Deserializer (ONOS Java API (2.2.5))

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
```
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Deserializer<U extends IPacket>
```
Function to deserialize a packet from a byte-based input stream.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`U`	`deserialize(byte[] data, int offset, int length)`	Deserialize a packet object from a byte array.

- Method Detail
  - deserialize
```
U deserialize(byte[] data,
              int offset,
              int length)
       throws DeserializationException
```
    Deserialize a packet object from a byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - input array to take packet bytes from
    
    offset - index where this packet header begins in the byte array
    
    length - length of the packet header
    
    Returns:
    
    a deserialized packet object
    
    Throws:
    
    DeserializationException - if the packet cannot be deserialized from the input