If you know java you may be able to use Drools... had a look at it once but didn't get a chance to try using it from coldfusion
> -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 February 2006 14:43 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Rules Engine? > > Has anyone written a cf-based rules engine type of thing? I have a client > that has the wonkiest business rules for pricing products that I've ever > seen. It's stuff like: > this product is free if you live in Wisconsin, but priced and not subject to > discounts if you don't > this product is free unless you order 200 of them at once, then it's priced > authors get their own products free, but only up until they've met their > quota of products > > Stuff like that, and every time we talk they come up with another one. There > are about a jillion discount options that are combinations of product and > purchaser or product or purchaser. > > I _could_ put this all into a pricing CFC. But, then I'd be changing code > every time they want to add a new product with another funky rule. So, I'm > trying to come up with a more flexible approach. Thoughts? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231922 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
