Decision table parser

A small snippet to parse a decision table

What's a decision table?

Decision tables are a precise yet compact way to model complex rule sets and their corresponding actions.

Example

What should I do today?
Sunny	0	1	0	1	X
Raining	0	0	1	1	X
Typhoon	0	0	0	0	1
Go outside	1	1	1	1
Take umbrella			1	1
Wear sunglasses		1		1
Stay home					1

Usage

You must supply the list of conditions and your answers. It returns the matched column number.

EXAMPLE_DECISION_TABLE = {
  :conditions => {
    'sunny'           => [0,1,0,1,nil],
    'raining'         => [0,0,1,1,nil],
    'typhoon'         => [0,0,0,0,1]
  },
  :actions => {
    'go outside'      => [1,1,1,1,0],
    'take umbrella'   => [0,0,1,1,0],
    'wear sunglasses' => [0,1,0,1,0],
    'stay home'       => [0,0,0,0,1]
  }
}

EXAMPLE_ANSWERS = [1, 0, 0]

column = DecisionTable::parse(EXAMPLE_DECISION_TABLE[:conditions], EXAMPLE_ANSWERS)
# => 1

In this example, the column is 1, therefore: go outside and wear sunglasses ;)

EXAMPLE_DECISION_TABLE[:actions].each {|x| puts x[0] if x[1][column] == 1 }
# go outside
# wear sunglasses

License

MIT License