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See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations * under the License. */ package io.netty.buffer; import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.OutputStream; import java.nio.ByteBuffer; import java.nio.ByteOrder; import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel; import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel; import java.nio.charset.Charset; import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException; /** * A random and sequential accessible sequence of zero or more bytes (octets). * This interface provides an abstract view for one or more primitive byte * arrays ({@code byte[]}) and {@linkplain ByteBuffer NIO buffers}. * * <h3>Creation of a buffer</h3> * * It is recommended to create a new buffer using the helper methods in * {@link Unpooled} rather than calling an individual implementation's * constructor. * * <h3>Random Access Indexing</h3> * * Just like an ordinary primitive byte array, {@link ByteBuf} uses * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-based_numbering">zero-based indexing</a>. * It means the index of the first byte is always {@code 0} and the index of the last byte is * always {@link #capacity() capacity - 1}. For example, to iterate all bytes of a buffer, you * can do the following, regardless of its internal implementation: * * <pre> * {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...; * for (int i = 0; i < buffer.capacity(); i ++) { * byte b = buffer.getByte(i); * System.out.println((char) b); * } * </pre> * * <h3>Sequential Access Indexing</h3> * * {@link ByteBuf} provides two pointer variables to support sequential * read and write operations - {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} for a read * operation and {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} for a write operation * respectively. The following diagram shows how a buffer is segmented into * three areas by the two pointers: * * <pre> * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes | * | | (CONTENT) | | * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | | | | * 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity * </pre> * * <h4>Readable bytes (the actual content)</h4> * * This segment is where the actual data is stored. Any operation whose name * starts with {@code read} or {@code skip} will get or skip the data at the * current {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and increase it by the number of * read bytes. If the argument of the read operation is also a * {@link ByteBuf} and no destination index is specified, the specified * buffer's {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is increased together. * <p> * If there's not enough content left, {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} is * raised. The default value of newly allocated, wrapped or copied buffer's * {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} is {@code 0}. * * <pre> * // Iterates the readable bytes of a buffer. * {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...; * while (buffer.readable()) { * System.out.println(buffer.readByte()); * } * </pre> * * <h4>Writable bytes</h4> * * This segment is a undefined space which needs to be filled. Any operation * whose name ends with {@code write} will write the data at the current * {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} and increase it by the number of written * bytes. If the argument of the write operation is also a {@link ByteBuf}, * and no source index is specified, the specified buffer's * {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} is increased together. * <p> * If there's not enough writable bytes left, {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} * is raised. The default value of newly allocated buffer's * {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is {@code 0}. The default value of * wrapped or copied buffer's {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} is the * {@link #capacity() capacity} of the buffer. * * <pre> * // Fills the writable bytes of a buffer with random integers. * {@link ByteBuf} buffer = ...; * while (buffer.maxWritableBytes() >= 4) { * buffer.writeInt(random.nextInt()); * } * </pre> * * <h4>Discardable bytes</h4> * * This segment contains the bytes which were read already by a read operation. * Initially, the size of this segment is {@code 0}, but its size increases up * to the {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} as read operations are executed. * The read bytes can be discarded by calling {@link #discardReadBytes()} to * reclaim unused area as depicted by the following diagram: * * <pre> * BEFORE discardReadBytes() * * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes | * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | | | | * 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity * * * AFTER discardReadBytes() * * +------------------+--------------------------------------+ * | readable bytes | writable bytes (got more space) | * +------------------+--------------------------------------+ * | | | * readerIndex (0) <= writerIndex (decreased) <= capacity * </pre> * * Please note that there is no guarantee about the content of writable bytes * after calling {@link #discardReadBytes()}. The writable bytes will not be * moved in most cases and could even be filled with completely different data * depending on the underlying buffer implementation. * * <h4>Clearing the buffer indexes</h4> * * You can set both {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and * {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} to {@code 0} by calling {@link #clear()}. * It does not clear the buffer content (e.g. filling with {@code 0}) but just * clears the two pointers. Please also note that the semantic of this * operation is different from {@link ByteBuffer#clear()}. * * <pre> * BEFORE clear() * * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | discardable bytes | readable bytes | writable bytes | * +-------------------+------------------+------------------+ * | | | | * 0 <= readerIndex <= writerIndex <= capacity * * * AFTER clear() * * +---------------------------------------------------------+ * | writable bytes (got more space) | * +---------------------------------------------------------+ * | | * 0 = readerIndex = writerIndex <= capacity * </pre> * * <h3>Search operations</h3> * * For simple single-byte searches, use {@link #indexOf(int, int, byte)} and {@link #bytesBefore(int, int, byte)}. * {@link #bytesBefore(byte)} is especially useful when you deal with a {@code NUL}-terminated string. * For complicated searches, use {@link #forEachByte(int, int, ByteBufProcessor)} with a {@link ByteBufProcessor} * implementation. * * <h3>Mark and reset</h3> * * There are two marker indexes in every buffer. One is for storing * {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex} and the other is for storing * {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex}. You can always reposition one of the * two indexes by calling a reset method. It works in a similar fashion to * the mark and reset methods in {@link InputStream} except that there's no * {@code readlimit}. * * <h3>Derived buffers</h3> * * You can create a view of an existing buffer by calling either * {@link #duplicate()}, {@link #slice()} or {@link #slice(int, int)}. * A derived buffer will have an independent {@link #readerIndex() readerIndex}, * {@link #writerIndex() writerIndex} and marker indexes, while it shares * other internal data representation, just like a NIO buffer does. * <p> * In case a completely fresh copy of an existing buffer is required, please * call {@link #copy()} method instead. * * <h3>Conversion to existing JDK types</h3> * * <h4>Byte array</h4> * * If a {@link ByteBuf} is backed by a byte array (i.e. {@code byte[]}), * you can access it directly via the {@link #array()} method. To determine * if a buffer is backed by a byte array, {@link #hasArray()} should be used. * * <h4>NIO Buffers</h4> * * If a {@link ByteBuf} can be converted into an NIO {@link ByteBuffer} which shares its * content (i.e. view buffer), you can get it via the {@link #nioBuffer()} method. To determine * if a buffer can be converted into an NIO buffer, use {@link #nioBufferCount()}. * * <h4>Strings</h4> * * Various {@link #toString(Charset)} methods convert a {@link ByteBuf} * into a {@link String}. Please note that {@link #toString()} is not a * conversion method. * * <h4>I/O Streams</h4> * * Please refer to {@link ByteBufInputStream} and * {@link ByteBufOutputStream}. */ @SuppressWarnings("ClassMayBeInterface") public abstract class ByteBuf implements ReferenceCounted, Comparable<ByteBuf> { /** * Returns the number of bytes (octets) this buffer can contain. */ public abstract int capacity(); /** * Adjusts the capacity of this buffer. If the {@code newCapacity} is less than the current * capacity, the content of this buffer is truncated. If the {@code newCapacity} is greater * than the current capacity, the buffer is appended with unspecified data whose length is * {@code (newCapacity - currentCapacity)}. */ public abstract ByteBuf capacity(int newCapacity); /** * Returns the maximum allowed capacity of this buffer. If a user attempts to increase the * capacity of this buffer beyond the maximum capacity using {@link #capacity(int)} or * {@link #ensureWritable(int)}, those methods will raise an * {@link IllegalArgumentException}. */ public abstract int maxCapacity(); /** * Returns the {@link ByteBufAllocator} which created this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBufAllocator alloc(); /** * Returns the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness">endianness</a> * of this buffer. */ public abstract ByteOrder order(); /** * Returns a buffer with the specified {@code endianness} which shares the whole region, * indexes, and marks of this buffer. Modifying the content, the indexes, or the marks of the * returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content, indexes, and marks. If the * specified {@code endianness} is identical to this buffer's byte order, this method can * return {@code this}. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} * of this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf order(ByteOrder endianness); /** * Return the underlying buffer instance if this buffer is a wrapper of another buffer. * * @return {@code null} if this buffer is not a wrapper */ public abstract ByteBuf unwrap(); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer is backed by an * NIO direct buffer. */ public abstract boolean isDirect(); /** * Returns the {@code readerIndex} of this buffer. */ public abstract int readerIndex(); /** * Sets the {@code readerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code readerIndex} is * less than {@code 0} or * greater than {@code this.writerIndex} */ public abstract ByteBuf readerIndex(int readerIndex); /** * Returns the {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. */ public abstract int writerIndex(); /** * Sets the {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code writerIndex} is * less than {@code this.readerIndex} or * greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf writerIndex(int writerIndex); /** * Sets the {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} of this buffer * in one shot. This method is useful when you have to worry about the * invocation order of {@link #readerIndex(int)} and {@link #writerIndex(int)} * methods. For example, the following code will fail: * * <pre> * // Create a buffer whose readerIndex, writerIndex and capacity are * // 0, 0 and 8 respectively. * {@link ByteBuf} buf = {@link Unpooled}.buffer(8); * * // IndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown because the specified * // readerIndex (2) cannot be greater than the current writerIndex (0). * buf.readerIndex(2); * buf.writerIndex(4); * </pre> * * The following code will also fail: * * <pre> * // Create a buffer whose readerIndex, writerIndex and capacity are * // 0, 8 and 8 respectively. * {@link ByteBuf} buf = {@link Unpooled}.wrappedBuffer(new byte[8]); * * // readerIndex becomes 8. * buf.readLong(); * * // IndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown because the specified * // writerIndex (4) cannot be less than the current readerIndex (8). * buf.writerIndex(4); * buf.readerIndex(2); * </pre> * * By contrast, this method guarantees that it never * throws an {@link IndexOutOfBoundsException} as long as the specified * indexes meet basic constraints, regardless what the current index * values of the buffer are: * * <pre> * // No matter what the current state of the buffer is, the following * // call always succeeds as long as the capacity of the buffer is not * // less than 4. * buf.setIndex(2, 4); * </pre> * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code readerIndex} is less than 0, * if the specified {@code writerIndex} is less than the specified * {@code readerIndex} or if the specified {@code writerIndex} is * greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setIndex(int readerIndex, int writerIndex); /** * Returns the number of readable bytes which is equal to * {@code (this.writerIndex - this.readerIndex)}. */ public abstract int readableBytes(); /** * Returns the number of writable bytes which is equal to * {@code (this.capacity - this.writerIndex)}. */ public abstract int writableBytes(); /** * Returns the maximum possible number of writable bytes, which is equal to * {@code (this.maxCapacity - this.writerIndex)}. */ public abstract int maxWritableBytes(); /** * Returns {@code true} * if and only if {@code (this.writerIndex - this.readerIndex)} is greater * than {@code 0}. */ public abstract boolean isReadable(); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer contains equal to or more than the specified number of elements. */ public abstract boolean isReadable(int size); /** * Returns {@code true} * if and only if {@code (this.capacity - this.writerIndex)} is greater * than {@code 0}. */ public abstract boolean isWritable(); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has enough room to allow writing the specified number of * elements. */ public abstract boolean isWritable(int size); /** * Sets the {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} of this buffer to * {@code 0}. * This method is identical to {@link #setIndex(int, int) setIndex(0, 0)}. * <p> * Please note that the behavior of this method is different * from that of NIO buffer, which sets the {@code limit} to * the {@code capacity} of the buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf clear(); /** * Marks the current {@code readerIndex} in this buffer. You can * reposition the current {@code readerIndex} to the marked * {@code readerIndex} by calling {@link #resetReaderIndex()}. * The initial value of the marked {@code readerIndex} is {@code 0}. */ public abstract ByteBuf markReaderIndex(); /** * Repositions the current {@code readerIndex} to the marked * {@code readerIndex} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the current {@code writerIndex} is less than the marked * {@code readerIndex} */ public abstract ByteBuf resetReaderIndex(); /** * Marks the current {@code writerIndex} in this buffer. You can * reposition the current {@code writerIndex} to the marked * {@code writerIndex} by calling {@link #resetWriterIndex()}. * The initial value of the marked {@code writerIndex} is {@code 0}. */ public abstract ByteBuf markWriterIndex(); /** * Repositions the current {@code writerIndex} to the marked * {@code writerIndex} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the current {@code readerIndex} is greater than the marked * {@code writerIndex} */ public abstract ByteBuf resetWriterIndex(); /** * Discards the bytes between the 0th index and {@code readerIndex}. * It moves the bytes between {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} * to the 0th index, and sets {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} * to {@code 0} and {@code oldWriterIndex - oldReaderIndex} respectively. * <p> * Please refer to the class documentation for more detailed explanation. */ public abstract ByteBuf discardReadBytes(); /** * Similar to {@link ByteBuf#discardReadBytes()} except that this method might discard * some, all, or none of read bytes depending on its internal implementation to reduce * overall memory bandwidth consumption at the cost of potentially additional memory * consumption. */ public abstract ByteBuf discardSomeReadBytes(); /** * Makes sure the number of {@linkplain #writableBytes() the writable bytes} * is equal to or greater than the specified value. If there is enough * writable bytes in this buffer, this method returns with no side effect. * Otherwise, it raises an {@link IllegalArgumentException}. * * @param minWritableBytes * the expected minimum number of writable bytes * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@link #writerIndex()} + {@code minWritableBytes} > {@link #maxCapacity()} */ public abstract ByteBuf ensureWritable(int minWritableBytes); /** * Tries to make sure the number of {@linkplain #writableBytes() the writable bytes} * is equal to or greater than the specified value. Unlike {@link #ensureWritable(int)}, * this method does not raise an exception but returns a code. * * @param minWritableBytes * the expected minimum number of writable bytes * @param force * When {@link #writerIndex()} + {@code minWritableBytes} > {@link #maxCapacity()}: * <ul> * <li>{@code true} - the capacity of the buffer is expanded to {@link #maxCapacity()}</li> * <li>{@code false} - the capacity of the buffer is unchanged</li> * </ul> * @return {@code 0} if the buffer has enough writable bytes, and its capacity is unchanged. * {@code 1} if the buffer does not have enough bytes, and its capacity is unchanged. * {@code 2} if the buffer has enough writable bytes, and its capacity has been increased. * {@code 3} if the buffer does not have enough bytes, but its capacity has been * increased to its maximum. */ public abstract int ensureWritable(int minWritableBytes, boolean force); /** * Gets a boolean at the specified absolute (@code index) in this buffer. * This method does not modify the {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} * of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract boolean getBoolean(int index); /** * Gets a byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract byte getByte(int index); /** * Gets an unsigned byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this * buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract short getUnsignedByte(int index); /** * Gets a 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in * this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract short getShort(int index); /** * Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify * {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract int getUnsignedShort(int index); /** * Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in * this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract int getMedium(int index); /** * Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify * {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract int getUnsignedMedium(int index); /** * Gets a 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in * this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract int getInt(int index); /** * Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the specified absolute {@code index} * in this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract long getUnsignedInt(int index); /** * Gets a 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute {@code index} in * this buffer. