src/Tools/isac/TODO.thy
author wneuper <Walther.Neuper@jku.at>
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     1 (* Title:  todo's for isac core
     2    Author: Walther Neuper 111013
     3    (c) copyright due to lincense terms.
     4 *)
     5 theory TODO
     6 imports "~~/src/Doc/Prog_Prove/LaTeXsugar"
     7 begin
     8 
     9 text \<open>
    10 Legend: here + code since 200120
    11   \<open>(*DOC\<close> identifies stuff dedicated for isac/Doc/Lucas_Interpreter
    12   \<open>(*?!?\<close> identifies a design question
    13 
    14 Distillation of "rounds of reforms":
    15   \<open>TODOs from current changesets\<close> \<rightarrow> \<open>Postponed from current changeset\<close> \<rightarrow>
    16   (*to be removed..*) \<rightarrow> \<open>Separated tasks\<close> (*.. to be removed*)
    17   \<rightarrow> subsection of \<open>Major reforms\<close>
    18 \<close>
    19 
    20 section \<open>TODOs from current changesets\<close>
    21 text\<open>
    22   Shift more complicated issues from  \<open>Current changeset\<close> to \<open>Postponed from current changeset\<close>
    23 \<close>
    24 subsection \<open>Current changeset\<close>
    25 text \<open>
    26 (*/------- to  from -------\*)
    27 (*\------- to  from -------/*)
    28   \begin{itemize}
    29   \item resume step 6.10: unsuccessful trials with combination of types on Outer_Syntax
    30     note: test in Calculation.thy is outcommented
    31   \item xxx
    32   \item re-arrange Isac's bootstrap: look for  "after devel.of BridgeJEdit"
    33   \item xxx
    34   \item xxx
    35   \item Input_Descript.descriptor -> Input_Descript.T
    36   \item xxx
    37   \item Step_Specify.initialisePIDE: remove hdl in return-value
    38         rename Step_Specify.nxt_specify_init_calc
    39   \item xxx
    40   \item relate Prog_Epxr.lhs to Thm.lhs_of
    41   \item xxx
    42   \item as soon as src/../parseC.sml is stable,
    43     remove defs from Test_Parse_Isac.thy
    44     + and shift tests from Test_Parse_Isac -> test/../parseC.sml
    45   \item xxx
    46   \item Specify.find_next_step: References.select_input
    47     cpI = ["vonBelastungZu", "Biegelinien"]: References_Def.id
    48                                       ^^^^^  Problem.id
    49   \item xxx
    50   \item Calc.state_empty_post \<rightarrow> Calc.state_post_empty
    51   \item xxx
    52   \item distribute code from test/../calchead.sml
    53   \item xxx
    54   \item rename Tactic.Calculate -> Tactic.Evaluate
    55   \item xxx
    56   \item replace src/ Erls by Rule_Set.Empty
    57   \item xxx
    58   \item rename ptyps.sml -> specify-etc.sml
    59         rename Specify -> Specify_Etc
    60         rename Specify -> Specify
    61   \item xxx
    62   \item specific_from_prog in..end: replace o by |> (Test_Isac or Test_Some!)
    63   \item xxx
    64   \item cleanup ThmC in MathEngBasic
    65   \item xxx
    66   \item xxx
    67   \item xxx
    68   \item xxx
    69   \item xxx
    70   \item xxx
    71   \item xxx
    72   \item xxx
    73   \end{itemize}
    74 \<close>
    75 subsection \<open>Postponed from current changeset\<close>
    76 text \<open>
    77   \begin{itemize}
    78   \item xxx
    79   \item make steps around SubProblem more consistent:
    80     SubProblem (thy, [pbl]) is bypassed by Model_Problem, if it is 1st Tactic in a Program.
    81     Design:
    82     * the Tactic SubProblem (thy, [pbl]) creates the formula SubProblem (thy, [pbl])
    83       (only the headline !)
    84     * the Tactic Model_Problem starts Specification
    85       (with an empty Model)
    86     see test/../sub-problem.sml
    87   \item xxx
    88   \item Specify_Step.add has dummy argument Istate_Def.Uistate -- remove down to Ctree
    89   \item xxx
    90   \item Step_Specify.by_tactic (Tactic.Model_Problem' (id, _, met))
    91                      by_tactic (Tactic.Specify_Theory' domID)
    92     had very old, strange code at 11b5b8b81876
    93     ?redes Model_Problem', Specify_Theory' <--> Specify_Method: Step_Specify.complet_for ?
    94     INTERMED. NO REPAIR: NOT PROMPTED IN TESTS
    95   \item xxx
    96   \item unify code Specify.find_next_step <--> Step_Specify.by_tactic (Tactic.Specify_Method'
    97   \item xxx
    98   \item Isa20.implementation: 0.2.4 Printing ML values ?INSTEAD? *.TO_STRING ???
