def combs[A](n: Int, xs: List[A]): Stream[List[A]] = combsBySize(xs)(n) def combsBySize[A](xs: List[A]): Stream[Stream[List[A]]] = { val z: Stream[Stream[List[A]]] = Stream(Stream(List())) ++ Stream.continually(Stream.empty) xs.toStream.foldRight(z)((a, b) => zipWith[Stream[List[A]]](_ ++ _, f(a, b), b)) } def zipWith[A](f: (A, A) => A, as: Stream[A], bs: Stream[A]): Stream[A] = (as, bs) match { case (Stream.Empty, _) => Stream.Empty case (_, Stream.Empty) => Stream.Empty case (a #:: as, b #:: bs) => f(a, b) #:: zipWith(f, as, bs) } def f[A](x: A, xsss: Stream[Stream[List[A]]]): Stream[Stream[List[A]]] = Stream.empty #:: xsss.map(_.map(x :: _))