/*
 * Copyright 2015 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
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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;
}