//===--- Repeat.swift - A CollectionType that repeats a value N times -----===//
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/// A collection whose elements are all identical `T`\ s.
public struct Repeat<T> : CollectionType {
  
  /// A type that represents a valid position in the collection.
  /// 
  /// Valid indices consist of the position of every element and a
  /// "past the end" position that's not valid for use as a subscript.
  public typealias Index = Int

  /// Construct an instance that contains `count` elements having the
  /// value `repeatedValue`.
  public init(count: Int, repeatedValue: T) {
    self.count = count
    self.repeatedValue = repeatedValue
  }
  
  /// Always zero, which is the index of the first element in a
  /// non-empty instance.
  public var startIndex: Index {
    return 0
  }

  /// Always equal to `count`, which is one greater than the index of
  /// the last element in a non-empty instance.
  public var endIndex: Index {
    return count
  }

  /// Return a *generator* over the elements of this *sequence*.
  ///
  /// Complexity: O(1)
  public func generate() -> IndexingGenerator<Repeat> {
    return IndexingGenerator(self)
  }

  /// Access the element at `position`.
  ///
  /// Requires: `position` is a valid position in `self` and
  /// `position != endIndex`.
  public subscript(position: Int) -> T {
    _precondition(position >= 0 && position < count, "Index out of range")
    return repeatedValue
  }

  /// The number of elements in this collection.
  public var count: Int

  /// The value of every element in this collection.
  public let repeatedValue: T
}