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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2023 Vaughn Nugent
+* 
+* Library: VNLib
+* Package: VNLib.Data.Caching
+* File: ICacheObjectDeserialzer.cs 
+*
+* ICacheObjectDeserialzer.cs is part of VNLib.Data.Caching which is part 
+* of the larger VNLib collection of libraries and utilities.
+*
+* VNLib.Data.Caching is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify 
+* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as 
+* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+* License, or (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* VNLib.Data.Caching is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+*/
+
+using System;
+
+namespace VNLib.Data.Caching
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides custom binary deserialzation for a given type
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ICacheObjectDeserialzer
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempts to deserialze the supplied binary buffer to its original
+        /// object state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="objectData">The buffer containing data to deserialze</param>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to deserialze</param>
+        /// <returns>A new instance deserialzed to contain the original entity state</returns>
+        object? Deserialze(Type type, ReadOnlySpan<byte> objectData);
+    }
+}