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019package org.apache.wiki.api.spi;
020
021import org.apache.wiki.api.core.Engine;
022
023import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
024import java.util.Properties;
025
026
027/**
028 * SPI used to locate and provide {@link Engine} instances.
029 */
030public interface EngineSPI {
031
032    /**
033     * Locate, or build if necessary, a configured {@link Engine} instance.
034     *
035     * @param context servlet context holding the {@link Engine} instance.
036     * @param props Engine configuration properties.
037     * @return a configured {@link Engine} instance.
038     */
039    Engine find( ServletContext context, Properties props );
040
041}