is the engine able to convert from a `Target` subclass to so

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is the engine able to convert from a `Target` subclass to some other non target type if there is a rule defined for that conversion can it do so if the rule is defined to take an applicable FieldSet as input and returns the destination type

witty-crayon-22786 · Answer

gt is the engine able to convert from a `Target` subclass to some other non target type if there is a rule defined for that conversion yes if you have a rule `convert my target MyTarget gt NonTargetType` it would be invoked gt can it do so if the rule is defined to take an applicable FieldSet as input and returns the destination type i don t see why not

witty-crayon-22786 · Answer

maybe your question is rooted in the subtyping bit though `Target` subtypes are not provided by any rule in the graph currently so you d have to actually do the cast yourself and then `await Get NonTargetType MyTarget `

hundreds-father-404 · Answer

gt maybe your question is rooted in the subtyping bit though Maybe what you mean < fast nail 55400> one thing to be aware of is how the engine uses exact type IDs and does not respect subclassing A rule that takes `Target` won t work because nothing in the repo has the type ID of `Target` This is why we have `WrappedTarget` and field sets etc