Source code for nltk.inference.prover9

# Natural Language Toolkit: Interface to the Prover9 Theorem Prover
#
# Copyright (C) 2001-2015 NLTK Project
# Author: Dan Garrette <dhgarrette@gmail.com>
#         Ewan Klein <ewan@inf.ed.ac.uk>
#
# URL: <http://nltk.org/>
# For license information, see LICENSE.TXT
"""
A theorem prover that makes use of the external 'Prover9' package.
"""
from __future__ import print_function

import os
import subprocess

import nltk
from nltk.sem.logic import Expression, ExistsExpression, AllExpression, \
    NegatedExpression, AndExpression, IffExpression, OrExpression, \
    EqualityExpression, ImpExpression
from nltk.inference.api import BaseProverCommand, Prover

#
# Following is not yet used. Return code for 2 actually realized as 512.
#
p9_return_codes = {
    0: True,
    1:  "(FATAL)",      #A fatal error occurred (user's syntax error).
    2: False,           # (SOS_EMPTY) Prover9 ran out of things to do
                        #   (sos list exhausted).
    3: "(MAX_MEGS)",    # The max_megs (memory limit) parameter was exceeded.
    4: "(MAX_SECONDS)", # The max_seconds parameter was exceeded.
    5: "(MAX_GIVEN)",   # The max_given parameter was exceeded.
    6: "(MAX_KEPT)",    # The max_kept parameter was exceeded.
    7: "(ACTION)",      # A Prover9 action terminated the search.
    101: "(SIGSEGV)",   # Prover9 crashed, most probably due to a bug.
 }


class Prover9CommandParent(object):
    """
    A common base class used by both ``Prover9Command`` and ``MaceCommand``,
    which is responsible for maintaining a goal and a set of assumptions,
    and generating prover9-style input files from them.
    """
    def print_assumptions(self, output_format='nltk'):
        """
        Print the list of the current assumptions.
        """
        if output_format.lower() == 'nltk':
            for a in self.assumptions():
                print(a)
        elif output_format.lower() == 'prover9':
            for a in convert_to_prover9(self.assumptions()):
                print(a)
        else:
            raise NameError("Unrecognized value for 'output_format': %s" %
                            output_format)

