object Test { sealed abstract class JValue { def ++(other: JValue) = { def append(value1: JValue, value2: JValue): JValue = (value1, value2) match { case (JNothing, x) => x case (x, JNothing) => x case (JObject(xs), x: JField) => JObject(xs ::: List(x)) case (x: JField, JObject(xs)) => JObject(x :: xs) case (JArray(xs), JArray(ys)) => JArray(xs ::: ys) case (JArray(xs), v: JValue) => JArray(xs ::: List(v)) case (v: JValue, JArray(xs)) => JArray(v :: xs) case (f1: JField, f2: JField) => JObject(f1 :: f2 :: Nil) case (JField(n, v1), v2: JValue) => JField(n, append(v1, v2)) case (x, y) => JArray(x :: y :: Nil) } append(this, other) } } case object JNothing extends JValue case object JNull extends JValue case class JString(s: String) extends JValue case class JDouble(num: Double) extends JValue case class JInt(num: BigInt) extends JValue case class JBool(value: Boolean) extends JValue case class JField(name: String, value: JValue) extends JValue case class JObject(obj: List[JField]) extends JValue case class JArray(arr: List[JValue]) extends JValue }