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+package org.onap.sdc.dcae.ves;
+
+import com.google.gson.*;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+// json 'items' value can be either a single object or an array. customized POJO will always be an array
+public class VesJsonDeserializer implements JsonDeserializer<VesDataItemsDefinition> {
+	@Override
+	public VesDataItemsDefinition deserialize(JsonElement json, Type typeOfT, JsonDeserializationContext context) throws JsonParseException {
+
+		if(json instanceof JsonArray){
+			 return new Gson().fromJson(json, VesDataItemsDefinition.class);
+		}
+
+		VesDataItemsDefinition items = new VesDataItemsDefinition();
+		items.add(new Gson().fromJson(json, VesDataTypeDefinition.class));
+		return items;
+	}
+}