Theory Execute_Choice
section ‹A simple cookbook example how to eliminate choice in programs.›
theory Execute_Choice
imports Main "HOL-Library.AList_Mapping"
begin
text ‹
A trivial example:
›
definition valuesum :: "('a, 'b :: ab_group_add) mapping ⇒ 'b" where
"valuesum m = (∑k ∈ Mapping.keys m. the (Mapping.lookup m k))"
text ‹
Not that instead of defining \<^term>‹valuesum› with choice, we define it
directly and derive a description involving choice afterwards:
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lemma valuesum_rec:
assumes fin: "finite (dom (Mapping.lookup m))"
shows "valuesum m = (if Mapping.is_empty m then 0 else
let l = (SOME l. l ∈ Mapping.keys m) in the (Mapping.lookup m l) + valuesum (Mapping.delete l m))"
proof (cases "Mapping.is_empty m")
case True then show ?thesis by (simp add: is_empty_def keys_def valuesum_def)
next
case False
then have l: "∃l. l ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m)" unfolding is_empty_def by transfer auto
then have "(let l = SOME l. l ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m) in
the (Mapping.lookup m l) + (∑k ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m) - {l}. the (Mapping.lookup m k))) =
(∑k ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m). the (Mapping.lookup m k))"
proof (rule someI2_ex)
fix l
note fin
moreover assume "l ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m)"
moreover obtain A where "A = dom (Mapping.lookup m) - {l}" by simp
ultimately have "dom (Mapping.lookup m) = insert l A" and "finite A" and "l ∉ A" by auto
then show "(let l = l
in the (Mapping.lookup m l) + (∑k ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m) - {l}. the (Mapping.lookup m k))) =
(∑k ∈ dom (Mapping.lookup m). the (Mapping.lookup m k))"
by simp
qed
then show ?thesis unfolding is_empty_def valuesum_def by transfer simp
qed
text ‹
In the context of the else-branch we can show that the exact choice is
irrelvant; in practice, finding this point where choice becomes irrelevant is the
most difficult thing!
›
lemma valuesum_choice:
"finite (Mapping.keys M) ⟹ x ∈ Mapping.keys M ⟹ y ∈ Mapping.keys M ⟹
the (Mapping.lookup M x) + valuesum (Mapping.delete x M) =
the (Mapping.lookup M y) + valuesum (Mapping.delete y M)"
unfolding valuesum_def by transfer (simp add: sum_diff)
text ‹
Given ‹valuesum_rec› as initial description, we stepwise refine it to something executable;
first, we formally insert the constructor \<^term>‹Mapping› and split the one equation into two,
where the second one provides the necessary context:
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lemma valuesum_rec_Mapping:
shows [code]: "valuesum (Mapping []) = 0"
and "valuesum (Mapping (x # xs)) = (let l = (SOME l. l ∈ Mapping.keys (Mapping (x # xs))) in
the (Mapping.lookup (Mapping (x # xs)) l) + valuesum (Mapping.delete l (Mapping (x # xs))))"
by (simp_all add: valuesum_rec finite_dom_map_of is_empty_Mapping null_def)
text ‹
As a side effect the precondition disappears (but note this has nothing to do with choice!).
The first equation deals with the uncritical empty case and can already be used for code generation.
Using ‹valuesum_choice›, we are able to prove an executable version of \<^term>‹valuesum›:
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lemma valuesum_rec_exec [code]:
"valuesum (Mapping (x # xs)) = (let l = fst (hd (x # xs)) in
the (Mapping.lookup (Mapping (x # xs)) l) + valuesum (Mapping.delete l (Mapping (x # xs))))"
proof -
let ?M = "Mapping (x # xs)"
let ?l1 = "(SOME l. l ∈ Mapping.keys ?M)"
let ?l2 = "fst (hd (x # xs))"
have "finite (Mapping.keys ?M)" by (simp add: keys_Mapping)
moreover have "?l1 ∈ Mapping.keys ?M"
by (rule someI) (auto simp add: keys_Mapping)
moreover have "?l2 ∈ Mapping.keys ?M"
by (simp add: keys_Mapping)
ultimately have "the (Mapping.lookup ?M ?l1) + valuesum (Mapping.delete ?l1 ?M) =
the (Mapping.lookup ?M ?l2) + valuesum (Mapping.delete ?l2 ?M)"
by (rule valuesum_choice)
then show ?thesis by (simp add: valuesum_rec_Mapping)
qed
text ‹
See how it works:
›
value "valuesum (Mapping [(''abc'', (42::int)), (''def'', 1705)])"
end