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Small Java annotation-based event-condition-action rule engine.

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package jadex.rules.eca;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

/**
 *  Interface for the rulebase that contains all
 *  the rules of the system.
 */
public interface IRulebase
{
	/**
	 *  Add a new rule.
	 *  @param rule The rule.
	 */
	public void addRule(IRule rule);
	
	/**
	 *  Remove a rule.
	 *  @param rulename The rule name.
	 */
	public void removeRule(String rulename);
	
	/**
	 *  Update a rule.
	 *  @param rule The rule.
	 */
	public void updateRule(IRule rule);
	
	/**
	 *  Get all rules that are relevant for an event type.
	 *  @param event The event type.
	 *  @return The rules.
	 */
	public List> getRules(EventType event);
	
	/**
	 *  Get all rules.
	 *  @return The rules.
	 */
	public Collection> getRules();
	
	/**
	 *  Get the rule.
	 *  @param event The rule name.
	 *  @return The rule.
	 */
	public IRule getRule(String name);
	
	/**
	 *  Test if a rule is contained in the rule base.
	 *  @param name The rule name.
	 *  @return True, if contained.
	 */
	public boolean containsRule(String name);
}