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 * Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
 *
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 * version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
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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 {

    ByteBufAllocator DEFAULT = ByteBufUtil.DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR;

    /**
     * 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);

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if direct {@link ByteBuf}'s are pooled
     */
    boolean isDirectBufferPooled();
}
