Assuming I have the following rule:<div><br></div><div><div>global SomeClient client;</div><div><br></div><div>rule &quot;Poll Values&quot;</div><div>timer (int: 0s 1s)</div><div>when</div><div>    $data: Data() from client.getData();</div>

<div>then</div><div>    insert($data);</div><div>end</div></div><div><br></div><div>and that I&#39;m just creating a session with just that rule, setting the global and calling fireAllRules(). And let&#39;s say that my session is running for 5 seconds.</div>

<div><br></div><div>My questions are:</div><div>1.- How many times is the rule going to be executed?</div><div>2.- How many times is  client.getData() going to be invoked? </div><div><br></div><div>The test I have shows that the rule is executed 5 times, but client.getData() is only invoked for the first activation. The returned object is used in the subsequent activations. Is this the expected behavior?</div>

<div>As the rule name states, I&#39;m expecting to get some (different) values from client every second. </div><div>I understand that I&#39;m doing &#39;strange&#39; things since the rule doesn&#39;t use any real fact but I would like to understand why I&#39;m experiencing the described behavior.  </div>

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