Add docs related to the new conductor feature

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Conductors
----------
Overview
========
Conductors in TaskFlow provide a mechanism that unifies the various TaskFlow
concepts under a single easy to use (as plug-and-play as we can make it)
construct.
They are responsible for the following:
* Interacting with :doc:`jobboards <jobs>` (examining and claiming
:doc:`jobs <jobs>`).
* Creating :doc:`engines <engines>` from the claimed jobs (using
:ref:`factories <resumption factories>` to reconstruct the contained
tasks and flows to be executed).
* Dispatching the engine using the provided :doc:`persistence <persistence>`
layer and engine configuration.
* Completing or abandoning the claimed job (depending on dispatching and
execution outcome).
* *Rinse and repeat*.
.. note::
They are inspired by and have similar responsiblities
as `railroad conductors`_.
Interfaces
==========
.. automodule:: taskflow.conductors.base
.. automodule:: taskflow.conductors.single_threaded
Hierarchy
=========
.. inheritance-diagram::
taskflow.conductors.base
taskflow.conductors.single_threaded
:parts: 1
.. _railroad conductors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductor_%28transportation%29

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Contents
========
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
atoms
arguments_and_results
inputs_and_outputs
patterns
engines
workers
jobs
inputs_and_outputs
notifications
persistence
resumption
jobs
conductors
.. toctree::
:hidden:
workers
Miscellaneous
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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
exceptions
utils
states

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Taskflow provides a pattern that can help in automating this process (it does
**not** prohibit the user from creating their own strategies for doing this).
.. _resumption factories:
Factories
=========