Locy Use Case: Probabilistic Risk Scoring (Rust)¶
Evaluate vendor reliability by combining independent quality signals with MNOR (noisy-OR failure) and MPROD (joint reliability).
This notebook uses schema-first mode and mirrors the Python flow using the Rust API (uni_db).
How To Read This Notebook¶
- Define schema first, then load data.
- Keep Locy rules declarative and focused.
- Read output rows together with materialization stats.
1) Setup¶
Initialize an in-memory database and import DataType for schema definitions.
2) Define Schema (Recommended)¶
Define labels, typed properties, and edge types before inserting graph facts.
db.schema()
.label("Vendor")
.property("name", DataType::String)
.label("Component")
.property("name", DataType::String)
.label("QualitySignal")
.property("name", DataType::String)
.property("pass_rate", DataType::Float64)
.edge_type("SUPPLIES", &["Vendor"], &["Component"])
.edge_type("HAS_SIGNAL", &["Component"], &["QualitySignal"])
.apply()
.await?;
println!("Schema created");
3) Seed Graph Data¶
Insert the minimal graph needed for the scenario.
let session = db.session();
let tx = session.tx().await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Vendor {name: 'ReliaCorp'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Vendor {name: 'QuickParts'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Vendor {name: 'BudgetSupply'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Component {name: 'Sensor'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Component {name: 'Motor'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Component {name: 'Controller'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:Component {name: 'Battery'})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Thermal Test', pass_rate: 0.95})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Vibration Test', pass_rate: 0.90})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Voltage Tolerance', pass_rate: 0.85})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Humidity Test', pass_rate: 0.92})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Load Test', pass_rate: 0.88})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'EMC Test', pass_rate: 0.75})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Cycle Life', pass_rate: 0.80})").await?;
tx.execute("CREATE (:QualitySignal {name: 'Drop Test', pass_rate: 0.70})").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'ReliaCorp'}), (c:Component {name:'Sensor'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'ReliaCorp'}), (c:Component {name:'Motor'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'QuickParts'}), (c:Component {name:'Motor'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'QuickParts'}), (c:Component {name:'Controller'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'BudgetSupply'}), (c:Component {name:'Controller'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (v:Vendor {name:'BudgetSupply'}), (c:Component {name:'Battery'}) CREATE (v)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Sensor'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Thermal Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Sensor'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Vibration Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Motor'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Voltage Tolerance'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Motor'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Humidity Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Controller'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Load Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Controller'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'EMC Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Battery'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Cycle Life'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.execute("MATCH (c:Component {name:'Battery'}), (s:QualitySignal {name:'Drop Test'}) CREATE (c)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s)").await?;
tx.commit().await?;
println!("Seeded graph data");
4) Locy Program¶
Rules derive relations, then QUERY ... WHERE ... RETURN ... projects the final answer.
let program = r#"CREATE RULE component_failure_risk AS\nMATCH (c:Component)-[:HAS_SIGNAL]->(s:QualitySignal)\nFOLD risk = MNOR(1.0 - s.pass_rate)\nYIELD KEY c, risk\n\nCREATE RULE vendor_reliability AS\nMATCH (v:Vendor)-[:SUPPLIES]->(c:Component)\nWHERE c IS component_failure_risk\nFOLD reliability = MPROD(1.0 - risk)\nYIELD KEY v, reliability\n\nQUERY component_failure_risk RETURN c.name AS component, risk\nQUERY vendor_reliability RETURN v.name AS vendor, reliability"#;
5) Evaluate¶
Evaluate the Locy program and inspect stats/rows.
let session = db.session();
let result = session.locy(program).await?;
println!("Derived relations: {:?}", result.derived.keys().collect::<Vec<_>>());
println!("Iterations: {}", result.stats().total_iterations);
println!("Queries executed: {}", result.stats().queries_executed);
for (name, rows) in &result.derived {
println!("{}: {} row(s)", name, rows.len());
}
if let Some(rows) = result.rows() {
println!("Rows: {:?}", rows);
}
6) What To Expect¶
Use these checks to validate output after evaluation:
- Component risk ordering: Battery > Controller > Motor > Sensor (lower pass rates → higher risk).
- Vendor reliability ordering: ReliaCorp > QuickParts > BudgetSupply.
- MNOR values stay in [0, 1] — noisy-OR never exceeds 1.0 even with many signals.
- MPROD values decrease with more components — each additional component can only reduce joint reliability.
- Two query result blocks should appear: one for component_failure_risk, one for vendor_reliability.
Notes¶
- Rust notebooks are included for API parity and learning.
- In this docs build, Rust notebooks are rendered without execution.