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package org.apache.cocoon.components.sax;
import org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component;
import org.apache.cocoon.xml.XMLProducer;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
/**
* This interfaces identifies classes that deserialize XML data, sending SAX
* events to the configured <code>XMLConsumer</code> (or SAX
* <code>ContentHandler</code> and <code>LexicalHandler</code>).
* <br>
* The production of the xml data is started by passing an
* the xml information to the <code>deserialize</code>
* method.
* It is beyond the scope of this interface to specify the format of
* the serialized data.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:cziegeler@apache.org">Carsten Ziegeler</a>
* @version CVS $Id$
*/
public interface XMLDeserializer extends XMLProducer, Component {
String ROLE = XMLDeserializer.class.getName();
/**
* Deserialize the xml data and stream it.
*
* @param saxFragment The xml data.
*/
void deserialize(Object saxFragment)
throws SAXException;
}