Add simple eventbuffer and generate temporal results for #95

pynars/NARS/Control/Reasoner.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from pynars.Narsese._py.Budget import Budget
 from pynars.Narsese._py.Statement import Statement
 from pynars.Narsese._py.Task import Belief
-from ..DataStructures import Bag, Memory, NarseseChannel, Buffer, Task, Concept
+from ..DataStructures import Bag, Memory, NarseseChannel, Buffer, Task, Concept, EventBuffer
 from ..InferenceEngine import GeneralEngine, TemporalEngine, VariableEngine
 from pynars import Config
 from pynars.Config import Enable
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def __init__(self, n_memory, capacity, config='./config.json', nal_rules={1, 2,
         self.memory = Memory(n_memory, global_eval=self.global_eval)
         self.overall_experience = Buffer(capacity)
         self.internal_experience = Buffer(capacity)
+        self.event_buffer = EventBuffer(3)
         self.narsese_channel = NarseseChannel(capacity)
         self.perception_channel = Channel(capacity)
         self.channels: List[Channel] = [
@@ -131,11 +132,17 @@ def observe(self, tasks_derived: List[Task]):
             Process Channels/Buffers
         """
         judgement_revised, goal_revised, answers_question, answers_quest = None, None, None, None
-        # step 1. Take out an Item from `Channels`, and then put it into the `Overall Experience`
+        # step 1. Take out an Item from `Channels`, and then put it into the `Overall Experience` and Event Buffers
         for channel in self.channels:
             task_in: Task = channel.take()
             if task_in is not None:
                 self.overall_experience.put(task_in)
+                if task_in.is_event:
+                    self.event_buffer.put(task_in)
+                    # when there's a new event, run the temporal chaining
+                    temporal_results = self.event_buffer.generate_temporal_sentences()
+                    for result in temporal_results:
+                        self.overall_experience.put(result)
 
         # step 2. Take out an Item from the `Internal Experience`, with putting it back afterwards, and then put it
         # into the `Overall Experience`

pynars/NARS/DataStructures/MC/InputBufferMC.py

@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ def prediction_generation(self):
             for i in range(self.present):
                 if self.slots[i].candidate:
                     # e.g., (E, +1) as the subject
-                    subject = Compound.SequentialEvents(self.slots[i].candidate.term, Interval(abs(self.present - i)))
-                    copula = Copula.PredictiveImplication  # =/>
-                    term = Statement(subject, copula, predicate)
+                    subject = Compound.SequentialEvents(scopula = Copula.PredictiveImplication  # =/>
+                    term = Statement(subject, copula, predicate)elf.slots[i].candidate.term, Interval(abs(self.present - i)))
+
                     # truth, using truth-induction function (TODO, may subject to change)
                     truth = Truth_induction(self.slots[i].candidate.truth,
                                             self.slots[self.present].candidate.truth)

pynars/NARS/DataStructures/_py/Buffer.py

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+from pynars.NAL.Functions import Truth_intersection, Stamp_merge
+from pynars.NAL.Inference.TemporalRules import induction_composition, induction_implication
 from .Bag import Bag
 from pynars.Config import Config
-from pynars.Narsese import Item, Task
+from pynars.Narsese import Item, Task, TermType, Compound, Interval, Statement
 from pynars.NAL.Functions.BudgetFunctions import *
-from typing import Callable, Any
+from typing import Callable, Any, List
+
 
 class Buffer(Bag):
     '''
@@ -40,3 +43,68 @@ def __init__(self, capacity: int, n_buckets: int=None, take_in_order: bool=False
 
     def is_expired(self, put_time, current_time):
         return (current_time - put_time) > self.max_duration
+
+
+class EventBuffer:
+    '''
+        This buffer holds first-order events, sorted by time.
+        The purpose of this buffer is to generate temporal implication statements, e.g., (A &/ B =/> C)
+        and compound events, e.g., (A &/ B).
+
+        The operation for generating temporal statements is exhaustive. That means, for generating 3-component
+        implication statements like (A &/ B =/> C), the algorithm scales O(n^3) for n elements
+
+        The oldest events are at the lowest index, the newest events are at the highest index.
+        The larger the event's timestamp, the newer it is.
+    '''
+    def __init__(self, capacity: int):
+        self.buffer: List[Task] = []
+        self.capacity: int = capacity
+
+    def generate_temporal_sentences(self):
+        results: List[Task] = []
+        # first event A occurred, then event B occurred, then event C
+        for i in range(len(self.buffer)):
+            event_A_task = self.buffer[i]
+            for j in range(i+1,len(self.buffer)):
+                # create (A &/ B)
+                event_B_task = self.buffer[j]
+                compound_event_task = induction_composition(event_A_task, event_B_task)
+                results.append(compound_event_task) # append
+                for k in range(j + 1, len(self.buffer)):
+                    # create (A &/ B) =/> C
+                    event_C = self.buffer[k]
+                    temporal_implication_task = induction_implication(compound_event_task, event_C)
+                    results.append(temporal_implication_task)  # append
+
+        return results
+
+    def put(self, event_task_to_insert: Task):
+        if not event_task_to_insert.is_event \
+            or event_task_to_insert.term.type != TermType.STATEMENT \
+            or event_task_to_insert.term.is_higher_order:
+            print("ERROR! Only events with first-order statements can enter the EventBuffer.")
+            return
+
+        if len(self.buffer) == 0: # if nothing in the buffer, just insert it
+            self.buffer.append(event_task_to_insert)
+            return
+
+        newest_event = self.buffer[-1]
+
+        if event_task_to_insert.stamp.t_occurrence >= newest_event.stamp.t_occurrence:
+            # if its newer than even the newest event, just insert it at the end
+            self.buffer.append(event_task_to_insert)
+        else:
+            # otherwise, we have to go through the list to insert it properly
+            for i in range(len(self.buffer)):
+                buffer_event = self.buffer[i]
+                if event_task_to_insert.stamp.t_occurrence <= buffer_event.stamp.t_occurrence:
+                    # the inserted event occurs first, so insert it here
+                    self.buffer.insert(i, event_task_to_insert)
+                    break
+
+
+        if len(self.buffer) > self.capacity:
+            # if too many events, take out the oldest event
+            self.buffer.pop(0)

pynars/Narsese/_py/Sentence.py

@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ def is_event(self) -> bool:
     def is_external_event(self) -> bool: # TODO: ???
         return not self.is_eternal and self.stamp.is_external
 
+    @property
+    def is_higher_order(self) -> bool:
+        return self.term is Statement and self.term.is_higher_order
+
 
 class Judgement(Sentence):
     def __init__(self, term: Term, stamp: Stamp = None, truth: Truth = None) -> None: