PayloadFormatter (IoTDB Server 0.14.0-preview2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

JSONPayloadFormatter
```
public interface PayloadFormatter
```
PayloadFormatter format the payload to the messages.
This is a SPI interface.

See Also:

JSONPayloadFormatter

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.List<Message>`	`format(io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf payload)`	format a payload to a list of messages
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	get the formatter name

- Method Detail
  - format
```
java.util.List<Message> format(io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf payload)
```
    format a payload to a list of messages
    
    Parameters:
    
    payload -
    
    Returns:
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    get the formatter name
    
    Returns: