/// <summary>
/// Adds a fuzzy rule to the database.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="rule">A fuzzy <see cref="Rule"/> to add to the database.</param>
///
/// <exception cref="NullReferenceException">The fuzzy rule was not initialized.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The fuzzy rule name already exists in the rulebase.</exception>
///
public void AddRule( Rule rule )
{
// checking for existing name
if ( this.rules.ContainsKey( rule.Name ) )
throw new ArgumentException( "The fuzzy rule name already exists in the rulebase." );
// adding rule
this.rules.Add( rule.Name, rule );
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets all the rules of the rulebase.
/// </summary>
///
/// <returns>An array with all the rulebase rules.</returns>
///
public Rule[] GetRules( )
{
Rule[] r = new Rule[rules.Count];
int i = 0;
foreach ( KeyValuePair<string, Rule> kvp in rules )
r[i++] = kvp.Value;
return r;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new <see cref="Rule"/> and add it to the <see cref="Rulebase"/> of the
/// <see cref="InferenceSystem"/>.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="name">Name of the <see cref="Rule"/> to create.</param>
/// <param name="rule">A string representing the fuzzy rule.</param>
///
/// <returns>The new <see cref="Rule"/> reference. </returns>
///
public Rule NewRule(string name, string rule)
{
Rule r = new Rule(database, name, rule, normOperator, conormOperator);
this.rulebase.AddRule(r);
return r;
}
