Library Reference
Note: the LMNtal API is under development and its specification
is subject to change.
In the following, arguments with the '+' sign are those consumed upon
reaction with the library atoms, while arguments with the '-' sign are
those generated by the library API. The slash (/) notation is used to
indicate the arity of atoms.
Libraty integer
- integer.rnd(+N,-H)
- H is bound to a random number between 0 and N-1.
- integer.srnd(+N)
- sets N as the seed for random numbers.
- integer.of_str(+S,-N)
- N is bound to an integer whose string representation is S.
- integer.set(+$a,+$b,+$g)
- Creates a (multi)set $g[$a], $g[$a+1], ..., $g[$b].
$g[X] must be a ground term with one free link X. For example,
a=integer.set(1,100) will be reduced to a=1, ..., a=100.
Libraty float
- float.of_str(+S,-N)
- N is bound to a floating-point number whose string representation is S.
Library nlmem
The library nlmem (nonlinear membrane) is used when coping or removing
a cell with free links (i.e., links connected to atoms outside the membrane). When copying such cells, the free links should be split by inserting ternary
atoms; when removing such cells, the free links should be terminated
by a unary atom. The library nlmem contains an implementation of
the following rule schemes that use aggregates:
R=nlmem.copy(X,a), {$p[X|*Z]} :-
R=copied(X1,X2),
{$p[X1|*Z1]}, {$p[X2|*Z2]},
a(*Z1,*Z2,*Z).
nlmem.kill(X,b), {$p[X|*Z]} :- b(*Z).
They are rule schemes in the sense that a and b are metasymbols to be replaced by any symbolic names.
- nlmem.copy(+{P},+a,-R)
- An abbreviated form of
(nlmem.copy(R0,a,R), {+R0,P}).
Creates two copies of the
cell {+R0,P} with all its free links renamed, and
connects R and the two fresh copies of R0 using
a ternary atom with the name a.
Furthermore, for each free link L of the original cell
{+R0, P} (except R0 that will disappear together with the '+'), nlmem.copy
connects the two fresh copies of L and
the original L via the ternary atom a.
- nlmem.copy(+{P},-R)
- Same as {nlmem.copy({P},copied,R).
- nlmem.kill(+{P},+b)
- An abbreviated form of
(nlmem.kill(R0,b), {+R0,P}).
Connects each free link L of the cell
{+R0, P} (except R0 that will disappear together with the '+') to the unary atom b.
- nlmem.kill(+{P})
- Same as nlmem.kill({P},killed).
Library seq
Library seq is to apply sets of rules R1,..., Rn
sequentially to a graph G, that is, rules Rn+1 are applied
only after rules in Rn becomes non-applicable.
Each set of rules Rk is specified as a cell containing rules,
while the initial graph G is specified as a cell containing G.
For instance,
r=seq.run({a}, [{a:-b}, {b:-c. a:-never.}, {c:-d. b:-never.}])
is reduced to
r={d}
- r=seq.run(+M,+Rs)
- M is a cell (called a data cell) and Rs is a list of cells (called rull cells) each containing rules.
Applies rules in Rs to the data cell M sequentially from left to right.
When reaction terminates for the rules in some rule cell, these rules are removed and the rules in the next rule cell are inserted into the data cell.
Stops execution when stop_seq/0 appears in the cell.
Library io
Input/output in SLIM is done through ports. An operation on
a port will return a new port to be used for future operations on the port.
- io.stdin(-RetRort)
- Returns a standard input port.
- io.stdout(-RetRort)
- Returns a standard output port.
- io.read_line(+Port,-RetRort,-Str)
- Read a single line Str from the input
port Port and returns a new port RetRort.
- io.read_char(+Port,-RetRort,-C)
- Read a character C (as a unary
atom whose name is C) from the input
port Port and returns a new port RetRort.
- io.read_token(+Port,-RetRort,-Str)
- Read a token Str separated by a space or newline from the input port Port and returns a new port RetRort.
- io.close_port(+Port,-RetRort)
- Close Port and returns it as RetRort.
Further operations on the port will cause an error.
- io.free_port(+Port)
- Frees Port.
- io.print_char(+Port,+C,-RetRort)
- Print the name of an atom C to Port and return a new port RetRort. The atom name need not necessarily be a single
character.
- io.print(+Port,+Str,-RetRort)
- Print a string Str to Port and
return a new port RetRort.
- io.print_newline(+Port,-RetRort)
- Print a newline to Port and
return a new port RetRort.
- io.print_line(+Port,+Str,-RetRort)
- Print a string Str and a newline
to Port and return a new port RetRort.
- io.print_mem(+Port,+M,-RetRort)
- Print the content of the membrane M
to Port and return a new port RetRort.
- io.open_output_string(-SRetRort)
- Creates a new string output port SRetRort.
- io.open_input_string(+Str,-SRetRort)
- Creates a new string input port
SRetRort consisting of the characters in the string Str.
- io.output_string(+Port,-RetRort,-Str)
- Dumps the current content of the string port Port to Str and returns the port as RetRort (without flushing it).