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com.ibm.rules.engine.ruledef.runtime
Interface RuleEngineDefinition

All Superinterfaces:

EngineDefinition, EngineServices

public interface RuleEngineDefinition
extends EngineDefinition

Use RuleEngineDefinition to create RuleEngine instances and access Rule definitions.

Method Summary

RuleEngine	createEngine() Creates a new RuleEngine instance.
RuleEngine	createEngine(EngineService... services) Creates a new RuleEngine instance.
Rule	getRule(String ruleName) Returns a specific rule.
List<Rule>	getRules() Returns the rules attached to the RuleEngine.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.rules.engine.runtime.EngineDefinition

getSignature

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.rules.engine.service.EngineServices

getNumberOfServices, getService, getServiceByName, getServiceClasses

Method Detail

createEngine

RuleEngine createEngine()

Creates a new RuleEngine instance.

Specified by:

createEngine in interface EngineDefinition

Returns:

A new RuleEngine instance.

createEngine

RuleEngine createEngine(EngineService... services)

Creates a new RuleEngine instance.

Specified by:

createEngine in interface EngineDefinition

Parameters:

services - EngineServices to be used by the new Engine. This overrides the default EngineServices in the Engine definition.

Returns:

A new RuleEngine instance.

getRules

List<Rule> getRules()

Returns the rules attached to the RuleEngine.

Returns:

The rules attached to the RuleEngine. If no rules are attached, an empty collection is returned.

getRule

Rule getRule(String ruleName)

Returns a specific rule.

Parameters:

ruleName - The fully qualified name of the rule to be returned.

Returns:

The rule matching ruleName. If there is no rule matching ruleName, null is returned.

See Also:

Rule.getName()