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package io.netty.buffer;
/**
* Implementations are responsible to allocate buffers. Implementations of this interface are expected to be
* thread-safe.
*/
public interface ByteBufAllocator {
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf}. If it is a direct or heap buffer
* depends on the actual implementation.
*/
ByteBuf buffer();
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity.
* If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.
*/
ByteBuf buffer(int initialCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity and the given
* maximal capacity. If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual
* implementation.
*/
ByteBuf buffer(int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf} whose initial capacity is 0, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
*/
ByteBuf ioBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf}, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
*/
ByteBuf ioBuffer(int initialCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a {@link ByteBuf}, preferably a direct buffer which is suitable for I/O.
*/
ByteBuf ioBuffer(int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a heap {@link ByteBuf}.
*/
ByteBuf heapBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a heap {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity.
*/
ByteBuf heapBuffer(int initialCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a heap {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity and the given
* maximal capacity.
*/
ByteBuf heapBuffer(int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a direct {@link ByteBuf}.
*/
ByteBuf directBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a direct {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity.
*/
ByteBuf directBuffer(int initialCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a direct {@link ByteBuf} with the given initial capacity and the given
* maximal capacity.
*/
ByteBuf directBuffer(int initialCapacity, int maxCapacity);
/**
* Allocate a {@link CompositeByteBuf}.
* If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a {@link CompositeByteBuf} with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
* If it is a direct or heap buffer depends on the actual implementation.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeBuffer(int maxNumComponents);
/**
* Allocate a heap {@link CompositeByteBuf}.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeHeapBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a heap {@link CompositeByteBuf} with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeHeapBuffer(int maxNumComponents);
/**
* Allocate a direct {@link CompositeByteBuf}.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeDirectBuffer();
/**
* Allocate a direct {@link CompositeByteBuf} with the given maximum number of components that can be stored in it.
*/
CompositeByteBuf compositeDirectBuffer(int maxNumComponents);
}