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+Copyright (c) 2024 Siddharth Bhat. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Siddharth Bhat
+
+This file implements lazy ackermannization [1, 2]
+
+[1] https://lara.epfl.ch/w/_media/model-based.pdf
+[2]  https://leodemoura.github.io/files/oregon08.pdf
+[3] https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3/blob/d047b86439ec209446d211f0f6b251ebfba070d8/src/ackermannization/lackr.cpp#L206
+[4]https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3/blob/d047b86439ec209446d211f0f6b251ebfba070d8/src/ackermannization/lackr_model_constructor.cpp#L344
+-/
+prelude
+import Std.Tactic.BVDecide.Bitblast
+import Std.Tactic.BVAckermannize.Syntax
+
+structure Result where
+
+namespace Ack
+
+structure Config where
+
+structure Context where
+ config : Config
+
+structure Argument where
+  /-- The expression corresponding to the argument -/
+  x : Expr
+  /-- The cached type of the expression x -/
+  xTy : Expr
+deriving Hashable, BEq, Inhabited
+
+/--
+A lazily unfolded applied call to a function.
+-/
+structure Call where
+  -- | TODO: replace with `Array Argument`.
+  -- -- The name of the call (?) 
+  -- name : Name
+  /-- the expression for the function argument -/
+  x : Expr 
+  /-- the free variable for for `(f x)`. -/
+  fx : FVarId 
+  /- Cached type of domain of f, which is also the type of the argument `x` -/
+  xTy : Expr 
+  /-- Cached type of codomain of f, which is the also the type of the result `fx`. -/
+  fxTy : Expr 
+  /-- heqProof : The proof that the fvar `fx` eauals the function application `f x`  -/
+  heqProof : Expr 
+deriving Hashable, BEq, Inhabited
+
+instance : ToMessageData Call where
+  toMessageData c := m!"{Expr.fvar c.fx} : {c.fxTy} = f ({c.x} : {c.xTy}) with proof {c.heqProof}"
+
+structure State where
+  /--
+  A maping from a function `f` to all calls of the function `{fx₁, fx₂, ...}`.
+  This is used to generate equations of the form `x₁ = x₂ → fx₁ = fx₂` on-demand.
+  -/
+  fn2apps : HashMap Expr (Std.HashSet Call) := {}
+  /-- A counter for generating fresh names. -/
+  gensymCounter : Nat := 0
+
+
+def State.init (_cfg : Config) : State where
+
+abbrev AckM := StateRefT State (ReaderT Context TacticM)
+
+def run (m : AckM α) (ctx : Context) : TacticM α :=
+  m.run' (State.init ctx.config) |>.run ctx
+
+/-- Generate a fresh name. -/
+def gensym : AckM Name := do
+  modify fun s => { s with gensymCounter := s.gensymCounter + 1 }
+  return Name.mkNum `ack (← get).gensymCounter
+
+def withMainContext (ma : AckM α) : AckM α := (← getMainGoal).withContext ma
+
+def withContext (g : MVarId) (ma : AckM α) : AckM α := g.withContext ma
+
+/-- Get the calls to a function `f`. -/
+def getCalls (f : Expr) : AckM (Std.HashSet Call) := do
+  return (← get).fn2apps.findD fn {}
+
+/-- Track a call to the function `f` -/
+-- TODO: do we need the `fn` argument? Isn't this already in `Call`?
+def addCall (fn : Expr) (call : Call) : AckM Unit := do
+  let calls ← getCalls fn
+  modify fun s => { s with fn2apps := s.fn2apps.insert fn (calls.insert call) }
+
+/-- create a trace node in trace class (i.e. `set_option traceClass true`),
+with header `header`, whose default collapsed state is `collapsed`. -/
+def withTraceNode (header : MessageData) (k : AckM α)
+    (collapsed : Bool := true)
+    (traceClass : Name := `ack) : AckM α :=
+  Lean.withTraceNode traceClass (fun _ => return header) k (collapsed := collapsed)
+
+/-- An emoji used to report intemediate states where the tactic is processing hypotheses. -/
+def processingEmoji : String := "⚙️"
+
+/--
+Create a trace note that folds `header` with `(NOTE: can be large)`,
+and prints `msg` under such a trace node.
