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+module Sift.Preprocess.Bve
+  ( BveResult(..)
+  , bve
+  , reconstructBve
+  ) where
+
+import Sift.Types
+import Data.List (foldl')
+import Data.Set (Set)
+import qualified Data.Set as Set
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
+
+data BveResult = BveResult
+  { bveCnf        :: CNF
+  , bveEliminated :: [(Var, [Clause])]
+  } deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+bve :: CNF -> BveResult
+bve cnf =
+  let (finalClauses, elimsRev) = foldl' consider (toSets cnf, []) (allVars cnf)
+  in BveResult (fromSets finalClauses) (reverse elimsRev)
+  where
+    consider (clauses, elims) x =
+      let (posC, rest0) = partition' (Set.member (posLit x)) clauses
+          (negC, rest)  = partition' (Set.member (negLit x)) rest0
+      in if null posC && null negC
+           then (clauses, elims)
+           else
+             let resolvents =
+                   dedupe
+                     [ r
+                     | p <- posC, q <- negC
+                     , Just r <- [resolve x p q] ]
+             in if length resolvents <= length posC + length negC
+                  then ( rest ++ resolvents
+                       , (x, map Set.toList (posC ++ negC)) : elims )
+                  else (clauses, elims)
+
+partition' :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> ([a], [a])
+partition' p xs = (filter p xs, filter (not . p) xs)
+
+resolve :: Var -> Set Lit -> Set Lit -> Maybe (Set Lit)
+resolve x p q =
+  let merged = Set.union (Set.delete (posLit x) p) (Set.delete (negLit x) q)
+  in if isTautology merged then Nothing else Just merged
+
+isTautology :: Set Lit -> Bool
+isTautology c = any (\l -> neg l `Set.member` c) (Set.toList c)
+
+dedupe :: [Set Lit] -> [Set Lit]
+dedupe = Set.toList . Set.fromList
+
+toSets :: CNF -> [Set Lit]
+toSets (CNF cs) = map Set.fromList cs
+
+fromSets :: [Set Lit] -> CNF
+fromSets = CNF . map Set.toList
+
+reconstructBve :: BveResult -> Assignment -> Assignment
+reconstructBve result asn =
+  foldl' restoreVar (seedFreeVars result asn) (reverse (bveEliminated result))
+  where
+    restoreVar acc (x, cls) =
+      let posNeedsTrue =
+            any (\c -> posLit x `elem` c && not (satisfiedByOthers x c acc)) cls
+      in Map.insert x posNeedsTrue acc
+
+seedFreeVars :: BveResult -> Assignment -> Assignment
+seedFreeVars result asn =
+  foldl' (\acc v -> Map.insertWith (\_ old -> old) v True acc) asn freeVars
+  where
+    eliminated = Set.fromList (map fst (bveEliminated result))
+    freeVars =
+      [ v
+      | (_, cls) <- bveEliminated result
+      , c <- cls, l <- c
+      , let v = litVar l
+      , not (Set.member v eliminated) ]
+
+satisfiedByOthers :: Var -> Clause -> Assignment -> Bool
+satisfiedByOthers x c asn =
+  any (\l -> litVar l /= x && litValue asn l == Just True) c