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract long getLong(int index); /** * Gets a 2-byte UTF-16 character at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify * {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract char getChar(int index); /** * Gets a 32-bit floating point number at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify * {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract float getFloat(int index); /** * Gets a 64-bit floating point number at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. This method does not modify * {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract double getDouble(int index); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index} until the destination becomes * non-writable. This method is basically same with * {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this * method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the * number of the transferred bytes while * {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}). * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + dst.writableBytes} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. This method is basically same * with {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this * method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the * number of the transferred bytes while * {@link #getBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}). * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code length} is greater than {@code dst.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} * of both the source (i.e. {@code this}) and the destination. * * @param dstIndex the first index of the destination * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than * {@code dst.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuf dst, int dstIndex, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + dst.length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, byte[] dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} * of this buffer. * * @param dstIndex the first index of the destination * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than * {@code dst.length} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, byte[] dst, int dstIndex, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the specified absolute {@code index} until the destination's position * reaches its limit. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer while the destination's {@code position} will be increased. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + dst.remaining()} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, ByteBuffer dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the * specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} * @throws IOException * if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract ByteBuf getBytes(int index, OutputStream out, int length) throws IOException; /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified channel starting at the * specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} * @throws IOException * if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int getBytes(int index, GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException; /** * Sets the specified boolean at the specified absolute {@code index} in this * buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBoolean(int index, boolean value); /** * Sets the specified byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this * buffer. The 24 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 1} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setByte(int index, int value); /** * Sets the specified 16-bit short integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified * value are ignored. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setShort(int index, int value); /** * Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. Please note that the most significant * byte is ignored in the specified value. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 3} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setMedium(int index, int value); /** * Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setInt(int index, int value); /** * Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setLong(int index, long value); /** * Sets the specified 2-byte UTF-16 character at the specified absolute * {@code index} in this buffer. * The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 2} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setChar(int index, int value); /** * Sets the specified 32-bit floating-point number at the specified * absolute {@code index} in this buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 4} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setFloat(int index, float value); /** * Sets the specified 64-bit floating-point number at the specified * absolute {@code index} in this buffer. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * {@code index + 8} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setDouble(int index, double value); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index} until the source buffer becomes * unreadable. This method is basically same with * {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this * method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by * the number of the transferred bytes while * {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}). * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + src.readableBytes} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. This method is basically same * with {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this * method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by * the number of the transferred bytes while * {@link #setBytes(int, ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * the source buffer (i.e. {@code this}). * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code length} is greater than {@code src.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} * of both the source (i.e. {@code this}) and the destination. * * @param srcIndex the first index of the source * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than * {@code src.