public static List<String> deserializeSqlStmts(String value) {
    Validate.notEmpty(value, "json Value is not set or empty");
    return JsonUtil.fromJson(value, new TypeReference<List<String>>() {
    });
  }
Class representing the Samza SQL application config
samza-sql/src/main/java/org/apache/samza/sql/runner/SamzaSqlApplicationConfig.java