An OCaml definion of OCaml evaluaon, or, Implemen’ng OCaml in OCaml (Part II) · 2017. 10....

Implemen'ngOCamlinOCaml(PartII)

AnOCamldefini'onofOCamlevalua'on,or,

COS326DavidWalker

PrincetonUniversity

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LastTimeImplemen'nganinterpreter:Components:•  Evaluatorforprimi'veopera'ons•  Subs'tu'on•  Recursiveevalua'onfunc'onforexpressions

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ProgramText AST

ASTResult

PrintedResult

parse eval print

typecheck

exception UnboundVariable of variable

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x)

OurInterpreter 3

exception UnboundVariable of variable

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x)

OurInterpreter 4

let rec substitute (v:exp) (x:variable) (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e _ -> e | Op_e(e1,op,e2) ->

Op_e(substitute v x e1,op,substitute v x e2) | Var_e y -> if x = y then v else e | Let_e (y,e1,e2) -> Let_e (y, substitute v x e1, if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 5

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 6

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

eval { substitute (eval 2) z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 7

eval { substitute 2 z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

eval { substitute (eval 2) z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 8

eval { substitute 2 z (let z = 3 + z in z) }

eval { (let z = (substitute 2 z (3 + z)) in z) }

==

==

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

eval { substitute (eval 2) z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 9

eval { substitute 2 z (let z = 3 + z in z) }

eval { (let z = (substitute 2 z (3 + z)) in z) }

==

==

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

eval { substitute (eval 2) z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

no'cewedon'tsubs'tute2inzhere

let z = 2 inlet z = 3 + z inz

OurInterpreter 10

eval { substitute 2 z (let z = 3 + z in z) }

eval { (let z = (substitute 2 z (3 + z)) in z) }

==

==

eval { let z = 3 + 2 in z }==

eval (let x = e1 in e2) ->eval {substitute (eval e1) x e2}

eval { substitute (eval 2) z (let z = 3 + z in z) }==

Exampletointerpret: Howtointerpretaletexpression:

substitute v x (let y = e1 in e2) == let y = substitute v x e1 in (if x = y then e2 else substitute v x e2)

Howtosubs'tutevforxintoaletexpression

SCALINGUPTHELANGUAGE(MOREFEATURES,MOREFUN)

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ScalinguptheLanguage 12type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp

ScalinguptheLanguage 13type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp

OCaml’sfunx->e

isrepresentedasFun_e(x,e)

ScalinguptheLanguage 14type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp

Afunc'oncallfact3

isimplementedasFunCall_e(Var_e“fact”,Int_e3)

ScalinguptheLanguage 15type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp

let is_value (e:exp) : bool = match e with | Int_e _ -> true | Fun_e (_,_) -> true | ( Op_e (_,_,_) | Let_e (_,_,_) | Var_e _ | FunCall_e (_,_) ) -> false

Func'onsarevalues!

Easyexamques'on:WhatvaluedoestheOCamlinterpreterproducewhenyouenter(funx->3)intotheprompt?Answer:thevalueproducedis(funx->3)

ScalinguptheLanguage 16type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp;;

let is_value (e:exp) : bool = match e with | Int_e _ -> true | Fun_e (_,_) -> true | ( Op_e (_,_,_) | Let_e (_,_,_) | Var_e _ | FunCall_e (_,_) ) -> false

Func'oncallsarenotvalues.

ScalinguptheLanguage 17

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1, eval e2 with | Fun_e (x,e), v2 -> eval (substitute v2 x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

ScalinguptheLanguage 18

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1, eval e2 with | Fun_e (x,e), v2 -> eval (substitute v2 x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

values(includingfunc'ons)always

evaluatetothemselves.

ScalinguptheLanguage 19

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1, eval e2 with | Fun_e (x,e), v2 -> eval (substitute v2 x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

Toevaluateafunc'oncall,wefirstevaluate

bothe1ande2tovalues.

