Basically, no, this is an upcoming feature.  There are, as you suggest, some
workarounds.

On 2/10/06, Mitch Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Of course, I could call WorkingMemory.getObjects() in my consequence and
> process the list looking for absence of the object in question.  But this
> seems inelegant in that I am actually performing what should be a
> conditional in my consequence.
>
> -Mitch
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mitch Christensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 7:49 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [drools-user] Firing rules when something DOESN'T exist
>
> Hey,
>
>
>
> I've used rules engines in the past the support the notion of a NOT
> pattern/conditional element for firing rules when a particular item
> doesn't
> exist in working memory.  Does Drools support such a feature?  I can't
> find
> it in the docs.
>
>
>
> I want to apply the following logic:
>
>
>
> IF there is an event object available
>
> AND there is no existing event history object
>
> THEN.
>
>
>
> -Mitch
>
>
>
>


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Geoffrey Wiseman

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