/************************************************************************* * * * YAP Prolog * * * * Yap Prolog was developed at NCCUP - Universidade do Porto * * * * Copyright L.Damas, V.S.Costa and Universidade do Porto 1985-1997 * * * ************************************************************************** * * * File: atts.yap * * Last rev: 8/2/88 * * mods: * * comments: attribute support for Prolog * * * *************************************************************************/ /** @defgroup Attributed_Variables Attributed Variables @ingroup YAPExtensions YAP supports attributed variables, originally developed at OFAI by Christian Holzbaur. Attributes are a means of declaring that an arbitrary term is a property for a variable. These properties can be updated during forward execution. Moreover, the unification algorithm is aware of attributed variables and will call user defined handlers when trying to unify these variables. Attributed variables provide an elegant abstraction over which one can extend Prolog systems. Their main application so far has been in implementing constraint handlers, such as Holzbaur's CLPQR, Fruewirth and Holzbaur's CHR, and CLP(BN). Different Prolog systems implement attributed variables in different ways. Originally, YAP used the interface designed by SICStus Prolog. This interface is still available through the atts library, and is still used by CLPBN. From YAP-6.0.3 onwards we recommend using the hProlog, SWI style interface. We believe that this design is easier to understand and work with. Most packages included in YAP that use attributed variables, such as CHR, CLP(FD), and CLP(QR), rely on the SWI-Prolog interface. @{ */ /** @defgroup New_Style_Attribute_Declarations hProlog and SWI-Prolog style Attribute Declarations @ingroup Attributed_Variables @{ The following documentation is taken from the SWI-Prolog manual. Binding an attributed variable schedules a goal to be executed at the first possible opportunity. In the current implementation the hooks are executed immediately after a successful unification of the clause-head or successful completion of a foreign language (built-in) predicate. Each attribute is associated to a module and the hook attr_unify_hook/2 is executed in this module. The example below realises a very simple and incomplete finite domain reasoner. ~~~~~ :- module(domain, [ domain/2 % Var, ?Domain ]). :- use_module(library(ordsets)). domain(X, Dom) :- var(Dom), !, get_attr(X, domain, Dom). domain(X, List) :- list_to_ord_set(List, Domain), put_attr(Y, domain, Domain), X = Y. % An attributed variable with attribute value Domain has been % assigned the value Y attr_unify_hook(Domain, Y) :- ( get_attr(Y, domain, Dom2) -> ord_intersection(Domain, Dom2, NewDomain), ( NewDomain == [] -> fail ; NewDomain = [Value] -> Y = Value ; put_attr(Y, domain, NewDomain) ) ; var(Y) -> put_attr( Y, domain, Domain ) ; ord_memberchk(Y, Domain) ). % Translate attributes from this module to residual goals attribute_goals(X) --> { get_attr(X, domain, List) }, [domain(X, List)]. ~~~~~ Before explaining the code we give some example queries: The predicate `domain/2` fetches (first clause) or assigns (second clause) the variable a domain, a set of values it can be unified with. In the second clause first associates the domain with a fresh variable and then unifies X to this variable to deal with the possibility that X already has a domain. The predicate attr_unify_hook/2 is a hook called after a variable with a domain is assigned a value. In the simple case where the variable is bound to a concrete value we simply check whether this value is in the domain. Otherwise we take the intersection of the domains and either fail if the intersection is empty (first example), simply assign the value if there is only one value in the intersection (second example) or assign the intersection as the new domain of the