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+// Copyright 2015 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef BUFFET_NOTIFICATION_NOTIFICATION_PARSER_H_
+#define BUFFET_NOTIFICATION_NOTIFICATION_PARSER_H_
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <base/values.h>
+
+#include "buffet/notification/notification_delegate.h"
+
+namespace buffet {
+
+// Parses the notification JSON object received from GCD server and invokes
+// the appropriate method from the |delegate|.
+// Returns false if unexpected or malformed notification is received.
+bool ParseNotificationJson(const base::DictionaryValue& notification,
+                           NotificationDelegate* delegate);
+
+}  // namespace buffet
+
+#endif  // BUFFET_NOTIFICATION_NOTIFICATION_PARSER_H_