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package nom.tam.fits.compression.algorithm.api;

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import java.nio.Buffer;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * (for internal use) Compressor that can compress a Buffer into a ByteBuffer and vize versa. the Byte buffer
 * must have enough space allocated else an exception will be thrown.
 *
 * @param  The generic type of NIO buffer on which this compressor operates.
 */
public interface ICompressor {

    /**
     * compress the buffer into the byte buffer. Attention enough space must already be allocated.
     *
     * @param  buffer     the buffer to compress.
     * @param  compressed the compressed data
     *
     * @return            true if the compression succeeded.
     */
    boolean compress(T buffer, ByteBuffer compressed);

    /**
     * Decompress the byte buffer and restore the buffer from it, again enough space must already be allocated.
     *
     * @param compressed the compressed data
     * @param buffer     the buffer to fill with the uncompressed data.
     */
    void decompress(ByteBuffer compressed, T buffer);
}




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