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relationalai/semantics/rel/compiler.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Any, Iterable, Sequence as PySequence, cast, Tuple, Union
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from decimal import Decimal as PyDecimal
+
+from relationalai.semantics.metamodel import ir, compiler as c, builtins as bt, types, visitor, helpers, factory as f
+from relationalai.semantics.metamodel.typer import Checker, InferTypes
+from relationalai.semantics.metamodel.typer.typer import to_base_primitive, to_type, _NON_PARAMETRIC_PRIMITIVES
+from relationalai.semantics.metamodel.visitor import ReadWriteVisitor
+from relationalai.semantics.metamodel.util import OrderedSet, group_by, NameCache, ordered_set
+
+from relationalai.semantics.rel import rel, rel_utils as u, builtins as rel_bt
+
+from ..metamodel.rewrite import (Flatten, ExtractNestedLogicals, DNFUnionSplitter, DischargeConstraints, FormatOutputs)
+from ..lqp.rewrite import CDC, ExtractCommon, ExtractKeys, FunctionAnnotations, QuantifyVars, Splinter, SplitMultiCheckRequires
+
+import math
+
+
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# Compiler
+#--------------------------------------------------
+
+class Compiler(c.Compiler):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__([
+            SplitMultiCheckRequires(),
+            FunctionAnnotations(),
+            DischargeConstraints(),
+            Checker(),
+            CDC(), # specialize to physical relations before extracting nested and typing
+            ExtractNestedLogicals(), # before InferTypes to avoid extracting casts
+            InferTypes(),
+            DNFUnionSplitter(),
+            ExtractKeys(),
+            FormatOutputs(),
+            ExtractCommon(),
+            Flatten(),
+            Splinter(),
+            QuantifyVars(),
+        ])
+        self.model_to_rel = ModelToRel()
+
+    def do_compile(self, model: ir.Model, options:dict={}) -> str:
+        return str(self.model_to_rel.to_rel(model, options=options))
+
+COMPILER_OPTIONS = [
+    # do not generated declarations for relations read by the model but not written to
+    "no_declares",
+    # do not GNF the output relation, keeping it wide
+    "wide_outputs"
+]
+
+@dataclass
+class ModelToRel:
+    """ Generates Rel from an IR Model, assuming the compiler rewrites were done. """
+
+    relation_name_cache: NameCache = field(default_factory=NameCache)
+    rule_name_cache: NameCache = field(default_factory=NameCache)
+
+    # Map a rel variable to one with a different name
+    var_map: dict[rel.Var, rel.Var] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    # Public API
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+
+    def to_rel(self, model: ir.Model, options:dict = {}) -> rel.Program:
+        self._register_external_relations(model)
+
+        rules = self._generate_rules(model)
+        reads = self._rel_reads(rules)
+        declares = [] if options.get("no_declares") else self._generate_declares(model)
+        self._rel_reads(declares, reads)
+        return rel.Program(tuple([
+            *self._generate_builtin_defs(model, reads),
+            *declares,
+            *rules,
+        ]))
+
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    # Top level handlers
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _generate_builtin_defs(self, model: ir.Model, reads:OrderedSet[str]) -> list[rel.Def]:
+        defs = []
+
+        for t in model.types:
+            # TODO - some of these types are never used, we should not generate them, but we
+            # need to replace the rel_reads function with something that collects those types
+            # during generation
+            if isinstance(t, ir.DecimalType):
+                defs.append(
+                    rel.Def(u.rel_typename(t),
+                        tuple([rel.Var("x")]),
+                        rel.atom("::std::common::FixedDecimal",
+                            tuple([rel.MetaValue(types.digits_to_bits(t.precision)), rel.MetaValue(t.scale), rel.Var("x")])),
+                        tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                    ),
+                )
+
+        if "pyrel_inf" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_inf",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("x")]),
+                    rel.atom("::std::common::infinity", tuple([rel.MetaValue(64), rel.Var("x")])),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_NaN" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_NaN",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("x")]),
+                    rel.atom("::std::common::nan", tuple([rel.MetaValue(64), rel.Var("x")])),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_ID" in reads:
+            defs.append(rel.Def("pyrel_ID",
+                tuple([rel.Var("x")]),
+                rel.Or(OrderedSet[rel.Expr].from_iterable([
+                    rel.atom("::std::common::UInt128", tuple([rel.Var("x")])),
+                    rel.atom("::std::common::Missing", tuple([rel.Var("x")])),
+                ])),
+                tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+            ))
+
+        if "pyrel_count" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_count",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("{R}"), rel.Var("y")]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("z")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::count", tuple([rel.Var("R"), rel.Var("z")])),
+                            rel.Atom(self._convert_abs(types.Int64, types.Int128), tuple([rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("y")])),
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_sort" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_sort",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("{R}"), rel.Var("n"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("z")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::sort", tuple([rel.Var("R"), rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)])),
+                            rel.Atom(self._convert_abs(types.Int64, types.Int128), tuple([rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("n")])),
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_reverse_sort" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_reverse_sort",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("{R}"), rel.Var("n"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("z")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::reverse_sort", tuple([rel.Var("R"), rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)])),
+                            rel.Atom(self._convert_abs(types.Int64, types.Int128), tuple([rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("n")])),
