diff --git a/generate_testset.py b/generate_testset.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41af1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_testset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import random
+import math 
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import json
+from pprint import pprint as pprint
+
+def generate_random_set(f, s, g):
+    for i in range(1,s):
+        f.write(f"schedule('sched{i}').\n")
+
+    for j in range(1,g):
+        r = math.floor(random.gauss(4, 2))
+        f.write(f"group('group{j}', {r}).\n")
+
+    for group in range(1,g):
+        for sched in range(1,s):
+            rank = random.randrange(s)
+            if rank == 0:
+                break
+            f.write(f"rank('group{group}', 'sched{sched}', {rank}).\n")
+
+def parse_counts(counts):
+    ret = {}
+    for count in counts:
+        c = count[6:-2]
+        g, s = c.split(',\'')
+        ret[g] = s
+    return ret
+
+
+def parse_matchings(matchings):
+    ret = {}
+    for match in matchings:
+        c = match[10:-2]
+        g, s = c.split('\',\'')
+        ret[g] = s
+    return ret
+
+
+
+
+schedules = int(sys.argv[1])
+groups = int(sys.argv[2])
+max = sys.argv[3]
+mode = sys.argv[4]
+f = open('.rules.pl', 'w')
+if mode == 'random':
+    generate_random_set(f, schedules, groups)
+
+base = open('rules.pl', 'r').read()
+f.write(base.replace("{max}", max))
+f.close()
+# create subprocess definition
+process = ['clingo', ".rules.pl", '--outf=2', '-n 3', '-t 3', '--configuration=tweety'] # output json, n number of schedules, t threads
+
+# run subprocess, not sure, if busy-waiting..
+completed_process = subprocess.run(process, universal_newlines=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+output = completed_process.stdout
+
+open('solver_output_simple.json', 'w').write(output)
+
+results = json.loads(output)
+
+matchings = []
+counts = []
+
+for r in results["Call"]:
+    w = r["Witnesses"][-1]
+    for m in w["Value"]:
+        if 'count' in m:
+            counts.append(m)
+        if 'matching' in m:
+            matchings.append(m)
+
+matchings = parse_matchings(matchings)
+counts = parse_counts(counts)
+pprint(counts)
diff --git a/rules.pl b/rules.pl
index b7e0c00..cae29ed 100644
--- a/rules.pl
+++ b/rules.pl
@@ -1,30 +1,15 @@
-schedule("BA1").
-schedule("BA2").
-
-group("G1", 5).
-group("G2", 3).
-group("G3", 2).
-group("G4", 1).
-
-rank("G1", "BA1", 2).
-rank("G2", "BA1", 3).
-rank("G3", "BA1", 1).
-rank("G4", "BA1", 1).
-
-rank("G1", "BA2", 3).
-rank("G2", "BA2", 2).
-rank("G3", "BA2", 4).
-rank("G4", "BA2", 4).
-
 
 1 = {matching(G,S) : schedule(S)} :- group(G, _).
 
-count(Sum,S) :- Sum = #sum{ A,G : group(G,A), matching(G,S)}, schedule(S).
-:- count(Sum, _), Sum > 6. 
+count(Sum,S) :- Sum = #sum{ A : group(G,A), matching(G,S)}, schedule(S).
+:- count(Sum, _), Sum > {max}. 
 
-penalty(P) :- P = #sum{ R,G,S : rank(G,S,R), matching(G,S)}.
+%penalty(P) :- P = #sum{ R : rank(G,S,R), matching(G,S)}.
+penalty(G,S,R) :- matching(G,S), rank(G,S,R).
+sum_pen(S) :- S = #sum{ R : penalty(_,_,R)}.
 
-#minimize{ S : penalty(S)}.
+#minimize{ S : sum_pen(S)}.
 #show matching/2.
 #show count/2.
-#show penalty/1.
\ No newline at end of file
+%#show penalty/3.
+%#show sum_pen/1.