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The main window of ProB now contains the following information:
The main window of ProB now contains the following information:


[[File:Jars_Panes.png|600px|center]]
[[File:Jars_Panes.png|700px|center]]


You can see that the second jug contains exactly 4 gallons. The steps required to reach this state can be found in the history pane on the right (in reverse order).
You can see that the second jug contains exactly 4 gallons. The steps required to reach this state can be found in the history pane on the right (in reverse order).

Revision as of 07:07, 2 February 2016

This is the B model of a puzzle from the movie "Die Hard with a Vengeance". This shows Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson having a go at the puzzle. A detailed explanation can be found here. At start we have one 3 gallon and one 5 gallon jug, and we need to measure precisely 4 gallons by filling, emptying or transferring water from the jugs.


MACHINE Jars
/*
This is the B model of a puzzle from the movie "Die Hard with a Vengeance":
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVtQNK_ZUJg
 http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/hollywood/diehard/diehard.htm
Input: one 3 gallon and one 5 gallon jug, and we need to measure precisely 4 gallons
*/
DEFINITIONS
  GOAL == (4:ran(level));
SETS Jars = {j3,j5}
CONSTANTS maxf
PROPERTIES maxf : Jars --> NAT &
           maxf = {j3 |-> 3, j5 |-> 5} /* in this puzzle we have two jars, with capacities 3 and 5 */
VARIABLES level
INVARIANT
  level: Jars --> NATURAL
INITIALISATION level := Jars * {0}  /* all jars start out empty */
OPERATIONS
  FillJar(j) = /* we can completely fill a jar j */
   PRE j:Jars & level(j)<maxf(j) THEN
    level(j) := maxf(j)
   END;
  EmptyJar(j) = /* we can completely empty a jar j */
   PRE j:Jars & level(j)>0 THEN
    level(j) := 0
   END;
  Transfer(j1,amount,j2) = /* we can transfer from jar j1 to j2 until either j2 is full or j1 is empty */
   PRE j1:Jars & j2:Jars & j1 /= j2 & amount>0 &
                               amount = min({level(j1), maxf(j2)-level(j2)}) THEN
      level := level <+ { j1|-> level(j1)-amount, j2 |-> level(j2)+amount }
   END
END

After opening the file in ProB, choose the Model Check command in the Verify menu and then check the "Find GOAL" check box and press the model check button:


ProB ModelCheckGoalBox.png


You should now obtain the following message:

The main window of ProB now contains the following information:

Jars Panes.png

You can see that the second jug contains exactly 4 gallons. The steps required to reach this state can be found in the history pane on the right (in reverse order).