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  * Copyright 2005-2008 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.

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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.engine;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.routeheader.DocumentRouteHeaderValue;

 /**

  * Defines the contract to the core workflow engine.  The standard unit of work of the engine

  * is the process method.  Document must also be initialized by the WorkflowEngine when they

  * are initially created.

  * 

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

  *

  */

 public interface WorkflowEngine {

     public void process(String documentId, String nodeInstanceId) throws Exception;

     /**

      * @throws IllegalDocumentTypeException if the given document could not be initialized successfully

      */

     public void initializeDocument(DocumentRouteHeaderValue document);

     public void setRunPostProcessorLogic(boolean runPostProcessorLogic);

 }