text: import abc
  
  import six
  
  
  @six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
  class BaseHandler(object):
      """Abstract Base Class for an internet media type handler"""
  
      @abc.abstractmethod  # pragma: no cover
      def serialize(self, media, content_type):
          """Serialize the media object on a :any:`falcon.Response`
  
          Args:
              media (object): A serializable object.
              content_type (str): Type of response content.
  
          Returns:
              bytes: The resulting serialized bytes from the input object.
          """
  
      @abc.abstractmethod  # pragma: no cover
      def deserialize(self, stream, content_type, content_length):
          """Deserialize the :any:`falcon.Request` body.
  
          Args:
              stream (object): Input data to deserialize.
              content_type (str): Type of request content.
              content_length (int): Length of request content.
  
          Returns:
              object: A deserialized object.
          """
  