    99     ??? writeln ( make_string {x = x, y = y}); ???
   100   \item xxx
   101   \item revise O_Model and I_Model with an example with more than 1 variant.
   102   \item xxx
   103   \item ctxt is superfluous in specify-phase due to type constraints from Input_Descript.thy
   104   \item xxx
   105   \item Derive.do_one: TODO find code in common with complete_solve
   106         Derive.embed: TODO rewrite according to CAO (+ no intermediate access to Ctree)
   107   \item xxx
   108   \item Solve_Check: postponed parsing input to _ option
   109   \item xxx
   110   \item ? "fetch-tactics.sml" from Mathengine -> BridgeLibisabelle ?
   111   \item xxx
   112   \item ? unify struct.Step and struct.Solve in MathEngine ?
   113   \item xxx
   114   \item use "Eval_Def" for renaming identifiers
   115   \item xxx
   116   \item why does Test_Build_Thydata.thy depend on ProgLang and not on CalcElements ?
   117   \item xxx
   118   \item xxx
   119   \begin{itemize}
   120   \item LI.do_next (*TODO RM..*) ???
   121   \item generate.sml: RM datatype edit TOGETHER WITH datatype inout
   122   \item TermC.list2isalist: typ -> term list -> term  .. should NOT requires typ
   123   \item get_ctxt_LI should replace get_ctxt
   124   \item ALL CODE: rename spec(ification) --> know(ledge), in Specification: Relation -> Knowledge
   125   \item rename   Base_Tool.thy  <---         Base_Tools
   126   \item adopt naming conventions in Knowledge: EqSystem --> Equation_System, etc
   127   \item rename field scr in meth
   128   \item xxx
   129   \item xxx
   130   \item xxx
   131   \item xxx
   132   \item xxx
   133   \item xxx
   134   \item xxx
   135   \item clarify Tactic.Subproblem (domID, pblID) as term in Pstate {act_arg, ...}
   136      there it is Free ("Subproblem", "char list \<times> ..
   137      instead of  Const (|???.Subproblem", "char list \<times> ..
   138      AND THE STRING REPRESENTATION IS STRANGE: 
   139        Subproblem (''Test'',
   140         ??.\ <^const> String.char.Char ''LINEAR'' ''univariate'' ''equation''
   141          ''test'')
   142      ML \<open>
   143      \<close> ML \<open>
   144      term2str; (*defined by..*)
   145      fun term_to_string''' thy t =
   146        let
   147          val ctxt' = Config.put show_markup false (Proof_Context.init_global thy)
   148        in Print_Mode.setmp [] (Syntax.string_of_term ctxt') t end;
   149      \<close> ML \<open>
   150      val t = @{term "aaa + bbb"}
   151      val t = @{term "Subproblem (''Test'', [''LINEAR'', ''univariate'', ''equation''])"};
   152      \<close> ML \<open>
   153      val sss = Print_Mode.setmp [] (Syntax.string_of_term @{context}) t
   154      \<close> ML \<open>
   155      writeln sss (*.. here perfect: Subproblem (''Test'', [''LINEAR'', ''univariate'', ''equation'']) *)
   156      \<close> ML \<open>
   157      \<close>
   158   \item xxx
   159   \item xxx
   160   \item cleanup fun me:
   161     fun me (*(_, Empty_Tac) p _ _ = raise ERROR ("me:  Empty_Tac at " ^ pos'2str p)
   162       | me*) (_, tac) p _(*NEW remove*) pt =
   163     + -------------------------^^^^^^
   164     # see test-code.sml fun me_trace
   165       use this also for me, not only for me_ist_ctxt; del. me
   166       this requires much updating in all test/*
   167   \item xxx
   168   \item shift tests into NEW model.sml (upd, upds_envv, ..)
   169   \item xxx
   170   \item clarify handling of contexts ctxt ContextC
   171     \begin{itemize}
   172     \item xxx
   173     \item Specify/ works with thy | Interpret/ works with ctxt | MathEngine.step works with ?!?ctxt
   174     \item xxx
   175     \item Check_Elementwise "Assumptions": prerequisite for ^^goal
   176       rm tactic Check_elementwise "Assumptions" in a way, which keeps it for Minisubpbl
   177       rm Assumptions  :: bool  (* TODO: remove with making ^^^ idle *)
   178     \item xxx
   179     \item xxx
   180     \end{itemize}
   181   \item xxx
   182   \item xxx
   183   \item complete mstools.sml (* survey on handling contexts:
   184   \item xxx
   185   \item xxx
   186   \item xxx
   187   \item xxx
   188   \item librarys.ml --> libraryC.sml + text from termC.sml
   189   \item xxx
   190   \item xxx
   191   \item xxx
   192   \item xxx
   193   \item xxx
   194   \item xxx
   195   \item concentrate "insert_assumptions" for locate_input_tactic in "associate", ?OR? Tactic.insert_assumptions
   196                                    DONE  for find_next_step by Tactic.insert_assumptions m' ctxt 
   197     \begin{itemize}
   198     \item rm from "generate1" ("Detail_Set_Inst'", Tactic.Detail_Set' ?)
