[rules-users] StatefulKnowledgeSession Vs StatefulSession

[Mark Proctor]

DeepakA wrote:
> I used a KnowledgeBuilder ro read the resources (DSL & DSLR files)
> Then created a KnowledgeBase and created a StatefulKnowledgeSession out of
> the KnowledgeBase.
> The StatefulKnowledgeSession was used to start the process and fire all
> rules.
> Then I realized I was not able to access the RuleBase from
> StatefulKnowledgeSession.
>
>
> So, now I create a RuleBase, then a PackageBuilder, add the resources to the
> packageBuilder, then add the
> package to the RuleBase and create a StatefulSession out of the RuleBase.
> This statefulsession is used to start the process and fire all rules.
>   
packagebuilder is the old api, knowledgebuilder is the new one
> Can someone explain to me whats the difference in the above 2 methods of
> firing the rules.
> Whats the difference between StatefulKnowledgeSession & StatefulSession.
>   
statefulession is the old api.

these old apis are kept around for backwards compatability.