variable (third example). The nonterminal `attribute_goals/3` is used to translate remaining attributes to user-readable goals that, when executed, reinstate these attributes. */ :- module('$attributes', [ delayed_goals/4 ]). :- use_system_module( '$_boot', ['$undefp'/1]). :- use_system_module( '$_errors', ['$do_error'/2]). :- use_system_module( '$coroutining', [attr_unify_hook/2]). :- use_system_module( attributes, [all_attvars/1, attributed_module/3, bind_attvar/1, del_all_atts/1, del_all_module_atts/2, get_all_swi_atts/2, get_module_atts/2, modules_with_attributes/1, put_att_term/2, put_module_atts/2, unbind_attvar/1, woken_att_do/4]). :- dynamic attributes:attributed_module/3, attributes:modules_with_attributes/1. /** @pred get_attr(+ _Var_,+ _Module_,- _Value_) Request the current _value_ for the attribute named _Module_. If _Var_ is not an attributed variable or the named attribute is not associated to _Var_ this predicate fails silently. If _Module_ is not an atom, a type error is raised. */ prolog:get_attr(Var, Mod, Att) :- functor(AttTerm, Mod, 2), arg(2, AttTerm, Att), attributes:get_module_atts(Var, AttTerm). /** @pred put_attr(+ _Var_,+ _Module_,+ _Value_) If _Var_ is a variable or attributed variable, set the value for the attribute named _Module_ to _Value_. If an attribute with this name is already associated with _Var_, the old value is replaced. Backtracking will restore the old value (i.e., an attribute is a mutable term. See also `setarg/3`). This predicate raises a representation error if _Var_ is not a variable and a type error if _Module_ is not an atom. */ prolog:put_attr(Var, Mod, Att) :- functor(AttTerm, Mod, 2), arg(2, AttTerm, Att), attributes:put_module_atts(Var, AttTerm). /** @pred del_attr(+ _Var_,+ _Module_) Delete the named attribute. If _Var_ loses its last attribute it is transformed back into a traditional Prolog variable. If _Module_ is not an atom, a type error is raised. In all other cases this predicate succeeds regardless whether or not the named attribute is present. */ prolog:del_attr(Var, Mod) :- functor(AttTerm, Mod, 2), attributes:del_all_module_atts(Var, AttTerm). /** @pred del_attrs(+ _Var_) If _Var_ is an attributed variable, delete all its attributes. In all other cases, this predicate succeeds without side-effects. */ prolog:del_attrs(Var) :- attributes:del_all_atts(Var). prolog:get_attrs(AttVar, SWIAtts) :- attributes:get_all_swi_atts(AttVar,SWIAtts). /** @pred put_attrs(+ _Var_,+ _Attributes_) Set all attributes of _Var_. See get_attrs/2 for a description of _Attributes_. */ prolog:put_attrs(_, []). prolog:put_attrs(V, Atts) :- cvt_to_swi_atts(Atts, YapAtts), attributes:put_att_term(V, YapAtts). cvt_to_swi_atts([], _). cvt_to_swi_atts(att(Mod,Attribute,Atts), ModAttribute) :- ModAttribute =.. [Mod, YapAtts, Attribute], cvt_to_swi_atts(Atts, YapAtts). /** @pred copy_term(? _TI_,- _TF_,- _Goals_) Term _TF_ is a variant of the original term _TI_, such that for each variable _V_ in the term _TI_ there is a new variable _V'_ in term _TF_ without any attributes attached. Attributed variables are thus converted to standard variables. _Goals_ is unified with a list that represents the attributes. The goal `maplist(call, _Goals_)` can be called to recreate the attributes. Before the actual copying, `copy_term/3` calls `attribute_goals/1` in the module where the attribute is defined. */ prolog:copy_term(Term, Copy, Gs) :- term_attvars(Term, Vs), ( Vs == [] -> Gs = [], copy_term(Term, Copy) ; findall(Term-Gs, '$attributes':residuals_and_delete_attributes(Vs, Gs, Term), [Copy-Gs]) ). residuals_and_delete_attributes(Vs, Gs, Term) :- attvars_residuals(Vs, Gs, []), delete_attributes(Term). attvars_residuals([]) --> []. attvars_residuals([V|Vs]) --> { nonvar(V) }, !, attvars_residuals(Vs). attvars_residuals([V|Vs]) --> ( { get_attrs(V, As) } -> attvar_residuals(As, V) ; [] ), attvars_residuals(Vs). %% @} % % wake_up_goal