DecoderInterface.php

<?php

/*
 * This file is part of the Symfony package.
 *
 * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
 *
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 * file that was distributed with this source code.
 */
namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer\Encoder;


/**
 * Defines the interface of decoders
 *
 * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
 */
interface DecoderInterface {

  /**
   * Decodes a string into PHP data
   *
   * @param scalar $data   Data to decode
   * @param string $format Format name
   *
   * @return mixed
   */
  public function decode($data, $format);

  /**
   * Checks whether the serializer can decode from given format
   *
   * @param string $format format name
   * @return Boolean
   */
  public function supportsDecoding($format);

}