GedcomxEntryDeserializer.java

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package org.gedcomx.fileformat;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;

/**
 * Basic interface abstracting deserialization of an entry.
 *
 * @author Ryan Heaton
 */
public interface GedcomxEntryDeserializer {

  /**
   * Deserialize the resource from the specified input stream.
   *
   * @param in The input stream.
   * @param mediaType The media type of the input stream.
   * @return the resource.
   */
  Object deserialize(InputStream in, String mediaType) throws IOException;
}