TOAST API user guide

TOAST has a RESTful API, to allow you to use it in your own applications.

The base URL for the API is: http://toast.arg-tech.org/api The following methods are available:

POST /evaluate

Description: evaluates an argumentation theory, returning a JSON description

Name	Description
axioms	List of axioms
premises	List of premises
assumptions	List of assumptions
kbPrefs	List of knowledge base preferences (note: cannot contain any axioms)
rules	List of rules
rulePrefs	List of rule preferences
contrariness	List of contraries and contradictories
link	Weakest (default) or last link preference principle
semantics	Grounded (default), preferred or semi-stable
query	Formula to find an (un)acceptable argument for
transposition	True or false (default); whather or not to close the theory under transposition

Data can be posted either as key-value pairs (in which case all lists are delimited by semi-colons), or as a JSON object (in which case, all lists are JSON arrays). For instance, using cURL: curl -d "premises=p;q;&rules=[r1] p=>s;&contrariness=q^p;" http://toast.arg-tech.org/api/evaluate Returns: {
   "wellformed":true,
   "result":"",
   "extensions":[
      [
         "A1: q"
      ]
   ],
   "arguments":[
      "A3: A2=>s",
      "A2: p",
      "A1: q"
   ],
   "defeat":[
      "A1>A3",
      "A1>A2"
   ]
} Alternatively, posting JSON: curl -d
>'{"premises":["p","q"],"kbPrefs":["p<q"],"rules":["[r1] p=>s","[r2] q=>t"],"rulePrefs":["[r1]<[r2]"],"contrariness":["s-t"],"link":"weakest"}'
> http://toast.arg-tech.org/api/evaluate" Returns: {
   "link":"weakest",
   "kbPrefs":[
      "p < q"
   ],
   "semantics":"grounded",
   "assumptions":[

   ],
   "rulePrefs":[
      "[r1] < [r2]"
   ],
   "defeat":[
      "A3>A4"
   ],
   "axioms":[

   ],
   "wellformed":true,
   "extensions":{
      "0":[
         "A1",
         "A2",
         "A3"
      ]
   },
   "premises":[
      "p",
      "q"
   ],
   "acceptableConclusions":{
      "0":[
         "p",
         "q",
         "t"
      ]
   },
   "arguments":[
      "A1: p",
      "A2: q",
      "A4: A1=>s",
      "A3: A2=>t"
   ],
   "contrariness":[
      "s-t"
   ]
}

GET aifdb/<argument>

Description: evaluates the provided argument ID in AIFdb, returning a JSON description.