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package org.apache.http.nio;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Abstract HTTP content decoder. HTTP content decoders can be used
 * to read entity content from the underlying channel in small
 * chunks and apply the required coding transformation.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface ContentDecoder {

    /**
     * Reads a portion of content from the underlying channel
     *
     * @param dst The buffer into which entity content is to be transferred
     * @return The number of bytes read, possibly zero, or -1 if the
     * channel has reached end-of-stream
     * @throws IOException if I/O error occurs while reading content
     */
    int read(ByteBuffer dst) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if the entity has been received in its
     * entirety.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if all the content has been consumed,
     * {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean isCompleted();

}