   199     \item ?"insert_assumptions" necessary in "init_pstate" ?+++? in "applicable_in" ?+++? "associate"
   200     \item xxx
   201     \item xxx
   202     \item DO DELETIONS AFTER analogous concentrations in find_next_step
   203     \end{itemize}
   204   \item xxx
   205   \item ? what is the difference headline <--> cascmd in
   206     Subproblem' (spec, oris, headline, fmz_, context, cascmd)
   207   \item Substitute' what does "re-calculation mean in the datatype comment?
   208   \item xxx
   209   \item inform: TermC.parse (ThyC.get_theory "Isac_Knowledge") istr --> parseNEW context istr
   210   \item xxx
   211   \item unify/clarify stac2tac_ | 
   212     \begin{itemize}
   213     \item xxx
   214     \item extract common code from associate.. stac2tac_xxx
   215     \item rename LItool.tac_from_prog -> Tactic.from_prog_tac ? Solve_Tac.from_prog_tac,
   216     \item xxx
   217     \item xxx
   218     \end{itemize}
   219   \item xxx
   220   \item unify in signature LANGUAGE_TOOLS =\\
   221     val pblterm: ThyC.id -> Problem.id -> term     vvv        vvv\\
   222     val subpbl: string -> string list -> term          unify with ^^^
   223   \item xxx
   224   \item Telem.safe is questionable: has it been replaced by Safe_Step, Not_Derivable, Helpless, etc?
   225     Note: replacement of Istate.safe by Istate.appy_ didn't care much about Telem.safe.
   226     If Telem.safe is kept, consider merge with CTbasic.ostate
   227   \item xxx
   228   \item remove find_next_step from solve Apply_Method';
   229     this enforces Pos.at_first_tactic, which should be dropped, too.
   230   \item xxx
   231   \item xxx
   232   \item xxx
   233   \end{itemize}
   234 \<close>
   235 subsection \<open>Postponed --> Major reforms\<close>
   236 text \<open>
   237   \begin{itemize}
   238   \item xxx          
   239   \item xxx
   240   \item make parser mutually recursive for Problem .. Solution
   241     preps. in Test_Parse_Isac:
   242       Test_Parse_Isac:
   243         subsubsection "problem_mini" shows a principal issue with recursive parsing
   244         probably due to !2! arguments of parser (as shown in Cookbook)
   245       Test_Parsers_Cookbook:
   246         (* recursive parser p.140 \<section>6.1 adapted to tokens: *) shows differences,
   247         which might help understanding the principal issue
   248     see also Test_Parsers  subsection "recursive parsing"
   249   \item xxx
   250   \item xxx          
   251   \item xxx          
   252   \item revisit bootstrap Calcelements. rule->calcelems->termC
   253     would be nice, but is hard: UnparseC.terms -> TermC.s_to_string
   254   \item xxx
   255   \item replace all Ctree.update_* with Ctree.cupdate_problem
   256   \item xxx
   257   \item rename (ist as {eval, ...}) -> (ist as {eval_rls, ...})
   258   \item xxx
   259   \item exception PROG analogous to TERM
   260   \item xxx
   261   \item sig/struc ..elems --> ..elem
   262   \item xxx          
   263   \item distille CAS-command, CAScmd, etc into a struct
   264   \item xxx          
   265   \item check location of files:
   266         test/Tools/isac/Interpret/ptyps.thy
   267         test/Tools/isac/Specify.ptyps.sml
   268   \item xxx
   269   \item check occurences of Atools in src/ test/
   270   \item Const ("Atools.pow", _) ---> Const ("Base_Tool.pow", _) 
   271   \item xxx          
   272   \item rm Float
   273   \item xxx
   274   \item Diff.thy: differentiateX --> differentiate after removal of script-constant
   275   \item Test.thy: met_test_sqrt2: deleted?!
   276   \item xxx          
   277   \item Rewrite_Ord.id := overwritel (! Rewrite_Ord.id, (*<<<---- use Know_Store.xxx, too*)
   278   \item xxx
   279     \item automatically extrac rls from program-code 
   280       ? take ["SignalProcessing", "Z_Transform", "Inverse_sub"] as an example ?
