# Incremental STRIPS Planning Encodings This suite of incremental STRIPS planning encodings implements diverse methods. The included encoding files provide the following functionalities: ## Encodings ### [incmode.lp](incmode.lp): include built-in “iclingo“ script for incremental grounding and solving ### [preprocess.lp](preprocess.lp): static analysis of potentially relevant actions * Parameter: `_closure` (default value: `3`) * Value `1`: forward chaining of effects w.r.t. initial variable values * Value `2`: backward regression of effects w.r.t. goal variable values * Value `3`: both forward chaining and backward regression of effects * Otherwise: off (simply take all actions as given) ### [strips-incremental.lp](strips-incremental.lp): sequential and parallel planning encoding variants * Parameter: `_parallel` (default value: `0`) * Value `1`: “forall” parallel actions that can be arranged in any sequence * Value `2`: “exists” parallel actions that can be arranged in some sequence * Value `3`: “exists“ parallel actions omitting achievement of preconditions * Value `4`: “exists“ parallel actions like `3` implemented by acyclicity * Otherwise: sequential actions * Parameter: `planner_on` (default value: `0`) * Value `0`: no compatibility to ASP-based planner (no idle steps permitted) * Otherwise: compatibility to ASP-based planner (idle steps permitted) ### [redundancy.lp](redundancy.lp): enforcement of ‘redundant’ actions to constrain parallel plans * Remarks: * Only relevant together with parallel actions not implemented by acyclicity * Encoded constraints seem rather ineffective though * Heavy space overhead in combination with “exists” parallel actions ### [postprocess.lp](postprocess.lp): plan feasibility checking and conversion to sequential plan ## Usage Examples Some example invocations (using `clingo` 5.1.0) are as follows: ```bash plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _closure=0 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _closure=1 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _closure=2 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=1 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=2 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=3 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=4 plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=1 redundancy.lp plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=2 redundancy.lp plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp -c _parallel=3 redundancy.lp plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp --outf=1 | grep -A1 -e "ANSWER" | tail -n1 | clingo - postprocess.lp <(plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl) plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp --outf=1 -c _parallel=1 | grep -A1 -e "ANSWER" | tail -n1 | clingo - postprocess.lp <(plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl) plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp --outf=1 -c _parallel=2 | grep -A1 -e "ANSWER" | tail -n1 | clingo - postprocess.lp <(plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl) plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp --outf=1 -c _parallel=3 | grep -A1 -e "ANSWER" | tail -n1 | clingo - postprocess.lp <(plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl) plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl | clingo - incmode.lp preprocess.lp strips-incremental.lp --outf=1 -c _parallel=4 | grep -A1 -e "ANSWER" | tail -n1 | clingo - postprocess.lp <(plasp ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/domain.pddl ../../instances/PDDL/ipc-2000-elevator-m10-strips/problem-04-00.pddl) ```