Re: [rules-users] Re-usability of rules

On 05/09/2012, Michael Anstis <michael.anstis(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > I assume, the OP has a bunch of rules that validate Addresses. > > The Addresses could be on TaxPayer, NonTaxPayer, Payee, Employee etc etc. This would require rules for extracting Address(es) from NonTaxPayer, Payee, Employee etc etc. > > I also assume the OP did not want to repeat the Address validation in rules > containing the source of the Address. In that case, all the -ayers and ayees should have a common interface, e.g., Addressable and then you have one rule to fix them all. -W > > As with all assumptions I might be wrong :) > > Perhaps the OP can provide more detail. > > On 5 September 2012 10:05, Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> Why not use >> >> when >> TaxPayer( $addrList : addressList ) >> Address( zipCode == null) from $addrList >> then >> // report missing zip code because: if it is null, it is not >> invalid - just missing ;-) >> end >> >> -W >> >> On 05/09/2012, Michael Anstis <michael.anstis(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> > If your rules look something like this:- >> > >> > when >> > Address( zipCode == null ) >> > then >> > //Report an invalid zipCode >> > end >> > >> > You will need to extract the Address from the TaxPayer:- >> > >> > when >> > TaxPayer( $a : address ) >> > then >> > insert( $a ); >> > end >> > >> > You will need to consider how to correlate the Address with the >> > TaxPayer >> > (to know which TaxPayer has an invalid Address). >> > >> > On 5 September 2012 09:50, Suvek <suvek.shah(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I have set of rules defined for Address validation. >> >> How do I reuse these rules when the Taxpayer object is passed in as >> >> fact >> >> which contains Address as one of the field (list to be precise)? >> >> Do I somehow need to extract and add addresses to working memory >> >> within >> >> the >> >> drl file? >> >> >> >> thanks >> >> S. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/Re-usability-of-rules-tp4019580.html >> >> Sent from the Drools: User forum mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> rules-users mailing list >> >> rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> rules-users mailing list >> rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users >> > _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users