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| package org.apache.olingo.odata2.client.api.ep; |
| |
| import java.io.InputStream; |
| |
| import org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm.Edm; |
| import org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.edm.EdmException; |
| import org.apache.olingo.odata2.api.ep.EntityProviderException; |
| import org.apache.olingo.odata2.client.api.edm.EdmDataServices; |
| |
| /** |
| * |
| * Interface for metadata deserializer methods. |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface DeserializerMetadataProviderInterface { |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Read (de-serialize) data from metadata <code>inputStream</code> (as {@link InputStream}) and provide Edm as |
| * {@link Edm} |
| * |
| * @param inputStream the given input stream |
| * @param validate has to be true if metadata should be validated |
| * @return Edm as {@link Edm} |
| * @throws EntityProviderException, EdmException if reading of data (de-serialization) fails |
| */ |
| EdmDataServices readMetadata(InputStream content, boolean validate) |
| throws EntityProviderException, EdmException; //NOPMD - suppressed |
| |
| } |
