Re: [rules-users] optimization on a lot of simple rules

From: nesta <nesta.fdb(a)163.com&gt; Subject: Re: [rules-users] optimization on a lot of simple rules To: rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:22 AM I want to test the matching performance of drools. As I mentioned that there are a lot of rules and  the rule is like: rule 1     when           Decision()          Subscriber(gender == "male" or "female")          Service(name == "ftp" or "http")          Product(id == 1)           ......     then end After test, more condition elements under when, more time needs to execute the test. for example Location ( location == "home" or "office") and so on. So I worry about the matching performance with drools. I found that a lot of JoinNodes would be executed in runtime. I mean if there is 1000 rules, there will be a lot of JoinNodes (There are at least 1000 JoinNodes between Decision and Product ). And it exactly affects the execution performance. As you know, Decision, Product, Servcie and so on are plan Java classes. If I define all of attributes of above classes in one class named WholeFact, only one Java Type, there is no mentioned issue. With WholeFact class, the rule will be changed as follows: rule 1     when           WholeFact( subscriberGender == "male" or "female",                               serviceName == "ftp" or "http",                                productId == 1 or 2 or 3 ...           )     then end Greg Barton wrote: > > > Now this finally rises to something that needs rules. :)  In all of the > previous examples you've given you could just have a > Map<ProductKey,Handler> where the Handler looks like this: > > interface Handler { >   void handle(Product product, Decision decision); > } > > ...and the ProductKey consists of properties that uniquely identify how > the Product is handled.  So, on it's own, that functionality did not > require rules. > > However, now that you've introduced more complex decisions, with varying > data, to affect the Decision for each Property type, rules are more > appropriate. > > Is there any reason why you only have one of each object type in memory at > one time?  Maybe if you state more of the problem requirements we can help > you better. > > --- On Mon, 7/20/09, nesta <nesta.fdb(a)163.com&gt; wrote: > >> From: nesta <nesta.fdb(a)163.com&gt; >> Subject: Re: [rules-users] optimization on a lot of simple rules >> To: rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org >> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 4:14 AM >> >> Thanks very much. >> But if for every rule, there is one algorithm or discount >> which means that >> result has nothing related with Product's id and usage. I >> can't merge all >> rules in one rule. At the same time, besides Product and >> Decision fact type, >> there are more fact types. >> For example: >> rule 1 >>     when >>          Decision() >>          Subscriber(gender == >> "male" or "female") >>          Service(name == >> "ftp" or "http") >>          Product(id == 1) >>          ...... >>    then >>          ...... >> end >> rule 2 >>     when >>          Decision() >>          Subscriber(gender == >> "male" or "female") >>          Service(name == >> "ftp" or "http") >>          Product(id == 2) >>          ...... >>    then >>          ...... >> end >> >> ..... >> ..... >> >> In this scenario, if there are 1000 rules,  there will >> be a lot of JoinNode. >> But in runtime, there is only one Decision instance, one >> Subscriber instance >> and Service instance. >> >> If I define all data in one fact type, I think that there >> are not a lot of >> JoinNodes. >> >> Is there any other method? >> >> >> >> Wolfgang Laun-2 wrote: >> > >> > Well, what is the realtion between id, usage and the >> result that's to be >> > stored in a Decision or a global? >> > >> > Typically, such rules could be written as >> > >> > rule x >> > no-loop true >> > when >> >     $d : Decision() >> >     $p :Product( id == 1, $usage : >> usage ) >> > then >> >     compute/store value, depending >> on the formula for id == 1 (using >> > usage) >> > end >> > // similar rule for id == 2,3,... >> > >> > If value is a straightforward function of id (and >> usage), then implement a >> > function compValue and use a single rule, e.g.: >> > >> > rule x >> > no-loop true >> > when >> >     $d : Decision() >> >     Product( $id : id, $usage : >> usage) >> > then >> >    modify $d value to compValue( $id, $usage >> ) >> > >> > Distinguishing all individual combinations of id and >> usage on the LHS >> > seems >> > excessive. >> > >> > The ordering of CEs also affects execution times. >> > >> > -W >> > >> > On 7/20/09, nesta <nesta.fdb(a)163.com&gt; >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> In this scenario, there are 1000 products, >> different product has >> >> different >> >> price, besides this, the price is affected by >> usage. I want to use >> >> Product.id to match the rules. >> >> >> >> As you mentioned "The crude duplication of rules >> where only the constant >> >> to >> >> be matched with >> >> Product.id varies can, most likely, be avoided." >> >> >> >> How to avoid it in this scenario? >> >> >> >> >> >> Wolfgang Laun-2 wrote: >> >> > >> >> > It's difficult to suggest an optimized form >> for your rules 1-infinity, >> >> > since >> >> > we do not know what you want to achieve. >> >> > >> >> > The crude duplication of rules where only the >> constant to be matched >> >> with >> >> > Product.id varies can, most likely, be >> avoided. >> >> > >> >> > -W >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, nesta <nesta.fdb(a)163.com&gt; >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> I am a newbie in drools. There are a lot >> of simple rules in a >> >> scenario. >> >> >> For example >> >> >> rule 1 >> >> >>    when >> >> >>        Product( id >> ==1, usage == 1) >> >> >>        $decision : >> Decision() >> >> >>    then >> >> >>      >>    $decision.setValue(1); >> >> >> end >> >> >> >> >> >> rule 2 >> >> >> when Product( id ==2, usage == 1) >> >> >>  $decision : Decision() >> >> >> rule 3 >> >> >> when Product( id ==3, usage == 1) >> >> >>  $decision : Decision() >> >> >> rule 4 >> >> >> when Product( id ==4, usage == 1) >> >> >>  $decision : Decision() >> >> >> rule 5 >> >> >> when Product( id ==5, usage == 1) >> >> >>  $decision : Decision() >> >> >> ...... >> >> >> >> >> >> I have a Product fact whose id = 5 and >> usage = 1, in my first >> >> thinking, >> >> >> only >> >> >> rule 5 is matched, there should be not >> much more different between 1 >> >> rule >> >> >> and a lot of rules in runtime. >> >> >> >> >> >> But the result shows that they are >> different. More rules will cost >> >> more >> >> >> time. If there are 1 thousand rules, some >> Node and Sink will execute 1 >> >> >> thousand times. >> >> >> >> >> >> My question is how to optimize this >> scenario? >> >> >> -- >> >> >> View this message in context: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.nabble.com/optimization-on-a-lot-of-simple-rules-tp24556724p24... >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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/optimization-on-a-lot-of-simple-rules-tp24556724p24... >> >> 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 >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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/optimization-on-a-lot-of-simple-rules-tp24556724p24... >> 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 >> > > >        > > _______________________________________________ > 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/optimization-on-a-lot-of-simple-rules-tp24556724p24... 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