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+module Sift.Dimacs
+  ( parseDimacs
+  , renderDimacs
+  , renderModel
+  ) where
+
+import Sift.Types
+import Data.Char (isSpace)
+import Data.List (sortOn)
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
+
+parseDimacs :: String -> Either String CNF
+parseDimacs input = do
+  let toks = takeWhile (/= "%") (concatMap words (filter (not . isComment) (lines input)))
+  body <- case toks of
+    ("p" : "cnf" : _ : _ : rest) -> Right rest
+    ("p" : _)                    -> Left "malformed header, expected: p cnf <vars> <clauses>"
+    _                            -> Right toks
+  ints <- traverse readInt body
+  Right (CNF (splitOnZero ints))
+
+isComment :: String -> Bool
+isComment line = case dropWhile isSpace line of
+  ('c' : _) -> True
+  []        -> True
+  _         -> False
+
+readInt :: String -> Either String Int
+readInt s = case reads s of
+  [(n, "")] -> Right n
+  _         -> Left ("not an integer: " ++ show s)
+
+splitOnZero :: [Int] -> [Clause]
+splitOnZero [] = []
+splitOnZero xs =
+  let (front, rest) = break (== 0) xs
+      clause = map litFromInt front
+  in case rest of
+       (0 : more) -> clause : splitOnZero more
+       _          -> [clause | not (null clause)]
+
+renderDimacs :: CNF -> String
+renderDimacs (CNF cs) = unlines (header : map renderClause cs)
+  where
+    maxVar = maximum (0 : map varId (concatMap varsOfClause cs))
+    header = "p cnf " ++ show maxVar ++ " " ++ show (length cs)
+    renderClause c = unwords (map (show . litToInt) c ++ ["0"])
+
+renderModel :: CNF -> Assignment -> String
+renderModel cnf model =
+  "v " ++ unwords (map (show . signedLit) orderedVars) ++ " 0"
+  where
+    orderedVars = sortOn varId (allVars cnf)
+    signedLit v =
+      let value = Map.findWithDefault True v model
+      in if value then varId v else negate (varId v)