pyxmv - (Unofficial) Python interface to nuXmv

nuXmv is a state-of-the-art symbolic model checker for the analysis of finite- and infinite- state systems.

pyxmv is a (very much WIP) wrapper for the nuXmv command-line interface; it aims at providing APIs for several features, and comes with a small CLI to showcase what it can do.

The CLI itself should, in time, become an alternative to the official one with a focus on automation/scriptability/interop with other tools/pipelines/workflows.

Quickstart

Besides nuXmv, the tool requires Python >= 3.10 and Poetry.

After cloning this repository:

cd pyxmv
poetry update
poetry install
pyxmv --help

Install options

poetry install --only main  # Only installs packages that pyxmv needs to run
poetry install              # Also install dev dependencies
poetry install --all-extras # Installs all optional packages

Dev dependencies are packages that are only required for contributing or testing, such as mypy. Since v0.3.0 we strive to have a codebase that can pass at least mypy --allow-redefinition, at least on commits tagged with a version number.

At the moment the only optional package is rich. When installed, it provides somewhat fancier output, especially on --help.

Future work

• Support alternative simulation heuristics

• Support NuSMV

Licensing caveats

pyxmv is MIT-licensed, but it is perfectly useless unless you obtain a copy of nuXmv. Licensing restrictions forbid me from redistributing it, but it may be downloaded here