Re: [rules-users] How to limit results from a collect statement

Actually, before opening a JIRA I would like to show you my actual code... Here it is: rule "My Rule" no-loop true when $list : ArrayList() from collect( Item( type == "MY TYPE" ) ) then Item item = (Item) $list.get(0); ItemOption option = new ItemOption( item, "MY OPTION" ); item.setType("MY NEW TYPE"); item.getOptions().add( option ); insert(option); update(item); end Basically we have some items (Item) and we need to take into considerations just items of type "MY TYPE", adding a new option "MY OPTION" to the list of the options of the first item in $list. Item is a bean with a field as follows: private Collection<ItemOption > options = new ArrayList<ItemOption>(); I thought it was worth writing again before opening a JIRA, as I've looked further into the problem and I found out another interesting thing. As you may have noticed I put two lines in my code: item.setType("MY NEW TYPE"); item.getOptions().add( option ); It's interesting to notice that the first line works as expected (i.e. after executing the rule the item has a new type called "MY NEW TYPE"), while the second line doesn't (i.e. after executing the rule the item doesn't have a new option in its option list). So, do you think I should definitively open a JIRA (I've never opened one before, can you give a link just in case?) or I'm just missing something and there is a trivial solution to this issue? Regards, CG Edson Tirelli-3 wrote: > > Well, it must work. Can you open a JIRA with a self contained test > case > please? I will investigate. > > []s > Edson > > 2007/8/22, pentarious <cristiano.giuffrida(a)gmail.com&gt;: >> >> >> I know. Actually I didn't put any update or insert statement in the code >> just >> to make it simpler. The actual code looks like: >> when >> $itemList : ArrayList() from collect( Item( category == "VIDEO" ) ) >> then >> ItemDiscount disc = new ItemDiscount(10); >> insert(disc); >> $myFirstItem = (Item)$itemList.get(0); >> $mySecondItem = (Item)$itemList.get(1); >> $myFirstItem.addDiscount(disc); >> $mySecondItem.addDiscount(disc); >> update($myFirstItem); >> update($mySecondItem); >> Now, why this doesn't work at all? It does work if I write a rule for >> each >> item using in the when clause $item : Item from $itemList, but as I said >> I >> need to write a list-oriented rule. >> >> Regards, >> >> CG >> >> >> Edson Tirelli-3 wrote: >> > >> > If you want the "engine to see" your changes, in a way you affect >> other >> > rules, you must call update( object ) for the object you are changing. >> > Otherwise, the change will happen to the original object, but not to >> the >> > shadow proxy that the engine uses to ensure consistency. >> > >> > []s >> > Edson >> > >> > 2007/8/22, pentarious <cristiano.giuffrida(a)gmail.com&gt;: >> >> >> >> >> >> Ok, I'm still working on that, I'll publish my solution asap. In the >> >> meantime >> >> it turns out our requirements need something more than that. We have >> an >> >> ordered list of beans (items) and we have to be able to modify a >> specific >> >> subset of the list (adding a discount). Now I tried to solve this >> problem >> >> by >> >> working directly on the list of items. But I can't understand why this >> >> doesn't work: >> >> when >> >> $itemList : ArrayList() from collect( Item( category == "VIDEO" ) >> ) >> >> then >> >> ItemDiscount disc = new ItemDiscount(10); >> >> $myFirstItem = (Item)$itemList.get(0); >> >> $mySecondItem = (Item)$itemList.get(1); >> >> $myFirstItem.addDiscount(disc); >> >> $mySecondItem.addDiscount(disc); >> >> >> >> After executing this rule it's like nothing happened! I mean no >> discount >> >> has >> >> been added to the two items! The problem seems to be related to >> >> extracting >> >> items from the list. Apparently, every time we get an item from the >> list, >> >> it >> >> looses its link with the original item (I don't know if it's a copy of >> >> the >> >> original item or whatever), so that every update doesn't affect the >> >> original >> >> item any more. But of course that's what we're interested in! We want >> to >> >> modify original items in the rule session. Am I missing something? Or >> Is >> >> it >> >> a bug? >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> CG >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Edson Tirelli-3 wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Please, share with us! Send to the list! >> >> > >> >> > Edson >> >> > >> >> > 2007/8/21, pentarious <cristiano.giuffrida(a)gmail.com&gt;: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I found an interesting implementation to do that. If anyone is >> >> interested >> >> >> I >> >> >> could share my solution. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> >> >> CG >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Mark Proctor wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > There is no supported way to do this. You could use an >> inline-eval >> >> >> > against a global, but that is very clunkey. However it does seem >> >> like >> >> a >> >> >> > good feature idea for a future release, open a jira and I'll look >> >> into >> >> >> > getting it included. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Mark >> >> >> > pentarious wrote: >> >> >> >> Does anyone know a method to limit the number of results from a >> >> >> collect >> >> >> >> statement? I was just wondering how to do something like this: >> >> >> >> $myList : List() from collect( MyObject(myField == "something") >> ) >> >> >> limit >> >> >> 3 >> >> >> >> //it should put in $myList just the first 3 objects retrieved >> >> >> >> I'm quite sure there is nothing in Drools which can natively >> >> support >> >> >> >> something like that. So, how to do that, if needed? I tried >> this, >> >> but >> >> >> it >> >> >> >> seems not to be working (I can't understand why, though): >> >> >> >> $myList : List() from collect( MyObject(myField == "something") >> ) >> >> >> >> $myObject : MyObject() from $myList >> >> >> >> eval( $myList.indexOf($myObject) < 3 ) >> >> >> >> Indeed, it doesn't work because the link beetween $myList and >> >> >> $myObject >> >> >> >> seems to be released during any execution of the rule (In fact >> >> >> >> $myList.contains($myObject) returns false! Again, I can't >> >> understand >> >> >> >> why...) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Any advice would be really appreciated! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> CG >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> > rules-users mailing list >> >> >> > rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> >> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> View this message in context: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nabble.com/How-to-limit-results-from-a-collect-statement-tf423... >> >> >> Sent from the drools - user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> rules-users mailing list >> >> >> rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Edson Tirelli >> >> > Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer >> >> > Office: +55 11 3529-6000 >> >> > Mobile: +55 11 9287-5646 >> >> > JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > rules-users mailing list >> >> > rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> >> http://www.nabble.com/How-to-limit-results-from-a-collect-statement-tf423... >> >> Sent from the drools - user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> rules-users mailing list >> >> rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Edson Tirelli >> > Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer >> > Office: +55 11 3529-6000 >> > Mobile: +55 11 9287-5646 >> > JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > rules-users mailing list >> > rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/How-to-limit-results-from-a-collect-statement-tf423... >> Sent from the drools - user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> rules-users mailing list >> rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> > > > > -- > Edson Tirelli > Software Engineer - JBoss Rules Core Developer > Office: +55 11 3529-6000 > Mobile: +55 11 9287-5646 > JBoss, a division of Red Hat @ www.jboss.com > > _______________________________________________ > rules-users mailing list > rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-limit-results-from-a-collect-statement-tf423... 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