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package org.eclipse.jetty.io;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * <p>A {@link ByteBuffer} pool.</p>
 * <p>Acquired buffers may be {@link #release(ByteBuffer) released} but they do not need to;
 * if they are released, they may be recycled and reused, otherwise they will be garbage
 * collected as usual.</p>
 */
public interface ByteBufferPool
{
    /**
     * <p>Requests a {@link ByteBuffer} of the given size.</p>
     * <p>The returned buffer may have a bigger capacity than the size being
     * requested but it will have the limit set to the given size.</p>
     *
     * @param size   the size of the buffer
     * @param direct whether the buffer must be direct or not
     * @return the requested buffer
     * @see #release(ByteBuffer)
     */
    public ByteBuffer acquire(int size, boolean direct);

    /**
     * <p>Returns a {@link ByteBuffer}, usually obtained with {@link #acquire(int, boolean)}
     * (but not necessarily), making it available for recycling and reuse.</p>
     *
     * @param buffer the buffer to return
     * @see #acquire(int, boolean)
     */
    public void release(ByteBuffer buffer);
}
