lib/server-api/src/main/java/org/apache/olingo/server/api/deserializer/ODataDeserializer.java

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package org.apache.olingo.server.api.deserializer;

import java.io.InputStream;

import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.data.Entity;
import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.data.EntitySet;
import org.apache.olingo.commons.api.edm.EdmEntityType;

/**
 * Deserializer on OData server side.
 */
public interface ODataDeserializer {

  /**
   * Deserializes an entity stream into an {@link Entity} object.
   * Validates: property types, no double properties, correct json types 
   * @param stream
   * @param edmEntityType
   * @return deserialized {@link Entity} object
   * @throws DeserializerException
   */
  Entity entity(InputStream stream, EdmEntityType edmEntityType) throws DeserializerException;

  /**
   * Deserializes an entity collection stream into an {@link EntitySet} object.
   * @param stream
   * @param edmEntityType
   * @return deserialized {@link EntitySet} object
   * @throws DeserializerException
   */
  EntitySet entityCollection(InputStream stream, EdmEntityType edmEntityType) throws DeserializerException;
  
  

}