clara-rules - it's a forward-chaining rules in Clojure(Script)

Clara is a forward-chaining rules engine written in Clojure(Script) with Java interoperability. It aims to simplify code with a developer-centric approach to expert systems. See clara-rules.org for more.

Here's a simple example. Complete documentation is at clara-rules.org.

(ns clara.support-example
  (:require [clara.rules :refer :all]))
(defrecord SupportRequest [client level])
(defrecord ClientRepresentative [name client])
(defrule is-important
  "Find important support requests."
  [SupportRequest (= :high level)]
  =>
  (println "High support requested!"))
(defrule notify-client-rep
  "Find the client representative and send a notification of a support request."
  [SupportRequest (= ?client client)]
  [ClientRepresentative (= ?client client) (= ?name name)] ; Join via the ?client binding.
  =>
  (println "Notify" ?name "that"  ?client "has a new support request!"))
;; Run the rules! We can just use Clojure's threading macro to wire things up.
(-> (mk-session)
    (insert (->ClientRepresentative "Alice" "Acme")
            (->SupportRequest "Acme" :high))
    (fire-rules))
;;;; Prints this:
;; High support requested!
;; Notify Alice that Acme has a new support request!

Clara is built, tested, and deployed using Leiningen. ClojureScript tests are executed via puppeteer.

npm install -g puppeteer
npx puppeteer browsers install chrome

Clara releases are on Clojars. Simply add the following to your project:

Questions can be posted to the Clara Rules Google Group or the Slack channel.

This project welcomes contributions from the community. Before submitting a pull request, please review our contribution guide

Please consult the security guide for our responsible security vulnerability disclosure process

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