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_top" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_top",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("k"), rel.Var("{R}"), rel.Var("n"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("z")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::top", tuple([rel.Var("k"), rel.Var("R"), rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)])),
+                            rel.Atom(self._convert_abs(types.Int64, types.Int128), tuple([rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("n")])),
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_bottom" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_bottom",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("k"), rel.Var("{R}"), rel.Var("n"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("z")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::bottom", tuple([rel.Var("k"),rel.Var("R"), rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("r", varargs=True)])),
+                            rel.Atom(self._convert_abs(types.Int64, types.Int128), tuple([rel.Var("z"), rel.Var("n")])),
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_dates_period_days" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_dates_period_days",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("a"), rel.Var("b"), rel.Var("c")]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("d")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::dates_period_days",
+                                     tuple([rel.Var("a"), rel.Var("b"), rel.Var("d")])),
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::^Day",
+                                     tuple([rel.Var("c"), rel.Var("d")]))
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                    ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_datetimes_period_milliseconds" in reads:
+            defs.append(
+                rel.Def("pyrel_datetimes_period_milliseconds",
+                    tuple([rel.Var("a"), rel.Var("b"), rel.Var("c")]),
+                    rel.Exists(
+                        tuple([rel.Var("m")]),
+                        rel.And(ordered_set(
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::datetimes_period_milliseconds",
+                                     tuple([rel.Var("a"), rel.Var("b"), rel.Var("m")])),
+                            rel.atom("::std::common::^Millisecond",
+                                     tuple([rel.Var("c"), rel.Var("m")]))
+                        )),
+                    ),
+                    tuple([rel.Annotation("inline", ())]),
+                    ),
+            )
+
+        if "pyrel_regex_search" in reads:
+            raise NotImplementedError("pyrel_regex_search is not implemented")
+
+        return defs
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _convert_abs(from_type: ir.Type, to_type: ir.Type):
+        if from_type == types.Int64 and to_type == types.Float:
+            return rel.Identifier("::std::common::int_float_convert")
+        elif from_type == types.Float and to_type == types.Int64:
+            return rel.Identifier("::std::common::float_int_convert")
+        else:
+            input_type = u.rel_typename(from_type)
+            output_type = u.rel_typename(to_type)
+            return rel.RelationalAbstraction(
+                tuple([rel.Var("val_x", type=input_type), rel.Var("val_y", type=output_type)]),
+                rel.Exists(
+                    tuple([rel.Var("type_x"), rel.Var("type_y")]),
+                    rel.And(ordered_set(
+                        # Since we declared them to be the types we're converting from and to, we can just use the types of x and y here.
+                        # The Rel compiler will use the static type of the variable to compute the Type values.
+                        rel.atom("rel_primitive_typeof", tuple([rel.Var("val_x"), rel.Var("type_x")])),
+                        rel.atom("rel_primitive_typeof", tuple([rel.Var("val_y"), rel.Var("type_y")])),
+                        rel.atom("rel_primitive_convert", tuple([rel.Var("type_x"), rel.Var("type_y"), rel.Var("val_x"), rel.Var("val_y")])),
+                    )),
+                )
+            )
+
+    def _generate_declares(self, m: ir.Model) -> list[rel.Declare]:
+        """
+        Generate declare statements for relations declared by the model and:
+            - not built-ins
+            - not used as an annotation
+            - not annotated as external
+            - do not start with ^ (for hardcoded Rel constructors)
+            - and are never the target of an update
+        """
+        rw = ReadWriteVisitor()
+        m.accept(rw)
+
+        root = cast(ir.Logical, m.root)
+
+        annotations = [anno.relation for anno in visitor.collect_by_type(ir.Annotation, m.root)]
+        reads = m.relations - rw.writes(root) - bt.builtin_relations - bt.builtin_overloads - bt.builtin_annotations - annotations
+        reads = list(filter(lambda r: not r.name.startswith('^') and not helpers.is_external(r), reads))
+
+        primitive_type_names = OrderedSet.from_iterable([t.name for t in _NON_PARAMETRIC_PRIMITIVES])
+        declares: list[rel.Declare] = []
+        for r in reads:
+            if r.name in rel.infix or r.name in u.OPERATORS:
+                continue
+
+            if helpers.is_from_cast(r):
+                continue
+
+            # TODO: should address the root of the issue
+            # In some cases we might end up with explicit Concepts for primitives in the model
+            if r.name in primitive_type_names or r.name.startswith("Decimal("):
+                continue
+
+            # In case parameter name starts with ':' use its name instead of type name
+            def requires_name(fld: ir.Field):
+                if isinstance(fld.type, ir.ScalarType):
+                    t = fld.type
+                    if t == types.Symbol:
+                        return rel.MetaValue(fld.name[1:])
+                    else:
+                        return rel.Var(name=u.sanitize(fld.name.lower()), type=u.rel_typename(t))
+                else:
+                    return rel.Var(u.sanitize(fld.name.lower()))
+            head = tuple([requires_name(f) for f in r.fields])
+
+            # Example: declare test(:a, _x0 in Int, _x1 in String) requires true
+            declares.append(rel.Declare(
+                rel.atom(self._relation_name(r), head),
+                rel.true  # `requires true` does not generate any constraints, that affects performance on the RAI side
+            ))
+        return declares
+
+    def _generate_rules(self, m: ir.Model) -> list[Union[rel.Def, rel.RawSource]]:
+        """ Generate rules for the root of this model.