   281   \item xxx          
   282   \item finish output of LItool.trace with Check_Postcond (useful for SubProblem)
   283   \item xxx
   284   \item replace Rule_Set.empty by Rule_Set.Empty
   285     latter is more clear, but replacing ***breaks rewriting over all examples***,
   286     e.g. see ERROR: rewrite__set_ called with 'Erls' for 'precond_rootpbl x'
   287     in Minisubplb/200-start-method-NEXT_STEP.sml:
   288      (*+* )------- in f3cac3053e7b (Rule_Set.empty just renamed, NOT deleted) we had
   289      (*+*)  prls =
   290      (*+*)    Rls {calc = [], erls = Erls, errpatts = [], id = "empty", preconds = [], rew_ord =
   291      (*+*)      ("dummy_ord", fn), rules = [], scr = Empty_Prog, srls = Erls}:
   292      (*+*).. THIS IS Rule_Set.empty, BUT IT DID not CAUSE ANY ERROR !
   293      (*+*)------- WITH Rule_Set.empty REMOVED (based on f3cac3053e7b) we had
   294      (*+*)val Empty = prls (* <---ERROR: rewrite__set_ called with 'Erls' for 'precond_rootpbl x' *)
   295      ( *+*)val ["sqroot-test", "univariate", "equation", "test"] = cpI
   296     THAT INDICATES, that much rewriting/evaluating JUST WORKED BY CHANCE?!?
   297   \item xxx          
   298   \item xxx
   299   \item xxx          
   300   \item xxx
   301   \item xxx          
   302   \item xxx
   303   \item xxx          
   304   \end{itemize}
   305 \<close>
   306 
   307 section \<open>Major reforms\<close>
   308 text \<open>
   309 \<close>
   310 subsection \<open>Exception Size raised\<close>
   311 text \<open>
   312   During update Isabelle2018 --> Isabelle2019 we noticed, that
   313   "isabelle build" uses resources more efficiently than "isabelle jedit".
   314   The former works, but the latter causes 
   315   \begin{itemize}
   316   \item "Exception- Size raised"
   317     in Build_Thydata.thy
   318   \item "exception Size raised (line 169 of "./basis/LibrarySupport.sml")"
   319     in test/../biegelinie-*.xml.
   320   \end{itemize}
   321   This has been detected after changeset (30cd47104ad7) "lucin: reorganise theories in ProgLang".
   322 
   323   Find tools to investigate the Exception, and find ways around it eventually.
   324 \<close>
   325 subsection \<open>Cleanup & review signatures wrt. implementation.pdf canonical argument order\<close>
   326 text \<open>
   327   \begin{itemize}
   328   \item there are comments in several signatures
   329   \item ML_file "$ISABELLE_ISAC/Interpret/specification-elems.sml" can be (almost) deleted
   330   \item src/../Frontend/: signatures missing
   331   \item xxx
   332   \end{itemize}
   333 \<close>
   334 subsection \<open>overall structure of code\<close>
   335 text \<open>
   336   \begin{itemize}
   337   \item try to separate Isac_Knowledge from MathEngine
   338     common base: Knowledge_Author / ..??
   339   \item xxx
   340   \item  ML_file "$ISABELLE_ISAC/Interpret/ctree.sml" (*shift to base in common with Interpret*)
   341   \item xxx
   342   \item xxx
   343   \item xxx
   344   \end{itemize}
   345 \<close>
   346 subsection \<open>Separate MathEngineBasic/ Specify/ Interpret/ MathEngine/\<close>
   347 text \<open>
   348   \begin{itemize}
   349   \item xxx
   350   \item xxx
   351   \item re-organise code for Interpret
   352     \begin{itemize}
   353     \item Step*: Step_Specify | Step_Solve | Step DONE
   354     \item xxx
   355     \item Prog_Tac: fun get_first_argument takes both Prog_Tac + Program --- wait for separate Tactical
   356       then shift into common descendant
   357     \item xxx
   358     \end{itemize}
   359   \item xxx
   360   \item xxx
   361   \item ??????????? WHY CAN LI.by_tactic NOT BE REPLACED BY Step_Solve.by_tactic ???????????
   362   \item xxx
   363   \item xxx
   364   \end{itemize}
   365 \<close>
   366 subsection \<open>Review modelling- + specification-phase\<close>
   367 text \<open>
   368   \begin{itemize}
   369   \item xxx
   370   \item xxx
   371   \item xxx
   372   \item check match between args of partial_function and model-pattern of meth;
   373      provide error message.
   374   \item xxx
   375   \item "--- hack for funpack: generalise handling of meths which extend problem items ---"
   376     \begin{itemize}
   377     \item see several locations of hack in code
   378     \item these locations are NOT sufficient, see
   379       test/../biegelinie-3.sml --- IntegrierenUndKonstanteBestimmen2: Bsp.7.70. auto ---
   380     \item "fun associate" "match_ags ..dI" instead "..pI" breaks many tests, however,
   381       this would be according to survey Notes (3) in src/../calchead.sml.
