factoring morphisms into composites in C-Set as well as slice cats.

update for HomSearch split

src/categorical_algebra/CSets.jl

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import ...Theories: ob, hom, dom, codom, compose, ⋅, id,
 using ..FreeDiagrams, ..Limits, ..Subobjects, ..Sets, ..FinSets, ..FinCats
 using ..FinSets: VarFunction, LooseVarFunction, IdentityFunction, VarSet
 import ..Limits: limit, colimit, universal
+import ...Theories: compose, ⋅, id, meet, ∧, join, ∨, top, ⊤, bottom, ⊥
+using ..FreeDiagrams, ..Limits, ..Subobjects, ..FinSets, ..FinCats
+import ..Limits: limit, colimit, universal, factorize
 import ..Subobjects: Subobject, implies, ⟹, subtract, \, negate, ¬, non, ~
 import ..Sets: SetOb, SetFunction, TypeSet
 using ..Sets
@@ -666,7 +669,6 @@ end
 @cartesian_monoidal_instance ACSet ACSetTransformation
 @cocartesian_monoidal_instance ACSet ACSetTransformation
 
-
 # Limits and colimits
 #####################
 

src/categorical_algebra/HomSearch.jl

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using ...Theories, ..CSets, ..FinSets, ..FreeDiagrams, ..Subobjects
 using ...Graphs.BasicGraphs
 using ..CSets: map_components
 using ACSets.DenseACSets: attrtype_type, delete_subobj!
+import ..Limits: factorize
 
 using Random
 using CompTime
@@ -471,6 +472,59 @@ function escape_assignment_lhs(expr)
 end
 
 
+
+# Factorization 
+###############
+
+"""    factorize(s::Span; initial=Dict(), single=true, kw...)
+
+Factor a morphism f: A->C by finding a morphism h: B → C such that f=g⋅h.
+
+                                   B
+                                g ↗ ↘ h = ?
+                                A ⟶ C
+                                  f
+
+This function assumes that the general form of factorizing involves creating an
+"initial" dict for homomorphism search. In some categories this may not be the 
+case, which would mean factorize_constraints should actually return a dictionary 
+that gets passed as kwargs to homomorphism search. 
+"""
+function factorize(s::Span; initial=Dict(), single::Bool=true, kw...)
+  f, g = s
+  init = factorize_constraints(f,g; initial=initial)
+  if isnothing(init) return single ? nothing : typeof(f)[] end 
+  search = single ? homomorphism : homomorphisms
+  search(codom(g), codom(f); initial=NamedTuple(init), kw...)
+end
+
+"""
+Use the data of f:A->C and g:A->B to initialize search for Hom(B,C)
+if f(a) = c, then g(a) must equal c. 
+"""
+function factorize_constraints(f::ACSetTransformation,
+                               g::ACSetTransformation;
+                               initial=Dict())
+  dom(f) == dom(g) || error("f and g are not a span: $jf \n$jg")
+  S = acset_schema(dom(f))
+  res = Dict{Symbol, Dict{Int,Int}}()
+  for o in ob(S)
+    init = haskey(initial, o) ? initial[o] : Dict{Int,Int}()
+    for (a, g_a) in enumerate(collect(g[o]))
+      f_a = f[o](a)
+      if haskey(init, g_a) 
+        if init[g_a] != f_a
+          return nothing 
+        end 
+      else 
+        init[g_a] = f_a
+      end
+    end
+    res[o] = init
+  end
+  return res   
+end
+
 # Maximum Common C-Set
 ######################
 

src/categorical_algebra/Slices.jl

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ using ...Theories: ThCategory
 import ...Theories: dom, codom, compose, id
 import ..Limits: limit, colimit, universal
 import ..FinSets: force
-
+import ..CSets: is_natural, components
+import ..HomSearch: factorize_constraints, homomorphism, homomorphisms, factorize
 """
 The data of the object of a slice category (say, some category C sliced over an
 object X in Ob(C)) is the data of a homomorphism in Hom(A,X) for some ob A.
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ function slice_diagram(f::FreeDiagram)::FreeDiagram
   FreeDiagram(obs,homs)
 end
 
+factorize_constraints(f::SliceHom,g::SliceHom; initial=Dict()) = 
+  factorize_constraints(f.f,g.f; initial=initial)
+
 """
 Convert a limit problem in the slice category to a limit problem of the
 underlying category.
@@ -132,4 +136,51 @@ function universal(lim::SliceLimit, sp::Multispan)
   return SliceHom(apx, apx2, u)
 end
 
