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package org.infinispan.marshall;
/**
* Buffer size predictor
*
* @author Galder Zamarreño
* @since 5.0
*/
public interface BufferSizePredictor {
/**
* Provide the next buffer size taking in account
* the object to store in the buffer.
*
* @param obj instance that will be stored in the buffer
* @return int representing the next predicted buffer size
*/
int nextSize(Object obj);
/**
* Record the size of the of data in the last buffer used.
*
* @param previousSize int representing the size of the last
* object buffered.
*/
void recordSize(int previousSize);
}