ScalinguptheLanguage 20

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1, eval e2 with | Fun_e (x,e), v2 -> eval (substitute v2 x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

e1hadbeferevaluatetoafunc'onvalue,elsewehaveatypeerror.

ScalinguptheLanguage 21

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1, eval e2 with | Fun_e (x,e), v2 -> eval (substitute v2 x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

Thenwesubs'tutee2’svalue(v2)forxineandevaluatetheresul'ng

expression.

Simplifyingalifle 22

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1 with | Fun_e (x,e) -> eval (substitute (eval e2) x e) | _ -> raise TypeError)

Wedon’treallyneedtopafern-matchone2.

Justevaluatehere

Simplifyingalifle 23

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (ef,e1) -> (match eval ef with | Fun_e (x,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | _ -> raise TypeError)

Thislookslikethecaseforlet!

LetandLambda 24

let x = 1 in x+41 -->1+41-->42

Ingeneral:

(fun x -> x+41) 1-->1+41-->42

(fun x -> e2) e1 == let x = e1 in e2

Sowecouldwrite: 25

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (FunCall (Fun_e (x,e2), e1)) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (ef,e2) -> (match eval ef with | Fun_e (x,e1) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | _ -> raise TypeError)

Inprogramming-languagesspeak:“Letissyntac'csugarforafunc'oncall”Syntac'csugar:Anewfeaturedefinedbyasimple,localtransforma'on.

Recursivedefini'ons 26type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp | Rec_e of variable * variable * exp

let rec f x = f (x+1) in f 3

Let_e (“g”, Rec_e (“f”, “x”, FunCall_e (Var_e “f”, Op_e (Var_e “x”, Plus, Int_e 1)) ), FunCall (Var_e “g”, Int_e 3))

(rewrite)

(alpha-convert)let f = (rec f x -> f (x+1)) inf 3

let g = (rec f x -> f (x+1)) ing 3

(implement)

Recursivedefini'ons 27type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp | Rec_e of variable * variable * exp

let is_value (e:exp) : bool = match e with | Int_e _ -> true | Fun_e (_,_) -> true | Rec_e of (_,_,_) -> true | (Op_e (_,_,_) | Let_e (_,_,_) | Var_e _ | FunCall_e (_,_) ) -> false

Recursivedefini'ons 28type exp = Int_e of int | Op_e of exp * op * exp | Var_e of variable | Let_e of variable * exp * exp | | Fun_e of variable * exp | FunCall_e of exp * exp | Rec_e of variable * variable * exp

let is_value (e:exp) : bool = match e with | Int_e _ -> true | Fun_e (_,_) -> true | Rec_e of (_,_,_) -> true | (Op_e (_,_,_) | Let_e (_,_,_) | Var_e _ | FunCall_e (_,_) ) -> false Fun_e(x,body)==Rec_e("unused",x,body)

AbeferIRwouldjustdeleteFun_e–avoid

unnecessaryredundancy

Interlude:Nota'onforSubs'tu'on

“Subs'tutevaluevforvariablexinexpressione:” e[v/x]

(x+y)[7/y] is (x+7)(letx=30inlety=40inx+y)[7/y]is(letx=30inlety=40inx+y)(lety=yinlety=yiny+y)[7/y] is (lety=7inlety=yiny+y)

examplesofsubs'tu'on:

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Evalua'ngRecursiveFunc'ons 30

Basicevalua'onruleforrecursivefunc'ons:

(recfx=body)arg-->body[arg/x][recfx=body/f]

en'refunc'onsubs'tutedforfunc'onname

argumentvaluesubs'tutedforparameter

Evalua'ngRecursiveFunc'ons 31

let g = rec f x -> if x

Evalua'ngRecursiveFunc'ons

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RecursiveFunc'onCall:

TheSubs'tu'on:

TheResult:

