Method from

ts/src/static_dependencies/ethers/interface.ts:1212–1226

* Creates a new [[Interface]] from the ABI %%value%%. * * The %%value%% may be provided as an existing [[Interface]] object, * a JSON-encoded ABI or any Human-Readable ABI format.

(value: InterfaceAbi | Interface)

     *  a JSON-encoded ABI or any Human-Readable ABI format.
     */
    static from(value: InterfaceAbi | Interface): Interface {
        // Already an Interface, which is immutable
        if (value instanceof Interface) { return value; }

        // JSON
        if (typeof(value) === "string") { return new Interface(JSON.parse(value)); }

        // Maybe an interface from an older version, or from a symlinked copy
        if (typeof((<any>value).format) === "function") {
            return new Interface((<any>value).format("json"));
        }

        // Array of fragments
        return new Interface(value);
    }
}