uk.ac.starlink.parquet

## Interface MamlParser

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    SnakeMamlParser

      public interface MamlParser

  Implementation-independent interface for parsing MAML metadata.
  Since:
    22 Jun 2026

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MamlMetadata` | `parseMaml(java.lang.String txt)` Parse a YAML string to produce a MamlMetadata object.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### parseMaml

          MamlMetadata parseMaml(java.lang.String txt)
                          throws TableFormatException

      Parse a YAML string to produce a MamlMetadata object.
      Parameters:
        `txt` - input YAML
      Returns:
        MAML metadata structure
      Throws:
        `TableFormatException` - if YAML is incorrect