Update Task and Link Budgets

pynars/NAL/Inference/LocalRules.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def revision(task: Task, belief: Task, budget_tasklink: Budget=None, budget_term
         raise "Invalid case."
     return task
 
-def solution_question(task: Task, belief: Belief, budget_tasklink: Budget=None, budget_termlink: Budget=None):
+def solution_question(task: Task, belief: Task, budget_tasklink: Budget=None, budget_termlink: Budget=None):
     question: Union[Question, Quest] = task.sentence
     answer: Union[Judgement, Goal] = belief.sentence
     answer_best =  question.best_answer

pynars/NARS/DataStructures/_py/Link.py

@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ def get_index(cls, main_term: Union[Term, Statement, Compound], sub_term: Union[
 
         return indices
 
-    @classmethod
-    def update_budget(cls, budget: Budget, q: float, p_belief: float):
-        budget.priority = min(1.0, Or(budget.priority, Or(q, p_belief)))
-        budget.durability = min(1.0-Config.budget_epsilon, Or(budget.durability, q))
-
-
 
     @property
     def is_valid(self):
@@ -211,6 +205,11 @@ def set_type(self, source_is_component=True, type: LinkType=None):
         Link.set_type(self, source_is_component, type)
         if not self.is_valid: self.type = None
 
+
+    def reward_budget(self, reward: float):
+        self.budget.quality = Or(self.budget.quality, reward)
+
+
     @property
     def is_valid(self):
         return self.type in (
@@ -240,12 +239,15 @@ def __init__(self, source: 'Concept', target: 'Concept', budget: Budget, copy_bu
     def set_type(self, source_is_component=True, type: LinkType=None):
         Link.set_type(self, source_is_component, type, enable_transform=True)
         if not self.is_valid: self.type = None
+
+    def reward_budget(self, reward: float):
+        self.budget.priority = Or(self.budget.priority, reward)
 
     @property
     def is_valid(self) -> bool:
         return self.type in (
             LinkType.SELF, 
-            LinkType.COMPOUND, 
+            LinkType.COMPOUND,
             LinkType.COMPOUND_STATEMENT, 
             LinkType.COMPOUND_CONDITION, 
             LinkType.TRANSFORM, 

pynars/NARS/DataStructures/_py/Memory.py

@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
-from pynars.NAL.Functions import BudgetFunctions
-
+from pynars import Global
 from pynars.Config import Enable, Config
-from pynars.NAL.Inference.LocalRules import solve_query, solution_query, solution_question
+from pynars.NAL.Functions.BudgetFunctions import Budget_evaluate_goal_solution
+from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import calculate_solution_quality
+from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import project, project_truth
+from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import revisible
+from pynars.NAL.Inference import local__revision
+from pynars.NAL.Inference.LocalRules import solution_query, solution_question
 from pynars.NAL.MetaLevelInference.VariableSubstitution import get_elimination__var_const
-
 from pynars.NARS.DataStructures._py.Link import TaskLink
-from pynars.Narsese._py.Sentence import Goal, Judgement, Question
-from pynars.Narsese import Statement, Term, Sentence, Budget, Task, Truth
+from pynars.NARS.GlobalEval import GlobalEval
+from pynars.Narsese import Statement, Budget, Task
+from pynars.Narsese._py.Sentence import Goal, Question
 from pynars.Narsese._py.Task import Belief, Desire
-from .Concept import Concept
 from .Bag import Bag
-from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import revisible
-from pynars.NAL.Inference import local__revision
-# from pynars.NARS import Operation
-from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import project, project_truth
-from pynars import Global
-from pynars.NAL.Functions.BudgetFunctions import Budget_evaluate_goal_solution
-from pynars.NAL.Functions.Tools import calculate_solution_quality
-from typing import Callable, Any
-from pynars.NARS.GlobalEval import GlobalEval
+from .Concept import Concept
+
 
 class Memory:
     def __init__(self, capacity: int, n_buckets: int = None, take_in_order: bool = False, output_buffer = None, global_eval: GlobalEval=None) -> None:
@@ -299,7 +295,7 @@ def _accept_quest(self, task: Task, concept: Concept):
 
         return answers
 
-    def _solve_judgement(self, belief: Task, concept: Concept):
+    def _solve_judgement(self, belief_task: Task, concept: Concept):
         '''
         It should be ensured that the task has no query-variables.
 
@@ -309,11 +305,20 @@ def _solve_judgement(self, belief: Task, concept: Concept):
         '''
         answers = []
         # 1. try to solve yn-questions
-        for question in concept.question_table:
-            answer = solution_question(question, belief)
+        for question_task in concept.question_table:
+            question: Question = question_task.sentence
+            old_answer = question.best_answer
+            answer = solution_question(question_task, belief_task)
+            new_answer = question.best_answer
+            if old_answer != new_answer:
+                # the belief is a better answer to the question, so reward the Task and tasklinks
+                reward = question_task.achieving_level()
+                belief_task.reward_budget(reward)
+                for task_link in concept.task_links:
+                    task_link.reward_budget(reward)
             if answer is not None: answers.append(answer)
         # 2. try to solve wh-questions
-        sub_terms = belief.term.sub_terms
+        sub_terms = belief_task.term.sub_terms
         for sub_term in sub_terms:
             concept_term: Concept = self.concepts.take_by_key(sub_term, remove=False)
             if concept_term is None: continue
@@ -322,8 +327,8 @@ def _solve_judgement(self, belief: Task, concept: Concept):
                 query = task_link.target
                 if query is None: continue
                 if not query.is_query: continue
-                if not query.term.equal(belief.term): continue
-                answer = solution_query(query, belief)
+                if not query.term.equal(belief_task.term): continue
+                answer = solution_query(query, belief_task)
                 if answer is not None: answers.append(answer)
 
         return answers
@@ -374,42 +379,47 @@ def _solve_query(self, query: Task, concept: Concept):
             raise "Invalid case."
         return answers
 
