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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.rest;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
* Common interface for models capable of supporting protobuf marshalling
* and unmarshalling. Hooks up to the ProtobufMessageBodyConsumer and
* ProtobufMessageBodyProducer adapters.
*/
public abstract interface ProtobufMessageHandler {
/**
* @return the protobuf represention of the model
*/
public byte[] createProtobufOutput();
/**
* Initialize the model from a protobuf representation.
* @param message the raw bytes of the protobuf message
* @return reference to self for convenience
* @throws IOException
*/
public ProtobufMessageHandler getObjectFromMessage(byte[] message)
throws IOException;
}