org.drools.core.common.NetworkNode Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package org.drools.core.common;
import java.io.Externalizable;
import org.kie.api.definition.rule.Rule;
/**
* Interface used to expose generic information on Rete nodes outside of he package. It is used
* for exposing information events.
*/
public interface NetworkNode
extends
Externalizable {
/**
* Returns the unique id that represents the node in the Rete network
*/
int getId();
/**
* Returns the partition ID to which this node belongs to
*/
RuleBasePartitionId getPartitionId();
short getType();
/**
* Returns how many times this nodes has been associated.
* Note that due to subnetworks this node could be associated to the same rule multiple times.
*/
int getAssociationsSize();
/**
* Returns the number of rules that are associated with this node,
* regardless of how many times the node is associated with a single rule.
*/
int getAssociatedRuleSize();
int getAssociationsSize( Rule rule );
boolean isAssociatedWith( Rule rule );
boolean thisNodeEquals(final Object object);
}