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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008-2014 MongoDB, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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package com.mongodb.connection;

import org.bson.ByteBuf;

/**
 * A provider of instances of ByteBuf.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface BufferProvider {
    /**
     * Gets a buffer with the givens capacity.
     *
     * @param size the size required for the buffer
     * @return a ByteBuf with the given size, which is now owned by the caller and must be released.
     */
    ByteBuf getBuffer(int size);
}