src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/ArtifactDeserializer.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;

/**
 * An interface for creating artifacts from their serialized representations.
 *
 * @see ArtifactSerializer
 */
public interface ArtifactDeserializer {

  /**
   * Looks up an artifact by an integer id.
   *
   * <p>This is a dual of {@link ArtifactSerializer#getArtifactId}.
   */
  Artifact lookupArtifactById(int artifactId);

  /**
   * Maps a list of artifact ids to a list of artifacts.
   *
   * <p>This is a batch version of {@link #lookupArtifactById}, provided for efficiency. It takes
   * an iterable of boxed integers because that's what the proto wrapper provides.
   */
  ImmutableList<Artifact> lookupArtifactsByIds(Iterable<Integer> artifactIds);
}