com.ibm.able.rules
Class AbleDebugLib

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.able.rules.AbleDebugLib

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AbleDebugLib

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class provides a set of user-defined functions for adding debugging capability to the Able Swing-based RuleSet editor.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected AbleRuleSetDebugConsole

myConsole A copy of the debug console from the ruleset being debugged.

Constructor Summary

AbleDebugLib()
GUI-based User-Defined Function Library for debugging AbleRuleSet objects.

Method Summary

void	engineBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet) This function is called by the inference engine when a break point is reached.
void	startDebugConsole(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet) Open the debug console dialog.
void	stopDebugConsole(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet) Close the debug console dialog.
void	userBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet) This function is called by the inference engine when a rule is reached containing a userBreakpoint(this) statement in it.
void	userBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet, java.lang.String theMsg) This function is called by the inference engine when a rule is reached containing a userBreakpoint(this, msg) statement in it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

myConsole

protected transient AbleRuleSetDebugConsole myConsole

A copy of the debug console from the ruleset being debugged.

Constructor Detail

AbleDebugLib

public AbleDebugLib()

GUI-based User-Defined Function Library for debugging AbleRuleSet objects.

Method Detail

startDebugConsole

public void startDebugConsole(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet)

Open the debug console dialog.

Parameters:

theRuleSet - A ruleset to be debugged.

stopDebugConsole

public void stopDebugConsole(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet)

Close the debug console dialog.

Parameters:

theRuleSet - A ruleset under debug.

engineBreakpoint

public void engineBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet)

This function is called by the inference engine when a break point is reached. It passes control to the Debug Console and returns to the engine when the user is ready to continue.

Parameters:

theRuleSet - A ruleset under debug.

userBreakpoint

public void userBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet)

This function is called by the inference engine when a rule is reached containing a userBreakpoint(this) statement in it.

It passes control to the Debug Console and returns to the engine when the user is ready to continue ...

Parameters:

theRuleSet - A ruleset under debug.

userBreakpoint

public void userBreakpoint(AbleRuleSet theRuleSet,
                           java.lang.String theMsg)

This function is called by the inference engine when a rule is reached containing a userBreakpoint(this, msg) statement in it.

It passes control to the Debug Console and returns to the engine when the user is ready to continue ...

Parameters:

theRuleSet - A ruleset under debug.

theMsg - A message to print in the debug console.