+Used to print goal states, which can be quite noisy in the trace.
+-/
+def traceLargeMsg (header : MessageData) (msg : MessageData) : AckM Unit :=
+    withTraceNode m!"{header} (NOTE: can be large)" do
+      trace[ack] msg
+
+
+/-- The proof of correctness of the Ackermannization transform. -/
+theorem ackermannize_proof (A : Type _) (B : Type _)
+    (f : A → B)
+    (x y : A)
+    (fx fy : B)
+    (hfx : f x = fx) -- In the same order that `generalize h : f x = fx` would produce.
+    (hfy : f y = fy) :
+    x = y → fx = fy := by
+  intros h
+  subst h
+  simp [← hfx, ← hfy]
+
+/-- Returns `True` if the type is a function type that is understood by the bitblaster. -/
+def isBitblastTy (e : Expr) : Bool :=
+  match_expr e with
+  | BitVec _ => true
+  | Bool => true
+  | _ => false
+
+/-
+Introduce a new definition into the local context,
+and return the FVarId of the new definition in the goal.
+-/
+def introDef (name : Name) (hdefVal : Expr) : AckM FVarId  := do
+  withMainContext do
+    let goal ← getMainGoal
+    let hdefTy ← inferType hdefVal
+
+    let goal ← goal.assert name hdefTy hdefVal
+    let (fvar, goal) ← goal.intro1P
+    replaceMainGoal [goal]
+    return fvar
+
+def doAck (eorig : Expr) : AckM Unit := do
+  withMainContext do
+  traceLargeMsg m!"🔝 TOPLEVEL '{eorig}'" m!"{toString eorig}"
+  match eorig with
+  | .mdata _ e => doAck e
+  | .bvar .. | .fvar .. | .mvar .. | .sort .. | .const .. | .proj .. | .lit .. => return ()
+  | .app f args => do
+      withTraceNode m!"processing '{eorig}'..." do
+        doAck f
+        doAck args
+        withMainContext do
+          let e := Expr.app f args
+          let args := e.getAppArgs
+
+          let ety ← inferType e
+          if ! isBitblastTy ety then
+            trace[ack] "{crossEmoji} '{eorig}' : '{ety}' not bitblastable.."
+            return ()
+          trace[ack] "{checkEmoji} found bitblastable call ('{f}' '{args}') : '{ety}'."
+
+          let newName : Name ← gensym
+          -- TODO: build the larger application...
+          if h : args.size ≠  1 then
+            trace[ack] "{crossEmoji} Expected fn app ('{f}' '{args}'). to have exactly one argument. Skipping..."
+            return ()
+          else
+            let arg := args[0]
+            -- let fxName : Name := name.appendAfter s!"App"
+            -- let fx ← introDef fxName e -- this changes the main context.
+            -- Implementation modeled after `Lean.MVarId.generalizeHyp`.
+            let transparency := TransparencyMode.reducible
+            let hyps := (← getLCtx).getFVarIds
+            let hyps ← hyps.filterM fun h => do
+              let type ← instantiateMVars (← h.getType)
+              return (← withTransparency transparency <| kabstract type e).hasLooseBVars
+
+            let goal ← getMainGoal
+            let (reverted, goal) ← goal.revert hyps true
+            let garg : GeneralizeArg := {
+              expr := e,
+              xName? := .some newName,
+              hName? := newName.appendAfter "h"
+            }
+            let (fxs, goal) ← goal.generalize #[garg]
+            let (reintros, goal) ← goal.introNP reverted.size
+            replaceMainGoal [goal]
+
+            withMainContext do
+              let mut i := 0
+              for r in reintros do
+                trace[ack] "REINTROS[{i}]: {← r.getUserName} : {← r.getType}"
+                i := i + 1
+
+            withMainContext do
+              let mut i := 0
+              for r in fxs do
+                trace[ack] "FXS[{i}]: {← r.getUserName} : {← r.getType}"
+                i := i + 1
+
+            let .some fx := fxs[0]?
+              | throwTacticEx `ack goal m!"expected generalized variable"
+            let .some f_x_eq_fx := fxs[1]?
