class Termination { method A(N: int) requires 0 <= N; { var i := 0; while (i < N) invariant i <= N; // this will be heuristically inferred: decreases N - i; { i := i + 1; } } method B(N: int) requires 0 <= N; { var i := N; while (true) invariant 0 <= i; decreases i; { i := i - 1; if (!(0 <= i)) { break; } } assert i == -1; } method Lex() { var x := Update(); var y := Update(); while (!(x == 0 && y == 0)) invariant 0 <= x && 0 <= y; decreases x, y; { if (0 < y) { y := y - 1; } else { x := x - 1; y := Update(); } } } method Update() returns (r: int) ensures 0 <= r; { r := 8; } method M() { var b := true; var i := 500; var r := new Termination; var s := {12, 200}; var q := [5, 8, 13]; while (true) decreases b, i, r; // invariant b ==> 0 <= i; decreases s, q; { if (12 in s) { s := s - {12}; } else if (b) { b := !b; i := i + 1; } else if (20 <= i) { i := i - 20; } else if (r != null) { r := null; } else if (|q| != 0) { q := q[1..]; } else { break; } } } method Q(list: List) { var l := list; while (l != List.Nil) decreases l; { var x; x, l := Traverse(l); } } method Traverse(a: List) returns (val: T, b: List) requires a != List.Nil; ensures a == List.Cons(val, b); { match a { case Cons(v, r) => val := v; b := r; } } } datatype List = Nil | Cons(T, List); method FailureToProveTermination0(N: int) { var n := N; while (n < 100) { // error: may not terminate n := n - 1; } } method FailureToProveTermination1(x: int, y: int, N: int) { var n := N; while (x < y && n < 100) // error: cannot prove termination from the heuristically chosen termination metric { n := n + 1; } } method FailureToProveTermination2(x: int, y: int, N: int) { var n := N; while (x < y && n < 100) // error: cannot prove termination from the given (bad) termination metric decreases n - x; { n := n + 1; } } method FailureToProveTermination3(x: int, y: int, N: int) { var n := N; while (x < y && n < 100) decreases 100 - n; { n := n + 1; } } method FailureToProveTermination4(x: int, y: int, N: int) { var n := N; while (n < 100 && x < y) decreases 100 - n; { n := n + 1; } } method FailureToProveTermination5(b: bool, N: int) { var n := N; while (b && n < 100) // here, the heuristics are good enough to prove termination { n := n + 1; } } class Node { var next: Node; var footprint: set; function Valid(): bool reads this, footprint; // In a previous (and weaker) axiomatization of sets, there had been two problems // with trying to prove the termination of this function. First, the default // decreases clause (derived from the reads clause) had been done incorrectly for // a list of expressions. Second, the set axiomatization had not been strong enough. { this in footprint && !(null in footprint) && (next != null ==> next in footprint && next.footprint < footprint && this !in next.footprint && next.Valid()) } } method DecreasesYieldsAnInvariant(z: int) { var x := 100; var y := 1; var z := z; // make parameter into a local variable while (x != y) // inferred: decreases |x - y|; invariant (0 < x && 0 < y) || (x < 0 && y < 0); { if (z == 52) { break; } else if (x < y) { y := y - 1; } else { x := x - 1; } x := -x; y := -y; z := z + 1; } assert x - y < 100; // follows from the fact that no loop iteration increases what's in the 'decreases' clause } // ----------------------- top elements -------------------------------------- var count: int; // Here is the old way that this had to be specified: method OuterOld(a: int) modifies this; decreases a, true; { count := count + 1; InnerOld(a, count); } method InnerOld(a: int, b: int) modifies this; decreases a, false, b; { count := count + 1; if (b == 0 && 1 <= a) { OuterOld(a - 1); } else if (1 <= b) { InnerOld(a, b - 1); } } // Now the default specifications ("decreases a;" and "decreases a, b;") suffice: method Outer(a: int) modifies this; { count := count + 1; Inner(a, count); } method Inner(a: int, b: int) modifies this; { count := count + 1; if (b == 0 && 1 <= a) { Outer(a - 1); } else if (1 <= b) { Inner(a, b - 1); } } // -------------------------- decrease either datatype value ----------------- function Zipper0(a: List, b: List): List { match a case Nil => b case Cons(x, c) => List.Cons(x, Zipper0(b, c)) // error: cannot prove termination } function Zipper1(a: List, b: List, k: bool): List decreases if k then a else b, if k then b else a; { match a case Nil => b case Cons(x, c) => List.Cons(x, Zipper1(b, c, !k)) } function Zipper2(a: List, b: List): List decreases /* max(a,b) */ if a < b then b else a, /* min(a,b) */ if a < b then a else b; { match a case Nil => b case Cons(x, c) => List.Cons(x, Zipper2(b, c)) } // -------------------------- test translation of while (*) ----------------- method WhileStar0(n: int) requires 2 <= n; { var m := n; var k := 0; while (*) invariant 0 <= k && 0 <= m; decreases *; { k := k + m; m := m + k; } assert 0 <= k; } method WhileStar1() { var k := 0; while (*) // error: failure to prove termination { k := k + 1; if (k == 17) { break; } } } method WhileStar2() { var k := 0; while (*) invariant k < 17; decreases 17 - k; { k := k + 1; if (k == 17) { break; } } } // ----------------- function ReachBack(n: int): bool requires 0 <= n; ensures ReachBack(n); { // Turn off induction for this test, since that's not the point of // the test case. (forall m {:induction false} :: 0 <= m && m < n ==> ReachBack(m)) } function ReachBack_Alt(n: int): bool requires 0 <= n; { n == 0 || ReachBack_Alt(n-1) } ghost method Lemma_ReachBack() { assert (forall m :: 0 <= m ==> ReachBack_Alt(m)); }