   382     \end{itemize}
   383   \item see "failed trial to generalise handling of meths"98298342fb6d
   384   \item abstract specify + nxt_specif to common aux-funs;
   385     see e.g. "--- hack for funpack: generalise handling of meths which extend problem items ---"
   386   \item xxx
   387   \item type model = itm list ?
   388   \item review survey Notes in src/../calchead.sml: they are questionable
   389   \item review copy-named, probably two issues commingled 
   390     \begin{itemize}
   391     \item special handling of "#Find#, because it is not a formal argument of partial_function
   392     \item special naming for solutions of equation solving: x_1, x_2, ...
   393     \end{itemize}
   394   \item xxx
   395   \item xxx
   396   \item this has been written in one go:
   397     \begin{itemize}
   398     \item reconsidering I_Model.max_variant, use problem with meth ["Diff_App", "max_by_calculus"]
   399     \item reconsider add_field': where is it used for what? Shift into mk_oris
   400     \item reconsider match_itms_oris: where is it used for what? max_variant ONLY???
   401     \item in Specify_Method search root-oris for items (e.g. "errorBound"), #1# in survey
   402     \item Specify_Problem, Specify_Method: check respective identifiers after re-Specify_
   403       (relevant for pre-condition)
   404     \item unify match_ags to mk_oris1..N with different args (fmz | pat list, pbl | meth
   405     \item 
   406     \end{itemize}
   407   \end{itemize}
   408 \<close>
   409 subsection \<open>taci list, type step\<close>
   410 text \<open>
   411 taci was, most likely, invented to make "fun me" more efficient by avoiding duplicate rewrite,
   412 and probably, because the Kernel interface separated setNextTactic and applyTactic.
   413 Both are no good reasons to make code more complicated.
   414 
   415 !!! taci list is used in do_next !!!
   416 
   417   \begin{itemize}
   418   \item xxx
   419   \item can lev_on_total replace lev_on ? ..Test_Isac_Short + rename lev_on_total -> lev_on
   420   \item xxx
   421   \item Step* functions should return Calc.T instead of Calc.state_post
   422   \item xxx
   423   \item states.sml: check, when "length tacis > 1"
   424   \item in Test_Isac.thy there is only 1 error in Interpret/inform.sml
   425   \item (*WN190713 REMOVE: "creating a new node" was never implemented for more than one node?!?
   426   \item xxx
   427   \item brute force setting all empty ([], [], ptp) works!?! but ptp causes errors -- investigate!
   428   \item xxx
   429   \end{itemize}
   430 \<close>
   431 subsection \<open>Ctree\<close>
   432 text \<open>
   433 analysis
   434 # mixture pos' .. pos in cappend_*, append_* is confusing
   435 # existpt p pt andalso Tactic.is_empty DIFFERENT IN append_*, cappend_* is confusing
   436   "exception PTREE "get_obj: pos =" ^^^^^: ^^^^ due to cut !!!
   437   NOTE: exn IN if..andalso.. IS NOT!!! DETECTED, THIS                       is confusing
   438   see test/../--- Minisubpbl/800-append-on-Frm.sml ---
   439 # ?!? "cut branches below cannot be decided here" in append_atomic
   440 # sign. of functions too different ?!?canonical arg.order ?!?
   441   \begin{itemize}
   442   \item xxx
   443   \item remove update_branch, update_*? -- make branch, etc args of append_*
   444   \item xxx
   445   \item close sig Ctree, contains cappend_* ?only? --- ?make parallel to ?Pide_Store?
   446   \item xxx
   447   \item unify args to Ctree.state (pt, p)
   448   \item  fun update_env       .. repl_env                   \<rightarrow>updatempty
   449   \item xxx
   450   \item xxx
   451   \item xxx
   452   \item xxx
   453   \end{itemize}
   454 \<close>
   455 subsection \<open>replace theory/thy by context/ctxt\<close>
   456 text \<open>
   457   \begin{itemize}
   458   \item xxx
   459   \item Specify/ works with thy | Interpret/ works with ctxt | MathEngine.step works with ?!?ctxt
   460     special case: Tactic.Refine_Problem
   461   \item xxx
   462   \item theory can be retrieved from ctxt by Proof_Context.theory_of
   463   \item xxx
   464   \item cleaup the many conversions string -- theory
   465   \item make dest_spec --> (theory, pblID, metID) ?+ common_subthy ?
