# Constraint Specification DSL - Documentation Index
## Overview
This is the complete documentation for the Constraint Specification DSL (CSDL) designed for SMT solver integration with the Logic-Thinking MCP server.
## Quick Navigation
### Getting Started
- [Quick Start Guide](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md) - Get up and running in 5 minutes
- [Summary](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md) - Executive overview and design rationale
### Language Reference
- [Complete Specification](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md) - Full language reference
- [Grammar (EBNF)](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#grammar-summary-ebnf) - Formal grammar
### Implementation
- [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md) - Lexer, parser, type checker architecture
- [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md) - Translation strategy and patterns
### Learning Resources
- [Comprehensive Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md) - 28 solved problems across 8 domains
## Document Descriptions
### 1. Quick Start Guide
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md`
**Length**: ~800 lines
**Audience**: New users
**Content**:
- 5-minute tutorial
- Basic syntax overview
- Common patterns
- Practice problems with solutions
- Quick reference card
**Start here if**: You want to learn CSDL quickly with hands-on examples.
### 2. Complete Specification
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md`
**Length**: ~1200 lines
**Audience**: All users, language designers
**Content**:
- Full syntax specification
- Type system details
- All operators and functions
- User-defined functions and types
- Theory-specific extensions
- Error handling
- Complete grammar in EBNF
- Integration with MCP server
**Start here if**: You need authoritative reference on language features.
### 3. Parser Design
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md`
**Length**: ~800 lines
**Audience**: Implementers, contributors
**Content**:
- Multi-stage pipeline architecture
- Lexer implementation with token types
- Recursive descent parser
- AST node definitions
- Type checker (to be continued)
- Implementation patterns
**Start here if**: You're implementing the parser or contributing to the codebase.
### 4. Z3 Translation
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md`
**Length**: ~600 lines
**Audience**: Implementers, advanced users
**Content**:
- Translation strategy
- Z3 context management
- Expression translation patterns
- Quantifier handling
- Optimization strategies
- Complete translator implementation
- Translation examples
- Performance considerations
**Start here if**: You need to understand how CSDL maps to Z3 or optimize performance.
### 5. Comprehensive Examples
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md`
**Length**: ~900 lines
**Audience**: All users
**Content**:
28 complete examples across 8 domains:
- Program Verification (5 examples)
- Scheduling Problems (3 examples)
- Configuration Problems (3 examples)
- Mathematical Puzzles (5 examples)
- Resource Allocation (3 examples)
- Graph Problems (2 examples)
- String Constraints (2 examples)
- Cryptographic Problems (2 examples)
- Advanced Examples (3 examples)
**Start here if**: You want to see CSDL in action solving real problems.
### 6. Research Summary
**File**: `CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md`
**Length**: ~800 lines
**Audience**: Project managers, stakeholders, contributors
**Content**:
- Design decisions and rationale
- Comparison with existing languages
- Research findings
- Best practices and patterns
- Implementation roadmap (7-11 weeks)
- Performance considerations
- Security considerations
- Future enhancements
- Success metrics
**Start here if**: You need to understand the big picture and design philosophy.
## Learning Paths
### Path 1: Quick Learner (1-2 hours)
1. Read [Quick Start Guide](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md)
2. Try the practice problems
3. Browse [Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md) for your domain
4. Reference [Specification](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md) as needed
**Result**: Can write and solve basic constraint problems
### Path 2: Power User (4-6 hours)
1. Complete Path 1
2. Read entire [Specification](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md)
3. Study all [Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md)
4. Read [Summary](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md) for best practices
**Result**: Can write complex constraint problems and understand optimization
### Path 3: Implementer (2-3 days)
1. Complete Path 2
2. Read [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md) thoroughly
3. Read [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md) thoroughly
4. Study [Summary](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md) implementation roadmap
5. Review grammar and AST definitions
**Result**: Can implement or extend the CSDL parser and translator
### Path 4: Contributor (1 week)
1. Complete Path 3
2. Understand existing codebase architecture
3. Set up development environment
4. Write test cases for new features
5. Follow implementation roadmap
**Result**: Can contribute new features or fix bugs
## By Use Case
### Program Verification
- **Start**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-1-range-constraints)
- **Examples**: [Verification Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#program-verification)
- **Reference**: [Specification - Assertions](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#global-constraints)
### Scheduling
- **Start**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-3-conditional-constraints)
- **Examples**: [Scheduling Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#scheduling-problems)
- **Reference**: [Specification - Optimization](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#optimization-objectives)
### Configuration
- **Start**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-3-conditional-constraints)
- **Examples**: [Configuration Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#configuration-problems)
- **Reference**: [Specification - If-Then-Else](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#conditional-constraints)
### Puzzles
- **Start**: [Quick Start Tutorial](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#5-minute-tutorial-n-queens-problem)
- **Examples**: [Puzzle Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#mathematical-puzzles)
- **Reference**: [Specification - Quantifiers](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#quantified-expressions)
### Optimization
- **Start**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-4-optimization)
