On 26/07/2012 14:10, Wolfgang Laun wrote: > Last time I looked, the classes representing rules weren't documented at > all. Edson said, "Later". It isn't later yet, is it? > - No it's not documented yet, so you'd need to look at existing parsers to figure out what's going on.
Mark > > On 26/07/2012, Mark Proctor <mproc...@codehaus.org> wrote: >> On 26/07/2012 05:53, Wolfgang Laun wrote: >>> As proof of "pluggable parsers" working, keep the current 5.x syntax in >>> parallel to any new format. >>> >>> If migration to 6.x implies both a change of the language and an >>> engine with considerable changes in it, I fear that the decision >>> between staying with 5.x and upgrading to 6.x will be lopsided. >>> Not having to suffer from both would mitigate this. >> We will definitely provide a drl5.5 translator. I'm reluctant to do a >> 5.5 executable parser, because we'll have to maintain it indefinitely; >> and all the cost that is involved with this. And also restructuring of >> all our test frameworks to ensure both 5.5 and 6.0 continue to be tested. >> >> I'm not say that we won't do a 5.5 executable parser, when the time >> comes it's open for debate. I'm just very apprehensive about it. Let's >> leave this discussion until the time is relevant, we can start a new >> thread on it then. >> >> Either way I'd definitely encourage your work (and others if they want >> to do their own language) as independant language efforts. >> >> Mark >>> -W >>> >>> On 26/07/2012, Mark Proctor <mproc...@codehaus.org> wrote: >>>> I would add that pluggable parsers to investigate alternative rule >>>> language design ontop of Drools is perfectly acceptable, and probaby >>>> desirable. Any parser should be able to map to the descr tree. >>>> >>>> I'm happy to look into how we can make pluggable parsers more of an end >>>> users feature, if there are people out there that want to have a go at >>>> designing and writting their own rule language. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> On 25/07/2012 09:00, Wolfgang Laun wrote: >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> rules-dev mailing list >>>>> rules-dev@lists.jboss.org >>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> rules-dev mailing list >>> rules-dev@lists.jboss.org >>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> rules-dev mailing list >> rules-dev@lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev >> > _______________________________________________ > rules-dev mailing list > rules-dev@lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev _______________________________________________ rules-dev mailing list rules-dev@lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev