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+// 2013-12-28
+// (revisited in Jamaica after having read it sometime fall semester?)
+
+// http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/gjs/propagators/
+
+// python: https://github.com/lucastx/propagator.py
+
+Porcelain:
+	a = cell();
+	b = cell();
+	addContent(a, 3);
+	addContent(b, 2);
+	answer = cellExpression(add, a, b);
+	run();
+	console.log(answer.content());
+
+/*
+(d@ propagator boundary-cell ...)
+diagramApply(cell, ...)
+	Attaches a propagator to the given boundary cells. By convention, cells used
+	as outputs go last. As a Scheme procedure, d@ does not return a useful value.
+
+(e@ propagator boundary-cell ...)
+output = expressionApply(cell, ...)
+	Attaches the given propagator to a boundary consisting of the given boundary
+	cells augmented with an additional, synthesized cell. The synthesized cell
+	goes last, because that is the conventional position for an output cell.
+	Returns the synthesized cell as the Scheme return value of e@.
+
+This:
+	(define-cell x)  
+	(define-cell y)  
+	(define-cell z)  
+	(d@ p:* x y z)
+is equivalent to this:
+	(define-cell x)  
+	(define-cell y)  
+	(define-cell z (e@ p:* x y))
+
+deposit/examine propagators
+	put one cell into another cell
+
+p:when
+	takes an input cell and propagates only when it's true
+(TODO: I don't understand conditionals or recursion yet)
+
+makeInterval(3, 5) -> cell
+intervalLow(interval) -> low value
+intervalHigh(interval) -> high value
+isInterval(thing) -> bool
+
+Partial Information Structures:
+	equivalent? - used to tell whether a cell has changed
+	merge - "What do I need to do to the network in order to make it reflect the discovery that these two information structures are about the same object?"
+		Record: that object is best described by this information structure
+		These two information structures cannot describe the same object.
+		Record this information structure and connect these two cells with synchronizing propagators
+	contradictory?
+
+premise
+worldView is a collection of believed premises
+contingency - information that the given info is contingent on the given list of premises
+truthManagementSystem([contingency]) - seems really important, but I don't get it yet
+*/
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-propagators
-===========
diff --git a/propagators.js b/propagators.js
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+var _ = require("underscore");
+
+function Scheduler() {
+	var self = {};
+	var propagatorsEverAlerted = [];
+	var alertedPropagators = [];
+	var lastValueOfRun;
+
+	self.alertPropagators = function (propagators) {
+		propagatorsEverAlerted = _.union(propagatorsEverAlerted, propagators);
+		alertedPropagators = _.union(alertedPropagators, propagators);
+	};
+
+	self.alertPropagator = function (propagator) {
+		self.alertPropagators([propagator]);
+	};
+
+	self.alertAllPropagators = function () {
+		alertPropagators(propagatorsEverAlerted);
+	};
+
+	self.addPropagator = function (neighbors, toDo) {
+		_.each(neighbors, function (cell) {
+			cell.addNeighbor(toDo);
+		});
+		self.alertPropagator(toDo);
+	}
+
+	self.run = function () {
+		while (alertedPropagators.length > 0) {
+			console.log("tick")
+			alertedPropagators.pop()();
+		}
+		return lastValueOfRun = "done";
+	};
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+// content is optional
+function Cell(scheduler, content) {
+	var self = {};
+	var neighbors = [];
+	var content = content;
+
+	self.content = function () {
+		return content;
+	};
+
+	self.addContent = function (increment) {
+		var answer = merge(content, increment);
+
+		if (!equivalent(content, answer)) {
+			content = answer;
+			scheduler.alertPropagators(neighbors);
+		}
+	};
+
+	self.addNeighbor = function (neighbor) {
+		neighbors = _.union(neighbors, [neighbor]);
+		scheduler.alertPropagator(neighbor);
+	};
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+function addCompoundPropagator(scheduler, neighbors, toBuild) {
+	var done = false;
+	scheduler.addPropagator(neighbors, toDo);
+
+	function toDo() {
+		if (!done) {
+			if (_.any(neighbors, getContent)) {
+				done = true;
+				toBuild();
+			}
+		}
+
+		function getContent(cell) {
+			return cell.content();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+function functionCallPropagator(scheduler, f) {
+	return Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		var inputs = cells.slice(0, cells.length - 1);
+		var output = cells[cells.length - 1];
+		scheduler.addPropagator(inputs, toDo);
+
+		function toDo() {
+			var answer = f.apply(undefined, _.map(inputs, getContent));
+			output.addContent(answer);
+
+			function getContent(cell) {
+				return cell.content();
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
+function merge(content, increment) {
+	if (increment == undefined) {
+		return content;
+	} else {
+		return increment; // TODO
+	}
+}
+
+function equivalent(a, b) {
+	return a === b;
+}
+
+function requireAll(f) {
+	return function () {
+		if (_.all(arguments, function (value) { return value != undefined })) {
+			return f.apply(this, arguments);
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+// (d@ propagator boundary-cell ...)
+// propagator is a cell containing a propagator constructor for attaching propagators
+function diagramApply(scheduler, propagator, boundaryCells) {
+	if (propagator.content()) {
+		propagator.content()(scheduler, boundaryCells);
+	} else {
+		scheduler.addPropagator([propagator], function () {
+			if (propagator.content()) {
+				propagator.content()(scheduler, boundaryCells);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+// (e@ propagator boundary-cell ...)