   466   \item 1. Rewrite.eval_true_, then
   467     LItool.check_leaf, Rewrite.eval_prog_expr, Step.add, LItool.tac_from_prog.
   468   \item fun associate
   469     let val thy = ThyC.get_theory "Isac_Knowledge";(*TODO*)
   470   \item xxx
   471   \item xxx
   472   \item in locate_input_tactic .. ?scan_dn1?; Program.is_eval_expr   .use  Term.exists_Const
   473   \item push srls into pstate
   474   \item lucas-intrpreter.locate_input_tactic: scan_to_tactic1 srls tac cstate (progr, Rule_Set.Empty)
   475                                                                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   476   \item xxx
   477   \end{itemize}
   478 \<close>
   479 subsection \<open>Rfuns, Begin_/End_Detail', Rrls, Istate\<close>
   480 text \<open>
   481 remove refactor Rfuns, Rule.Prog, Rule.Empty_Prog, RrlsState: this is a concept never brought to work.
   482   Clarify relation to reverse rewriting!
   483   \begin{itemize}
   484   \item separate mut.recursion program with rule and rls by deleting fild scr in rls
   485     (possible since CS 43160c1e775a
   486   ` "replace Prog. in prep_rls by Auto_Prog.gen, which generates Prog. on the fly" )
   487   \item xxx
   488   \item probably only "normal_form" seems to be needed
   489   \item deleted Rfuns in NEW "locate_input_tactic": no active test for "locate_rule"
   490     but that seems desirable
   491   \item ?how is the relation to reverse-rewriting ???
   492   \item "Rfuns" markers in test/../rational
   493   \item xxx
   494   \item datatype istate (Istate.T): remove RrlsState, pstate: use Rrls only for creating results beyond
   495     rewriting and/or respective intermediate steps (e.g. cancellation of fractions).
   496     Thus we get a 1-step-action which does NOT require a state beyond istate/pstate.
   497     Thus we drastically reduce complexity, also get rid of "fun from_pblobj_or_detail_calc" , etc.
   498   \item debug ^^^ related: is there an occurence of Steps with more than 1 element?
   499   \item xxx
   500   \item and do_next (* WN1907: ?only for Begin_/End_Detail' DEL!!!*)
   501   \item xxx
   502   \item shouldn't go Rfuns from Rewrite --> Rewrite_Set; they behave similar to "fun interSteps" ?
   503   \item xxx
   504   \item ?finally Prog could go from Calcelems to ProgLang?
   505   \end{itemize}
   506 \<close>
   507 subsection \<open>Inverse_Z_Transform.thy\<close>
   508 text \<open>
   509   \begin{itemize}
   510   \item\label{new-var-rhs} rule1..6, ruleZY introduce new variables on the rhs of the rewrite-rule.
   511   ? replace rewriting with substitution ?!?
   512   The problem is related to the decision of typing for "d_d" and making bound variables free (while
   513   shifting specific handling in equation solving etc. to the meta-logic). 
   514   \item Find "stepResponse (x[n::real]::bool)" is superfluous, because immediately used by
   515     rewrite-rules; see \ref{new-var-rhs}.
   516   \item Reconsider whole problem:
   517     input only the polynomial as argument of partial_function, in ([1], Frm) compile lhs "X z" ?
   518   \end{itemize}
   519 \<close>
   520 subsection \<open>Adopt Isabelle's numerals for Isac\<close>
   521 text \<open>
   522   \begin{itemize}
   523   \item replace numerals of type "real" by "nat" in some specific functions from ListC.thy
   524     and have both representations in parallel for "nat".
   525   \item xxx
   526   \item xxx
   527   \end{itemize}
   528 \<close>
   529 subsection \<open>Redesign equation solver\<close>
   530 text \<open>
   531   Existing solver is structured along the WRONG assumption,
   532   that Poly.thy must be the LAST thy among all thys involved -- while the opposite is the case.
   533 
   534   Preliminary solution: all inappropriately located thms are collected in Base_Tools.thy
   535 \<close>
   536 subsection \<open>Finetunig required for xmldata in kbase\<close>
   537 text \<open>
   538   See xmldata https://intra.ist.tugraz.at/hg/isac/rev/5b222a649390
   539   and in kbase html-representation generated from these xmldata.
   540   Notes in ~~/xmldata/TODO.txt.
   541 \<close>
   542 
   543 section \<open>Hints for further development\<close>
   544 text \<open>
   545 \<close>
   546 subsection \<open>Coding standards & some explanations for math-authors\<close>
   547 text \<open>copy from doc/math-eng.tex WN.28.3.03
   548 WN071228 extended\<close>
   549 
   550 subsubsection \<open>Identifiers\<close>
   551 text \<open>Naming is particularily crucial, because Isabelles name space is global, and isac does
   552   not yet use the novel locale features introduces by Isar. For instance, {\tt probe} sounds
   553   reasonable as (1) a description in the model of a problem-pattern, (2) as an element of the
   554   problem hierarchies key, (3) as a socalled CAS-command, (4) as the name of a related script etc.
   555   However, all the cases (1)..(4) require different typing for one and the same
   556   identifier {\tt probe} which is impossible, and actually leads to strange errors
   557   (for instance (1) is used as string, except in a script addressing a Subproblem).
