePlus 0 _          = Nil
+takePlus i ~(x :- xs) = x :* takeStar (i-1) xs
+
+indexPlus :: Plus a -> Int -> a
+indexPlus xs 0 = head xs
+indexPlus xs i = indexStar (tail xs) (i-1)
+
+indexStar :: Star a -> Int -> a
+indexStar Nil _       = errorWithoutStackTrace "index: empty list!"
+indexStar (Cons xs) i = indexPlus xs i
+
+
+-- $setup
+-- >>> :set -XOverloadedLists
diff --git a/src/Data/List/Kleene/Plus.hs b/src/Data/List/Kleene/Plus.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies    #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      : Data.List.Kleene.Star
+-- Description : A list type isomorphic to 'Data.List.NonEmpty.NonEmpty' based on the Kleene plus.
+-- Copyright   : (c) Donnacha Oisín Kidney, 2020
+-- License     : Apache
+-- Maintainer  : mail@doisinkidney.com
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : ghc
+--
+-- This module provides a simple list type isomorphic to 'Data.List.NonEmpty.NonEmpty',
+-- but which is defined in terms of a possibly empty list
+-- type. This can make moving between one type and another
+-- easier.
+
+module Data.List.Kleene.Plus
+  ( -- * The list type
+   Plus(..)
+  ,pattern (:+)
+  ,pattern One
+  ,Star(..)
+  -- * Utility functions
+  ,last
+  ,filter
+  ,reverse
+  ,take
+  ,(!!)
+  -- * Building lists
+  ,unfoldr
+  ,iterate
+  ,cycle
+  -- * scans
+  ,scanr
+  ,scanl
+  ,prescanr
+  ,prescanl
+  -- * Sorting
+  ,sortBy
+  ,sortOn
+  ,sort
+  )
+  where
+
+import           Data.List.Kleene.Internal
+
+import           Data.Ord
+
+import           Prelude                   hiding (cycle, filter, head, iterate,
+                                            last, reverse, scanl, scanr, take,
+                                            (!!))
+
+-- | Sort given a comparison function. Stable.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sortBy (\x y -> compare (fst x) (fst y)) [(4,1),(3,2),(1,3),(3,4)]
+-- [(1,3),(3,2),(3,4),(4,1)]
+sortBy :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Plus a -> Plus a
+sortBy cmp = treeFoldMap One (mergelr cmp)
+
+-- | Sort given a selector function. Stable.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sortOn fst [(4,1),(3,2),(1,3),(3,4)]
+-- [(1,3),(3,2),(3,4),(4,1)]
+sortOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> Plus a -> Plus a
+sortOn c = fmap fst . treeFoldMap (\x -> One (x, c x)) (mergelr (comparing snd))
+
+-- | Stable sort.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sort [4,3,1,3]
+-- [1,3,3,4]
+sort :: Ord a => Plus a -> Plus a
+sort = sortBy compare
+
+-- | Return the last element of a finite list.
+--
+-- >>> last [1..10]
+-- 10
+last :: Plus a -> a
+last = foldl1 (\_ x -> x)
+
+-- | Unfold a list from a seed.
+unfoldr :: (b -> (a, Maybe b)) -> b -> Plus a
+unfoldr f b = x :- maybe Nil (Cons . unfoldr f) xs
+  where
+    (x,xs) = f b
+
+-- | Cycle a list infinitely
+--
+-- >>> take 10 (cycle [1..3])
+-- [1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1]
+cycle :: Plus a -> Plus a
+cycle xs = ys
+  where
+    ys = xs <> ys
+
+-- | Repeatedly apply a function, listing its output.
+--
+-- >>> take 5 (iterate (+1) 1)
+-- [1,2,3,4,5]
+iterate :: (a -> a) -> a -> Plus a
+iterate f x = x :+ iterate f (f x)
+
+-- | Like 'scanr', but without including the initial element in the output.
+--
+-- >>> prescanr (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [6,5,3]
+prescanr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> Plus a -> Plus b
+prescanr f b (One x) = One (f x b)
+prescanr f b (x :+ xs) = f x (head ys) :+ ys
+  where
+    ys = prescanr f b xs
+
+-- | Like 'scanl', but without including the initial element in the output.
+--
+-- >>> prescanl (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [1,3,6]
+prescanl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> Plus a -> Plus b
+prescanl = prescanlPlus
+
+-- | Reverse a list.
+--
+-- >>> reverse [1..5]
+-- [5,4,3,2,1]
+reverse :: Plus a -> Plus a
+reverse (x :- xs) = foldl (flip (:+)) (One x) xs
+
+-- | @'take' n xs@ takes the first @n@ elements from @xs@.
+--
+-- >>> take 5 [1..]