-    def _solve_goal(self, task: Task, concept: Concept, task_link: TaskLink=None, belief=None):
+    def _solve_goal(self, goal_task: Task, concept: Concept, task_link: TaskLink=None, belief_task: Task =None):
         '''
         Args:
-            task (Task): Its sentence should be a goal.
+            goal_task (Task): Its sentence should be a goal.
             concept (Concept): The concept corresponding to the task.
         '''
         tasks = []
-        belief = belief or concept.match_belief(task.sentence)
-        if belief is None:
-            self.global_eval.update_satisfaction(task.achieving_level(), task.budget.priority)
+        belief_task = belief_task or concept.match_belief(goal_task.sentence)
+        if belief_task is None:
+            self.global_eval.update_satisfaction(goal_task.achieving_level(), goal_task.budget.priority)
             return tasks, None
-        old_best = task.best_solution
+        old_best = goal_task.best_solution
 
-        belief = belief or concept.match_belief(task.sentence)
-        if belief is None or belief == old_best:
+        belief_task = belief_task or concept.match_belief(goal_task.sentence)
+        if belief_task is None or belief_task == old_best:
             return tasks, None
+        elif belief_task != old_best:
+            reward = goal_task.achieving_level()
+            belief_task.reward_budget(reward)
+            for task_link in concept.task_links:
+                task_link.reward_budget(reward)
 
         if old_best is not None:
-            quality_new = calculate_solution_quality(task.sentence, belief.sentence, True)
-            quality_old = calculate_solution_quality(task.sentence, old_best.sentence, True)
+            quality_new = calculate_solution_quality(goal_task.sentence, belief_task.sentence, True)
+            quality_old = calculate_solution_quality(goal_task.sentence, old_best.sentence, True)
             if (quality_new <= quality_old):
-                return tasks, belief
+                return tasks, belief_task
 
-        task.best_solution = belief
-        tasks.append(belief) # the task as the new best solution should be added into the internal buffer, so that it would be paid attention
-        budget = Budget_evaluate_goal_solution(task.sentence, belief.sentence, task.budget, (task_link.budget if task_link is not None else None))
+        goal_task.best_solution = belief_task
+        tasks.append(belief_task) # the task as the new best solution should be added into the internal buffer, so that it would be paid attention
+        budget = Budget_evaluate_goal_solution(goal_task.sentence, belief_task.sentence, goal_task.budget, (task_link.budget if task_link is not None else None))
         if budget.is_above_thresh:
-            task.budget = budget
-            tasks.append(task)
+            goal_task.budget = budget
+            tasks.append(goal_task)
 
         ''' Here, belief is not None, and it is the best solution for the task 
         Thus, do global evaluation to update satisfaction of the system.
         '''
-        self.global_eval.update_satisfaction(task.achieving_level(belief.truth), task.budget.priority)
+        self.global_eval.update_satisfaction(goal_task.achieving_level(belief_task.truth), goal_task.budget.priority)
 
-        return tasks, belief
+        return tasks, belief_task
 
     def _solve_quest(self, task: Task, concept: Concept):
         '''

pynars/NARS/InferenceEngine/GeneralEngine/GeneralEngine.py

@@ -391,11 +391,14 @@ def step(self, concept: Concept):
         if is_valid:
             Global.States.record_premises(task, belief)
             Global.States.record_rules(rules)
-            tasks = self.inference(task, belief, term_belief, task_link_valid, term_link_valid, rules)
-            if term_link_valid is not None: # TODO: Check here whether the budget updating is the same as OpenNARS 3.0.4.
-                for task in tasks: TermLink.update_budget(term_link_valid.budget, task.budget.quality, belief.budget.priority if belief is not None else concept_target.budget.priority)
-
-            tasks_derived.extend(tasks)
+            new_tasks = self.inference(task, belief, term_belief, task_link_valid, term_link_valid, rules)
+            if term_link_valid is not None:
+                # reward the termlink
+                for new_task in new_tasks:
+                    reward: float = max(new_task.budget.priority, task.achieving_level())
+                    term_link_valid.reward_budget(reward)
+
+            tasks_derived.extend(new_tasks)
 
         for term_link in term_links: concept.term_links.put_back(term_link)
 

pynars/Narsese/_py/Task.py

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 from copy import copy
 from typing import Type, Union
+
+from pynars import NAL
+
 from .Sentence import Sentence, Judgement, Goal, Quest, Question, Stamp
 from .Item import Item
 from .Budget import Budget
 from .Term import Term
 from .Truth import Truth
 
+
+
 class Task(Item):
     input_id = -1
     best_solution: 'Task' = None
@@ -35,6 +40,9 @@ def achieving_level(self, previous_belief: Truth=None):
         else:
             raise f'Invalid type! {type(self.sentence)}'
 
+    def reward_budget(self, reward: float):
+        self.budget.priority = NAL.Functions.Or(self.budget.priority, reward)
+
     def reduce_budget_by_achieving_level(self, belief_selected: Union[Type['Belief'], None]):
         truth = belief_selected.truth if belief_selected is not None else None
         self.budget.reduce_by_achieving_level(self.achieving_level(truth))