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuf src, int srcIndex, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + src.length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, byte[] src); /** * Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0}, * if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code index + length} is greater than * {@code this.capacity}, or * if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than {@code src.length} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, byte[] src, int srcIndex, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the specified absolute {@code index} until the source buffer's position * reaches its limit. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + src.remaining()} is greater than * {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setBytes(int index, ByteBuffer src); /** * Transfers the content of the specified source stream to this buffer * starting at the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel. * {@code -1} if the specified channel is closed. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity} * @throws IOException * if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int setBytes(int index, InputStream in, int length) throws IOException; /** * Transfers the content of the specified source channel to this buffer * starting at the specified absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel. * {@code -1} if the specified channel is closed. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity} * @throws IOException * if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int setBytes(int index, ScatteringByteChannel in, int length) throws IOException; /** * Fills this buffer with <tt>NUL (0x00)</tt> starting at the specified * absolute {@code index}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @param length the number of <tt>NUL</tt>s to write to the buffer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code index} is less than {@code 0} or * if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf setZero(int index, int length); /** * Gets a boolean at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases * the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1} */ public abstract boolean readBoolean(); /** * Gets a byte at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases * the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1} */ public abstract byte readByte(); /** * Gets an unsigned byte at the current {@code readerIndex} and increases * the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 1} */ public abstract short readUnsignedByte(); /** * Gets a 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2} */ public abstract short readShort(); /** * Gets an unsigned 16-bit short integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2} */ public abstract int readUnsignedShort(); /** * Gets a 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 3} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3} */ public abstract int readMedium(); /** * Gets an unsigned 24-bit medium integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 3} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 3} */ public abstract int readUnsignedMedium(); /** * Gets a 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4} */ public abstract int readInt(); /** * Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4} */ public abstract long readUnsignedInt(); /** * Gets a 64-bit integer at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 8} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 8} */ public abstract long readLong(); /** * Gets a 2-byte UTF-16 character at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 2} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 2} */ public abstract char readChar(); /** * Gets a 32-bit floating point number at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 4} */ public abstract float readFloat(); /** * Gets a 64-bit floating point number at the current {@code readerIndex} * and increases the {@code readerIndex} by {@code 8} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.readableBytes} is less than {@code 8} */ public abstract double readDouble(); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to a newly created buffer starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). * The returned buffer's {@code readerIndex} and {@code writerIndex} are * {@code 0} and {@code length} respectively. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @return the newly created buffer which contains the transferred bytes * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(int length); /** * Returns a new slice of this buffer's sub-region starting at the current * {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the size * of the new slice (= {@code length}). * * @param length the size of the new slice * * @return the newly created slice * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readSlice(int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} until the destination becomes * non-writable, and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the number of the * transferred bytes. This method is basically same with * {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this method * increases the {@code writerIndex} of the destination by the number of * the transferred bytes while {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} * does not. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code dst.writableBytes} is greater than * {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). This method * is basically same with {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, * except that this method increases the {@code writerIndex} of the * destination by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}) * while {@link #readBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} or * if {@code length} is greater than {@code dst.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). * * @param dstIndex the first index of the destination * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}, or * if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than * {@code dst.capacity} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuf dst, int dstIndex, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code dst.length}). * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code dst.length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(byte[] dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} and increases the {@code readerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). * * @param dstIndex the first index of the destination * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code dstIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes}, or * if {@code dstIndex + length} is greater than {@code dst.length} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(byte[] dst, int dstIndex, int length); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified destination starting at * the current {@code readerIndex} until the destination's position * reaches its limit, and increases the {@code readerIndex} by the * number of the transferred bytes. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code dst.remaining()} is greater than * {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(ByteBuffer dst); /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the * current {@code readerIndex}. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} * @throws IOException * if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract ByteBuf readBytes(OutputStream out, int length) throws IOException; /** * Transfers this buffer's data to the specified stream starting at the * current {@code readerIndex}. * * @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes written out to the specified channel * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} * @throws IOException * if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int readBytes(GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException; /** * Increases the current {@code readerIndex} by the specified * {@code length} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf skipBytes(int length); /** * Sets the specified boolean at the current {@code writerIndex} * and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 1} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBoolean(boolean value); /** * Sets the specified byte at the current {@code writerIndex} * and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 1} in this buffer. * The 24 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 1} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeByte(int value); /** * Sets the specified 16-bit short integer at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 2} * in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 2} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeShort(int value); /** * Sets the specified 24-bit medium integer at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 3} * in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 3} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeMedium(int value); /** * Sets the specified 32-bit integer at the current {@code writerIndex} * and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 4} in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 4} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeInt(int value); /** * Sets the specified 64-bit long integer at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 8} * in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 8} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeLong(long value); /** * Sets the specified 2-byte UTF-16 character at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 2} * in this buffer. The 16 high-order bits of the specified value are ignored. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 2} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeChar(int value); /** * Sets the specified 32-bit floating point number at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 4} * in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 4} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeFloat(float value); /** * Sets the specified 64-bit floating point number at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by {@code 8} * in this buffer. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code this.writableBytes} is less than {@code 8} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeDouble(double value); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} until the source buffer becomes * unreadable, and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the number of * the transferred bytes. This method is basically same with * {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, except that this method * increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source buffer by the number of * the transferred bytes while {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} * does not. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code src.readableBytes} is greater than * {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). This method * is basically same with {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)}, * except that this method increases the {@code readerIndex} of the source * buffer by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}) while * {@link #writeBytes(ByteBuf, int, int)} does not. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} or * if {@code length} is greater then {@code src.readableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). * * @param srcIndex the first index of the source * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than * {@code src.capacity}, or * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuf src, int srcIndex, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code src.length}). * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code src.length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(byte[] src); /** * Transfers the specified source array's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} * by the number of the transferred bytes (= {@code length}). * * @param srcIndex the first index of the source * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if the specified {@code srcIndex} is less than {@code 0}, * if {@code srcIndex + length} is greater than * {@code src.length}, or * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(byte[] src, int srcIndex, int length); /** * Transfers the specified source buffer's data to this buffer starting at * the current {@code writerIndex} until the source buffer's position * reaches its limit, and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the * number of the transferred bytes. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code src.remaining()} is greater than * {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeBytes(ByteBuffer src); /** * Transfers the content of the specified stream to this buffer * starting at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the * {@code writerIndex} by the number of the transferred bytes. * * @param length the number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified stream * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} * @throws IOException * if the specified stream threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int writeBytes(InputStream in, int length) throws IOException; /** * Transfers the content of the specified channel to this buffer * starting at the current {@code writerIndex} and increases the * {@code writerIndex} by the number of the transferred bytes. * * @param length the maximum number of bytes to transfer * * @return the actual number of bytes read in from the specified channel * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} * @throws IOException * if the specified channel threw an exception during I/O */ public abstract int writeBytes(ScatteringByteChannel in, int length) throws IOException; /** * Fills this buffer with <tt>NUL (0x00)</tt> starting at the current * {@code writerIndex} and increases the {@code writerIndex} by the * specified {@code length}. * * @param length the number of <tt>NUL</tt>s to write to the buffer * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.writableBytes} */ public abstract ByteBuf writeZero(int length); /** * Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this * buffer. The search takes place from the specified {@code fromIndex} * (inclusive) to the specified {@code toIndex} (exclusive). * <p> * If {@code fromIndex} is greater than {@code toIndex}, the search is * performed in a reversed order. * <p> * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @return the absolute index of the first occurrence if found. * {@code -1} otherwise. */ public abstract int indexOf(int fromIndex, int toIndex, byte value); /** * Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this * buffer. The search takes place from the current {@code readerIndex} * (inclusive) to the current {@code writerIndex} (exclusive). * <p> * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @return the number of bytes between the current {@code readerIndex} * and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise. */ public abstract int bytesBefore(byte value); /** * Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this * buffer. The search starts from the current {@code readerIndex} * (inclusive) and lasts for the specified {@code length}. * <p> * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @return the number of bytes between the current {@code readerIndex} * and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code length} is greater than {@code this.readableBytes} */ public abstract int bytesBefore(int length, byte value); /** * Locates the first occurrence of the specified {@code value} in this * buffer. The search starts from the specified {@code index} (inclusive) * and lasts for the specified {@code length}. * <p> * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @return the number of bytes between the specified {@code index} * and the first occurrence if found. {@code -1} otherwise. * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException * if {@code index + length} is greater than {@code this.capacity} */ public abstract int bytesBefore(int index, int length, byte value); /** * Iterates over the readable bytes of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in ascending order. * * @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the end of the readable bytes. * The last-visited index If the {@link ByteBufProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}. */ public abstract int forEachByte(ByteBufProcessor processor); /** * Iterates over the specified area of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in ascending order. * (i.e. {@code index}, {@code (index + 1)}, .. {@code (index + length - 1)}) * * @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the end of the specified area. * The last-visited index If the {@link ByteBufProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}. */ public abstract int forEachByte(int index, int length, ByteBufProcessor processor); /** * Iterates over the readable bytes of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in descending order. * * @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the beginning of the readable bytes. * The last-visited index If the {@link ByteBufProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}. */ public abstract int forEachByteDesc(ByteBufProcessor processor); /** * Iterates over the specified area of this buffer with the specified {@code processor} in descending order. * (i.e. {@code (index + length - 1)}, {@code (index + length - 2)}, ... {@code index}) * * * @return {@code -1} if the processor iterated to or beyond the beginning of the specified area. * The last-visited index If the {@link ByteBufProcessor#process(byte)} returned {@code false}. */ public abstract int forEachByteDesc(int index, int length, ByteBufProcessor processor); /** * Returns a copy of this buffer's readable bytes. Modifying the content * of the returned buffer or this buffer does not affect each other at all. * This method is identical to {@code buf.copy(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf copy(); /** * Returns a copy of this buffer's sub-region. Modifying the content of * the returned buffer or this buffer does not affect each other at all. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf copy(int index, int length); /** * Returns a slice of this buffer's readable bytes. Modifying the content * of the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content * while they maintain separate indexes and marks. This method is * identical to {@code buf.slice(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf slice(); /** * Returns a slice of this buffer's sub-region. Modifying the content of * the returned buffer or this buffer affects each other's content while * they maintain separate indexes and marks. