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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I encountered the following strange inconsistent behavior with the eclipse IDE and the Drools compiler.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have the following test rule which should fire if a specific time condition is present. The time condition is evaluated by a function called <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>getTimelineDescriptor() </span>which is imported using import function.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>rule</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"ScheduleTime: request for explicit time arrived"</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>when</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> ConditionMatrix(descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.TIME_SPECIFIC) || </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_ABSOLUTE_TIME) ||</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_RELATIVE_TIME),</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> $srcAlt: srcWorkingAlternative, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> )</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>then</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:olive'>//something...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>end</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the IDE indicates an error on the conditionMatrix line with the following description:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Multiple markers at this line<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- [ERR 101] Line 123:77 no viable alternative at input '(' in rule "ScheduleTime: request for explicit time arrived" in pattern ConditionMatrix<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- [ERR 102] Line 123:103 mismatched input '||' expecting 'then' in rule "ScheduleTime: request for explicit time arrived"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- [ERR 101] Line 123:101 no viable alternative at input ')' in rule "ScheduleTime: request for explicit time arrived" in pattern getTimelineDescriptor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u>BUT</u> it compiles ok and runs properly.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>When I wrap the function with brackets (as I thought it should be) like this<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>rule</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"ScheduleTime: request for explicit time arrived"</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>when</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> ConditionMatrix(descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.TIME_SPECIFIC)) || </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_ABSOLUTE_TIME)) ||</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> descriptors.times.timeline </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>contains</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_RELATIVE_TIME)),</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> $srcAlt: srcWorkingAlternative, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> )</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>then</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:olive'>//something...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>end</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the IDE shows no error but the compilation fails with the following error:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>16:19:14,734 [ERROR] [LoggerStream]: Unable to Analyse Expression descriptors.times.timeline contains (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.TIME_SPECIFIC)) || descriptors.times.timeline contains (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_ABSOLUTE_TIME)) || descriptors.times.timeline contains (getTimelineDescriptor(EButtonID.DYNAMIC_RELATIVE_TIME)):</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>[Error: unable to resolve method using strict-mode: com.delegatecom.rules.ConditionMatrix.contains(com.delegatecom.nlp.api.TimelineDescriptor)]</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>[Near : {... tors.times.timeline contains (getTimelineDescripto ....}]</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am using Drools 5.2 with Helios (Eclipse).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any ideas why this is so? Although I have a working option it is impossible to maintain code when there are error indications.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hezi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>