+
+        Assumes the model already was processed such that it contains a root Logical with
+        children that are also Logical tasks representing the rules to generate.
+        """
+        rules: list[Union[rel.Def, rel.RawSource]] = []
+        root = cast(ir.Logical, m.root)
+        for child in root.body:
+            rules.extend(self._generate_rule(cast(ir.Logical, child)))
+        return rules
+
+    def _generate_rule(self, rule: ir.Logical) -> list[Union[rel.Def, rel.RawSource]]:
+        """ Generate rules for a nested Logical in a model.
+
+        This is for a top-level Logical, under the root Logical.
+        """
+        # reset the name cache for each rule
+        self.rule_name_cache = NameCache()
+        effects, other, aggregates, ranks = self._split_tasks(rule.body)
+        if not effects or (aggregates and ranks):
+            # nothing to generate for this Logical
+            return []
+
+        elif len(effects) == 1:
+            # a single effect with a body becomes a single rule
+            effect = effects[0]
+
+            # deal with raw sources
+            if isinstance(effect, ir.Update) and effect.relation == bt.raw_source:
+                # TODO: remove this once the type checker checks this.
+                assert(len(effect.args) == 2 and isinstance(effect.args[0], ir.Literal) and isinstance(effect.args[1], ir.Literal))
+                if effect.args[0].value != "rel":
+                    return []
+                return [rel.RawSource(cast(str, effect.args[1].value))]
+            else:
+                args, lookups, rel_equiv = self._effect_args(effect)
+                if lookups:
+                    other.extend(lookups)
+                return [rel.Def(
+                    self._effect_name(effect),
+                    args,
+                    rel.create_and([
+                        self.generate_logical_body(other, aggregates, ranks),
+                        *rel_equiv
+                    ]),
+                    self.generate_annotations(effect.annotations)
+                )]
+        else:
+            # currently we can only deal with multiple effects if they are all updates with
+            # no body, which is the pattern for inserting hardcoded data.
+            if other or aggregates:
+                raise NotImplementedError("Body in logical task with multiple effects.")
+            if any(isinstance(effect, ir.Output) for effect in effects):
+                raise NotImplementedError("Output in logical task with multiple effects.")
+            sample = cast(ir.Update, effects[0]).effect
+            if any(cast(ir.Update, effect).effect != sample for effect in effects):
+                raise NotImplementedError("Different types of effects in logical task.")
+
+            # Group updates by relation name
+            relation_groups = group_by(cast(list[ir.Update], effects), lambda e: self._relation_name(e.relation))
+
+            # Process each relation group
+            defs = []
+            for name, updates in relation_groups.items():
+                effects_to_union = []
+                for update in updates:
+                    update_args, lookups, rel_equiv = self._effect_args(update)
+                    if update_args:
+                        defs.append(
+                            rel.Def(
+                                name,
+                                update_args,
+                                rel.create_and([
+                                    self.generate_body_expr(lookups),
+                                    *rel_equiv
+                                ]),
+                                self.generate_annotations(update.annotations)
+                            )
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        effects_to_union.append(update)
+
+                if effects_to_union:
+                    update = updates.some()
+                    args, lookups, rel_equiv = self._effect_args(update)
+                    bodies = []
+                    for update in effects_to_union:
+                        bodies.append(self.handle(update))
+                    for lookup in lookups:
+                        bodies.append(self.handle(lookup))
+
+                    defs.append(
+                        rel.Def(
+                            name,
+                            args,
+                            rel.create_and([
+                                rel.Union(tuple(bodies)),
+                                *rel_equiv
+                            ]),
+                            self.generate_annotations(update.annotations)
+                        )
+                    )
+            return defs
+
+    def generate_logical_body(self, other, aggregates, ranks):
+        """ Generate the body of a rule for a Logical that contains these aggregates/ranks
+        and other tasks (i.e., no effects)."""
