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014    
015    package org.apache.tapestry.services;
016    
017    import org.apache.tapestry.IEngine;
018    
019    import java.util.Locale;
020    
021    /**
022     * Responsible for creating new instance of {@link org.apache.tapestry.IEngine}.
023     * 
024     * @author Howard Lewis Ship
025     * @since 4.0
026     */
027    public interface EngineFactory
028    {
029    
030        /**
031         * Creates and initializes a new engine instance for the specified locale.
032         *
033         * @param locale The locale to create the instance for.
034         *
035         * @return A newly constructed engine.
036         */
037        IEngine constructNewEngineInstance(Locale locale);
038    }