Say I have facts like this :
fact(abc,2).
I want something like this (pseudo code) :
fact_update(Functor,Name,AddToValue) :-
if Fact_exist then update_fact : NewVal is CurrentValue + AddToValue
else create_new_fact : Functor(Name,AddToValue)
I've tried 2 different ways. The first I don't like very much :
fact_add(Functor,Name,Val) :-
Fact =.. [Functor, Name, Val],
assert(Fact),
say([fact, Fact]).
fact_update(true, Functor,Name,Val) :-
Fact =.. [Functor, Name, Amt],
Fact,
retractall(Fact),
X is Amt + Val,
fact_add(Functor,Name,X). %% retractall??
fact_update(false,Functor,Name,Val) :-
fact_add(Functor,Name,Val).
The second does not work :
fact_update(Functor,Name,Val) :-
Fact =.. [Functor, Name, Amt],
(
Fact -> retractall(Fact)
;
(
(nonvar(Amt) -> NewAmt is Amt + Val ; NewAmt is Val),
Fact =.. [Functor, Name, NewAmt],
assert(Fact)
)
),
say([upd_fact, Fact]).
Because when Fact
does not succeed Amt
is not instantiated, so I always get NewAmt is Val
.
I would write
fact_update(Functor,Name,AddToValue) :-
Curr =.. [Functor,Name,CurrVal],
( retract(Curr)
-> NextVal is CurrVal+AddToValue,
Next =.. [Functor,Name,NextVal]
; Next =.. [Functor,Name,AddToValue]
),
assertz(Next).