+
+        if aggregates:
+            # push the body into the aggregates; this assumes a rewrite pass already
+            # prepared the body to contain only what's needed by the aggregates
+            exprs = []
+            for agg in aggregates:
+                # The variables declared in the relational abstraction are the agg's "projection" + "over"
+                abs_vars = OrderedSet.from_iterable(agg.projection)
+                result = []
+                for arg in agg.args:
+                    if helpers.is_aggregate_input(arg, agg):
+                        new_arg = arg if isinstance(arg, ir.Var) else self.handle(arg)
+                        abs_vars.add(new_arg)
+                    else:
+                        result.append(self.handle(arg))
+
+                old_var_map = self.var_map
+                self.var_map = {}
+
+                common_vars = OrderedSet.from_iterable(agg.projection) & agg.group
+                abs_body_exprs = []
+                for v in common_vars:
+                    orig_rel_v = self.handle_var(v)
+                    inner_rel_v = rel.Var("_t" + orig_rel_v.name)
+                    self.var_map[orig_rel_v] = inner_rel_v
+                    eq_expr = rel.BinaryExpr(orig_rel_v, "=", inner_rel_v)
+                    abs_body_exprs.append(eq_expr)
+
+                abs_head = self.handle_list(tuple(abs_vars))
+                abs_body = self.generate_body_expr(other)
+                if abs_body_exprs:
+                    abs_body = rel.create_and([abs_body, *abs_body_exprs])
+                rel_abstraction = rel.RelationalAbstraction(abs_head, abs_body)
+
+                self.var_map = old_var_map
+
+                exprs.append(rel.atom(
+                    u.rel_operator(agg.aggregation.name),
+                    tuple([ rel_abstraction, *result ])
+                ))
+            return exprs[0] if len(exprs) == 1 else rel.create_and(exprs)
+        elif ranks:
+            # push the body into the aggregates; this assumes a rewrite pass already
+            # prepared the body to contain only what's needed by the aggregates
+            exprs = []
+            for rank in ranks:
+                rel_name, has_limit = self.compute_rank_limit_info(rank)
+                old_var_map = self.var_map
+                self.var_map = {}
+
+                abs_vars = ordered_set()
+                abs_body_exprs = []
+                # Rename the sorted vars to avoid conflicts with the result vars.
+                # We sort the requested args, augmented with the keys (projection).
+                # The keys have to be present to preserve bag semantics, but should
+                # not affect the ranking. Thus they have to go at the end of the list.
+                # Create a set to deduplicate vars appearing in both.
+                raw_args = OrderedSet.from_iterable(rank.args + rank.projection)
+                for ir_v in raw_args:
+                    orig_rel_v = self.handle_var(ir_v)
+                    if ir_v in rank.projection and ir_v not in rank.group:
+                        inner_rel_v = rel.Var("_t" + orig_rel_v.name)
+                        self.var_map[orig_rel_v] = inner_rel_v
+                    else:
+                        inner_rel_v = rel.Var("_t" + orig_rel_v.name)
+                        self.var_map[orig_rel_v] = inner_rel_v
+                        # inner_rel_v = rel.Var(orig_rel_v.name)
+                    if ir_v in rank.group:
+                        eq_expr = rel.BinaryExpr(orig_rel_v, "=", inner_rel_v)
+                        abs_body_exprs.append(eq_expr)
+                    abs_vars.add(inner_rel_v)
+
+                abs_body = self.generate_body_expr(other)
+                if abs_body_exprs:
+                    abs_body = rel.create_and([abs_body, *abs_body_exprs])
+                rel_abstraction = rel.RelationalAbstraction(tuple(abs_vars), abs_body)
+
+                self.var_map = old_var_map
+
+                out_vars = [self.handle_var(v) for v in raw_args]
+                params = [rel_abstraction, self.handle_var(rank.result), *out_vars]
+                if has_limit:
+                    params.insert(0, rank.limit)
+                exprs.append(rel.atom(rel_name, tuple(params)))
+
+            return exprs[0] if len(exprs) == 1 else rel.create_and(exprs)
+        else:
+            # no aggregates or ranks, just return an expression for the body
+            return self.generate_body_expr(other)
+
+    def compute_rank_limit_info(self, rank: ir.Rank):
+        if all(o for o in rank.arg_is_ascending):
+            ascending = True
+        elif all(not o for o in rank.arg_is_ascending):
+            ascending = False
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Mixed orderings in rank are not supported yet.")
