def DecodeValueFromAttribute(self, attribute_name, value, ts):
    """Given a serialized value, decode the attribute.

    Only attributes which have been previously defined are permitted.

    Args:
       attribute_name: The string name of the attribute.
       value: The serialized attribute value.
       ts: The timestamp of this attribute.
    """
    try:
      # Get the Attribute object from our schema.
      attribute = Attribute.PREDICATES[attribute_name]
      cls = attribute.attribute_type
      self._AddAttributeToCache(attribute, LazyDecoder(cls, value, ts),
                                self.synced_attributes)
    except KeyError:
      pass
    except (ValueError, rdfvalue.DecodeError):
      logging.debug("%s: %s invalid encoding. Skipping.", self.urn,
                    attribute_name)