[rules-users] Using multiple Collect() From result in null pointer exception

Hezi Stern hezis at delegatecom.com
Fri Jun 10 15:33:46 EDT 2011


I have encountered the following issue when running a rule that has more
than 1 collect from a same collection.

I have the following two rules:

 

rule "filter sentences based on existence of attributes" 

 


                when

                                                

                                IPhoneQueryCmd(State.POPULATE == state,
$tidt: targetId)                      

 

                                $attributeFilteredSentences:     ArrayList()


 
from collect (IPhoneSentences.Sentence(


 
( (descriptor.targetPrivatename == false) || (descriptor.targetPrivatename
== $cmt.sentenceFilters.targetPrivatename)  ) &&

 
( (descriptor.targetSurename == false) || (descriptor.targetSurename ==
$cmt.sentenceFilters.targetSurename)  ) &&

 
( (descriptor.targetFullname == false) || (descriptor.targetFullname ==
$cmt.sentenceFilters.targetFullname)  ) &&

 


 
( (descriptor.requesterPrivatename == false) ||
(descriptor.requesterPrivatename ==
$cmt.sentenceFilters.requesterPrivatename)  ) && 

 
( (descriptor.requesterSurename == false) || (descriptor.requesterSurename
== $cmt.sentenceFilters.requesterSurenamename)  ) &&

 
( (descriptor.requesterFullname == false) || (descriptor.requesterFullname
== $cmt.sentenceFilters.requesterFullname)  ) &&

 


 
( (descriptor.time == false) || (descriptor.time ==
$cmt.sentenceFilters.time)  ) &&

 
( (descriptor.subject == false) || (descriptor.subject == $cmt.subject)  )

 
))

 

                then


end        

 

 

rule "Iphone targets information update - QUERY_AVAILABILITY" extends
"filter sentences based on existence of attributes"

      when

            $qc:              IPhoneQueryCmd(State.POPULATE == state, $tid:
targetId)

            

            $cm:              ConditionMatrix($taskId: taskId,

                                                            targetId ==
$tid,

                                                            contextIntention
== EContextIntention.QUERY_AVAILABILITY, 

 
$timeConstraintType: requesterConstraint.constraintRequestType)

                                                                        

            $targetResponse:        ArrayList()

                                    from collect
(IPhoneSentences.Sentence(descriptor.intentions.intention contains
EContextIntention.QUERY_AVAILABILITY.name) 

                                          from  $attributeFilteredSentences)


            

      then        

//do something

End

 

This works fine but once I wish to add a second filtered ArrayList using
$attributeFilteredSentences I get a null pointer exception.

For example I will add an exact similar filter condition but change the
result var name (I called it $dummyVar)

 

rule "Iphone targets information update - QUERY_AVAILABILITY" extends
"filter sentences based on existence of attributes"

      when

            $qc:              IPhoneQueryCmd(State.POPULATE == state, $tid:
targetId)

            

            $cm:              ConditionMatrix($taskId: taskId,

                                                            targetId ==
$tid,

                                                            contextIntention
== EContextIntention.QUERY_AVAILABILITY, 

 
$timeConstraintType: requesterConstraint.constraintRequestType)

                                                                        

 

            $targetResponse:        ArrayList()

                                    from collect
(IPhoneSentences.Sentence(descriptor.intentions.intention contains
EContextIntention.QUERY_AVAILABILITY.name) 

                                          from  $attributeFilteredSentences)


 

            $dummyVar:        ArrayList()

                                    from collect
(IPhoneSentences.Sentence(descriptor.intentions.intention contains
EContextIntention.QUERY_AVAILABILITY.name) 

 from  $attributeFilteredSentences)


 

            

      then        

//do something

End

 

 

In this case I get the following exception stack:

 

org.drools.runtime.rule.ConsequenceException: rule: Iphone dialog sentence -
QUERY_AVAILABILITY

