Acacia-Bonsai: A Modern Implementation of Downset-Based LTL Realizability

Michaël Cadilhac, Guillermo A. Pérez

Abstract: We describe our implementation of downset-manipulating algorithms used to solve the realizability problem for linear temporal logic (LTL). These algorithms were introduced by Filiot et al. in the 2010s and implemented in the tools Acacia and Acacia+ in C and Python. We identify degrees of freedom in the original algorithms and provide a complete rewriting of Acacia in C++20 articulated around genericity and leveraging modern techniques for better performance. These techniques include compile-time specialization of the algorithms, the use of SIMD registers to store vectors, and several preprocessing steps, some relying on efficient Binary Decision Diagram (BDD) libraries. We also explore different data structures to store downsets. The resulting tool is competitive against comparable modern tools.