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package io.netty.handler.codec.http2;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
import io.netty.util.internal.UnstableApi;

/**
 * Interface that defines an object capable of producing HTTP/2 data frames.
 */
@UnstableApi
public interface Http2DataWriter {
    /**
     * Writes a {@code DATA} frame to the remote endpoint. This will result in one or more
     * frames being written to the context.
     *
     * @param ctx the context to use for writing.
     * @param streamId the stream for which to send the frame.
     * @param data the payload of the frame. This will be released by this method.
     * @param padding additional bytes that should be added to obscure the true content size. Must be between 0 and
     *                256 (inclusive). A 1 byte padding is encoded as just the pad length field with value 0.
     *                A 256 byte padding is encoded as the pad length field with value 255 and 255 padding bytes
     *                appended to the end of the frame.
     * @param endStream indicates if this is the last frame to be sent for the stream.
     * @param promise the promise for the write.
     * @return the future for the write.
     */
    ChannelFuture writeData(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int streamId,
            ByteBuf data, int padding, boolean endStream, ChannelPromise promise);
}