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+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * ONAP
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+package org.onap.policy.common.gson.internal;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
+/**
+ * Super class of all de-serializers.
+ */
+public interface Deserializer {
+
+    String INVOKE_ERR = "cannot invoke method to deserialize: ";
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an value from a tree, converts it, and puts it into a target object.
+     *
+     * @param source tree from which to get the value
+     * @param target where to place the converted value
+     */
+    void getFromTree(JsonObject source, Object target);
+}