+-- [1,2,3,4,5]
+--
+-- >>> take 5 [1..3]
+-- [1,2,3]
+take :: Int -> Plus a -> Star a
+take = takePlus
+
+-- | Index into a list.
+--
+-- >>> [0..] !! 3
+-- 3
+--
+-- >>> [0..5] !! 6
+-- *** Exception: index: empty list!
+(!!) :: Plus a -> Int -> a
+(!!) = indexPlus
+
+-- $setup
+-- >>> :set -XOverloadedLists
diff --git a/src/Data/List/Kleene/Star.hs b/src/Data/List/Kleene/Star.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE PatternSynonyms #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies    #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      : Data.List.Kleene.Star
+-- Description : A list type isomorphic to [] based on the Kleene star.
+-- Copyright   : (c) Donnacha Oisín Kidney, 2020
+-- License     : Apache
+-- Maintainer  : mail@doisinkidney.com
+-- Stability   : experimental
+-- Portability : ghc
+--
+-- This module provides a simple list type isomorphic to Haskell's
+-- standard @[]@, but which is defined in terms of a non-empty list
+-- type. This can make moving between one type and another
+-- easier.
+
+module Data.List.Kleene.Star
+  ( -- * The list type
+      Star(..)
+  ,pattern (:*)
+  ,Plus(..)
+  -- * Utility functions
+  ,filter
+  ,reverse
+  ,uncons
+  ,take
+  ,(!!)
+  -- * Building lists
+  ,unfoldr
+  -- * scans
+  ,scanr
+  ,scanl
+  ,prescanl
+  ,prescanr
+  -- * Sorting
+  ,sortBy
+  ,sortOn
+  ,sort
+  )
+  where
+
+import           Data.List.Kleene.Internal
+import           Data.Ord
+import           Prelude                   hiding (filter, head, reverse, scanl,
+                                            scanr, take, (!!))
+
+-- | Sort given a comparison function. Stable.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sortBy (\x y -> compare (fst x) (fst y)) [(4,1),(3,2),(1,3),(3,4)]
+-- [(1,3),(3,2),(3,4),(4,1)]
+sortBy :: (a -> a -> Ordering) -> Star a -> Star a
+sortBy _   Nil       = Nil
+sortBy cmp (Cons xs) = Cons (treeFoldMap One (mergelr cmp) xs)
+
+-- | Sort given a selector function. Stable.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sortOn fst [(4,1),(3,2),(1,3),(3,4)]
+-- [(1,3),(3,2),(3,4),(4,1)]
+sortOn :: Ord b => (a -> b) -> Star a -> Star a
+sortOn _ Nil = Nil
+sortOn c (Cons xs) = Cons (fmap fst (treeFoldMap (\x -> One (x, c x)) (mergelr (comparing snd)) xs))
+
+-- | Stable sort.
+-- \(\mathcal{O}(n \log n)\).
+--
+-- >>> sort [4,3,1,3]
+-- [1,3,3,4]
+sort :: Ord a => Star a -> Star a
+sort = sortBy compare
+
+-- | Unfold a list from a seed.
+unfoldr :: (b -> Maybe (a, b)) -> b -> Star a
+unfoldr f b = maybe Nil (\(x, xs) -> x :* unfoldr f xs) (f b)
+
+-- | Like 'scanl', but without including the initial element in the output.
+--
+-- >>> prescanl (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [1,3,6]
+prescanl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> Star a -> Star b
+prescanl = prescanlStar
+
+-- | Like 'scanr', but without including the initial element in the output.
+--
+-- >>> prescanr (+) 0 [1,2,3]
+-- [6,5,3]
+prescanr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> Star a -> Star b
+prescanr _ _ Nil = Nil
+prescanr f b (Cons xs) = Cons (go xs)
+  where
+    go (One x) = One (f x b)
+    go (y :+ ys) = f y (head zs) :+ zs
+      where
+        zs = go ys
+
+-- | Reverse a list.
+--
+-- >>> reverse [1..5]
+-- [5,4,3,2,1]
+reverse :: Star a -> Star a
+reverse = foldl (flip (:*)) Nil
+
+-- | Convert to a 'Plus' list.
+uncons :: Star a -> Maybe (Plus a)
+uncons Nil       = Nothing
+uncons (Cons xs) = Just xs
+
+-- | @'take' n xs@ takes the first @n@ elements from @xs@.
+--
+-- >>> take 5 [1..]
+-- [1,2,3,4,5]
+--
+-- >>> take 5 [1..3]
+-- [1,2,3]
+take :: Int -> Star a -> Star a
+take = takeStar
+
+-- | Index into a list.
+--
+-- >>> [0..] !! 3
+-- 3
+--
+-- >>> [0..5] !! 6
+-- *** Exception: index: empty list!
+(!!) :: Star a -> Int -> a
+(!!) = indexStar
+
+-- $setup
+-- >>> :set -XOverloadedLists
