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package org.apache.spark.network.buffer;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * This interface provides an immutable view for data in the form of bytes. The implementation
 * should specify how the data is provided:
 *
 * - {@link FileSegmentManagedBuffer}: data backed by part of a file
 * - {@link NioManagedBuffer}: data backed by a NIO ByteBuffer
 * - {@link NettyManagedBuffer}: data backed by a Netty ByteBuf
 *
 * The concrete buffer implementation might be managed outside the JVM garbage collector.
 * For example, in the case of {@link NettyManagedBuffer}, the buffers are reference counted.
 * In that case, if the buffer is going to be passed around to a different thread, retain/release
 * should be called.
 */
public abstract class ManagedBuffer {

  /** Number of bytes of the data. */
  public abstract long size();

  /**
   * Exposes this buffer's data as an NIO ByteBuffer. Changing the position and limit of the
   * returned ByteBuffer should not affect the content of this buffer.
   */
  // TODO: Deprecate this, usage may require expensive memory mapping or allocation.
  public abstract ByteBuffer nioByteBuffer() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Exposes this buffer's data as an InputStream. The underlying implementation does not
   * necessarily check for the length of bytes read, so the caller is responsible for making sure
   * it does not go over the limit.
   */
  public abstract InputStream createInputStream() throws IOException;

  /**
   * Increment the reference count by one if applicable.
   */
  public abstract ManagedBuffer retain();

  /**
   * If applicable, decrement the reference count by one and deallocates the buffer if the
   * reference count reaches zero.
   */
  public abstract ManagedBuffer release();

  /**
   * Convert the buffer into an Netty object, used to write the data out.
   */
  public abstract Object convertToNetty() throws IOException;
}
