samza-api/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/serializers/Deserializer.java

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package org.apache.samza.serializers;

/**
 * A standard interface for Samza compatible deserializers, used for deserializing serialized objects back to their
 * original form.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of serialized object implementations can read

 */
public interface Deserializer<T> {
  /**
   * Deserializes given serialized object from an array of bytes to its original form.
   * @param bytes Array of bytes representing serialized object.
   * @return Original deserialized object.
   */
  T fromBytes(byte[] bytes);
}