tapestry/tapestry-framework/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/services/EngineFactory.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.services;

import org.apache.tapestry.IEngine;

import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Responsible for creating new instance of {@link org.apache.tapestry.IEngine}.
 * 
 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface EngineFactory
{

    /**
     * Creates and initializes a new engine instance for the specified locale.
     *
     * @param locale The locale to create the instance for.
     *
     * @return A newly constructed engine.
     */
    IEngine constructNewEngineInstance(Locale locale);
}