[rules-users] Custom UI to create rules and inserting them via REST API

Michael Anstis michael.anstis at gmail.com
Tue Jan 29 06:04:48 EST 2013 

IDK if we have a REST method to delete an asset.

Jervis might be able to advise.. I've pinged him.

On 29 January 2013 10:47, benq2188 <bengisaglam at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mike,
>
> My UI needs to be able to edit/delete/insert rules authored, and rules
> authored in my UI won't also be edited in Guvnor by users, user will
> interact and do all modification and creation through my UI but we are
> planning to author our users using Guvnor. Thats why I confused in which
> asset type format should I store rules regarding to authentication issue.
>
> Apart from this, I followed the documentation and succeed put and get a DRL
> via REST, but could not manage to create and delete a DRL via REST API , if
> you have some useful link or sample code for it I would appreciate.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bengi.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> manstis wrote
> > Hello,
> >
> > If your UI needs to be able to edit existing rules authored with it then
> > you'll need to convert from the persistent format back to whatever model
> > your UI uses.
> >
> > Guvnor already has this, as you have found, with it's *internal* BRL
> > format
> > and related classes. Guvnor stores RuleModel as XML (XStream of
> RuleModel)
> > and uses this for it's UI.
> >
> > When Guvnor needs DRL (e.g when building a package or when the users
> wants
> > to view the source) it uses BRDRLPersistence to translate RuleModel to
> > DRL.
> >
> > Will rules authored in your UI also be editable in Guvnor - in which case
> > use of BRL would also be a good choice.
> >
> > Guvnor 6.0 might have the ability to round-trip between DRL and RuleModel
> > removing BRL altogether. If you elect to pursue this then storing the
> Rule
> > from your UI as DRL could also work provided your UI used RuleModel.
> >
> > With kind regards,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On 29 January 2013 09:38, benq2188 &lt;
>
> > bengisaglam@
>
> > &gt; wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for the reply,
> >>
> >> It seems with this way I need to create my own rule parser to have "DRL"
> >> type asset since the rules will be created by users.
> >>
> >> My aim is to facilitate from Guvnor api as much as I can, instead of
> >> creating my parser I though that there might be some class which helps
> to
> >> create rules. For now I havent decided yet between "BRL" or "DRL" type
> >> asset
> >> to create rules, from customized UI the output should be the rule itself
> >> and
> >> I need to POST it by using REST API. So in this point what do you
> >> suggest?
> >> Do you think org.drools.ide.common.client.modeldriven.brl.RuleModel
> class
> >> may an option to represent rules which are created by users?(and after
> >> that
> >> persisting them using  BRDRLPersistance class to store in guvnor
> >> repository
> >> via REST) or instead, could it be an option to create "BRL" type asset
> >> from
> >> my UI using guvnor API?
> >>
> >> Please
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Bengi.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> manstis wrote
> >> > DRL assets in Guvnor are stored as plain text.
> >> >
> >> > You should be able to use the REST API to create a new "DRL" type
> asset
> >> > and
> >> > POST the text.
> >> >
> >> > On 29 January 2013 08:40, Esteban Aliverti &lt;
> >>
> >> > esteban.aliverti@
> >>
> >> > &gt;wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> As far as I know, there is no API for DRL creation.
> >> >>
> >> >> Best Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> >> >>
> >> >> Esteban Aliverti
> >> >> - Blog @ http://ilesteban.wordpress.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:32 PM, benq2188 &lt;
> >>
> >> > bengisaglam@
> >>
> >> > &gt; wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> Esteban thanks for the quick reply, so in this case my question is,
> >> >>> which
> >> >>> object is the key in the API to create .drl rule ? Should I create
> >> >>> RuleModel?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Also how can I store that .drl via POST method of the REST?
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Regards,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Bengi.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Esteban wrote
> >> >>> > If you are not planning to use Guvnor to author your rules, there
> >> is
> >> >>> no
> >> >>> > need to store them in BRL format. You can store your rules as
> >> >>> 'technical
> >> >>> > rules' directly.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Best Regards,
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Esteban Aliverti
> >> >>> > - Blog @ http://ilesteban.wordpress.com
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, benq2188 &lt;
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > bengisaglam@
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > &gt; wrote:
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> >> Hi everyone,
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> I would like to implement an Expert System which I can have my
> own
> >> UI
> >> >>> to
> >> >>> >> generate user defined rules, and I am planning to use REST API to
> >> >>> >> insert/update/delete the rules,which are in the guvnor
> repository.
> >> >>> Inside
> >> >>> >> the guvnor, I would like to store my rules in .drl format. So I
> >> was
> >> >>> >> wondering two thing:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> - Is that possible to create a brl file in XStream xml format as
> >> >>> output
> >> >>> >> of
> >> >>> >> the UI, and store it in the repository as .drl format?. (I know
> >> the
> >> >>> >> conversion from .brl to .drl is possible by using
> BRDRLPersistance
> >> >>> >> object.)
> >> >>> >> If it is possible then which object is the key point to create it
> >> >>> from
> >> >>> >> the
> >> >>> >> "package org.drools.ide.common.client.modeldriven.brl"?
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> -Another problem, by using REST API I can update and retrieve an
> >> >>> asset
> >> >>> in
> >> >>> >> text/plain format, however I could not succeed to insert new
> asset
> >> >>> into
> >> >>> >> repository by using POST method. So how can I insert a new .drl
> >> rule
> >> >>> into
> >> >>> >> repository via REST.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> I will appreciate if you have some sample code for any of them
> and
> >> >>> will
> >> >>> >> be
> >> >>> >> greatful for any help,
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Thanks,
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Bengi.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
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