(if x if x if x

Evalua'ngRecursiveFunc'ons 33

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x) | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1 with | Fun_e (x,e) ->

let v = eval e2 in eval (substitute v x e)

| (Rec_e (f,x,e)) as f_val -> let v = eval e2 in eval (substitute f_val f (substitute v x e))

| _ -> raise TypeError)

pa-ernasxmatchthepafernandbindsxtovalue

MoreEvalua'on 34(rec fact n = if n if 3 < 1 then 1 else 3 * (rec fact n = if ... then ... else ...) (3-1)-->3 * (rec fact n = if … ) (3-1)-->3 * (rec fact n = if … ) 2-->3 * (if 2 3 * (2 * (rec fact n = ...)(2-1))-->3 * (2 * (rec fact n = ...)(1))-->3 * 2 * (if 1 3 * 2 * 1

AMATHEMATICALDEFINITION*OFOCAMLEVALUATION

*it’sapar'aldefini'onandthisisabigtopic;formore,seeCOS510

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FromCodetoAbstractSpecifica'on

OCamlcodecangivealanguageseman'cs–  advantage:itcanbeexecuted,sowecantryitout–  advantage:itisamazinglyconcise

•  especiallycomparedtowhatyouwouldhavewrifeninJava–  disadvantage:itisalifleuglytooperateoverconcreteMLdatatypeslike“Op_e(e1,Plus,e2)”asopposedto“e1+e2”

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FromCodetoAbstractSpecifica'on

PLresearchershavedevelopedtheirownstandardnota'onforwri'ngdownhowprogramsexecute

–  ithasamathema'cal“feel”thatmakesPLresearchersfeelspecialandgivesusgoosebumpsinside

–  itoperatesoverabstractexpressionsyntaxlike“e1+e2”–  itisusefultoknowthisnota'onifyouwanttoreadspecifica'onsofprogramminglanguageseman'cs•  e.g.:StandardML(ofwhichOCamlisadescendent)hasaformaldefini'ongiveninthisnota'on(andC,andJava;butnotOCaml…)

•  e.g.:mostpapersintheconferencePOPL(ACMPrinciplesofProg.Lang.)

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Goal

Ourgoalistoexplainhowanexpressioneevaluatestoavaluev.Inotherwords,wewanttodefineamathema'calrela'onbetweenpairsofexpressionsandvalues.

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FormalInferenceRulesWedefinethe“evaluatesto”rela'onusingasetof(induc've)rulesthatallowustoprovethatapar'cular(expression,value)pairispartoftherela'on.Arulelookslikethis:

Youreadarulelikethis:

–  “ifpremise1canbeprovenandpremise2canbeprovenand...andpremisencanbeproventhenconclusioncanbeproven”

Someruleshavenopremises–  thismeanstheirconclusionsarealwaystrue–  wecallsuchrules“axioms”or“basecases”

premise1premise2...premise3conclusion

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Anexamplerule

e1-->v1e2-->v2eval_op(v1,op,v2)==v’e1ope2-->v’

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> let v1 = eval e1 in let v2 = eval e2 in

let v’ = eval_op v1 op v2 in v’

“Ife1evaluatestov1ande2evaluatestov2andeval_op(v1,op,v2)isequaltov’thene1ope2evaluatestov’

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

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Anexamplerule

iϵΖi-->i

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i ...

“Iftheexpressionisanintegervalue,itevaluatestoitself.”

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

assertsiisaninteger

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Anexampleruleconcerningevalua'on

e1-->v1e2[v1/x]-->*v2letx=e1ine2-->v2

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> let v1 = eval e1 in

eval (substitute v1 x e2) ...

“Ife1evaluatestov1(whichisavalue)ande2withv1subs'tutedforxevaluatestov2thenletx=e1ine2evaluatestov2.”

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

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Anexampleruleconcerningevalua'on

λx.e-->λx.e

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with ... | Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) ...

“Afunc'onvalueevaluatestoitself.”

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

typical“lambda”nota'onforafunc'onwithargumentx,bodye

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Anexampleruleconcerningevalua'on

e1-->λx.ee2-->v2e[v2/x]-->ve1e2-->v

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with ..| FunCall_e (e1,e2) ->

(match eval e1 with | Fun_e (x,e) -> eval (substitute (eval e2) x e) | ...)

...