+        has_limit = rank.limit != 0
+
+        if ascending:
+            rel_name = "pyrel_top" if has_limit else "pyrel_sort"
+        else:
+            rel_name = "pyrel_bottom" if has_limit else "pyrel_reverse_sort"
+        return rel_name, has_limit
+
+    def generate_body_expr(self, tasks: list[ir.Task]):
+        """ Helper to generate the an expression from the tasks, wrapping in Ands if necessary. """
+        if not tasks:
+            return rel.true
+        elif len(tasks) == 1:
+            return self.handle(tasks[0])
+        else:
+            return rel.create_and([self.handle(b) for b in tasks])
+
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    # IR handlers
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+
+    def handle(self, n: ir.Node):
+        """ Dispatch to the appropriate ir.Node handler. """
+        handler = getattr(self, f"handle_{n.kind}", None)
+        if handler:
+            return handler(n)
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Rel Compiler handler for '{n.kind}' node not implemented.")
+
+    def handle_list(self, n: Iterable[ir.Node]):
+        """ Dispatch each node to the appropriate ir.Node handler. """
+        return tuple([self.handle(x) for x in n])
+
+    def handle_value(self, type: ir.Type|None, value: Any) -> Union[rel.Primitive, rel.RelationalAbstraction, rel.MetaValue, rel.Var]:
+        """ Handle the value (Node or Value) and wrap in a Metavalue if the type is Symbol. """
+        # only handle if it is a Node (e.g. ir.Var or ir.Literal)
+        v = self.handle(value) if isinstance(value, ir.Node) else value
+
+        # type might be None for these so we have to handle them before the check below.
+        if isinstance(v, float) and (math.isinf(v) or math.isnan(v)):
+            x = rel.Var("_float")
+            rel_name = "::std::common::infinity" if math.isinf(v) else "::std::common::nan"
+            return rel.RelationalAbstraction(
+                tuple([x]),
+                rel.atom(rel_name, tuple([rel.MetaValue(64), x])),
+            )
+
+        if type is None:
+            return cast(Union[rel.Primitive, rel.RelationalAbstraction, rel.MetaValue, rel.Var], v)
+
+        # only wrap if v is a primitive (i.e. not a metavalue or a var, for example).
+        base = to_base_primitive(type) or type
+        if type == types.Symbol and isinstance(v, (str, int, float, bool)):
+            return rel.MetaValue(v)
+        elif isinstance(v, PyDecimal):
+            if base == types.GenericDecimal:
+                # generic decimals arrive here if that's the type of the field in the relation;
+                # in that case, the typer made sure that the value is a Literal and the type in
+                # the literal is the exact decimal we need. We can clean this up once we remove
+                # support for native literals here, since it's not supported in the IR anymore.
+                assert isinstance(value, ir.Literal)
+                type = value.type
+                assert isinstance(type, ir.DecimalType)
+                precision = types.digits_to_bits(type.precision)
+            else:
+                # if it's not an GenericDecimal, it is a specific decimal and we just use it.
+                assert isinstance(type, ir.DecimalType)
+                precision = types.digits_to_bits(type.precision)
+            x = rel.Var("_dec")
+            return rel.RelationalAbstraction(
+                tuple([x]),
+                rel.atom("::std::common::decimal", tuple([rel.MetaValue(precision), rel.MetaValue(type.scale), v, x]))
+            )
+
+        elif base == types.Int128 and isinstance(v, int):
+            x = rel.Var("_int")
+            return rel.RelationalAbstraction(
+                tuple([x]),
+                rel.atom("::std::common::int", tuple([128, v, x]))
+            )
+        elif (base == types.UInt128 or base == types.RowId) and isinstance(v, int):
+            x = rel.Var("_uint")
+            return rel.RelationalAbstraction(
+                tuple([x]),
+                rel.atom("::std::common::uint", tuple([128, v, x]))
+            )
+        else:
+            return cast(Union[rel.Primitive, rel.RelationalAbstraction, rel.MetaValue, rel.Var], v)
+
+    def handle_value_list(self, types, values) -> list[Union[rel.Primitive, rel.MetaValue, rel.RelationalAbstraction, rel.Var]]:
+        result = []
+        for t, v in zip(types, values):
+            # splat values that are "varargs"
+            if isinstance(v, tuple) and isinstance(t, ir.ListType):
+                for item in v:
+                    result.append(self.handle_value(t, item))
+            else:
+                result.append(self.handle_value(t, v))
+        return result
+
+    #
+    # DATA MODEL
+    #
+    def handle_scalartype(self, n: ir.ScalarType):
+        return n.name
+    # TODO - what to generate for other kinds of types?