+// like d@, but synthesizes an output cell and returns it
+function expressionApply(scheduler, propagator, boundaryCells) {
+	var output = Cell(scheduler);
+	diagramApply(scheduler, propagator, boundaryCells.concat(output));
+	return output;
+}
+
+function main() {
+	var scheduler = Scheduler();
+
+	function requiredCells(cells, f) {
+		return function () {
+			if (_.all(cells, function (cell) { return cell.content() != undefined })) {
+				return f.apply(this, arguments);
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	function foo(inputCells, f) {
+		return function () {
+			if (_.all(inputCells, function (cell) { return cell.content() != undefined })) {
+				return f.apply(this, _.map(inputCells, function (cell) { return cell.content() }));
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	// var pAdd = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+	// 	var inputs = cells.slice(0, 2), answer = cells[2];
+	// 	// scheduler.addPropagator(inputs, foo(inputs, function (a, b) { cells[2].addContent(a + b) }));
+	// 	scheduler.addPropagator(cells.slice(0, 2), foo(cells, function (a, b) { cells[2].addContent(a + b) }));
+	// });
+
+	// propagators
+	var pId = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a) { return a }));
+	var pNot = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a) { return !a }));
+	var pAdd = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a, b) { return a + b }));
+	var pSubtract = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a, b) { return a - b }));
+	var pMultiply = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a, b) { return a * b }));
+	var pDivide = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a, b) { return a / b }));
+	var pSwitch = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, function (control, input) { if (control) return input });
+	var pConditional = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, function (control, consequent, alternate) { if (control) { return consequent } else { return alternate } });
+	// TODO: pConditionalRouter
+	// TODO: pDeposit
+	// TODO: pExamine
+	// var cId = functionCallPropagator(scheduler, requireAll(function (a) { return a }));
+
+	var cId = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pId, [cells[0], cells[1]]);
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pId, [cells[1], cells[0]]);
+	});
+
+	var cAdd = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pAdd,      [cells[0], cells[1], cells[2]]);
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pSubtract, [cells[2], cells[1], cells[0]]);
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pSubtract, [cells[2], cells[0], cells[1]]);
+	});
+	var cSubtract = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		diagramApply(scheduler, cAdd,      [cells[1], cells[2], cells[0]]);
+	});
+
+	var cMultiply = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pMultiply, [cells[0], cells[1], cells[2]]);
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pDivide,   [cells[2], cells[1], cells[0]]);
+		diagramApply(scheduler, pDivide,   [cells[2], cells[0], cells[1]]);
+	});
+	var cDivide = Cell(scheduler, function (scheduler, cells) {
+		diagramApply(scheduler, cMultiply, [cells[1], cells[2], cells[0]]);
+	});
+
+	// var control = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var consequent = Cell(scheduler, 1);
+	// var alternate = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	// var output = Cell(scheduler);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, pConditional, [control, consequent, alternate, output]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // 2
+	// control.addContent(true);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // 1
+	// control.addContent(false);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // 2
+
+	// var control = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var input = Cell(scheduler, 1);
+	// var output = Cell(scheduler);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, pSwitch, [control, input, output]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // undefined
+	// control.addContent(false);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // undefined
+	// control.addContent(true);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(output.content()); // 1
+
+	// var a = Cell(scheduler, 1);
+	// var b = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	// var op = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var answer = Cell(scheduler);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, op, [a, b, answer]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(answer.content()); // undefined
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, pId, [pAdd, op]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(answer.content()); // 3
+
+	// // w - ((x + y) * z) = 2 - ((3 + 4) * 5) = -33
+	// var w = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var x = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var y = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var z = Cell(scheduler);
+	// w.addContent(2);
+	// x.addContent(3);
+	// y.addContent(4);
+	// z.addContent(5);
+	// var answer = expressionApply(scheduler, subtract, [w, expressionApply(scheduler, multiply, [expressionApply(scheduler, add, [x, y]), z])]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(answer.content());
+
+	// var a = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var b = Cell(scheduler);
+	// a.addContent(3);
+	// b.addContent(2);
+	// var answer = expressionApply(scheduler, add, [a, b]);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, subtract, [answer, a, b]);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, subtract, [answer, b, a]);
+	// console.log("before:\t" + a.content() + " + " + b.content() + " = " + answer.content());
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log("after:\t" + a.content() + " + " + b.content() + " = " + answer.content());
+
+	var a = Cell(scheduler);
+	var b = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	diagramApply(scheduler, cId, [a, b]);
+	scheduler.run();
+	console.log(a.content()); // 2
+
+	// var a = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var b = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	// var answer = Cell(scheduler, 3);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, cSubtract, [a, b, answer]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(a.content()); // 5
+
+	// var a = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var b = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	// var answer = Cell(scheduler, 3);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, cAdd, [a, b, answer]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(a.content()); // 1
+
+	// var a = Cell(scheduler, 1);
+	// var b = Cell(scheduler, 2);
+	// var answer = Cell(scheduler);
+	// diagramApply(scheduler, pAdd, [a, b, answer]);
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(answer.content()); // 3
+
+	// var cell1 = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var cell2 = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var cell3 = Cell(scheduler);
+	// var prop1 = adder(scheduler, [cell1, cell2, cell3]);
+	// var prop2 = subtracter(scheduler, [cell3, cell2, cell1]);
+	// var prop3 = subtracter(scheduler, [cell3, cell1, cell2]);
+	// console.log(cell1.content() + " + " + cell2.content() + " = " + cell3.content());
+	// scheduler.run();
+	// console.log(cell1.content() + " + " + cell2.content() + " = " + cell3.content());
+}
+main();