- **Examples**: [Resource Allocation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#resource-allocation)
- **Reference**: [Specification - Objectives](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#optimization-objectives)
## By Feature
### Arrays
- **Reference**: [Specification - Arrays](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#array-operations)
- **Example**: [Sudoku](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#example-12-sudoku-solver-4x4)
- **Pattern**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-2-array-operations)
### Quantifiers
- **Reference**: [Specification - Quantifiers](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#quantified-expressions)
- **Example**: [N-Queens](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#example-13-n-queens-problem)
- **Pattern**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#quantifiers)
### Functions
- **Reference**: [Specification - Functions](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#user-defined-functions)
- **Example**: [Meeting Scheduler](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#example-6-meeting-room-scheduler)
- **Pattern**: [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-1-range-constraints)
### Bitvectors
- **Reference**: [Specification - Bitvectors](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#bit-vectors)
- **Example**: [Overflow Detection](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#example-4-integer-overflow-in-addition)
- **Translation**: [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md#example-4-bitvector-operations)
### Optimization
- **Reference**: [Specification - Objectives](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#optimization-objectives)
- **Example**: [Knapsack](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md#example-17-knapsack-problem)
- **Translation**: [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md#example-3-optimization)
## Implementation Status
| Component | Status | Document |
|-----------|--------|----------|
| Language Spec | ✅ Complete | [Specification](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md) |
| Grammar (EBNF) | ✅ Complete | [Specification](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#grammar-summary-ebnf) |
| Lexer Design | ✅ Complete | [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md#stage-1-lexical-analysis-tokenizer) |
| Parser Design | ✅ Complete | [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md#stage-2-syntactic-analysis-parser) |
| Type Checker | 🚧 Partial | [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md#stage-3-type-checking) |
| Z3 Translator | ✅ Complete | [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md) |
| Examples | ✅ Complete | [Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md) |
| Quick Start | ✅ Complete | [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md) |
| Implementation | ⏳ Not Started | [Roadmap](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#implementation-roadmap) |
**Legend**: ✅ Complete | 🚧 Partial | ⏳ Not Started
## FAQ Index
### Language Questions
- **Q: What types are supported?** → [Specification - Type System](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#type-system)
- **Q: How do I write quantifiers?** → [Specification - Quantifiers](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#quantified-expressions)
- **Q: Can I define custom functions?** → [Specification - Functions](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SPECIFICATION.md#user-defined-functions)
- **Q: What operators are available?** → [Quick Start - Operators](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#operators)
### Usage Questions
- **Q: How do I solve my first problem?** → [Quick Start](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md)
- **Q: Where are the examples?** → [Examples](CONSTRAINT_DSL_EXAMPLES.md)
- **Q: How do I optimize?** → [Quick Start - Pattern 4](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#pattern-4-optimization)
- **Q: What if my problem is UNSAT?** → [Quick Start - Common Mistakes](CONSTRAINT_DSL_QUICKSTART.md#common-mistakes)
### Implementation Questions
- **Q: How do I implement the parser?** → [Parser Design](CONSTRAINT_DSL_PARSER_DESIGN.md)
- **Q: How does Z3 translation work?** → [Z3 Translation](CONSTRAINT_DSL_Z3_TRANSLATION.md)
- **Q: What's the implementation timeline?** → [Summary - Roadmap](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#implementation-roadmap)
- **Q: How do I contribute?** → [Learning Path 4](#path-4-contributor-1-week)
### Design Questions
- **Q: Why CSDL over SMT-LIB?** → [Summary - Comparison](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#comparison-with-existing-languages)
- **Q: What are the design decisions?** → [Summary - Design Decisions](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#key-design-decisions)
- **Q: What are the future plans?** → [Summary - Future Enhancements](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#future-enhancements)
- **Q: What's the performance?** → [Summary - Performance](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#performance-considerations)
## Document Statistics
| Document | Lines | Size | Completion |
|----------|-------|------|------------|
| Quick Start | ~800 | 32 KB | 100% |
| Specification | ~1200 | 48 KB | 100% |
| Parser Design | ~800 | 35 KB | 90% |
| Z3 Translation | ~600 | 28 KB | 100% |
| Examples | ~900 | 40 KB | 100% |
| Summary | ~800 | 35 KB | 100% |
| **Total** | **~5100** | **218 KB** | **98%** |
## Contributing to Documentation
### Missing Sections
- Type Checker implementation details (Parser Design)
- Interactive debugging guide
- Benchmark results
- Video tutorials
### How to Contribute
1. Read [Summary - Design Philosophy](CONSTRAINT_DSL_SUMMARY.md#design-philosophy)
2. Follow existing style and format
3. Add examples for new features
4. Update this index
### Style Guide
- Use code blocks with `csdl` language tag
- Include complete, runnable examples
- Add comments to explain non-obvious code
- Cross-reference related sections
- Keep examples focused and minimal
## Version History
| Version | Date | Changes |
|---------|------|---------|
| 1.0 | 2025-10-12 | Initial release - all documents |
## Contact & Support
- **Project**: Logic-Thinking MCP Server
- **Repository**: [github.com/quanticsoul4772/logic-thinking](https://github.com/quanticsoul4772/logic-thinking)
- **Issues**: Use GitHub issues for bugs and feature requests
- **Documentation**: This file and linked documents
## License
MIT License - See project LICENSE file
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**Last Updated**: 2025-10-12
**Documentation Version**: 1.0
**Status**: Complete - Ready for Implementation
