PSoft-Tools-Backend

Backend for PSoft Tools. This provides support for features that the front end cannot run, such as Dafny operations.

Features

Dafny Code Verification/Running

Hosts an environment to verify and run Dafny code.

Hoare Triple Verification

Hosts an environment to verify Hoare Triples that have been translated to Dafny code.

Control Flow Graphs (Under Development)

Provides a tool that generates a control-flow graph from given Java code.

Local Hosting/Development

Setup

Requirements

1. Node Version 20.xx.xx+

Node.js

1. Install the latest version of npm: https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm
2. (Optional, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Install nvm to manage node versions.
3. Install the dependencies: npm install
4. Set up the frontend server: https://github.com/aandrepingu/PSoft-Tools

Dafny

This application requires .NET SDK 6.0 and Dafny in order to run. We recommend using the provided script ./src/dafnySetup.sh to automatically install required components; however, these are the steps to manually do so:

1. Install .NET SDK 6.0: sudo apt install dotnet-sdk-6.0
2. Install Dafny into the "src/dafny" directory:
   • cd ./src
   • wget https://github.com/dafny-lang/dafny/releases/download/v4.4.0/dafny-4.4.0-x64-ubuntu-20.04.zip
   • unzip dafny-4.4.0-x64-ubuntu-20.04.zip
3. Create the required file "src/Dafny-Files/dafnyCode.dfy":
   • mkdir ./src/Dafny-Files
   • touch ./src/Dafny-Files/dafnyCode.dfy

Running

1. Run the dev server: npm run dev
2. Run the frontend dev server:
   • cd /path/to/PSoft-Tools/psoft-tools
   • npm run dev