[docs]class Prover9Command(Prover9CommandParent, BaseProverCommand): """ A ``ProverCommand`` specific to the ``Prover9`` prover. It contains the a print_assumptions() method that is used to print the list of assumptions in multiple formats. """
[docs] def __init__(self, goal=None, assumptions=None, timeout=60, prover=None): """ :param goal: Input expression to prove :type goal: sem.Expression :param assumptions: Input expressions to use as assumptions in the proof. :type assumptions: list(sem.Expression) :param timeout: number of seconds before timeout; set to 0 for no timeout. :type timeout: int :param prover: a prover. If not set, one will be created. :type prover: Prover9 """ if not assumptions: assumptions = [] if prover is not None: assert isinstance(prover, Prover9) else: prover = Prover9(timeout) BaseProverCommand.__init__(self, prover, goal, assumptions)
[docs] def decorate_proof(self, proof_string, simplify=True): """ :see BaseProverCommand.decorate_proof() """ if simplify: return self._prover._call_prooftrans(proof_string, ['striplabels'])[0].rstrip() else: return proof_string.rstrip()
class Prover9Parent(object): """ A common class extended by both ``Prover9`` and ``Mace <mace.Mace>``. It contains the functionality required to convert NLTK-style expressions into Prover9-style expressions. """ _binary_location = None def config_prover9(self, binary_location, verbose=False): if binary_location is None: self._binary_location = None self._prover9_bin = None else: name = 'prover9' self._prover9_bin = nltk.internals.find_binary( name, path_to_bin=binary_location, env_vars=['PROVER9'], url='http://www.cs.unm.edu/~mccune/prover9/', binary_names=[name, name + '.exe'], verbose=verbose) self._binary_location = self._prover9_bin.rsplit(os.path.sep, 1) def prover9_input(self, goal, assumptions): """ :return: The input string that should be provided to the prover9 binary. This string is formed based on the goal, assumptions, and timeout value of this object. """ s = '' if assumptions: s += 'formulas(assumptions).\n' for p9_assumption in convert_to_prover9(assumptions): s += ' %s.\n' % p9_assumption s += 'end_of_list.\n\n' if goal: s += 'formulas(goals).\n' s += ' %s.\n' % convert_to_prover9(goal) s += 'end_of_list.\n\n' return s def binary_locations(self): """ A list of directories that should be searched for the prover9 executables. This list is used by ``config_prover9`` when searching for the prover9 executables. """ return ['/usr/local/bin/prover9', '/usr/local/bin/prover9/bin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/bin', '/usr/local/prover9', '/usr/local/share/prover9'] def _find_binary(self, name, verbose=False): binary_locations = self.binary_locations() if self._binary_location is not None: binary_locations += [self._binary_location] return nltk.internals.find_binary(name, searchpath=binary_locations, env_vars=['PROVER9'], url='http://www.cs.unm.edu/~mccune/prover9/', binary_names=[name, name + '.exe'], verbose=verbose) def _call(self, input_str, binary, args=[], verbose=False): """ Call the binary with the given input. :param input_str: A string whose contents are used as stdin. :param binary: The location of the binary to call :param args: A list of command-line arguments. :return: A tuple (stdout, returncode) :see: ``config_prover9`` """ if verbose: print('Calling:', binary) print('Args:', args) print('Input:\n', input_str, '\n') # Call prover9 via a subprocess cmd = [binary] + args try: input_str = input_str.encode("utf8") except AttributeError: pass p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdin=subprocess.PIPE) (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate(input=input_str) if verbose: print('Return code:', p.returncode) if stdout: print('stdout:\n', stdout, '\n') if stderr: print('stderr:\n', stderr, '\n') return (stdout.decode("utf-8"), p.returncode) def convert_to_prover9(input): """ Convert a ``logic.Expression`` to Prover9 format. """ if isinstance(input, list): result = [] for s in input: try: result.append(_convert_to_prover9(s.simplify())) except: print('input %s cannot be converted to Prover9 input syntax' % input) raise return result else: try: return _convert_to_prover9(input.simplify()) except: print('input %s cannot be converted to Prover9 input syntax' % input) raise def _convert_to_prover9(expression): """ Convert ``logic.Expression`` to Prover9 formatted string. """ if isinstance(expression, ExistsExpression): return 'exists ' + str(expression.variable) + ' ' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.term) elif isinstance(expression, AllExpression): return 'all ' + str(expression.variable) + ' ' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.term) elif isinstance(expression, NegatedExpression): return '-(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.term) + ')' elif isinstance(expression, AndExpression): return '(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.first) + ' & ' + \ _convert_to_prover9(expression.second) + ')' elif isinstance(expression, OrExpression): return '(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.first) + ' | ' + \ _convert_to_prover9(expression.second) + ')' elif isinstance(expression, ImpExpression): return '(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.first) + ' -> ' + \ _convert_to_prover9(expression.second) + ')' elif isinstance(expression, IffExpression): return '(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.first) + ' <-> ' + \ _convert_to_prover9(expression.second) + ')' elif isinstance(expression, EqualityExpression): return '(' + _convert_to_prover9(expression.first) + ' = ' + \ _convert_to_prover9(expression.second) + ')' else: return str(expression)
