Workspace (VTL Engine 1.0.8 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Environment

All Known Implementing Classes:

WorkspaceImpl
```
public interface Workspace
extends Environment
```
An environment that is capable of storing and retrieving VTL rules. A class implementing this interface must be listed in the VTLGeneralProperties.ENVIRONMENT_IMPLEMENTATION property for the VTL engine to work.

Author:

Valentino Pinna

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addRule(Statement statement)`	Add a new rule to this workspace.
`Optional<? extends Statement>`	`getRule(String name)`	Returns an `Optional` reference to a `Statement` with the specified name in this environment.
`List<Statement>`	`getRules()`

Methods inherited from interface it.bancaditalia.oss.vtl.environment.Environment
contains, getValue, getValueMetadata, init

- Method Detail
  - getRule
```
Optional<? extends Statement> getRule(String name)
```
    Returns an Optional reference to a Statement with the specified name in this environment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of requested rule.
    
    Returns:
    
    An Optional with a reference to the requested object or Optional.empty() if the object is not found in this environment.
  - addRule
```
void addRule(Statement statement)
```
    Add a new rule to this workspace.
    
    Parameters:
    
    statement - The rule to add to this workspace.
  - getRules
```
List<Statement> getRules()
```
    Returns:
    
    A list of all the rules defined in this workspace.