lambda_calculus 3.4.0

A simple, zero-dependency implementation of pure lambda calculus in Safe Rust
Documentation
//! [Scott numerals](http://lucacardelli.name/Papers/Notes/scott2.pdf)

use crate::combinators::Z;
use crate::data::boolean::{fls, tru};
use crate::term::Term::*;
use crate::term::{abs, app, Term};

/// Produces a Scott-encoded number zero; equivalent to `boolean::tru`.
///
/// ZERO ≡ λxy.x ≡ λ λ 2 ≡ TRUE
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::zero;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(zero(), 0.into_scott());
/// ```
pub fn zero() -> Term {
    tru()
}

/// Applied to a Scott-encoded number it produces a lambda-encoded boolean, indicating whether its
/// argument is equal to zero.
///
/// IS_ZERO ≡ λn.n TRUE (λx.FALSE) ≡ λ 1 TRUE (λ FALSE)
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::is_zero;
/// use lambda_calculus::data::boolean::{tru, fls};
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(is_zero(), 0.into_scott()), NOR, 0), tru());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(is_zero(), 1.into_scott()), NOR, 0), fls());
/// ```
pub fn is_zero() -> Term {
    abs(app!(Var(1), tru(), abs(fls())))
}

/// Produces a Scott-encoded number one.
///
/// ONE ≡ λab.b ZERO ≡ λ λ 1 ZERO
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::one;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(one(), 1.into_scott());
/// ```
pub fn one() -> Term {
    abs!(2, app(Var(1), zero()))
}

/// Applied to a Scott-encoded number it produces its successor.
///
/// SUCC ≡ λnxy.y n ≡ λ λ λ 1 3
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::succ;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(succ(), 0.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 1.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(succ(), 1.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 2.into_scott());
/// ```
pub fn succ() -> Term {
    abs!(3, app(Var(1), Var(3)))
}

/// Applied to a Scott-encoded number it produces its predecessor.
///
/// PRED ≡ λn.n ZERO (λx.x) ≡ λ 1 ZERO (λ 1)
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::pred;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(pred(), 1.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 0.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(pred(), 3.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 2.into_scott());
/// ```
pub fn pred() -> Term {
    abs(app!(Var(1), zero(), abs(Var(1))))
}

/// Applied to two Scott-encoded numbers it produces their sum.
///
/// ADD ≡ Z (λfmn.m n (λo. SUCC (f o n))) ≡ Z (λ λ λ 2 1 (λ SUCC (4 1 2)))
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::add;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(add(), 1.into_scott(), 2.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 3.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(add(), 2.into_scott(), 3.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 5.into_scott());
/// ```
/// # Errors
///
/// This function will overflow the stack if used with an applicative-family (`APP` or `HAP`)
/// reduction order.
pub fn add() -> Term {
    app(
        Z(),
        abs!(
            3,
            app!(
                Var(2),
                Var(1),
                abs(app(succ(), app!(Var(4), Var(1), Var(2))))
            )
        ),
    )
}
/*
/// Applied to two Scott-encoded numbers it subtracts the second one from the first one.
///
/// SUB ≡
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::sub;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(sub(), 1.into_scott(), 0.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 1.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(sub(), 3.into_scott(), 1.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 2.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(sub(), 5.into_scott(), 2.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 3.into_scott());
/// ```
pub fn sub() -> Term {

}
*/
/// Applied to two Scott-encoded numbers it yields their product.
///
/// MUL ≡ Z (λfmn.m ZERO (λo. ADD n (f o n))) ≡ Z (λ λ λ 2 ZERO (λ ADD 2 (4 1 2)))
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::mul;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(mul(), 1.into_scott(), 2.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 2.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(mul(), 2.into_scott(), 3.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 6.into_scott());
/// ```
/// # Errors
///
/// This function will overflow the stack if used with an applicative-family (`APP` or `HAP`)
/// reduction order.
pub fn mul() -> Term {
    app(
        Z(),
        abs!(
            3,
            app!(
                Var(2),
                zero(),
                abs(app!(add(), Var(2), app!(Var(4), Var(1), Var(2))))
            )
        ),
    )
}

/// Applied to two Scott-encoded numbers it raises the first one to the power of the second one.
///
/// POW ≡ Z (λfmn.n ONE (λo. MUL m (f m o))) ≡ Z (λ λ λ 1 ONE (λ MUL 3 (4 3 1)))
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::pow;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(pow(), 1.into_scott(), 2.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 1.into_scott());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app!(pow(), 2.into_scott(), 3.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 8.into_scott());
/// ```
/// # Errors
///
/// This function will overflow the stack if used with an applicative-family (`APP` or `HAP`)
/// reduction order.
pub fn pow() -> Term {
    app(
        Z(),
        abs!(
            3,
            app!(
                Var(1),
                one(),
                abs(app!(mul(), Var(3), app!(Var(4), Var(3), Var(1))))
            )
        ),
    )
}

/// Applied to a Scott-encoded number it produces the equivalent Church-encoded number.
///
/// TO_CHURCH ≡ λabc.Z (λdefg.g f (λh.e (d e f h))) b c a
///           ≡ λ λ λ Z (λ λ λ λ 1 2 (λ 4 (5 4 3 1))) 2 1 3
///
/// # Example
/// ```
/// use lambda_calculus::data::num::scott::to_church;
/// use lambda_calculus::*;
///
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(to_church(), 0.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 0.into_church());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(to_church(), 1.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 1.into_church());
/// assert_eq!(beta(app(to_church(), 2.into_scott()), NOR, 0), 2.into_church());
/// ```
/// # Errors
///
/// This function will overflow the stack if used with an applicative-family (`APP` or `HAP`)
/// reduction order.
pub fn to_church() -> Term {
    abs!(
        3,
        app!(
            Z(),
            abs!(
                4,
                app!(
                    Var(1),
                    Var(2),
                    abs(app(Var(4), app!(Var(5), Var(4), Var(3), Var(1))))
                )
            ),
            Var(2),
            Var(1),
            Var(3)
        )
    )
}