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package org.xnio.channels;

import java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel;
import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.xnio.ChannelListener;

/**
 * A stream sink channel.  This type of channel is a writable destination for bytes.
 */
public interface StreamSinkChannel extends WritableByteChannel, GatheringByteChannel, SuspendableWriteChannel {

    /**
     * Transfer bytes into this channel from the given file.  Using this method in preference to {@link FileChannel#transferTo(long, long, WritableByteChannel)}
     * may provide a performance advantage on some platforms.
     *
     * @param src the file to read from
     * @param position the position within the file from which the transfer is to begin
     * @param count the number of bytes to be transferred
     * @return the number of bytes (possibly 0) that were actually transferred
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    long transferFrom(FileChannel src, long position, long count) throws IOException;

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter getWriteSetter();

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    ChannelListener.Setter getCloseSetter();
}