multilinear 0.3.0

Interactive story simulation using constrained parallel state channels
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# Multilinear Story System

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A Rust library for building interactive stories with constrained parallel state channels.

## Overview

Model narrative systems using:
- **Channels**: Independent state machines representing story aspects
- **Events**: Coordinated transitions across multiple channels
- **Safe Composition**: Guaranteed valid states through transition constraints

Inspired by petri nets but designed for narrative applications.

## Features

- 🚦 State channels with discrete value transitions
- ⚡ Event-driven story progression
- 🔄 Backward simulation capabilities
- 🛡️ Prevention of creating invalid event changes
- 📈 Efficient tracking of current state and available events

## Quick Start

```rust
use event_simulation::Simulation;
use multilinear::{Condition, MultilinearInfo, MultilinearSimulation};

let mut story = MultilinearInfo::new();

// Create state channels
let place = story.add_channel();
let clothes = story.add_channel();

// Define event: Move from bedroom to living room
let event_move = story
    .add_event()
    .with_change(&[Condition::change(place, 0, 1)])
    .unwrap()
    .event();

// Define event: Change clothes in bedroom
let event_clothes = story
    .add_event()
    .with_change(&[Condition::new(place, 0), Condition::change(clothes, 1, 0)])
    .unwrap()
    .event();

let mut simulation = MultilinearSimulation::new(story);
simulation.try_call(event_clothes);
simulation.try_call(event_move);
simulation.try_revert(event_move);
```

## Core Concepts

- Channel: Independent state machine representing a variable of the story state (like the player location or the relationship to somebody)
- Condition: A condition connected to a channel, also capable of changing the channel (like changing the player location from livingroom to kitchen)
- Event: Transition rule combining multiple channel conditions