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package com.marklogic.client.io.marker;
/**
* A Bufferable Handle can read content from a byte[] buffer or write content
* as a byte[] buffer without changing the state of an external resource.
* Handles that modify an external resource, such as FileHandle, cannot
* implement BufferableHandle.
*
* For JSON, text, or XML content, the byte array must be encoded in UTF-8.
* Where possible, the handle uses the byte array directly as a backing store.
* Otherwise, the handle makes a copy into its own store from the byte array.
*/
public interface BufferableHandle {
/**
* Sets the content of the handle by copying from a byte array buffer
* encoded in UTF-8.
* @param buffer the byte array
*/
public void fromBuffer(byte[] buffer);
/**
* Copies the content of the handle to a byte array buffer
* encoded in UTF-8.
* @return the byte array
*/
public byte[] toBuffer();
}