/**
* Perform any initial processing and caching. This call is optional. Most engines either have
* negligable set up work or will perform an implicit "prepare" if necessary. The call is provided
* for those occasions where substantial preparation work is possible (e.g. running a forward
* chaining rule system) and where an application might wish greater control over when this
* prepration is done.
*/
@Override
public synchronized void prepare() {
if (isPrepared) return;
isPrepared = true;
// initilize the deductions graph
fdeductions = new FGraph(createDeductionsGraph());
boolean rulesLoaded = false;
if (schemaGraph != null) {
rulesLoaded = preloadDeductions(schemaGraph);
}
if (rulesLoaded) {
engine.fastInit(fdata);
} else {
engine.init(true, fdata);
}
}
