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package org.apache.hadoop.fs;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.hadoop.classification.InterfaceStability;
/**
* Implementers of this interface provide a read API that writes to a
* ByteBuffer, not a byte[].
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Evolving
public interface ByteBufferReadable {
/**
* Reads up to buf.remaining() bytes into buf. Callers should use
* buf.limit(..) to control the size of the desired read.
*
* After a successful call, {@code buf.position()} will be advanced by the
* number of bytes read and {@code buf.limit()} will be unchanged.
*
* In the case of an exception, the state of the buffer (the contents of the
* buffer, the {@code buf.position()}, the {@code buf.limit()}, etc.) is
* undefined, and callers should be prepared to recover from this
* eventuality.
*
* Callers should use {@link StreamCapabilities#hasCapability(String)} with
* {@link StreamCapabilities#READBYTEBUFFER} to check if the underlying
* stream supports this interface, otherwise they might get a
* {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
*
* Implementations should treat 0-length requests as legitimate, and must not
* signal an error upon their receipt.
*
* @param buf
* the ByteBuffer to receive the results of the read operation.
* @return the number of bytes read, possibly zero, or -1 if
* reach end-of-stream
* @throws IOException
* if there is some error performing the read
*/
public int read(ByteBuffer buf) throws IOException;
}