1 //======================================================================== 2 //$Id: Buffers.java,v 1.1 2005/10/05 14:09:25 janb Exp $ 3 //Copyright 2004-2005 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd. 4 //------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 //Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 6 //you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 7 //You may obtain a copy of the License at 8 //http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 //Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 10 //distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 11 //WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 12 //See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 13 //limitations under the License. 14 //======================================================================== 15 16 package org.mortbay.io; 17 18 19 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */ 20 /** BufferSource. 21 * Represents a pool or other source of buffers and abstracts the creation 22 * of specific types of buffers (eg NIO). The concept of big and little buffers 23 * is supported, but these terms have no absolute meaning and must be determined by context. 24 * 25 * @author gregw 26 * 27 */ 28 public interface Buffers 29 { 30 public Buffer getBuffer(int size); 31 public void returnBuffer(Buffer buffer); 32 }