Allocation.java

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package com.google.android.exoplayer.upstream;

/**
 * An {@link Allocation}, defined to consist of a set of fragments of underlying byte arrays.
 * <p>
 * The byte arrays in which the fragments are located are obtained by {@link #getBuffers}. For
 * each, the offset and length of the fragment within the byte array are obtained using
 * {@link #getFragmentOffset} and {@link #getFragmentLength} respectively.
 */
public interface Allocation {

  /**
   * Gets the buffers in which the fragments are allocated.
   *
   * @return The buffers in which the fragments are allocated.
   */
  public byte[][] getBuffers();

  /**
   * The offset of the fragment in the buffer at the specified index.
   *
   * @param index The index of the buffer.
   * @return The offset of the fragment in the buffer.
   */
  public int getFragmentOffset(int index);

  /**
   * The length of the fragment in the buffer at the specified index.
   *
   * @param index The index of the buffer.
   * @return The length of the fragment in the buffer.
   */
  public int getFragmentLength(int index);

  /**
   * Releases the allocation.
   */
  public void release();

}