[rules-users] functions

[Edson Tirelli]

   Chris,

   I understand. Although functions in DRL files where conceived to be very
simple things to reside with the rules. So, although you can have a DRL file
with all your functions and, as long as this file is the first you load into
your knowledge builder, use the functions on other files, we did not
implement any king of specific multifile import... meaning that the eclipse
plugin, for instance, will raise errors when accessing functions from one
file into another... but your application will run fine...

   Regarding recompiling the application, I think you just said that meaning
recompiling the java file with the functions right? since the java file can
be anywhere, including your domain model jar or even in a jar by himself...
in any case, be it a function or a java static method, it is code and you
will need a developer to do it, right?

   []s
   Edson

2009/6/18 Chris Richmond <crichmond at referentia.com>

>  Edson,
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> Thanks…and I am considering that option as well…but the nice thing about
> the functions in the drl file is the system remains much more fluid..in
> other words, if I can focus on doing what I want to do all within the DRL
> file, it proves the flexibility of the system more to me than having to
> have  developer recompile the application itself with new classes.  Does
> that make sense?   Also, I would just like to know that I can actually make
> functions work for future reference.
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> Thanks,
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> Chris
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> *From:* rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org [mailto:
> rules-users-bounces at lists.jboss.org] *On Behalf Of *Edson Tirelli
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:15 PM
> *To:* Rules Users List
> *Subject:* Re: [rules-users] functions
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>    Chris,
>
>    If you are creating a function library, why don't you create it as
> static methods in a java class? easier to develop, to unit test and you can
> use "import function" in the DRL to import all of them.
>
>    []s
>    Edson
>
> 2009/6/18 Chris Richmond <crichmond at referentia.com>
>
> Ok…I am trying to build a function library in my .drl file and I added this
> one test function
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> function String outputString(String sData){
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>     return sData;
>
> }
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> And no matter where I place this in my .drl file, I get an exception one
> way or the other with compiling when I try instaniate and fire my rules.
>  The .drl file works exactly as expected if I remove this function
> declaration, and when I **do** try to add it, I do not actually call it
> anywhere…but get those errors.
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>
>
> So my question is, where exactly do I need to place function declarations..
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> Thanks,
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> Chris
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