/// <summary>
 /// For now just attach the node and don't bother with node sharing
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="existing">- an existing node in the network. it may be
 /// an ObjectTypeNode or AlphaNode</param>
 /// <param name="alpha">The alpha.</param>
 /// <param name="cond">The cond.</param>
 protected internal virtual void attachAlphaNode(BaseAlpha existing, BaseAlpha alpha, ICondition cond)
 {
     if (alpha != null)
     {
         try
         {
             BaseAlpha share = null;
             share = shareAlphaNode(existing, alpha);
             if (share == null)
             {
                 existing.addSuccessorNode(alpha, ruleCompiler.Engine, ruleCompiler.Memory);
                 // if the node isn't shared, we Add the node to the Condition
                 // object the node belongs to.
                 cond.addNewAlphaNodes(alpha);
             }
             else if (existing != alpha)
             {
                 // the node is shared, so instead of adding the new node,
                 // we Add the existing node
                 share.incrementUseCount();
                 cond.addNode(share);
                 ruleCompiler.Memory.removeAlphaMemory(alpha);
                 if (alpha.successorCount() == 1 && alpha.SuccessorNodes[0] is BaseAlpha)
                 {
                     // Get the Current node from the new AlphaNode
                     BaseAlpha nnext = (BaseAlpha)alpha.SuccessorNodes[0];
                     attachAlphaNode(share, nnext, cond);
                 }
             }
         }
         catch (AssertException e)
         {
             // send an event with the correct error
             CompileMessageEventArgs ce = new CompileMessageEventArgs(this, EventType.ADD_NODE_ERROR);
             ce.Message = alpha.toPPString();
             ruleCompiler.notifyListener(ce);
         }
     }
 }