*/
package org.opendaylight.yangtools.concepts;
-public interface Serializer<P,I> {
- P serialize(I input);
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * An entity which is able to convert some input into a product.
+ *
+ * @param <P> Product type
+ * @param <I> Input type
+ * @param <X> Error exception type
+ */
+@Deprecated(since = "7.0.9", forRemoval = true)
+public interface Serializer<P, I, X extends Exception> {
+ /**
+ * Convert an input into a product.
+ *
+ * @param input Input
+ * @return A product
+ * @throws NullPointerException if input is null
+ * @throws X when input is not valid
+ */
+ @NonNull P serialize(@NonNull I input) throws X;
}