Zilonis Tutorial 1

Working with Zilonis

To start Zilonis, double-click on the Zilonis.sh file.  You’ll get the Zilonis Analysis Tool.

Zilonis Analysis Tool

Clicking the bottom-right icon will take you to the Zilonis shell, a window with nothing in it but the command prompt $.

Zilonis Analysis Tool

For the time being, this is where you type in your commands and programs. To exit Zilonis, shut down the program like any other windows application.
Here is a list of some important commands:

(retractAll) Removes all the facts from the current Scope.
(run) Starts executing a Zilonis program in the current Scope.
Note that Zilonis commands are always encased in "parenthesis" thus: (deffact (foo)). This is what is known as s-expressions.

Continue with Rules and Facts