Facts defined in compile options not available via getDefined()

[nprbst]

I think I should be able to do this:

custom-facts.js

module.exports = {
  CustomClass: function() {...}
}

custom-flow.js

var facts = require('custom-facts');

var flow = nools.compile('rules.nools', {
  defined: facts
});

custom = flow.getDefined('CustomClass');

But it seems that, event though the rules compile correctly, the classes are not available via getDefined(). It would be nice to have this work. I'd like to define my classes in coffeescript (in an separate file) and provide them to the rest of the app as if they were part of the rules file.

Or am I approaching this wrong?

[doug-martin]

I hadn't thought of this use case, typically if I have externally defined classes for the rules engine I will just require the module/file that contains them. However I can see where this would be useful.

I will see about adding this in the next release.

[nprbst]

Thanks, Doug. I really appreciate the work you're doing with nools. It's becoming a great tool! I'd like to help, although I'm not a Rete-wizard. Please let me know what I can do...