[docs]class Prover9(Prover9Parent, Prover): _prover9_bin = None _prooftrans_bin = None
[docs] def __init__(self, timeout=60): self._timeout = timeout """The timeout value for prover9. If a proof can not be found in this amount of time, then prover9 will return false. (Use 0 for no timeout.)"""
def _prove(self, goal=None, assumptions=None, verbose=False): """ Use Prover9 to prove a theorem. :return: A pair whose first element is a boolean indicating if the proof was successful (i.e. returns value of 0) and whose second element is the output of the prover. """ if not assumptions: assumptions = [] stdout, returncode = self._call_prover9(self.prover9_input(goal, assumptions), verbose=verbose) return (returncode == 0, stdout)
[docs] def prover9_input(self, goal, assumptions): """ :see: Prover9Parent.prover9_input """ s = 'clear(auto_denials).\n' #only one proof required return s + Prover9Parent.prover9_input(self, goal, assumptions)
def _call_prover9(self, input_str, args=[], verbose=False): """ Call the ``prover9`` binary with the given input. :param input_str: A string whose contents are used as stdin. :param args: A list of command-line arguments. :return: A tuple (stdout, returncode) :see: ``config_prover9`` """ if self._prover9_bin is None: self._prover9_bin = self._find_binary('prover9', verbose) updated_input_str = '' if self._timeout > 0: updated_input_str += 'assign(max_seconds, %d).\n\n' % self._timeout updated_input_str += input_str stdout, returncode = self._call(updated_input_str, self._prover9_bin, args, verbose) if returncode not in [0,2]: errormsgprefix = '%%ERROR:' if errormsgprefix in stdout: msgstart = stdout.index(errormsgprefix) errormsg = stdout[msgstart:].strip() else: errormsg = None if returncode in [3,4,5,6]: raise Prover9LimitExceededException(returncode, errormsg) else: raise Prover9FatalException(returncode, errormsg) return stdout, returncode def _call_prooftrans(self, input_str, args=[], verbose=False): """ Call the ``prooftrans`` binary with the given input. :param input_str: A string whose contents are used as stdin. :param args: A list of command-line arguments. :return: A tuple (stdout, returncode) :see: ``config_prover9`` """ if self._prooftrans_bin is None: self._prooftrans_bin = self._find_binary('prooftrans', verbose) return self._call(input_str, self._prooftrans_bin, args, verbose)
class Prover9Exception(Exception): def __init__(self, returncode, message): msg = p9_return_codes[returncode] if message: msg += '\n%s' % message Exception.__init__(self, msg) class Prover9FatalException(Prover9Exception): pass class Prover9LimitExceededException(Prover9Exception): pass ###################################################################### #{ Tests and Demos ###################################################################### def test_config(): a = Expression.fromstring('(walk(j) & sing(j))') g = Expression.fromstring('walk(j)') p = Prover9Command(g, assumptions=[a]) p._executable_path = None p.prover9_search=[] p.prove() #config_prover9('/usr/local/bin') print(p.prove()) print(p.proof()) def test_convert_to_prover9(expr): """ Test that parsing works OK. """ for t in expr: e = Expression.fromstring(t) print(convert_to_prover9(e)) def test_prove(arguments): """ Try some proofs and exhibit the results. """ for (goal, assumptions) in arguments: g = Expression.fromstring(goal) alist = [Expression.fromstring(a) for a in assumptions] p = Prover9Command(g, assumptions=alist).prove() for a in alist: print(' %s' % a) print('|- %s: %s\n' % (g, p)) arguments = [ ('(man(x) <-> (not (not man(x))))', []), ('(not (man(x) & (not man(x))))', []), ('(man(x) | (not man(x)))', []), ('(man(x) & (not man(x)))', []), ('(man(x) -> man(x))', []), ('(not (man(x) & (not man(x))))', []), ('(man(x) | (not man(x)))', []), ('(man(x) -> man(x))', []), ('(man(x) <-> man(x))', []), ('(not (man(x) <-> (not man(x))))', []), ('mortal(Socrates)', ['all x.(man(x) -> mortal(x))', 'man(Socrates)']), ('((all x.(man(x) -> walks(x)) & man(Socrates)) -> some y.walks(y))', []), ('(all x.man(x) -> all x.man(x))', []), ('some x.all y.sees(x,y)', []), ('some e3.(walk(e3) & subj(e3, mary))', ['some e1.(see(e1) & subj(e1, john) & some e2.(pred(e1, e2) & walk(e2) & subj(e2, mary)))']), ('some x e1.(see(e1) & subj(e1, x) & some e2.(pred(e1, e2) & walk(e2) & subj(e2, mary)))', ['some e1.(see(e1) & subj(e1, john) & some e2.(pred(e1, e2) & walk(e2) & subj(e2, mary)))']) ] expressions = [r'some x y.sees(x,y)', r'some x.(man(x) & walks(x))', r'\x.(man(x) & walks(x))', r'\x y.sees(x,y)', r'walks(john)', r'\x.big(x, \y.mouse(y))', r'(walks(x) & (runs(x) & (threes(x) & fours(x))))', r'(walks(x) -> runs(x))', r'some x.(PRO(x) & sees(John, x))', r'some x.(man(x) & (not walks(x)))', r'all x.(man(x) -> walks(x))'] def spacer(num=45): print('-' * num) def demo(): print("Testing configuration") spacer() test_config() print() print("Testing conversion to Prover9 format") spacer() test_convert_to_prover9(expressions) print() print("Testing proofs") spacer() test_prove(arguments) if __name__ == '__main__': demo()