+
+
+
+
+    #
+    # TASKS
+    #
+    def handle_logical(self, n: ir.Logical) -> rel.Expr:
+        # Generate nested expressions for a nested logical
+        effects, other, aggregates, ranks = self._split_tasks(n.body)
+        if effects:
+            raise Exception("Cannot process nested logical with effects.")
+        elif aggregates and ranks:
+            raise Exception("Cannot process nested logical with both aggregates and ranks.")
+        return self.generate_logical_body(other, aggregates, ranks)
+
+    def handle_union(self, n: ir.Union) -> rel.Expr:
+        # Generate nested expressions for a nested logical
+        body:list[rel.Expr] = []
+        for t in n.tasks:
+            body.append(self.handle(t))
+        return rel.Or(OrderedSet.from_iterable(body))
+
+    def handle_rank(self, n: ir.Rank) -> rel.Expr:
+        return rel.atom("rank", tuple([self.handle_var(n.result)]))
+
+    #
+    # LOGICAL QUANTIFIERS
+    #
+    def handle_not(self, n: ir.Not):
+        return rel.Not(self.handle(n.task))
+
+    def handle_exists(self, n: ir.Exists):
+        vars = self._remove_wildcards(n.vars)
+        if vars:
+            return rel.Exists(
+                self.handle_vars(vars),
+                self.handle(n.task)
+            )
+        else:
+            # all vars are wildcards, no need for exists
+            return self.handle(n.task)
+
+    #
+    # ITERATION
+    #
+
+    #
+    # RELATIONAL OPERATIONS
+    #
+
+    def handle_vars(self, vars: Tuple[ir.Var, ...]):
+        return tuple([self.handle_var(v) for v in vars])
+
+    def handle_var(self, n: ir.Var):
+        name = n.name if (n.name == "_" or n.name.startswith(':')) else f"_{self._var_name(n)}"
+        v = rel.Var(name)
+        return self.var_map.get(v, v)
+
+    def handle_literal(self, n: ir.Literal):
+        return self.handle_value(n.type, n.value)
+
+    def handle_data(self, n: ir.Data):
+        return rel.Atom(rel.Union(tuple([self.handle_value(None, d) for d in n])), tuple([self.handle(d) for d in n.vars]))
+
+    def generate_annotations(self, annos: Iterable[ir.Annotation]):
+        """ Helper to cast the handling of ir.Annotations into a tuple of rel.Annotations. """
+        filtered_annos = list(filter(lambda anno: anno.relation.name in rel_bt.builtin_annotation_names, annos))
+        rel_annos = cast(Tuple[rel.Annotation, ...], self.handle_list(filtered_annos))
+        return rel_annos
+
+    # standard handling mistreats the integer arg of ranked `@function(:checked, k)`
+    def handle_ranked_function_annotation(self, n: ir.Annotation):
+        assert n.relation == bt.function_ranked and len(n.args) == 2
+        checked_lit = n.args[0]
+        rank_lit = n.args[1]
+        assert isinstance(checked_lit, ir.Literal) and isinstance(rank_lit, ir.Literal)
+        checked = rel.MetaValue(checked_lit.value)
+        rank = rank_lit.value
+        return rel.Annotation(
+            n.relation.name,
+            (checked, rank)
+        )
+
+    def handle_annotation(self, n: ir.Annotation):
+        # special treatment for (ranked) @function(:checked, k)
+        if n.relation == bt.function_ranked:
+            return self.handle_ranked_function_annotation(n)
+
+        # we know that annotations won't have vars, so we can ignore that type warning
+        return rel.Annotation(
+            n.relation.name,
+            tuple(self.handle_value_list(self._relation_types(n.relation), n.args)) # type:ignore
+        )
+
+    def handle_update(self, n: ir.Update):
+        return rel.atom(
+            self._relation_name(n.relation),
+            tuple(self.handle_value_list(self._relation_types(n.relation), n.args))
+        )
+
+
+    def handle_lookup(self, n: ir.Lookup):
+        # special cases
+        if n.relation == bt.cast:
+            return self.handle_cast(n)
+        if n.relation == bt.parse_decimal:
+            return self.handle_parse_decimal(n)
+        if n.relation == bt.join:
+            return self.handle_join(n)
+        # only translate names to Rel operators if the relation is a built-in
+        name = self._relation_name(n.relation)
+        if bt.is_builtin(n.relation):
+            name = u.rel_operator(name)
+        types = self._relation_types(n.relation)
+        return rel.atom(name, tuple(self.handle_value_list(types, n.args)))
+
+    def handle_construct(self, n: ir.Construct):
+        args = self.handle_value_list([None] * len(n.values), n.values) + [self.handle(n.id_var)]
+        return rel.atom("rel_primitive_hash_tuple_uint128", tuple(args))
+
+
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    # Built-in special cases
