Turing Machine Simulator

This program aims to simulate behaviors of a Turing machine using the formal definition.

Content

• Features
  • Multi-track support
  • CSV suppourt
• Usage
  • Define in terminal
  • Load from CSV
  • Demos
• Command-line arguments
• Issues

Features

Multi-track support

Although sometimes overlooked the formal definition of a Turing machine allows the usage of multiple tracks on a single tape. you can test this feature by loading demo 3.

CSV suppourt

In order to give the program more of a sandbox feeling and allow for quick edits I've added CSV suppout which allows you to define transition functions in a CSV and load it into the program. example.csv defines a machine to add two numbers represented by 1s and seperated with a 0; With one track, initial state = q0 and final state = q4 *Note: CSV file's headers must be lhs_state,input,rhs_state,replacement,direction.

Usage

Define in terminal

You define all of your Turing maching by juts typing it into the terminal. to do this run the program without any command line arguments. cargo run or <path_to_compiled_program> if you've compiled the program

Load from CSV

you can load a CSV by running cargo run -- -csv <path_to_your_file.csv> or <path_to_compiled_program_name> -csv <path_to_your_file.csv> if you've compiled the program.
*Note: CSV file's headers must be lhs_state,input,rhs_state,replacement,direction.

Demos

Run cargo run -- -demo <demo_number> or <path_to_compiled_program_name> -demo <demo_number> if you've compiled the program.
You can find a list of all exisiting demos by runuing the program with the -help argument.

Command-line arguments

Here's a list of program's command-line arguments.

Arg	Description
-help	Show the help menu.
-demo <demo_number>	Load the specified demo.
-csv	Load trantition functions from the CSV file

Issues

Please refer to issues tab to see a list of current identified issues or submit your own issues and imporvment ideas.