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* Copyright 2010 JBoss Inc
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.drools.reteoo.builder;
import org.drools.rule.RuleConditionElement;
/**
* An interface for Reteoo Component builders
*
* @author etirelli
*/
public interface ReteooComponentBuilder {
/**
* Builds and attach if needed the given RuleConditionalElement
*
* @param context current build context
* @param rce
*/
public void build(BuildContext context,
BuildUtils utils,
RuleConditionElement rce);
/**
* A boolean function that indicates if the builder requires a previous left
* (tuple) activation in order to corretly build the given component.
*
* In other words, if it returns true and no previous TupleSource is already created,
* an InitialFact pattern must be added with appropriate left input adapter for
* the network to be correctly built.
*
* For instance, NOT / EXISTS / ACCUMULATE are examples of builders that must return true
* for this method, while PATTERN must return false.
*
* @param rce the element to be built
*
* @return true if a tuple source is required, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean requiresLeftActivation(BuildUtils utils,
RuleConditionElement rce);
}