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package org.springframework.webflow.execution.repository.continuation;
import org.springframework.webflow.execution.FlowExecution;
/**
* A factory for creating different {@link FlowExecutionContinuation}
* implementations.
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Erwin Vervaet
*/
public interface FlowExecutionContinuationFactory {
/**
* Creates a new flow execution continuation for given flow execution.
* @param flowExecution the flow execution
* @return the continuation
* @throws ContinuationCreationException when the continuation cannot be created
*/
public FlowExecutionContinuation createContinuation(FlowExecution flowExecution)
throws ContinuationCreationException;
/**
* Creates a new flow execution continuation from the provided byte array.
* @param bytes the flow execution byte array
* @return the continuation
* @throws ContinuationCreationException when the continuation cannot be created
*/
public FlowExecutionContinuation createContinuation(byte[] bytes) throws ContinuationCreationException;
}