“ife1evaluatestoafunc'onwithargumentxandbodyeande2evaluatestoavaluev2andewithv2subs'tutedforxevaluatestovthene1appliedtoe2evaluatestov”

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

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Anexampleruleconcerningevalua'on

e1-->recfx=ee2-->ve[recfx=e/f][v/x]-->v2e1e2-->v2

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with ... | (Rec_e (f,x,e)) as f_val ->

let v = eval e2 in substitute f_val (substitute v x e) g

“uggh”

Asarule:

InEnglish:

Incode:

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Comparison:Codevs.Rules

Almostisomorphic:–  oneruleperpafern-matchingclause–  recursivecalltoevalwheneverthereisa-->premiseinarule–  what’sthemaindifference?

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i

| Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x)

| Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1 | Fun_e (x,e) -> eval (Let_e (x,e2,e))

| _ -> raise TypeError) | LetRec_e (x,e1,e2) ->

•  (Rec_e (f,x,e)) as f_val -> let v = eval e2 in substitute f_val f (substitute v x e) e1-->recfx=ee2-->v2e[recfx=e/f][v2/x]-->v3

e1e2-->v3

e1-->v1e2-->v2eval_op(v1,op,v2)==ve1ope2-->v

iϵΖi-->i

e1-->v1e2[v1/x]-->v2letx=e1ine2-->v2

λx.e-->λx.e

e1-->λx.ee2-->v2e[v2/x]-->ve1e2-->v

completeevalcode: completesetofrules:

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Comparison:Codevs.Rules

•  There’snoformalruleforhandlingfreevariables•  Noruleforevalua'ngfunc'oncallswhenanon-func'oninthecallerposi'on•  Ingeneral,norulewhenfurtherevalua'onisimpossible

–  therulesexpressthelegalevalua'onsandsaynothingaboutwhattodoinerrorsitua'ons–  thecodehandlestheerrorsitua'onsbyraisingexcep'ons–  typetheoristsprovethatwell-typedprogramsdon’trunintoundefinedcases

e1-->v1e2-->v2eval_op(v1,op,v2)==ve1ope2-->v

iϵΖi-->i

e1-->v1e2[v1/x]-->v2letx=e1ine2-->v2

λx.e-->λx.e

e1-->λx.ee2-->v2e[v2/x]-->ve1e2-->v

completeevalcode: completesetofrules:

e1-->recfx=ee2-->v2e[recfx=e/f][v2/x]-->v3e1e2-->v3

let rec eval (e:exp) : exp = match e with | Int_e i -> Int_e i

| Op_e(e1,op,e2) -> eval_op (eval e1) op (eval e2) | Let_e(x,e1,e2) -> eval (substitute (eval e1) x e2) | Var_e x -> raise (UnboundVariable x)

| Fun_e (x,e) -> Fun_e (x,e) | FunCall_e (e1,e2) -> (match eval e1 | Fun_e (x,e) -> eval (Let_e (x,e2,e))

| _ -> raise TypeError) | LetRec_e (x,e1,e2) ->

•  (Rec_e (f,x,e)) as f_val -> let v = eval e2 in substitute f_val f (substitute v x e)

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Summary 48

•  WecanreasonaboutOCamlprogramsusingasubs'tu'onmodel.–  integers,bools,strings,chars,andfunc'onsarevalues–  valuerule:valuesevaluatetothemselves–  letrule:“letx=e1ine2”:subs'tutee1’svalueforxintoe2–  funcallrule:“(funx->e2)e1”:subs'tutee1’svalueforxintoe2–  reccallrule:“(recx=e1)e2”:likefuncallrule,butalsosubs'tute

recursivefunc'onfornameoffunc'on•  Tounwind:subs'tute(recx=e1)forxine1

•  Wecanmaketheevalua'onmodelprecisebybuildinganinterpreterandusingthatinterpreterasaspecifica'onofthelanguageseman'cs.

