TLA Toolbox Released
There are various tools available for the TLA+ specification language and PlusCal algorithm language, as described in the TLA Tools section in more detail. These command-line tools are now integrated in a full-featured IDE, called the TLA Toolbox, for writing and debugging TLA+ specifications and PlusCal algorithms. It combines editors for specifications and TLC [...]
Tools and Methodologies for Formal Specifications and for Proofs
There are a number of existing tools for working on TLA+ specifications, the most important of which is the TLC model-checker. Although the proof side of TLA+ is not well-developed yet, with no proof tools and an incomplete definition of the proof language, TLA+ has already proved its worth in significant projects in hardware design, [...]
Command Line Switches
This tutorial describes the command line switches accepted by the console-based TLA+ Tools: SANY, TLC, and PlusCal Translator.
The command line switches are detected, by the fact that they begin with a ‘-’ character. Once the first command line element that is not a switch is encountered, the rest are presumed to be file names.
SANY, the [...]
How to install TLA+ Tools
This tutorial provides a description of the installation procedure of the console-based version of TLA+ Tools. Separate directions for completing the installation on Windows and on Unix are provided.
Please download the latest copy of the TLA+ Tools in the Tools Section. Also make sure that the Java Runtime Environment (at least version 1.4) is installed [...]