 

      at
org.drools.runtime.rule.impl.DefaultConsequenceExceptionHandler.handleExcept
ion(DefaultConsequenceExceptionHandler.java:39)

      at
org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda.fireActivation(DefaultAgenda.java:927)

      at
org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda.fireNextItem(DefaultAgenda.java:856)

      at
org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda.fireAllRules(DefaultAgenda.java:1071)

      at
org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.fireAllRules(AbstractWorkingMemory.j
ava:785)

      at
org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.fireAllRules(AbstractWorkingMemory.j
ava:751)

      at
org.drools.impl.StatefulKnowledgeSessionImpl.fireAllRules(StatefulKnowledgeS
essionImpl.java:218)

      at
org.drools.impl.StatelessKnowledgeSessionImpl.execute(StatelessKnowledgeSess
ionImpl.java:302)

      at
com.delegatecom.task.TaskStatelessSession.testRunRules(TaskStatelessSession.
java:122)

      at
com.delegatecom.task.TaskStatelessSession.internalTestNextStep(TaskStateless
Session.java:98)

      at
com.delegatecom.task.TaskStatelessSession.testNextStep(TaskStatelessSession.
java:76)

      at com.delegatecom.test.AtoB.testStatelessRule(AtoB.java:99)

      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

      at
sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
)

      at
sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
.java:25)

      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

      at
org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.
java:44)

      at
org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.j
ava:15)

      at
org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.ja
va:41)

      at
org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.jav
a:20)

      at
org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.jav
a:76)

      at
org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.jav
a:50)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)

      at
org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28
)

      at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestRef
erence.java:46)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:3
8)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRu
nner.java:467)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRu
nner.java:683)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.
java:390)

      at
org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner
.java:197)

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

      at
org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.getFirstMatch(AccumulateNode.java:967)

      at org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.splitList(AccumulateNode.java:920)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.removePreviousMatchesForLeftTuple(Accumulat
eNode.java:874)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.retractLeftTuple(AccumulateNode.java:205)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.doPropagateRetractLeftTuple(
CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:238)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.propagateRetractLeftTupleDes
troyRightTuple(CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:138)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.retractLeftTuple(AccumulateNode.java:212)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.doPropagateRetractLeftTuple(
CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:238)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.propagateRetractLeftTuple(Co
mpositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:122)

      at org.drools.reteoo.JoinNode.retractLeftTuple(JoinNode.java:163)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.SingleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.doPropagateRetractLeftTuple(Sin
gleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:217)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.SingleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.propagateRetractLeftTuple(Singl
eLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:91)

      at org.drools.reteoo.JoinNode.retractLeftTuple(JoinNode.java:163)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.SingleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.doPropagateRetractLeftTuple(Sin
gleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:217)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.SingleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.propagateRetractLeftTupleDestro
yRightTuple(SingleLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:107)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.AccumulateNode.retractLeftTuple(AccumulateNode.java:212)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.doPropagateRetractLeftTuple(
CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:238)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.CompositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.propagateRetractLeftTuple(Co
mpositeLeftTupleSinkAdapter.java:122)

      at org.drools.reteoo.JoinNode.retractLeftTuple(JoinNode.java:163)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.ModifyPreviousTuples.retractTuples(ModifyPreviousTuples.ja
va:111)

      at
org.drools.reteoo.EntryPointNode.modifyObject(EntryPointNode.java:176)

      at
org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.update(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:14
42)

      at
org.drools.common.AbstractWorkingMemory.update(AbstractWorkingMemory.java:13
49)

      at
org.drools.base.DefaultKnowledgeHelper.update(DefaultKnowledgeHelper.java:18
3)

      at
org.drools.base.DefaultKnowledgeHelper.update(DefaultKnowledgeHelper.java:19
6)

      at
com.delegatecom.rules.drl.Rule_Iphone_dialog_sentence___QUERY_AVAILABILITY_0
.defaultConsequence(Rule_Iphone_dialog_sentence___QUERY_AVAILABILITY_0.java:
27)

      at
com.delegatecom.rules.drl.Rule_Iphone_dialog_sentence___QUERY_AVAILABILITY_0
DefaultConsequenceInvoker.evaluate(Rule_Iphone_dialog_sentence___QUERY_AVAIL
ABILITY_0DefaultConsequenceInvoker.java:65)

      at
org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda.fireActivation(DefaultAgenda.java:917)

      ... 33 more

 

Any idea what this can be?

 

Regards,

Hezi

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