/// <summary>
/// If businessObjects is Null, this method performs the same operation as the parameterless
/// method ; else uses the binder provided in the constructor to perform fact assertions and
/// orchestrate the process.
/// If businessObjects is not Null and no binder has been provided in the constructor, throws
/// a BREException.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="businessObjects">An Hashtable of business objects, or Null.</param>
public void Process(Hashtable businessObjects)
{
CheckInitialized();
iteration = 0;
if (HasLogListener)
{
ForceDispatchLog("NxBRE Inference Engine Processing Started", LogEventImpl.INFO);
}
if (businessObjects == null)
{
InferUntilNoNewFact(new ArrayList());
}
else if (Binder == null)
{
throw new BREException("NxBRE Inference Engine needs a Binder to process business objects");
}
else if (Binder.BindingType == BindingTypes.BeforeAfter)
{
long iniTime = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
Binder.BusinessObjects = businessObjects;
Binder.BeforeProcess();
if (HasLogListener)
{
ForceDispatchLog("NxBRE Binder 'BeforeProcess' Done in " +
(long)(DateTime.Now.Ticks - iniTime) / 10000 +
" milliseconds", LogEventImpl.INFO);
}
bool binderIterate = true;
ArrayList positiveImplications = new ArrayList();
while (binderIterate)
{
binderIterate = false;
InferUntilNoNewFact(positiveImplications);
WM.FB.ModifiedFlag = false;
iniTime = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
Binder.AfterProcess();
binderIterate = WM.FB.ModifiedFlag;
if (HasLogListener)
{
ForceDispatchLog("NxBRE Binder 'AfterProcess' Done in " +
(long)(DateTime.Now.Ticks - iniTime) / 10000 +
" milliseconds with " +
(binderIterate?"":"no ") +
"new fact(s) detected",
LogEventImpl.INFO);
}
} // while binderIterate
}
else if (Binder.BindingType == BindingTypes.Control)
{
long iniTime = DateTime.Now.Ticks;
Binder.BusinessObjects = businessObjects;
Binder.ControlProcess();
if (HasLogListener)
{
ForceDispatchLog("NxBRE Binder 'ControlProcess' Done in " +
(long)(DateTime.Now.Ticks - iniTime) / 10000 +
" milliseconds", LogEventImpl.INFO);
}
}
else
{
throw new BREException("Unexpected behaviour: BOs=" +
businessObjects +
" ; Binder=" +
Binder);
}
if (HasLogListener)
{
ForceDispatchLog("NxBRE Inference Engine Processing Finished", LogEventImpl.INFO);
}
}