"""Create reasoning_engine
Generated by Phi-Octopus Eden
2025-11-07 12:37:41.062886
"""

```python
from typing import List, Dict, Any

class KnowledgeBase:
    def __init__(self):
        self.facts = []
        self.rules = []

    def add_fact(self, fact: str) -> None:
        """Add a fact to the knowledge base."""
        self.facts.append(fact)

    def add_rule(self, rule: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
        """Add a rule to the knowledge base."""
        self.rules.append(rule)

class ReasoningEngine:
    def __init__(self):
        self.kb = KnowledgeBase()

    def set_knowledge_base(self, facts: List[str], rules: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
        """
        Set up the knowledge base with given facts and rules.
        
        :param facts: A list of strings representing facts
        :param rules: A list of dictionaries representing rules
        """
        for fact in facts:
            self.kb.add_fact(fact)
        for rule in rules:
            self.kb.add_rule(rule)

    def infer(self, query: str) -> List[str]:
        """
        Infer a conclusion based on the knowledge base.
        
        :param query: A string representing the question to be answered
        :return: A list of strings with inferred conclusions
        """
        results = []
        for rule in self.kb.rules:
            if all(fact in self.kb.facts or f"{{}}".format(var) in self.kb.facts for var, fact in rule.items()):
                results.append(query)
        
        return results

# Example usage
engine = ReasoningEngine()
facts = ["All mammals are warm-blooded.", "Whales are mammals."]
rules = [{"If {animal} is a whale then it is a mammal." : "It is a warm-blooded animal."}]
engine.set_knowledge_base(facts, rules)
print(engine.infer("Is a blue whale warm-blooded?"))
```

This code defines a `ReasoningEngine` class that can add facts and rules to its knowledge base and perform simple inference based on those. The example usage demonstrates adding some basic facts and rules about mammals and whales, and then asking if a blue whale is warm-blooded.