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    def handle_cast(self, n: ir.Lookup):
+        assert len(n.args) == 3
+        (target_type, source, target) = n.args
+        assert isinstance(target_type, ir.Type), f"Expected Type, got {type(target_type)}"
+        from_type = to_type(source)
+        rel_abstraction = self._convert_abs(from_type, target_type)
+        types = (from_type, target_type)
+        return rel.Atom(rel_abstraction, tuple(self.handle_value_list(types, (source, target))))
+
+    def handle_parse_decimal(self, n: ir.Lookup):
+        # parse_decimal in the metamodel is a binary relation, (value:String, var:DecimalType)
+        # but we need to expand the lookup to (bits(var.precision), var.scale, value, var),
+        # so we special case it here
+        assert len(n.args) == 2
+        value, var  = n.args
+        assert isinstance(value, ir.Node)
+        assert isinstance(var, ir.Var)
+        typ = var.type
+        assert isinstance(typ, ir.DecimalType)
+        args = [
+            rel.MetaValue(types.digits_to_bits(typ.precision)),
+            rel.MetaValue(typ.scale),
+            self.handle(value),
+            self.handle(var)
+        ]
+        return rel.Atom(rel.Identifier("rel_primitive_parse_decimal"), tuple(args))
+
+    def handle_join(self, n: ir.Lookup):
+        assert len(n.args) == 3
+        (strs, separator, target) = n.args
+        # prepare binary relation for string_join.
+        # string_join example: string_join[", ", {(1, "a"); (2, "b"); (3, "c")}]
+        assert isinstance(separator, ir.Node)
+        assert isinstance(target, ir.Var)
+        assert isinstance(strs, tuple)
+        str_args = []
+        for i, s in enumerate(strs):
+            assert isinstance(s, ir.Node)
+            str_args.append(rel.Product((i, self.handle(s))))
+        args = [
+            self.handle(separator),
+            rel.Union(tuple(str_args)),
+            self.handle(target)
+        ]
+        return rel.Atom(rel.Identifier("::std::common::string_join"), tuple(args))
+
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+    # Helpers
+    #--------------------------------------------------
+
+    def _relation_types(self, relation: ir.Relation):
+        return [f.type for f in relation.fields]
+
+    def _relation_name(self, relation: ir.Relation):
+        if helpers.is_external(relation) or helpers.builtins.is_builtin(relation):
+            return relation.name
+        return self.relation_name_cache.get_name(relation.id, relation.name, helpers.relation_name_prefix(relation))
+
+    def _var_name(self, var: ir.Var):
+        if var.name == "_":
+            return "_"
+        return self.rule_name_cache.get_name(var.id, u.sanitize(var.name.lower()))
+
+    def _remove_wildcards(self, vars: tuple[ir.Var, ...]):
+        return tuple(filter(lambda v: v.name != "_", vars))
+
+    def _register_external_relations(self, model: ir.Model):
+        # force all external relations to get a name in the cache, so that internal relations
+        # cannot use those names in _relation_name
+        for r in model.relations:
+            if helpers.is_external(r):
+                self.relation_name_cache.get_name(r.id, r.name)
+
+    def _split_tasks(self, tasks: PySequence[ir.Task]) -> tuple[list[Union[ir.Update, ir.Output]], list[ir.Task], list[ir.Aggregate], list[ir.Rank]]:
+        effects = []
+        aggregates = []
+        other_body = []
+        ranks = []
+        for task in tasks:
+            if isinstance(task, (ir.Update, ir.Output)):
+                effects.append(task)
+            elif isinstance(task, ir.Aggregate):
+                aggregates.append(task)
+            elif isinstance(task, ir.Rank):
+                ranks.append(task)
+            else:
+                other_body.append(task)
+        return effects, other_body, aggregates, ranks
+
+
+    def _effect_name(self, n: ir.Task):
+        """ Return the name to be used for the effect (e.g. the relation name, output, etc). """
+        if isinstance(n, ir.Output) and bt.export_annotation in n.annotations:
+            return "Export_Relation"
+        elif isinstance(n, ir.Output):
+            return "output"
+        elif isinstance(n, ir.Update):
+            return self._relation_name(n.relation)
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Cannot retrieve effect name from node {type(n)}")
+
+    def _effect_args(self, n: ir.Task) -> Tuple[Tuple[Any], list[ir.Task], list[rel.Expr]]:
+        """
+            Return the arguments for the head of an effect rule and a list of lookups to add
+            to the body of the rule.
