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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.engine;

 /**

  * A factory that constructs new Workflow Engines. 

  * 

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

  */

 public interface WorkflowEngineFactory {

     /**

      * Constructs a new WorkflowEngine instance using the passed in orchestration

      * configuration. 

      * 

      * @param config

      * @return <E> a generic type that extends WorkflowEngine 

      */

     public <E extends WorkflowEngine> E newEngine(OrchestrationConfig config);

 }