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package jsettlers.network.infrastructure.channel;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import jsettlers.network.NetworkConstants.ENetworkKey;
import jsettlers.network.infrastructure.channel.packet.Packet;
/**
* This interface defines a method to deserialize {@link Packet} data received by a {@link Channel}.
*
* @author Andreas Eberle
*
*/
public interface IDeserializingable<T extends Packet> {
/**
* Deserialize the data with the given key and number of bytes (length) from the given stream.
*
* @param key
* The key of the {@link Packet} identifying it's purpose.
* @param dis
* The {@link DataInputStream} offering the serialized data of the Packet.
* @return
* @throws IOException
* If an I/O error occurs.
*/
T deserialize(ENetworkKey key, DataInputStream dis) throws IOException;
}