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package org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.type;

import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.rule.RuleDefinition;
import org.kuali.rice.krms.framework.engine.Rule;

/**
 * Interface for defining the loading of a {@link Rule} given a {@link RuleDefinition}
 *
 * @see Rule
 * @see RuleDefinition
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 *
 */
public interface RuleTypeService extends RemotableAttributeOwner {

    /**
     * Load the {@link Rule} given the {@link RuleDefinition}
     * @param ruleDefinition {@link RuleDefinition} to create a {@link Rule} from
     * @return {@link Rule} created from the given {@link RuleDefinition}
     */
	public Rule loadRule(RuleDefinition ruleDefinition);

}