is called by the system whenever a suspended goal % resumes. % /* The first case may happen if this variable was used for dif. In this case, we need a way to keep the original suspended goal around */ %'$wake_up_goal'([Module1|Continuation],G) :- % '$write'(4,vsc_woke:G+[Module1|Continuation]:' %'), fail. prolog:'$wake_up_goal'([Module1|Continuation], LG) :- % writeln( [Module1|Continuation]:LG), execute_woken_system_goals(LG), do_continuation(Continuation, Module1). % % in the first two cases restore register immediately and proceed % to continuation. In the last case take care with modules, but do % not act as if a meta-call. % % do_continuation('$cut_by'(X), _) :- !, '$$cut_by'(X). do_continuation('$restore_regs'(X), _) :- !, % yap_flag(gc_trace,verbose), % garbage_collect, '$restore_regs'(X). do_continuation('$restore_regs'(X,Y), _) :- !, % yap_flag(gc_trace,verbose), % garbage_collect, '$restore_regs'(X,Y). do_continuation(Continuation, Module1) :- execute_continuation(Continuation,Module1). execute_continuation(Continuation, Module1) :- '$undefined'(Continuation, Module1), !, '$current_module'( M ), '$swi_current_prolog_flag'( M:unknown, Default ), '$undefp'([Module1|Continuation] , Default ). execute_continuation(Continuation, Mod) :- % do not do meta-expansion nor any fancy stuff. '$execute0'(Continuation, Mod). execute_woken_system_goals([]). execute_woken_system_goals(['$att_do'(V,New)|LG]) :- execute_woken_system_goals(LG), call_atts(V,New). % % what to do when an attribute gets bound % call_atts(V,_) :- nonvar(V), !. call_atts(V,_) :- '$att_bound'(V), !. call_atts(V,New) :- attributes:get_all_swi_atts(V,SWIAtts), ( '$undefined'(woken_att_do(V, New, LGoals, DoNotBind), attributes) -> LGoals = [], DoNotBind = false ; attributes:woken_att_do(V, New, LGoals, DoNotBind) ), ( DoNotBind == true -> attributes:unbind_attvar(V) ; attributes:bind_attvar(V) ), do_hook_attributes(SWIAtts, New), lcall(LGoals). do_hook_attributes([], _). do_hook_attributes(att(Mod,Att,Atts), Binding) :- ('$undefined'(attr_unify_hook(Att,Binding), Mod) -> true ; Mod:attr_unify_hook(Att, Binding) ), do_hook_attributes(Atts, Binding). lcall([]). lcall([Mod:Gls|Goals]) :- lcall2(Gls,Mod), lcall(Goals). lcall2([], _). lcall2([Goal|Goals], Mod) :- call(Mod:Goal), lcall2(Goals, Mod). /** @pred call_residue_vars(: _G_, _L_) Call goal _G_ and unify _L_ with a list of all constrained variables created during execution of _G_: ~~~~~ ?- dif(X,Z), call_residue_vars(dif(X,Y),L). dif(X,Z), call_residue_vars(dif(X,Y),L). L = [Y], dif(X,Z), dif(X,Y) ? ; no ~~~~~ */ prolog:call_residue_vars(Goal,Residue) :- attributes:all_attvars(Vs0), call(Goal), attributes:all_attvars(Vs), % this should not be actually strictly necessary right now. % but it makes it a safe bet. sort(Vs, Vss), sort(Vs0, Vs0s), '$ord_remove'(Vss, Vs0s, Residue). '$ord_remove'([], _, []). '$ord_remove'([V|Vs], [], [V|Vs]). '$ord_remove'([V1|Vss], [V2|Vs0s], Residue) :- ( V1 == V2 -> '$ord_remove'(Vss, Vs0s, Residue) ; V1 @< V2 -> Residue = [V1|ResidueF], '$ord_remove'(Vss, [V2|Vs0s], ResidueF) ; '$ord_remove'([V1|Vss], Vs0s, Residue) ). /** @pred _Module_:attribute_goal( _-Var_, _-Goal_) User-defined procedure, called to convert the attributes in _Var_ to a _Goal_. Should fail when no interpretation is available. */ attvar_residuals([], _) --> []. attvar_residuals(att(Module,Value,As), V) --> ( { nonvar(V) } -> % a previous projection predicate could have instantiated % this variable, for example, to avoid redundant goals [] ; { attributes:attributed_module(Module, _, _) } -> % SICStus like run, put attributes back first { Value =.. [Name,_|Vs], NValue =.. [Name,_|Vs], attributes:put_module_atts(V,NValue) }, attvar_residuals(As, V), ( { '$undefined'(attribute_goal(V, Goal), Module) } -> [] ; { call(Module:attribute_goal(V, Goal)) }, dot_list(Goal) ) ; ( { current_predicate(Module:attribute_goals/3) } -> { call(Module:attribute_goals(V, Goals, [])) }, list(Goals) ; { current_predicate(Module:attribute_goal/2) } -> { call(Module:attribute_goal(V, Goal)) }, dot_list(Goal) ; [put_attr(V, Module, Value)] ), attvar_residuals(As, V) ). list([]) --> []. list([L|Ls]) --> [L], list(Ls). dot_list((A,B)) --> !, dot_list(A), dot_list(B). dot_list(A) --> [A]. delete_attributes(Term) :- term_attvars(Term, Vs), delete_attributes_(Vs). delete_attributes_([]). delete_attributes_([V|Vs]) :- del_attrs(V), delete_attributes_(Vs). /** @pred call_residue(: _G_, _L_) Call goal _G_. If subgoals of _G_ are still blocked, return a list containing these goals and the variables they are blocked in. The goals are then considered as unblocked. The next example shows a case where dif/2 suspends twice, once outside call_residue/2, and the other inside: ~~~~~ ?- dif(X,Y), call_residue((dif(X,Y),(X = f(Z) ; Y = f(Z))), L). X = f(Z), L = [[Y]-dif(f(Z),Y)], dif(f(Z),Y) ? ; Y = f(Z), L = [[X]-dif(X,f(Z))], dif(X,f(Z)) ? ; no ~~~~~ The system only reports one invocation of dif/2 as having suspended. */ prolog:call_residue(Goal,Residue) :- var(Goal), !, '$do_error'(instantiation_error,call_residue(Goal,Residue)). prolog:call_residue(Module:Goal,Residue) :- atom(Module), !, call_residue(Goal,Module,Residue). prolog:call_residue(Goal,Residue) :- '$current_module'(Module), call_residue(Goal,Module,Residue). call_residue(Goal,Module,Residue) :- prolog:call_residue_vars(Module:Goal,NewAttVars), ( attributes:modules_with_attributes([_|_]) -> project_attributes(NewAttVars, Module:Goal) ; true ), copy_term(Goal, Goal, Residue). delayed_goals(G, Vs, NVs, Gs) :- project_delayed_goals(G), % term_factorized([G|Vs], [_|NVs], Gs). copy_term([G|Vs], [_|NVs], Gs). project_delayed_goals(G) :- % SICStus compatible step, % just try to simplify store by projecting constraints % over query variables. % called by top_level to find out about delayed goals attributes:modules_with_attributes([_|_]), !, attributes:all_attvars(LAV), LAV = [_|_], project_attributes(LAV, G), !. project_delayed_goals(_). attributed(G, Vs) :- term_variables(G, LAV), att_vars(LAV, Vs). att_vars([], []). att_vars([V|LGs], [V|AttVars]) :- attvar(V), !, att_vars(LGs, AttVars). att_vars([_|LGs], AttVars) :- att_vars(LGs, AttVars). % make sure we set the suspended goal list to its previous state! % make sure we have installed a SICStus like constraint solver. /** @pred _Module_:project_attributes( _+QueryVars_, _+AttrVars_) Given a list of variables _QueryVars_ and list of attributed variables _AttrVars_, project all attributes in _AttrVars_ to _QueryVars_. Although projection is constraint system dependent, typically this will involve expressing all constraints in terms of _QueryVars_ and considering all remaining variables as existentially quantified. Projection interacts with attribute_goal/2 at the Prolog top level. When the query succeeds, the system first calls project_attributes/2. The system then calls attribute_goal/2 to get a user-level representation of the constraints. Typically, attribute_goal/2 will convert from the original constraints into a set of new constraints on the projection, and these constraints are the ones that will have an attribute_goal/2 handler. */ project_attributes(AllVs, G) :- attributes:modules_with_attributes(LMods), LMods = [_|_], term_variables(G, InputVs), pick_att_vars(InputVs, AttIVs), project_module(LMods, AttIVs, AllVs). pick_att_vars([],[]). pick_att_vars([V|L],[V|NL]) :- attvar(V), !, pick_att_vars(L,NL). pick_att_vars([_|L],NL) :- pick_att_vars(L,NL). project_module([], _, _). project_module([Mod|LMods], LIV, LAV) :- '$pred_exists'(project_attributes(LIV, LAV),Mod), call(Mod:project_attributes(LIV, LAV)), !, attributes:all_attvars(NLAV), project_module(LMods,LIV,NLAV). project_module([_|LMods], LIV, LAV) :- project_module(LMods,LIV,LAV). /** @} */