[rules-users] Is Drools appropriate for this app scenario?

[Leonardo Gomes]

It's pretty old, but you've got some architectural diagrams here:
http://www.infoq.com/articles/Rule-Engines

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Sebastien Chevalier <
Sebastien.Chevalier at web.de> wrote:

>
> @plugtreelabs: First of all, thank you very much for your response and
> hints.
>
> @all: As I'm still not quire sure how to realize my scenario:
> Please, could someone provide me with some diagrams or architectural
> sketches of a typical rules-based e-commerce web application? -- Or at
> least
> point me to online resources on that topic, especially showing the
> integration of the RBMS in a web app?
>
> This would really help me out a lot at the moment.
>
> _Recap:
> The main goal is that endusers shall, on the one hand, define almost the
> whole set of entities and rules in an initial shop
> specification/configuration process, and on the other hand, this set shall
> be modifiable later on (primarily through enhancements, not restrictions).
> The entity set basically is: customer types, product categories, products,
> product packages, customer(type)-to-product(type) price assignments (i.e.
> pricing rules), and inter-product/package selection rules, ...all of these
> dynamically definable via a WebUI and in a manner appropriate for
> non-technical end-users (considering declarative programming a good
> approach
> for this(?)).
>
> The most dynamic parts will be the multi-dimensional pricing tables in
> terms
> of (a) their schema -- when new pricing parameters (=dimensions) like
> delivery distance are added -- and (b) their value contents -- when
> concrete
> prices change.
> Another quite dynamic part will be the inter-product selection rule
> specifications from which a "smart" e-catalog will be generated for the
> client-side. Such rules will state sth. like:
> "Prod A must always be ordered with Prod B", "Prod B can never be ordered
> when Package C is selected", and similar.
> --
>
> Currently, some "high-level architectural layouts" of a simple, rules-based
> e-commerce web app (Which components are necessary in which place? And
> which
> components are already delivered by Drools?) would be very helpful for me.
>
> Thank you very much for your help in advance.
>
> Best regards
>  Sebastien
>
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