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+package org.openecomp.policy.xacml.api.pap;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import com.att.research.xacml.api.pap.PAPException;
+import com.att.research.xacml.util.FactoryException;
+import com.att.research.xacml.util.FactoryFinder;
+
+public abstract class ECOMPPapEngineFactory{
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new <code>PAPEngineFactory</code> instance using the given class name and the default thread class loader.
+	 * 
+	 * @param factoryClassName the <code>String</code> name of the factory class to instantiate
+	 * @return an instance of an object that extends <code>ECOMPPapEngineFactory</code> to use in creating <code>PAPPolicyEngine</code> objects.
+	 */
+	public static ECOMPPapEngineFactory newInstance(String factoryClassName) throws FactoryException {
+		return FactoryFinder.newInstance(factoryClassName, ECOMPPapEngineFactory.class, null, true);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new <code>PAPPolicyEngine</code> based on the configured <code>ECOMPPapEngineFactory</code>.
+	 * 
+	 * @return a new <code>PAPPolicyEngine</code>
+	 * @throws PAPException 
+	 */
+	public abstract PAPPolicyEngine newEngine() throws FactoryException, PAPException;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new <code>PAPPolicyEngine</code> based on the configured <code>ECOMPPapEngineFactory</code>.
+	 * 
+	 * @return a new <code>PAPPolicyEngine</code>
+	 * @throws PAPException 
+	 */
+	public abstract PAPPolicyEngine newEngine(Properties properties) throws FactoryException, PAPException;
+
+
+}