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf slice(int index, int length); /** * Returns a buffer which shares the whole region of this buffer. * Modifying the content of the returned buffer or this buffer affects * each other's content while they maintain separate indexes and marks. * This method is identical to {@code buf.slice(0, buf.capacity())}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuf duplicate(); /** * Returns the maximum number of NIO {@link ByteBuffer}s that consist this buffer. Note that {@link #nioBuffers()} * or {@link #nioBuffers(int, int)} might return a less number of {@link ByteBuffer}s. * * @return {@code -1} if this buffer has no underlying {@link ByteBuffer}. * the number of the underlying {@link ByteBuffer}s if this buffer has at least one underlying * {@link ByteBuffer}. Note that this method does not return {@code 0} to avoid confusion. * * @see #nioBuffer() * @see #nioBuffer(int, int) * @see #nioBuffers() * @see #nioBuffers(int, int) */ public abstract int nioBufferCount(); /** * Exposes this buffer's readable bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}. The returned buffer * shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned * NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method is identical * to {@code buf.nioBuffer(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes())}. This method does not * modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the * returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic * buffer and it adjusted its capacity. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself * * @see #nioBufferCount() * @see #nioBuffers() * @see #nioBuffers(int, int) */ public abstract ByteBuffer nioBuffer(); /** * Exposes this buffer's sub-region as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}. The returned buffer * shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned * NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does not * modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the * returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic * buffer and it adjusted its capacity. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself * * @see #nioBufferCount() * @see #nioBuffers() * @see #nioBuffers(int, int) */ public abstract ByteBuffer nioBuffer(int index, int length); /** * Internal use only: Exposes the internal NIO buffer. */ public abstract ByteBuffer internalNioBuffer(int index, int length); /** * Exposes this buffer's readable bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}'s. The returned buffer * shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit of the returned * NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does not * modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the * returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic * buffer and it adjusted its capacity. * * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself * * @see #nioBufferCount() * @see #nioBuffer() * @see #nioBuffer(int, int) */ public abstract ByteBuffer[] nioBuffers(); /** * Exposes this buffer's bytes as an NIO {@link ByteBuffer}'s for the specified index and length * The returned buffer shares the content with this buffer, while changing the position and limit * of the returned NIO buffer does not affect the indexes and marks of this buffer. This method does * not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. Please note that the * returned NIO buffer will not see the changes of this buffer if this buffer is a dynamic * buffer and it adjusted its capacity. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if this buffer cannot create a {@link ByteBuffer} that shares the content with itself * * @see #nioBufferCount() * @see #nioBuffer() * @see #nioBuffer(int, int) */ public abstract ByteBuffer[] nioBuffers(int index, int length); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has a backing byte array. * If this method returns true, you can safely call {@link #array()} and * {@link #arrayOffset()}. */ public abstract boolean hasArray(); /** * Returns the backing byte array of this buffer. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if there no accessible backing byte array */ public abstract byte[] array(); /** * Returns the offset of the first byte within the backing byte array of * this buffer. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if there no accessible backing byte array */ public abstract int arrayOffset(); /** * Returns {@code true} if and only if this buffer has a reference to the low-level memory address that points * to the backing data. */ public abstract boolean hasMemoryAddress(); /** * Returns the low-level memory address that point to the first byte of ths backing data. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException * if this buffer does not support accessing the low-level memory address */ public abstract long memoryAddress(); /** * Decodes this buffer's readable bytes into a string with the specified * character set name. This method is identical to * {@code buf.toString(buf.readerIndex(), buf.readableBytes(), charsetName)}. * This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or {@code writerIndex} of * this buffer. * * @throws UnsupportedCharsetException * if the specified character set name is not supported by the * current VM */ public abstract String toString(Charset charset); /** * Decodes this buffer's sub-region into a string with the specified * character set. This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer. */ public abstract String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset); /** * Returns a hash code which was calculated from the content of this * buffer. If there's a byte array which is * {@linkplain #equals(Object) equal to} this array, both arrays should * return the same value. */ @Override public abstract int hashCode(); /** * Determines if the content of the specified buffer is identical to the * content of this array. 'Identical' here means: * <ul> * <li>the size of the contents of the two buffers are same and</li> * <li>every single byte of the content of the two buffers are same.</li> * </ul> * Please note that it does not compare {@link #readerIndex()} nor * {@link #writerIndex()}. This method also returns {@code false} for * {@code null} and an object which is not an instance of * {@link ByteBuf} type. */ @Override public abstract boolean equals(Object obj); /** * Compares the content of the specified buffer to the content of this * buffer. Comparison is performed in the same manner with the string * comparison functions of various languages such as {@code strcmp}, * {@code memcmp} and {@link String#compareTo(String)}. */ @Override public abstract int compareTo(ByteBuf buffer); /** * Returns the string representation of this buffer. This method does not * necessarily return the whole content of the buffer but returns * the values of the key properties such as {@link #readerIndex()}, * {@link #writerIndex()} and {@link #capacity()}. */ @Override public abstract String toString(); @Override public abstract ByteBuf retain(int increment); @Override public abstract ByteBuf retain(); }