/**

  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

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  *

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  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and

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 package org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.engine;

 import java.util.List;

 import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.engine.ExecutionEnvironment;

 import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.engine.TermResolver;

 /**

  * The context represents the area(s) of an organization's activity where a

  * rule applies and where the terms used to create the rule are defined and relevant.

  * An equivalent phrase often used is business domain. Rules only make sense in a

  * particular context and because they must be evaluated against the information in

  * that domain or context.

  * 

  * <p>For example, rules that are specifically authored and

  * that are meaningful in an application on a Research Proposal would be most

  * unlikely to make sense or be relevant in the context of a Student Record even

  * if the condition could be evaluated.

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 public interface Context {

         void execute(ExecutionEnvironment environment);

         List<TermResolver<?>> getTermResolvers();

 }