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FMS: Functional Programming as a Modelling Language

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Functional and Constraint Logic Programming (WFLP 2018)

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In this paper we introduce the Functional Modelling System (FMS). The system introduces the Functional Modelling Language (FML), which is a modelling language for NP-complete search problems based on concepts of functional programming. Internally, we translate FML specifications to an Answer Set Program to obtain models. We give a general overview of the new FML language, and how this language is handled in the system. We give a step-by-step walkthrough of the system, pointing out what features are in place, and what improvements are still possible.

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    The translation presented is slightly simplified for readability. The only difference lies in the omission of superfluous empty tuples.

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    Ingmar Dasseville & Gerda Janssens

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Dasseville, I., Janssens, G. (2019). FMS: Functional Programming as a Modelling Language. In: Silva, J. (eds) Functional and Constraint Logic Programming. WFLP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11285. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16202-3_9

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