•  Wecanalsospecifytheevalua'onmodelusingasetofinferencerules–  moreonthisinCOS510

SomeFinalWords 49

•  Thesubs'tu'onmodelisonlyamodel.–  itdoesnotaccuratelymodelallofOCaml’sfeatures

•  I/O,excep'ons,muta'on,concurrency,…•  wecanbuildmodelsofthesethings,buttheyaren’tassimple.•  evensubs'tu'onistrickytoformalize!

•  It’susefulforreasoningabouthigher-orderfunc'ons,correctnessofalgorithms,andop'miza'ons.–  wecanuseittoformallyprovethat,forinstance:

•  mapf(mapgxs)==map(compfg)xs•  proof:byinduc'ononthelengthofthelistxs,usingthedefini'onsofthesubs'tu'onmodel.

–  weozenmodelcomplicatedsystems(e.g.,protocols)usingasmallfunc'onallanguageandsubs'tu'on-basedevalua'on.

•  Itisnotusefulforreasoningaboutexecu'on'meorspace–  morecomplexmodelsneededthere

SomeFinalWords 50

•  Thesubs'tu'onmodelisonlyamodel.–  itdoesnotaccuratelymodelallofOCaml’sfeatures

•  I/O,excep'ons,muta'on,concurrency,…•  wecanbuildmodelsofthesethings,buttheyaren’tassimple.•  evensubs'tu'onwastrickytoformalize!

•  It’susefulforreasoningabouthigher-orderfunc'ons,correctnessofalgorithms,andop'miza'ons.–  wecanuseittoformallyprovethat,forinstance:

•  mapf(mapgxs)==map(compfg)xs•  proof:byinduc'ononthelengthofthelistxs,usingthedefini'onsofthesubs'tu'onmodel.

–  weozenmodelcomplicatedsystems(e.g.,protocols)usingasmallfunc'onallanguageandsubs'tu'on-basedevalua'on.

•  Itisnotusefulforreasoningaboutexecu'on'meorspace–  morecomplexmodelsneededthere

AlonzoChurch,1903-1995

PrincetonProfessor,1929-1967

Youcansaythatagain!Igotitwrongthefirst'meItried,in1932.Fixedthebugby1934,

though.

Church'smistake 51

funxs->map(+)xs

funys->letmapxs=0::xsinf(mapys)

subs'tute:

forfin:

andifyoudon'twatchout,youwillget:

funys->letmapxs=0::xsin(funxs->map(+)xs)(mapys)

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funxs->map(+)xs

funys->letmapxs=0::xsinf(mapys)

subs'tute:

forfin:

andifyoudon'twatchout,youwillget:

funys->letmapxs=0::xsin(funxs->map(+)xs)(mapys)

theproblemwasthatthevalueyousubs'tutedin

hadafreevariable(map)initthatwascaptured.

Church'smistake 53

funxs->map(+)xs

funys->letmapxs=0::xsinf(mapys)

subs'tute:

forfin:

todoitright,yourename(alpha-convert)somevariables:

funys->letzxs=0::xsin(funxs->map(+)xs)(zys)

ASSIGNMENT#4

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TwoPartsPart1:Buildyourowninterpreter

–  Morefeatures:booleans,pairs,lists,match–  Differentmodel:environment-basedvssubs'tu'on-based

•  TheabstractsyntaxtreeFun_e(_,_)isnolongeravalue–  aFun_eisnotaresultofacomputa'on

•  Thereisonemorecomputa'onsteptodo:–  crea'onofaclosurefromaFun_eexpression

Part2:Provefactsaboutprogramsusingequa'onalreasoning–  wealreadysawabitofequa'onalreasoningtoday:

•  ife1-->e2thene1==e2–  morenextweek

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FUNCTIONCLOSURES

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ClosuresConsiderthefollowingprogram:

let choose (arg:bool * int * int) : int -> int = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

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ClosuresConsiderthefollowingprogram:

Itsexecu'onbehavioraccordingtothesubs'tu'onmodel:

let choose (arg:bool * int * int) : int -> int = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

choose (true, 1, 2)

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ClosuresConsiderthefollowingprogram:

