ByteBufferAllocator.java

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package com.ok2c.lightnio.buffer;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Abstract interface to allocate {@link ByteBuffer} instances.
 */
public interface ByteBufferAllocator {

    /**
     * Allocates {@link ByteBuffer} of the given size.
     *
     * @param size the size of the buffer.
     * @return byte buffer.
     */
    ByteBuffer allocate(int size);

}