Replacement System

Overview

The replacement system is a utility component of the Copycat architecture that manages the substitution and replacement of objects and structures in the workspace. This system handles the transformation of elements during the analogical reasoning process.

Key Features

Object replacement
Structure transformation
Pattern substitution
State management
History tracking

Operation Types

Basic Operations
- Element replacement
- Pattern substitution
- Structure transformation
- State updates
Advanced Operations
- Chain replacements
- Group transformations
- Context updates
- History tracking
Special Operations
- Rule application
- Mapping translation
- Meta-replacements
- Derived transformations

Usage

Replacements are performed through the replacement system:

# Replace an object
new_obj = replacement.replace(old_obj, new_obj)

# Apply a transformation
result = replacement.transform(obj, rule)

# Track changes
history = replacement.get_history()

Dependencies

Python 3.x
No external dependencies required

Workspace: Contains objects to replace
Rule: Provides replacement rules
Correspondence: Maps replacements
Codelets: Execute replacements

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