/// <summary>
/// Begin site method - call prior to getParameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="caller">Calling class object</param>
/// <param name="siteId">SiteId specifier object</param>
/// <param name="ruleIds">List of Business rule strings</param>
/// <param name="rules">List of BusinessRuleVO objects - Output param</param>
/// <returns>PawnRulesSystemReturnCode</returns>
public PawnRulesSystemReturnCode beginSite(object caller, SiteId siteId, List <string> ruleIds, out Dictionary <string, BusinessRuleVO> rules)
{
rules = new Dictionary <string, BusinessRuleVO>();
//Validate input
if (caller == null || CollectionUtilities.isEmpty(ruleIds))
{
return
(new PawnRulesSystemReturnCode(
PawnRulesSystemReturnCode.Code.ERROR,
"Input values to beginSite are invalid."));
}
//Check if this object is already using the pawn rules system
if (this.beginBlockRegistry.ContainsKey(caller))
{
PairType <SiteId, bool> curSiteBegin = this.beginBlockRegistry[caller];
if (curSiteBegin.Right)
{
return
(new PawnRulesSystemReturnCode(
PawnRulesSystemReturnCode.Code.WARNING,
"Already in an active begin block for this site and this caller parent object."));
}
curSiteBegin.Right = true;
curSiteBegin.Left = siteId;
}
else
{
this.beginBlockRegistry.Add(caller, new PairType <SiteId, bool>(siteId, true));
}
//Set site id
this.currentSite = siteId;
//Change last parameter to true if you want to save the rules file to the disk after it is loaded
//into the rules engine data structure
//rules = RulesHelper.BuildBusinessRules(siteId, true);
rules = RulesHelper.BuildBusinessRules(siteId);
return(new PawnRulesSystemReturnCode(PawnRulesSystemReturnCode.Code.SUCCESS));
}