+is_natural(x::SliceHom) = is_natural(x.f)
+components(x::SliceHom) = components(x.f)
+Base.getindex(α::SliceHom, c) = x.f[c]
+
+"""
+This could be made more efficient as a constraint *during* homomorphism finding.
+
+This would require implementing a new constraint to homomorphism search that 
+restricts the codomain for each part of A, i.e. ∀ a ∈ A: h(a) ∈ g⁻¹(f(a)).
+"""
+function homomorphisms(X::Slice,Y::Slice; kw...)
+  map(filter(h->force(X.slice)==force(compose(h,Y.slice)),
+         homomorphisms(dom(X), dom(Y); kw...)) ) do h
+    SliceHom(X, Y, h)
+  end |> collect
+end
+
+"""
+Because the constraint isn't incorporated into the search process, we cannot 
+stop early.
+"""
+function homomorphism(X::Slice,Y::Slice; kw...)
+  hs = homomorphisms(X,Y; kw...)
+  return isempty(hs) ? nothing : first(hs)
+end
+
+"""
+Factorizing a cospan is equivalent to looking for a slice morphism. f->g
+
+         B
+  h = ? ↗ ↘ g 
+       A ⟶ C
+         f
+"""
+function factorize(s::Cospan; initial=Dict(), single::Bool=true, kw...)
+  f, g = Slice.(s)
+  search = single ? homomorphism : homomorphisms
+  res = search(f, g; initial=NamedTuple(initial), kw...)
+  if isnothing(res) 
+    return nothing 
+  else 
+    return [x.f for x in res]
+  end
+end
+
+
+
 end # module

test/categorical_algebra/HomSearch.jl

@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ end
 @test_throws ErrorException @acset_transformation g h begin V = [4,3,2,1]; E = [1,2,3,4] end
 
 
+# Factorizing morphisms 
+#----------------------
+
+p2, p3 = path_graph(Graph, 2), path_graph(Graph, 3)
+loop = apex(terminal(Graph))
+f = ACSetTransformation(Graph(2), p3; V=[2,1])
+g1 = ACSetTransformation(Graph(2), p2; V=[1,2])
+g2 = ACSetTransformation(Graph(2), p2; V=[2,1])
+@test isnothing(factorize(Span(f, g1)))
+@test length(factorize(Span(f, g2); single=false)) == 1
+f2 = homomorphism(Graph(2), loop)
+@test isnothing(factorize(Span(f2, id(Graph(2))); monic=true))
+@test factorize(Span(f2, id(Graph(2)))) == f2
+
 # Enumeration of subobjects 
 ###########################
 

test/categorical_algebra/Slices.jl

@@ -59,4 +59,32 @@ slice_dia = FreeDiagram{Slice,SliceHom}(Multispan(A, [f, g]))
 clim = colimit(slice_dia)
 @test is_isomorphic(dom(apex(clim)), d)
 
+
+# Factorizing morphisms (morally same tests as in CSets) 
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+p2G, p3G = [path_graph(Graph, x) for x in [3,5]]
+p2, p3 = [Slice(homomorphism(p, two)) for p in [p2G,p3G]] #  ⊚→□→⊚ and  ⊚→□→⊚□→⊚
+loop = Slice(id(two)) # ⊚ ↔ □
+g2G = Slice(ACSetTransformation(Graph(2), two; V=[1,1])) # ⊚ ⊚
+f = SliceHom(g2G, p3, ACSetTransformation(Graph(2), p3G; V=[3,1]))
+g1 = SliceHom(g2G, p2, CSetTransformation(Graph(2), p2G; V=[1,3]))
+g2 = SliceHom(g2G, p2, CSetTransformation(Graph(2), p2G; V=[3,1]))
+@test isnothing(factorize(Span(f, g1)))
+@test length(factorize(Span(f, g2); single=false)) == 1
+f2 = homomorphism(g2G, loop)
+@test isnothing(factorize(Span(f2, id(g2G)); monic=true))
+@test factorize(Span(f2, id(g2G))) == f2
+
+# Factorize C-set morphisms where the second one is known
+#--------------------------------------------------------
+
+A = path_graph(Graph, 2)
+B = @acset Graph begin V=4; E=3; src=[1,1,3]; tgt=[2,4,4] end
+C = @acset Graph begin V=2; E=2; src=1; tgt=2 end
+
+f = ACSetTransformation(A, C; V=[1,2], E=[1])
+g = ACSetTransformation(B, C; V=[1,2,1,2], E=[1,2,1])
+
+@test length(factorize(Cospan(f,g); single=false)) == 2
+
 end # module