progs/dfa.scala
author cu
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:53:30 +0100
changeset 516 ff643cbb7142
parent 487 a697421eaa04
child 576 550186034b6e
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merged

// DFAs in Scala  using partial functions
import scala.util.Try

// type abbreviation for partial functions
type :=>[A, B] = PartialFunction[A, B]

case class DFA[A, C](start: A,               // starting state
                     delta: (A, C) :=> A,    // transition (partial fun)
                     fins:  A => Boolean) {  // final states

  def deltas(q: A, s: List[C]) : A = s match {
    case Nil => q
    case c::cs => deltas(delta(q, c), cs)
  }

  def accepts(s: List[C]) : Boolean = 
    Try(fins(deltas(start, s))) getOrElse false
}

// the example shown in the handout 
abstract class State
case object Q0 extends State
case object Q1 extends State
case object Q2 extends State
case object Q3 extends State
case object Q4 extends State

val delta : (State, Char) :=> State = 
  { case (Q0, 'a') => Q1
    case (Q0, 'b') => Q2
    case (Q1, 'a') => Q4
    case (Q1, 'b') => Q2
    case (Q2, 'a') => Q3
    case (Q2, 'b') => Q2
    case (Q3, 'a') => Q4
    case (Q3, 'b') => Q0
    case (Q4, 'a') => Q4
    case (Q4, 'b') => Q4 }

val dfa = DFA(Q0, delta, Set[State](Q4))

dfa.accepts("bbabaab".toList)   // true
dfa.accepts("baba".toList)      // false


// another DFA test with a Sink state
abstract class S
case object S0 extends S
case object S1 extends S
case object S2 extends S
case object Sink extends S

// transition function with a sink state
val sigma : (S, Char) :=> S = 
  { case (S0, 'a') => S1
    case (S1, 'a') => S2
    case _ => Sink
  }

val dfa1a = DFA(S0, sigma, Set[S](S2))

dfa1a.accepts("aa".toList)        // true
dfa1a.accepts("".toList)          // false
dfa1a.accepts("ab".toList)        // false