/* * richard-atp-engine: A saturation-based automated theorem prover for first-order logic. * Copyright (C) 2026 Richard Qin * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see . */ #pragma once /// @file inference_rule.h /// @brief Abstract interface for pluggable inference rules. /// /// Each inference rule (resolution, factoring, paramodulation, etc.) /// is a self-contained object that the Prover can selectively load. /// This prevents search space explosion by only enabling rules relevant /// to the problem at hand. #include "atp/core/clause.h" #include "atp/core/clause_store.h" #include "atp/core/term_bank.h" #include #include namespace atp { /// Abstract base class for all inference rules. /// The Prover invokes only the rules present in its active calculus. class InferenceRuleBase { public: virtual ~InferenceRuleBase() = default; /// Human-readable name for logging and proof output. [[nodiscard]] virtual std::string_view name() const = 0; /// Is this a generating rule (produces new clauses) or simplifying rule /// (rewrites/deletes existing clauses)? enum class Kind : uint8_t { kGenerating, kSimplifying }; [[nodiscard]] virtual Kind kind() const = 0; }; /// Generating inference rule: given a "given clause" and the set of processed /// clauses, produce new clauses. class GeneratingRule : public InferenceRuleBase { public: [[nodiscard]] Kind kind() const final { return Kind::kGenerating; } /// Generate new clauses from the given clause against all processed clauses. /// @param given The selected clause from the Unprocessed queue. /// @param processed All previously processed clauses (accessed via store). /// @param bank The global term bank. /// @return Newly generated clauses (not yet added to the store). [[nodiscard]] virtual std::vector generate(const Clause& given, const std::vector& processed, const ClauseStore& store, TermBank& bank) const = 0; }; /// Simplifying inference rule: rewrite or delete a clause in-place. class SimplifyingRule : public InferenceRuleBase { public: [[nodiscard]] Kind kind() const final { return Kind::kSimplifying; } /// Attempt to simplify a clause. Returns true if the clause was modified. /// If the clause should be deleted entirely, clear its literals. virtual bool simplify(Clause& clause, const ClauseStore& store, TermBank& bank) const = 0; }; } // namespace atp