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* Copyright 2015 Google LLC
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package com.google.cloud;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
/**
* A channel for writing data to Google Cloud services.
*
* Implementations of this class may further buffer data internally to reduce remote calls.
* Written data might not be visible until calling {@link #close()}. This interface implements
* {@link Restorable} to allow saving the writer's state to continue writing afterwards.
*/
public interface WriteChannel extends WritableByteChannel, Closeable, Restorable {
/**
* Sets the minimum size that will be written by a single RPC.
* Written data will be buffered and only flushed upon reaching this size or closing the channel.
*/
void setChunkSize(int chunkSize);
/**
* Captures the write channel state so that it can be saved and restored afterwards. The original
* {@code WriteChannel} and the restored one should not both be used. Closing one channel
* causes the other channel to close; subsequent writes will fail.
*
* @return a {@link RestorableState} object that contains the write channel state and can restore
* it afterwards.
*/
@Override
RestorableState capture();
}