* * 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 */ interface DecoderInterface { /** * Decodes a string into PHP data. * * @param scalar $data Data to decode * @param string $format Format name * @param array $context options that decoders have access to. * * The format parameter specifies which format the data is in; valid values * depend on the specific implementation. Authors implementing this interface * are encouraged to document which formats they support in a non-inherited * phpdoc comment. * * @return mixed */ public function decode($data, $format, array $context = array()); /** * Checks whether the deserializer can decode from given format. * * @param string $format format name * * @return Boolean */ public function supportsDecoding($format); }