+              | throwTacticEx `ack goal m!"expected proof of generalized variable"
+
+            withMainContext do
+              trace[ack] "{processingEmoji} introduced new defn {Expr.fvar fx} := {e}."
+
+              let calls ← getCalls f
+              let call : Call := {
+                name := newName
+                x := arg,
+                xTy := ← inferType arg,
+                fx := fx,
+                fxTy := ← fx.getType,
+                heqProof := Expr.fvar f_x_eq_fx
+              }
+
+              trace[ack] "built ackermannization: {call} • {Expr.fvar fx}"
+
+              for otherCall in calls do
+                trace[ack] "building interference: {call.x} = {otherCall.x} => {call.fx.name} = {otherCall.fx.name}"
+                let eqName := (otherCall.name).appendAfter s!"Sim" |>.append call.name
+                let ackEq ← mkAppM ``Ack.ackermannize_proof
+                  #[call.xTy, ety, -- A B
+                    f, -- f
+                    call.x, otherCall.x, -- x y
+                    .fvar call.fx, .fvar otherCall.fx, -- fx fy
+                    call.heqProof, otherCall.heqProof -- hfx hfy
+                  ]
+                let _ ← introDef eqName ackEq
+                -- make a call of ackermannize_proof.
+              addCall f call
+            -- the application is now this fvar.
+  | .lam .. | .letE .. => return ()
+  | .forallE .. => return ()
+
+
+/-
+For every bitvector (x : BitVec w), for every function `(f : BitVec w → BitVec w')`,
+walk every function application (f x), and add a new fvar (fx : BitVec w').
+- Keep an equality that says `fx = f x`.
+- For function application of f, for each pair of bitvectors x, y,
+  add a hypothesis that says `x = y => fx = fy, with proof.
+-/
+def ack (g : MVarId) : AckM Unit := do
+  withContext g do
+    for hyp in (← getLocalHyps) do
+      doAck (← inferType hyp)
+    doAck (← getMainTarget)
+
+/-- Entry point for programmatic usage of `bv_ackermannize` -/
+def ackTac (g : MVarId) (ctx : Context) : TacticM Unit := do
+  run ack ctx
+
+
+end Ack
+
+@[builtin_tactic Lean.Parser.Tactic.bvAckermannize]
+def evalBvAckermannize : Tactic := fun
+  | `(tactic| bv_ackermannize) => do
+      liftMetaFinishingTactic fun g => do
+        discard <| ackTac g cfg
+  | _ => throwUnsupportedSyntax
diff --git a/src/Std/Tactic/BVAckermannize.lean b/src/Std/Tactic/BVAckermannize.lean
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+/-
+Copyright (c) 2024 Siddharth Bhat. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Siddharth Bhat
+-/
+prelude
+import Std.Tactic.BVAckermannize.Syntax
+
+/-!
+This directory contains the lazy ackermannization tactic.
+This uses lean's inbuilt bitblaster to uninterpreted functions + bitvectors to SAT.
+-/
diff --git a/src/Std/Tactic/BVAckermannize/Syntax.lean b/src/Std/Tactic/BVAckermannize/Syntax.lean
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+/-
+Copyright (c) 2024 Siddharth Bhat. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Siddharth Bhat
+-/
+prelude
+import Init.Notation
+import Init.Simproc
+
+set_option linter.missingDocs true -- keep it documented
+
+namespace Lean.Parser
+
+namespace Tactic
+
+/--
+Close fixed-width `BitVec`, `Bool`, and uninterpreted function goals by obtaining a proof from an external SAT solver and
+verifying it inside Lean. The solvable goals are currently limited to the Lean equivalent of
+[`QF_BV`](https://smt-lib.org/logics-all.shtml#QF_BV) + [`QF_UF`](https://smt-lib.org/logics-all.shtml#QF_UF)
+
+```lean
+example : ∀ (a b : BitVec 64), (a &&& b) + (a ^^^ b) = a ||| b := by
+  intros
+  bv_decide
+```
+-/
+syntax (name := bvAckermannize) "bv_ackermannize " str : tactic
+
+end Tactic
+
+end Lean.Parser