From 22820dbea9b2db898e5f54e26ab9574784e340d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LLLL Colonq <llll@colonq>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:27:16 -0400
Subject: Tweaks to datalog

---
 crates/elfmind/src/main.rs           | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 crates/elfmind/src/noun.rs           |  2 ++
 crates/elfmind/src/noun/character.rs | 12 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/elfmind/src/main.rs b/crates/elfmind/src/main.rs
index e4cd4cc..01fd4bc 100644
--- a/crates/elfmind/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/elfmind/src/main.rs
@@ -6,37 +6,46 @@ fn main() {
         .fact(Relation::HasItem((CharacterUnmasked::Assagioli, Item::Apple)))
         .fact(Relation::FriendOf((CharacterUnmasked::Bombieri, CharacterUnmasked::Cagliostro)))
         .learn();
-    db.query().rule(Rule {
-        head: RelationHole::UsedItemAt((
-            Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Assagioli),
-            Hole::Var(Var(0)),
-            Hole::Var(Var(1)),
-        )),
-        body: vec![
-            RelationHole::TimeIs(Hole::Var(Var(1))),
-            RelationHole::HasItem((Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Assagioli), Hole::Var(Var(0)))),
-        ],
-    }).learn();
+    // db.query().rule(Rule {
+    //     head: RelationHole::UsedItemAt((
+    //         Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Assagioli),
+    //         Hole::Var(Var(0)),
+    //         Hole::Var(Var(1)),
+    //     )),
+    //     body: vec![
+    //         RelationHole::TimeIs(Hole::Var(Var(1))),
+    //         RelationHole::HasItem((Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Assagioli), Hole::Var(Var(0)))),
+    //     ],
+    // }).learn();
+    // db.query().rule(Rule {
+    //     head: RelationHole::FriendOf((
+    //         Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Cagliostro),
+    //         Hole::Var(Var(0)),
+    //     )),
+    //     body: vec![
+    //         RelationHole::TimeIs(Hole::Var(Var(1))),
+    //         RelationHole::UsedItemAt((Hole::Var(Var(0)), Hole::Val(Item::Apple), Hole::Var(Var(1)))),
+    //     ],
+    // }).learn();
+    // db.query().rule(Rule {
+    //     head: RelationHole::FriendOf((
+    //         Hole::Var(Var(0)),
+    //         Hole::Var(Var(2)),
+    //     )),
+    //     body: vec![
+    //         RelationHole::FriendOf((Hole::Var(Var(0)), Hole::Var(Var(1)))),
+    //         RelationHole::FriendOf((Hole::Var(Var(1)), Hole::Var(Var(2)))),
+    //     ],
+    // }).learn();
     db.query().rule(Rule {
         head: RelationHole::FriendOf((
-            Hole::Val(CharacterUnmasked::Cagliostro),
             Hole::Var(Var(0)),
+            Hole::Var(Var(1)),
         )),
         body: vec![
-            RelationHole::TimeIs(Hole::Var(Var(1))),
-            RelationHole::UsedItemAt((Hole::Var(Var(0)), Hole::Val(Item::Apple), Hole::Var(Var(1)))),
-        ],
-    }).learn();
-    db.query().rule(Rule {
-        head: RelationHole::FriendOf((
-            Hole::Var(Var(0)),
-            Hole::Var(Var(2)),
-        )),
-        body: vec![
-            RelationHole::FriendOf((Hole::Var(Var(0)), Hole::Var(Var(1)))),
-            RelationHole::FriendOf((Hole::Var(Var(1)), Hole::Var(Var(2)))),
+            RelationHole::FriendOf((Hole::Var(Var(1)), Hole::Var(Var(0)))),
         ],
     }).learn();
     println!("{}", db);
-    println!("{}", db.query().fact(Relation::TimeIs(8)).fact(Relation::TimeIs(9)).ask());
+    // println!("{}", db.query().fact(Relation::TimeIs(8)).fact(Relation::TimeIs(9)).ask());
 }
diff --git a/crates/elfmind/src/noun.rs b/crates/elfmind/src/noun.rs
index b09dff3..388507c 100644
--- a/crates/elfmind/src/noun.rs
+++ b/crates/elfmind/src/noun.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pub mod time; pub use time::*;
 pub enum Noun {
     Item(Item),
     CharacterUnmasked(CharacterUnmasked),
+    CharacterMasked(CharacterMasked),
     Time(Time),
 }
 impl std::fmt::Display for Noun {
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for Noun {
         match self {
             Self::Item(x) => write!(f, "{:?}", x),
             Self::CharacterUnmasked(x) => write!(f, "{:?}", x),
+            Self::CharacterMasked(x) => write!(f, "{:?}", x),
             Self::Time(x) => write!(f, "{:?}", x),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/elfmind/src/noun/character.rs b/crates/elfmind/src/noun/character.rs
index e6029c0..800b0de 100644
--- a/crates/elfmind/src/noun/character.rs
+++ b/crates/elfmind/src/noun/character.rs
@@ -39,3 +39,15 @@ pub enum CharacterMasked {
     Rat,
     Pig,
 }
+impl From<CharacterMasked> for Noun { fn from(x: CharacterMasked) -> Self {Noun::CharacterMasked(x)} }
+impl TryFrom<Noun> for CharacterMasked {
+    type Error = ();
+    fn try_from(v: Noun) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if let Noun::CharacterMasked(x) = v { Ok(x) } else { Err(()) }
+    }
+}
+impl DisplayNoun for CharacterMasked {
+    fn display_noun(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{:?}", self)
+    }
+}
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