Curryst

A Typst package for typesetting proof trees.

Import

You can import the latest version of this package with:

#import "@preview/curryst:0.3.0": rule, proof-tree

Basic usage

To display a proof tree, you first need to create a tree, using the rule function. Its first argument is the conclusion, and the other positional arguments are the premises. It also accepts a name for the rule name, displayed on the right of the bar, as well as a label, displayed on the left of the bar.

#let tree = rule(
  label: [Label],
  name: [Rule name],
  [Conclusion],
  [Premise 1],
  [Premise 2],
  [Premise 3]
)

Then, you can display the tree with the proof-tree function:

#proof-tree(tree)

In this case, we get the following result:

Proof trees can be part of mathematical formulas:

Consider the following tree:
$
  Pi quad = quad #proof-tree(
    rule(
      $phi$,
      $Pi_1$,
      $Pi_2$,
    )
  )
$
$Pi$ constitutes a derivation of $phi$.

You can specify a rule as the premises of a rule in order to create a tree:

#proof-tree(
  rule(
    name: $R$,
    $C_1 or C_2 or C_3$,
    rule(
      name: $A$,
      $C_1 or C_2 or L$,
      rule(
        $C_1 or L$,
        $Pi_1$,
      ),
    ),
    rule(
      $C_2 or overline(L)$,
      $Pi_2$,
    ),
  )
)

As an example, here is a natural deduction proof tree generated with Curryst:

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#let ax = rule.with(name: [ax])
#let and-el = rule.with(name: $and_e^ell$)
#let and-er = rule.with(name: $and_e^r$)
#let impl-i = rule.with(name: $scripts(->)_i$)
#let impl-e = rule.with(name: $scripts(->)_e$)
#let not-i = rule.with(name: $not_i$)
#let not-e = rule.with(name: $not_e$)

#proof-tree(
  impl-i(
    $tack (p -> q) -> not (p and not q)$,
    not-i(
      $p -> q tack  not (p and not q)$,
      not-e(
        $ underbrace(p -> q\, p and not q, Gamma) tack bot $,
        impl-e(
          $Gamma tack q$,
          ax($Gamma tack p -> q$),
          and-el(
            $Gamma tack p$,
            ax($Gamma tack p and not q$),
          ),
        ),
        and-er(
          $Gamma tack not q$,
          ax($Gamma tack p and not q$),
        ),
      ),
    ),
  )
)

Advanced usage

The proof-tree function accepts multiple named arguments that let you customize the tree:

prem-min-spacing

The minimum amount of space between two premises.

title-inset

The amount width with which to extend the horizontal bar beyond the content. Also determines how far from the bar labels and names are displayed.

stroke

The stroke to use for the horizontal bars.

horizontal-spacing

The space between the bottom of the bar and the conclusion, and between the top of the bar and the premises.

min-bar-height

The minimum height of the box containing the horizontal bar.

For more information, please refer to the documentation in curryst.typ.