org.drools.core.spi
Interface ConflictResolver

All Superinterfaces:

Comparator, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConflictResolver, ComplexityConflictResolver, CompositeConflictResolver, DepthConflictResolver, FifoConflictResolver, LifoConflictResolver, LoadOrderConflictResolver, PhreakConflictResolver, RandomConflictResolver, RecencyConflictResolver, SalienceConflictResolver, SequentialConflictResolver, SimplicityConflictResolver, TotalRecencyConflictResolver

public interface ConflictResolver
extends Serializable, Comparator

Strategy for resolving conflicts amongst multiple rules.

Since a fact or set of facts may activate multiple rules, a ConflictResolutionStrategy is used to provide priority ordering of conflicting rules.

Version:

$Id: ConflictResolver.java,v 1.1 2005/07/26 01:06:32 mproctor Exp $

See Also:

Activation, Tuple, org.kie.rule.Rule

Method Summary

int	compare(Activation lhs, Activation rhs)

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Method Detail

compare

int compare(Activation lhs,
            Activation rhs)