+
+            The lookups may be necessary because Rel does not allow "missing" in the head,
+            so we create a new variable, set the variable to missing in the body (the
+            lookup) and use the variable in the head.
+
+            E.g. output(None) becomes output(x): { x = missing }
+        """
+        orig_args = []
+        handled_args = []
+        if isinstance(n, ir.Output):
+            args = helpers.output_values(n.aliases)
+            orig_args.extend(args)
+            handled_args.extend(self.handle_value_list([None] * len(args), args))
+        elif isinstance(n, ir.Update):
+            orig_args.extend(n.args)
+            handled_args.extend(self.handle_value_list(self._relation_types(n.relation), n.args))
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Cannot retrieve effect params from node {type(n)}")
+
+        assert len(orig_args) == len(handled_args)
+        args, lookups, rel_equiv = [], [], []
+        for idx, handled in enumerate(handled_args):
+            if handled is None:
+                var = ir.Var(types.Any, "head")
+                args.append(self.handle(var))
+                lookups.append(f.lookup(bt.eq, [var, orig_args[idx]]))
+            elif isinstance(handled, rel.RelationalAbstraction):
+                var = ir.Var(types.Any, "head")
+                rel_var = self.handle(var)
+                args.append(rel_var)
+                rel_equiv.append(rel.create_eq(rel_var, handled))
+            elif isinstance(handled, bool):
+                # boolean constants need to be bound to a var in the body which is used in the head
+                var = ir.Var(types.Any, "head")
+                args.append(self.handle(var))
+                lookups.append(f.lookup(bt.eq, [var, ir.Literal(types.Bool, handled)]))
+            elif not isinstance(handled, rel.Var):
+                # other constants
+                args.append(handled)
+            else:
+                orig = orig_args[idx]
+                assert isinstance(orig, ir.Var)
+
+                # Count how many times this argument has been seen before
+                cnt = handled_args[:idx].count(handled)
+                if cnt == 0:
+                    arg_type = self._ir_var_to_rel_type(orig)
+                    args.append(rel.Var(handled.name, False, arg_type) if arg_type else handled)
+                    continue
+
+                # Deduplicate variable
+                new_var = ir.Var(orig.type, handled.name + "_dup" + str(cnt))
+                rel_var = self.handle_var(new_var)
+                arg_type = self._ir_var_to_rel_type(orig)
+                args.append(rel.Var(rel_var.name, False, arg_type) if arg_type else rel_var)
+                rel_equiv.append(rel.create_eq(rel_var, handled))
+        return tuple(args), lookups, rel_equiv
+
+    def _ir_var_to_rel_type(self, v: ir.Var) -> str:
+        if isinstance(v.type, ir.DecimalType):
+            return u.rel_typename(v.type)
+        primitive_type = to_base_primitive(v.type)
+        if primitive_type:
+            return u.rel_typename(primitive_type)
+        elif v.type != types.Any and v.type != types.Enum:
+            return "pyrel_ID"
+        return ""
+
+    def _rel_reads(self, root, reads:OrderedSet[str]|None = None) -> OrderedSet[str]:
+        if reads is None:
+            reads = OrderedSet()
+
+        if isinstance(root, (tuple, list)):
+            for r in root:
+                self._rel_reads(r, reads)
+
+        if isinstance(root, rel.Var):
+            if root.type is not None and not root.type.startswith("::std::common::"):
+                reads.add(root.type)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Declare):
+            assert isinstance(root.premise, rel.Atom)
+            self._rel_reads(root.premise.args, reads)
+            self._rel_reads(root.requires, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Def):
+            self._rel_reads(root.params, reads)
+            self._rel_reads(root.body, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Atom):
+            if isinstance(root.expr, rel.Identifier):
+                reads.add(root.expr.name)
+            else:
+                self._rel_reads(root.expr, reads)
+            self._rel_reads(root.args, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.RelationalAbstraction):
+            self._rel_reads(root.head, reads)
+            self._rel_reads(root.body, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.And):
+            for arg in root.body:
+                self._rel_reads(arg, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Or):
+            for arg in root.body:
+                self._rel_reads(arg, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Exists):
+            self._rel_reads(root.body, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.ForAll):
+            self._rel_reads(root.body, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Not):
+            self._rel_reads(root.body, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.BinaryExpr):
+            self._rel_reads(root.lhs, reads)
+            self._rel_reads(root.rhs, reads)
+            reads.add(root.op)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Product):
+            for arg in root.body:
+                self._rel_reads(arg, reads)
+
+        elif isinstance(root, rel.Union):
+            for arg in root.body:
+                self._rel_reads(arg, reads)
+
+        return reads