Itsexecu'onbehavioraccordingtothesubs'tu'onmodel:

let choose (arg:bool * int * int) : int -> int = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

choose (true, 1, 2) --> let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

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ClosuresConsiderthefollowingprogram:

Itsexecu'onbehavioraccordingtothesubs'tu'onmodel:

let choose (arg:bool * int * int) : int -> int = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

choose (true, 1, 2) --> let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) --> if true then (fun n -> n + 1) else (fun n -> n + 2)

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ClosuresConsiderthefollowingprogram:

Itsexecu'onbehavioraccordingtothesubs'tu'onmodel:

let choose (arg:bool * int * int) : int -> int = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

choose (true, 1, 2) --> let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) --> if true then (fun n -> n + 1) else (fun n -> n + 2) --> (fun n -> n + 1)

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Subs'tu'onandCompiledCodelet choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

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Subs'tu'onandCompiledCodechoose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

compile

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Subs'tu'onandCompiledCode

let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

compile

executewithsubs'tu'on

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Subs'tu'onandCompiledCode

let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

compile

executewithsubs'tu'on

executewithsubs'tu'on==generatenewcodeblockwithparametersreplacedbyarguments

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choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

Subs'tu'onandCompiledCode

let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

compile

executewithsubs'tu'on

executewithsubs'tu'on==generatenewcodeblockwithparametersreplacedbyarguments

choose_subst: mov rb 0xF8[0] mov rx 0xF8[4] mov ry 0xF8[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret

0xF8: 0 1 2

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choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

Subs'tu'onandCompiledCode

let (b, x, y) = (true, 1, 2) in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

choose: mov rb r_arg[0] mov rx r_arg[4] mov ry r_arg[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret main: ... jmp choose

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y) choose (true, 1, 2)

compile

executewithsubs'tu'on

executewithsubs'tu'on==generatenewcodeblockwithparametersreplacedbyarguments

choose_subst: mov rb 0xF8[0] mov rx 0xFF44] mov ry 0xFF84[8] compare rb 0 ... jmp ret

if true then (fun n -> n + 1) else (fun n -> n + 2)

executewithsubs'tu'on 0xF8: 0 1

2 choose_subst2: compare 1 0 ... jmp ret

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Whatwearen’tgoingtodo•  Thesubs'tu'onmodelofevalua'onisjustamodel.Itsays

thatwegeneratenewcodeateachstepofacomputa'on.Wedon’tdothatinreality.Tooexpensive!

•  Thesubs'tu'onmodelisafaithfulmodelforreasoningabouttherela'onshipbetweeninputsandoutputsofafunc'onbutitdoesn’ttellusmuchabouttheresourcesthatareusedalongtheway.

•  I’mgoingtotellyoualiflebitabouthowMLprogramsarecompiledsoyoucanunderstandhowmuchspaceyourprogramswilluse.Understandingthespaceconsump'onofyourprogramsisanimportantcomponentinmakingtheseprogramsmoreefficient.

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Compilingfunc'ons

let add (x:int*int) : int = let (y,z) = x in y + z

# argument in r1 # return address in r0 add: ld r2, r1[0] # y in r2 ld r3, r1[4] # z in r3 add r4, r2, r3 # sum in r4 jmp r0

Generaltac'c:ReducetheproblemofcompilingML-likefunc'onstotheproblemofcompilingC-likefunc'ons.Somefunc'onsarealreadyC-like:

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Butwhataboutnested,higher-orderfunc'ons?

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then f1 else f2

let f1 n = n + x

let f2 n = n + y

?

?

?

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Butwhataboutnested,higher-orderfunc'ons?

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then f1 else f2

let f1 n = n + x

let f2 n = n + y

?

?

?

Darn!Doesn’tworknaively.Nestedfunc'onscontainfreevariables.Simpleunnes'ngleavesthemundefined.

