IFormat (streampipes-connect-api 0.69.0 API)

```
public interface IFormat
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`FormatDescription`	`declareModel()`
`String`	`getId()`
`IFormat`	`getInstance(FormatDescription formatDescription)`
`Map<String,Object>`	`parse(byte[] object)`	This method parses a byte[] and transforms the event object into a serialized version of the internal representation
`default void`	`reset()`	Needed for example for the CSV format in iterative protocols to ensure header is not send again When the reset is not required it can be ignored

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
IFormat getInstance(FormatDescription formatDescription)
```
  - declareModel
```
FormatDescription declareModel()
```
  - getId
```
String getId()
```
  - parse
```
Map<String,Object> parse(byte[] object)
                        throws ParseException
```
    This method parses a byte[] and transforms the event object into a serialized version of the internal representation
    
    Throws:
    
    ParseException
  - reset
```
default void reset()
```
    Needed for example for the CSV format in iterative protocols to ensure header is not send again When the reset is not required it can be ignored