   558 
   559   These are the preliminary rules for naming identifiers>
   560   \begin{description}
   561   \item [elements of a key] into the hierarchy of problems or methods must not contain
   562     capital letters and may contain underscrores, e.g. {\tt probe, for_polynomials}.
   563   \item [descriptions in problem-patterns] must contain at least 1 capital letter and
   564     must not contain underscores, e.g. {\tt Probe, forPolynomials}.
   565   \item [CAS-commands] follow the same rules as descriptions in problem-patterns above, thus
   566     beware of conflicts~!
   567   \item [script identifiers] always end with {\tt Program}, e.g. {\tt ProbeScript}.
   568   \item [???] ???
   569   \item [???] ???
   570   \end{description}
   571 %WN071228 extended\<close>
   572 
   573 subsubsection \<open>Rule sets\<close>
   574 text \<open>The actual version of the coding standards for rulesets is in {\tt /IsacKnowledge/Atools.ML
   575   where it can be viewed using the knowledge browsers.
   576 
   577   There are rulesets visible to the student, and there are rulesets visible (in general) only for
   578   math authors. There are also rulesets which {\em must} exist for {\em each} theory;
   579   these contain the identifier of the respective theory (including all capital letters) 
   580   as indicated by {\it Thy} below.
   581 
   582   \begin{description}
   583   \item [norm\_{\it Thy}] exists for each theory, and {\em efficiently} calculates a
   584     normalform for all terms which can be expressed by the definitions of the respective theory
   585     (and the respective parents).
   586   \item [simplify\_{\it Thy}] exists for each theory, and calculates a normalform for all terms
   587     which can be expressed by the definitions of the respective theory (and the respective parents)
   588     such, that the rewrites can be presented to the student.
   589   \item [calculate\_{\it Thy}] exists for each theory, and evaluates terms with 
   590     numerical constants only (i.e. all terms which can be expressed by the definitions of
   591     the respective theory and the respective parent theories). In particular, this ruleset includes
   592     evaluating in/equalities with numerical constants only.
   593     WN.3.7.03: may be dropped due to more generality: numericals and non-numericals
   594     are logically equivalent, where the latter often add to the assumptions
   595     (e.g. in Check_elementwise).
   596   \end{description}
   597 
   598   The above rulesets are all visible to the user, and also may be input; 
   599   thus they must be contained in {\tt Theory_Data} (KEStore_Elems.add_rlss,
   600   KEStore_Elems.get_rlss). All these rulesets must undergo a preparation
   601   using the function {\tt prep_rls'}, which generates a script for stepwise rewriting etc.
   602   The following rulesets are used for internal purposes and usually invisible to the (naive) user:
   603 
   604   \begin{description}
   605   \item [*\_erls] TODO
   606   \item [*\_prls] 
   607   \item [*\_srls] 
   608   \end{description}
   609 {\tt Rule_Set.append_rules, Rule_Set.merge, remove_rls} TODO
   610 \<close>
   611 
   612 subsection \<open>get proof-state\<close>
   613 text \<open>
   614   Re: [isabelle] Programatically get "this"
   615   ----------------------------------------------------
   616   So here is my (Makarius') version of your initial example, following these principles:
   617   begin{verbatim}
   618     notepad
   619     begin
   620       assume a: A
   621       ML_val \<open>
   622         val ctxt = @{context};
   623     
   624         val this_name =
   625           Name_Space.full_name (Proof_Context.naming_of ctxt) (Binding.name Auto_Bind.thisN);
   626         val this = #thms (the (Proof_Context.lookup_fact ctxt this_name));
   627       \<close>
   628     end
   629   end{verbatim}
   630 \<close>
   631 subsection \<open>write Specification to jEdit\<close>
   632 text \<open>
   633   Re: [isabelle] Printing terms with type annotations
   634   ----------------------------------------------------
   635   On 06/02/2019 17:52, Moa Johansson wrote:
   636   >
   637   > I’m writing some code that should create a snippet of Isar script.
   638   
   639   This is how Sledgehammer approximates this:
   640   
   641   http://isabelle.in.tum.de/repos/isabelle/file/Isabelle2018/src/HOL/Tools/Sledgehammer/sledgehammer_isar_proof.ML#l299
   642   
   643   (The module name already shows that the proper terminology is "Isar
   644   proof" (or "Isar proof text").  Proof scripts are a thing from the past,
   645   before Isar. You can emulate old-style proof scripts via a sequence of
   646   'apply' commands, but this is improper Isar.)
   647   
   648   Note that there is no standard function in Isabelle/Pure, because the
   649   problem to print just the right amount of type information is very
   650   complex and not fully solved. One day, after 1 or 2 rounds of
   651   refinements over the above approach, it might become generally available.
   652 \<close>
   653 subsection \<open>follow Isabelle conventions (*Does not yet work in Isabelle2018\<close>
   654 text \<open>
   655   isabelle update -u path_cartouches
   656   isabelle update -u inner_syntax_cartouches
   657 \<close>
   658 section \<open>Questions to Isabelle experts\<close>
   659 text \<open>
   660 \begin{itemize}
   661 \item ad ERROR Undefined fact "all_left"        in Test_Isac: error-pattern.sml
   662                Undefined fact: "xfoldr_Nil"                   inssort.sml
   663     (* probably two different reasons:
   664     src/../LinEq.thy
   665       (*WN0509 compare PolyEq.all_left "[|Not(b=!=0)|] ==> (a = b) = (a - b = 0)"*)
   666       all_left:          "[|Not(b=!=0)|] ==> (a=b) = (a+(-1)*b=0)" and
   667     
   668     src/../PolyEq.thy
   669       (*WN0509 compare LinEq.all_left "[|Not(b=!=0)|] ==> (a=b) = (a+(-1)*b=0)"*)
   670       all_left:              "[|Not(b=!=0)|] ==> (a = b) = (a - b = 0)" and
   671     
   672     test/../partial_fractions.sml
   673     (*[7], Met*)val (p,_,f,nxt,_,pt) = me nxt p [] pt; (*nxt = Apply_Method ["PolyEq", "normalise_poly"])*)
   674     (*[7, 1], Frm*)val (p,_,f,nxt,_,pt) = me nxt p [] pt; (*nxt = Rewrite ("all_left", "\<not> ?b =!= 0 \<Longrightarrow> (?a = ?b) = (?a - ?b = 0)"))*)
   675     
   676     test/../mathengine-stateless.sml
   677     (*if ThmC.string_of_thm @ {thm rnorm_equation_add} =  "\<not> ?b =!= 0 \<Longrightarrow> (?a = ?b) = (?a + - 1 * ?b = 0)"
   678     then () else error "string_of_thm changed";*)
   679     
   680     (*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*)
   681     src/../LinEq.thy
   682     primrec xfoldr :: "('a \<Rightarrow> 'b \<Rightarrow> 'b) \<Rightarrow> 'a xlist \<Rightarrow> 'b \<Rightarrow> 'b" where
   683     xfoldr_Nil:  "xfoldr f {|| ||} = id" |
   684     xfoldr_Cons: "xfoldr f (x @# xs) = f x \<circ> xfoldr f xs"
   685     
   686     src/../InsSort.thy
   687         srls = Rule_Set.empty, calc = [], rules = [
   688           Rule.Thm ("xfoldr_Nil",(*num_str*) @{thm xfoldr_Nil} (* foldr ?f [] = id *)),
   689     *)
   690 \item xxx
   691 \item xxx
   692 \item ?OK Test_Isac_Short with
   693     LI.by_tactic tac (get_istate_LI pt p, get_ctxt_LI pt p) ptp
   694   instead
   695     LI.by_tactic tac (Istate.empty, ContextC.empty) ptp
   696   in step-solve ?
   697 \item xxx
   698 \item test from last CS with outcommented re-def of code -> 
   699   -> \<open>further tests additional to src/.. files\<close>
   700       ADDTESTS/redefined-code.sml
   701 \item xxx
   702 \item efb749b79361 Test_Some_Short.thy has 2 errors, which disappear in thy ?!?:
   703   ML_file "Interpret/error-pattern.sml" Undefined fact: "all_left"
   704   ML_file "Knowledge/inssort.sml" Undefined fact: "xfoldr_Nil"
   705 \item xxx
   706 \item what is the actual replacement of "hg log --follow" ?
   707 \item xxx
   708 \item how HANDLE these exceptions, e.g.:
   709     Syntax.read_term ctxt "Randbedingungen y 0 = (0::real), y L = 0, M_b 0 = 0, M_b L = 0]"
   710   GIVES
   711     "Inner syntax error
   712      Failed to parse term"
   713 \item xxx
   714 \item how cope with "exception Size raised (line 171 of "./basis/LibrarySupport.sml")"
   715   e.g. in test/Interpret/lucas-interpreter.sml
   716 \item xxx
   717 \item xxx
   718 \end{itemize}
   719 \<close>
   720 
   721 section \<open>For copy & paste\<close>
   722 text \<open>
   723 \begin{itemize}
   724 \item xxx
   725   \begin{itemize}
   726   \item xxx
   727     \begin{itemize}
   728     \item xxx
   729       \begin{itemize}
   730       \item xxx
   731         \begin{itemize}
   732         \item xxx
   733         \end{itemize}
   734       \end{itemize}
   735     \end{itemize}
   736   \end{itemize}
   737 \end{itemize}
   738 \<close>
   739 subsection \<open>xxx\<close>
   740 subsubsection \<open>xxx\<close>
   741 end