I've written a few for the lists. RegEx based ones, logic tree ones, etc. The easiest way to do this is to write the rules up as 'plug-ins' for a CFIF and then go through them one by one to see which fits the criteria or not.
>Has anyone written a cf-based rules engine type of thing? I have a client >that has the wonkiest business rules for pricing products that I've ever >seen. It's stuff like: >this product is free if you live in Wisconsin, but priced and not subject to >discounts if you don't >this product is free unless you order 200 of them at once, then it's priced >authors get their own products free, but only up until they've met their >quota of products > >Stuff like that, and every time we talk they come up with another one. There >are about a jillion discount options that are combinations of product and >purchaser or product or purchaser. > >I _could_ put this all into a pricing CFC. But, then I'd be changing code >every time they want to add a new product with another funky rule. So, I'm >trying to come up with a more flexible approach. Thoughts? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231735 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
