During the development of the tool HARDY within the AIAI, a need arose for a data file format for C++ that was easy for both humans and programs to read, was robust in the face of fast-moving software development, and that provided some compatibility with AI languages such as Prolog and LISP.
The result was the PROLOGIO library, which is able to read and write a Prolog-like attribute-value syntax, and is additionally capable of writing LISP syntax for no extra programming effort. The advantages of such a library are as follows:
The library was extended to use the ability to read and write Prolog-like structures for remote procedure call (RPC) communication. The next two sections outline the two main ways the library can be used.
PROLOGIO for data file manipulation
Availability and location of PROLOGIO