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  25 
  26 package jdk.jfr.consumer;
  27 
  28 import java.io.IOException;
  29 
  30 import jdk.jfr.internal.consumer.RecordingInput;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * Base class for parsing data from a {@link RecordingInput}.
  34  */
  35 abstract class Parser {
  36     /**
  37      * Parses data from a {@link RecordingInput} and return an object.
  38      *
  39      * @param input input to read from
  40      * @return an object
  41      * @throws IOException if operation couldn't be completed due to I/O
  42      *         problems
  43      */
  44     abstract Object parse(RecordingInput input) throws IOException;
  45 }