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package org.drools.core.reteoo;

import java.io.Externalizable;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInput;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;

import org.drools.core.definitions.rule.impl.RuleImpl;
import org.drools.core.impl.InternalKnowledgeBase;

/**
 * This context class is used during rule removal to ensure
 * network consistency.
 */
public class RuleRemovalContext
        implements
        Externalizable {

    // the rule being removed
    private RuleImpl rule;

    private InternalKnowledgeBase kBase;

    public RuleRemovalContext(RuleImpl rule) {
        this.rule = rule;
    }

    public void readExternal(ObjectInput in) throws IOException,
                                            ClassNotFoundException {
    }

    public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException {
    }

    /**
     * Returns the reference to the rule being removed from the kbase
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public RuleImpl getRule() {
        return rule;
    }

    public InternalKnowledgeBase getKnowledgeBase() {
        return kBase;
    }

    public void setKnowledgeBase(InternalKnowledgeBase kBase) {
        this.kBase = kBase;
    }
}