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Butwhataboutnested,higher-orderfunc'ons?•  Wecan’texecuteafunc'onlikethefollowing:

•  Butwecanexecuteaclosurewhichisapairofsomecodeandanenvironment:

let f2 n = n + y

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.y

{y = 1}

environmentcode

closure

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ClosureConversionClosureconversion(alsocalledlambdalizing)convertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

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ClosureConversionClosureconversion(alsocalledlambdalizing)convertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose (arg,env) = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (f1, {xe=x; ye=y}) else (f2, {ye=y}) let f1 (n,env) = n + env.xe + env.ye

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.ye

createclosures

useenvironmentvariablesinsteadoffreevariables

addenvironmentparameter

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ClosureConversionClosureconversionconvertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose (arg,env) = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (f1, {xe=x; ye=y}) else (f2, {ye=y}) let f1 (n,env) = n + env.xe + env.ye

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.ye

(choose (true,1,2)) 3

createclosures

useenvironmentvariablesinsteadoffreevariables

addenvironmentparameter

let c_closure = (choose, ()) in (* create closure *) let (c_code, c_cenv) = c_closure in (* extract code, env *) let f_closure = c_code ((true,1,2), c_env) in (* call choose code, extract f code, env *) let (f_code, f_env) = f_closure in (* extract code, env *) f_code (3, f_env) (* call f code *) ;;

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ClosureConversionClosureconversionconvertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose (arg,env) = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (f1, {xe=x; ye=y}) else (f2, {ye=y}) let f1 (n,env) = n + env.xe + env.ye

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.ye

(choose (true,1,2)) 3

createclosures

useenvironmentvariablesinsteadoffreevariables

addenvironmentparameter

let c_closure = (choose, ()) in (* create closure *) let (c_code, c_cenv) = c_closure in (* extract code, env *) let f_closure = c_code ((true,1,2), c_env) in (* call choose code, extract f code, env *) let (f_code, f_env) = f_closure in (* extract code, env *) f_code (3, f_env) (* call f code *)

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ClosureConversionClosureconversionconvertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose (arg,env) = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (f1, {xe=x; ye=y}) else (f2, {ye=y}) let f1 (n,env) = n + env.xe + env.ye

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.ye

(choose (true,1,2)) 3

createclosures

useenvironmentvariablesinsteadoffreevariables

addenvironmentparameter

let c_closure = (choose, ()) in (* create closure *) let (c_code, c_cenv) = c_closure in (* extract code, env *) let f_closure = c_code ((true,1,2), c_env) in (* call choose code, extract f code, env *) let (f_code, f_env) = f_closure in (* extract code, env *) f_code (3, f_env) (* call f code *)

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ClosureConversionClosureconversionconvertsopen,nestedfunc'onsintoclosed,top-levelfunc'ons.let choose arg = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (fun n -> n + x + y) else (fun n -> n + y)

let choose (arg,env) = let (b, x, y) = arg in if b then (f1, {xe=x; ye=y}) else (f2, {ye=y}) let f1 (n,env) = n + env.xe + env.ye

let f2 (n,env) = n + env.ye

(choose (true,1,2)) 3

createclosures

useenvironmentvariablesinsteadoffreevariables

addenvironmentparameter

let c_closure = (choose, ()) in (* create closure *) let (c_code, c_cenv) = c_closure in (* extract code, env *) let f_closure = c_code ((true,1,2), c_env) in (* call choose code, extract f code, env *) let (f_code, f_env) = f_closure in (* extract code, env *) f_code (3, f_env) (* call f code *)

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Summary:Assignment#4•  Inenvironment-basedevaluator,valuesaredrawnfroman

environment•  Inordertoimplement,nested,higher-orderfunc'ons,one

needstoperformclosureconversion,whichistheprocessofimplemen'ngfunc'onsusingadatastructure:apairofcodeplusanenvironmentthatgivesvaluestothe(previously)freevariablesinthecode(makingthatcode"closed")

•  Youhavetwoweeksforassignment#4–  Why?becauselastyearstudentfoundunderstandingandwri'ngtheevaluatorprefytough!

–  Don'twaitun'lnextweektostart!–  Putinafullweek'sworthofworkthisweek

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