Is it possible to have several DSL resources files in a knowledge base on BRMS 5.x?

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Environment

JBoss Enterprise BRMS 5.x

Issue

How can we load multiple DSL resources files in my knowledge base on BRMS 5.x?

Resolution

It's possible to have multiple domain-specific language (DSL) files within a set of Rules and load them on your current Knowledge Base.

In order to manage this issue, JBoss Enterprise BRMS provides the org.drools.builder.KnowledgeBuilder interface, which is able to add additional resources on a Knowledge Base such as DSL and DSLR files as well. Example:

public static final void main(String[] args) {
  try {
      // creates a KnowledgeBuilder class
      KnowledgeBuilder kbuilder = KnowledgeBuilderFactory.newKnowledgeBuilder();
      // adding multiple DSL resources
      kbuilder.add(ResourceFactory.newClassPathResource(<DSL_FILE_1>), ResourceType.DSL);
      kbuilder.add(ResourceFactory.newClassPathResource(<DSLR_FILE_1>), ResourceType.DSLR);
      // load up the knowledge base within all resources
      KnowledgeBase kbase = KnowledgeBaseFactory.newKnowledgeBase();
      ....
    } catch (Throwable t) {
      t.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

Furthermore for additional information regarding the DSL Editor , please consult the DSL Editor Section from Drools_Tools_Reference_Guide.

Finally, you can also check the brms5_multiple_dsl_files_sample.tar attachment for a more complete and detailed sample implementation.

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