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//$Id: Buffers.java,v 1.1 2005/10/05 14:09:25 janb Exp $
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package org.mortbay.io;
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/** BufferSource.
* Represents a pool or other source of buffers and abstracts the creation
* of specific types of buffers (eg NIO). The concept of big and little buffers
* is supported, but these terms have no absolute meaning and must be determined by context.
*
* @author gregw
*
*/
public interface Buffers
{
public Buffer getBuffer(int size);
public void returnBuffer(Buffer buffer);
}