| /* |
| * Copyright 2015-present Open Networking Laboratory |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| |
| package org.onlab.packet; |
| |
| /** |
| * Function to deserialize a packet from a byte-based input stream. |
| */ |
| @FunctionalInterface |
| public interface Deserializer<U extends IPacket> { |
| |
| /** |
| * Deserialize a packet object from a byte array. |
| * |
| * @param data input array to take packet bytes from |
| * @param offset index where this packet header begins in the byte array |
| * @param length length of the packet header |
| * @return a deserialized packet object |
| * @throws DeserializationException if the packet cannot be deserialized |
| * from the input |
| */ |
| U deserialize(byte[] data, int offset, int length) throws DeserializationException; |
| } |