org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.engine
Class BasicRule

java.lang.Object
  org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.engine.BasicRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Rule

Direct Known Subclasses:

FalseTriggeredRule, ValidationRule

public class BasicRule
extends Object
implements Rule

A Rule that executes a Action when the Proposition is true.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Constructor Summary

BasicRule(Proposition proposition, List<Action> actions)

BasicRule(String name, Proposition proposition, List<Action> actions)

Method Summary

boolean	evaluate(ExecutionEnvironment environment)
String	getName()
protected boolean	shouldExecuteAction(boolean ruleExecutionResult) overridden
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicRule

public BasicRule(String name,
                 Proposition proposition,
                 List<Action> actions)

Parameters:

name - Rule name

proposition - cannot be null

actions - Rule Actions

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the Proposition is null

BasicRule

public BasicRule(Proposition proposition,
                 List<Action> actions)

Parameters:

proposition - cannot be null

actions - Rule Actions

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the Proposition is null

Method Detail

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(ExecutionEnvironment environment)

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Rule

Parameters:

environment - ExecutionEnvironment

Returns:

true if given ExecutionEnvironment the rule's conditions pass, false if they do not

shouldExecuteAction

protected boolean shouldExecuteAction(boolean ruleExecutionResult)

overridden

Parameters:

ruleExecutionResult - the result of the engines evaluation method.

Returns:

should the action execute

getName

public String getName()

Returns:

name Rule name

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object