From 2bb4741bb4c5a97ebadf1eceafe0d5e2dae1fd29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Simon=20D=C3=A9saulniers?= <sim.desaulniers@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:00:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] helpers: powerset and trivial_partition_set

- the powerset is the set of all combinations of a given set;
- the trivial partition set is the simplest partition of a set. For e.g., the
  trivial partition set of {a, b, c}, is simply {{a}, {b}, {c}}.
---
 helpers.lua | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/helpers.lua b/helpers.lua
index ab87f76..ce65576 100644
--- a/helpers.lua
+++ b/helpers.lua
@@ -170,6 +170,29 @@ function helpers.spairs(t)
     end
 end
 
+-- create trivial partition of a set. The trivial partition set is the simplest
+-- partition of a set. For e.g., the trivial partition set of {a, b, c}, is
+-- simply {{a}, {b}, {c}}.
+function helpers.trivial_partition_set(set)
+    local ss = {}
+    for _,e in pairs(set) do
+        ss[#ss+1] = {e}
+    end
+    return ss
+end
+
+-- creates the powerset of a given set
+function helpers.powerset(s)
+    if not s then return {} end
+    local t = {{}}
+    for i = 1, #s do
+        for j = 1, #t do
+            t[#t+1] = {s[i],unpack(t[j])}
+        end
+    end
+    return t
+end
+
 -- }}}
 
 return helpers
-- 
2.39.2