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* Copyright 2010 JBoss Inc
*
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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package org.drools.rule;
import org.drools.common.InternalWorkingMemory;
import org.drools.reteoo.RightTuple;
import org.drools.spi.RuleComponent;
/**
* An interface for all behavior implementations
*
* @author etirelli
*
*/
public interface Behavior extends RuleComponent, Cloneable {
public static final Behavior[] EMPTY_BEHAVIOR_LIST = new Behavior[0];
public enum BehaviorType {
TIME_WINDOW( "time" ),
LENGTH_WINDOW( "length" );
private final String id;
private BehaviorType( String id ) {
this.id = id;
}
public boolean matches( String id ) {
return this.id.equalsIgnoreCase( id );
}
}
/**
* Returns the type of the behavior
*
* @return
*/
public BehaviorType getType();
/**
* Creates the context object associated with this behavior.
* The object is given as a parameter in all behavior call backs.
*
* @return
*/
public Object createContext();
/**
* Makes the behavior aware of the new fact entering behavior's scope
*
* @param context The behavior context object
* @param tuple The new fact entering behavior's scope
* @param workingMemory The working memory session reference
*
* @return true if the propagation should continue, false otherwise. I.e.,
* the behaviour has veto power over the fact propagation, and prevents
* the propagation to continue if returns false on this method.
*/
public boolean assertRightTuple(Object context,
RightTuple tuple,
InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory);
/**
* Removes a right tuple from the behavior's scope
*
* @param context The behavior context object
* @param rightTuple The tuple leaving the behavior's scope
* @param workingMemory The working memory session reference
*/
public void retractRightTuple(Object context,
RightTuple rightTuple,
InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory);
/**
* A callback method that allows behaviors to expire tuples
*
* @param context The behavior context object
* @param workingMemory The working memory session reference
*/
public void expireTuples(Object context,
InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory);
/**
* Some behaviors might change the expiration offset for the
* associated fact type. Example: time sliding windows.
*
* For these behaviors, this method must return the expiration
* offset associated to them.
*
* @return the expiration offset for this behavior or -1 if
* they don't have a time based expiration offset.
*/
public long getExpirationOffset();
}