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      1 // Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
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     30 
     31 package com.google.protobuf;
     32 
     33 import java.io.IOException;
     34 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     35 
     36 /**
     37  * An output target for raw bytes. This interface provides semantics that support two types of
     38  * writing:
     39  *
     40  * <p/><b>Traditional write operations:</b>
     41  * (as defined by {@link java.io.OutputStream}) where the target method is responsible for either
     42  * copying the data or completing the write before returning from the method call.
     43  *
     44  * <p/><b>Lazy write operations:</b> where the caller guarantees that it will never modify the
     45  * provided buffer and it can therefore be considered immutable. The target method is free to
     46  * maintain a reference to the buffer beyond the scope of the method call (e.g. until the write
     47  * operation completes).
     48  */
     49 @ExperimentalApi
     50 public abstract class ByteOutput {
     51   /**
     52    * Writes a single byte.
     53    *
     54    * @param value the byte to be written
     55    * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurred while writing
     56    */
     57   public abstract void write(byte value) throws IOException;
     58 
     59   /**
     60    * Writes a sequence of bytes. The {@link ByteOutput} must copy {@code value} if it will
     61    * not be processed prior to the return of this method call, since {@code value} may be
     62    * reused/altered by the caller.
     63    *
     64    * <p>NOTE: This method <strong>MUST NOT</strong> modify the {@code value}. Doing so is a
     65    * programming error and will lead to data corruption which will be difficult to debug.
     66    *
     67    * @param value the bytes to be written
     68    * @param offset the offset of the start of the writable range
     69    * @param length the number of bytes to write starting from {@code offset}
     70    * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurred while writing
     71    */
     72   public abstract void write(byte[] value, int offset, int length) throws IOException;
     73 
     74   /**
     75    * Writes a sequence of bytes. The {@link ByteOutput} is free to retain a reference to the value
     76    * beyond the scope of this method call (e.g. write later) since it is considered immutable and is
     77    * guaranteed not to change by the caller.
     78    *
     79    * <p>NOTE: This method <strong>MUST NOT</strong> modify the {@code value}. Doing so is a
     80    * programming error and will lead to data corruption which will be difficult to debug.
     81    *
     82    * @param value the bytes to be written
     83    * @param offset the offset of the start of the writable range
     84    * @param length the number of bytes to write starting from {@code offset}
     85    * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurred while writing
     86    */
     87   public abstract void writeLazy(byte[] value, int offset, int length) throws IOException;
     88 
     89   /**
     90    * Writes a sequence of bytes. The {@link ByteOutput} must copy {@code value} if it will
     91    * not be processed prior to the return of this method call, since {@code value} may be
     92    * reused/altered by the caller.
     93    *
     94    * <p>NOTE: This method <strong>MUST NOT</strong> modify the {@code value}. Doing so is a
     95    * programming error and will lead to data corruption which will be difficult to debug.
     96    *
     97    * @param value the bytes to be written. Upon returning from this call, the {@code position} of
     98    * this buffer will be set to the {@code limit}
     99    * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurred while writing
    100    */
    101   public abstract void write(ByteBuffer value) throws IOException;
    102 
    103   /**
    104    * Writes a sequence of bytes. The {@link ByteOutput} is free to retain a reference to the value
    105    * beyond the scope of this method call (e.g. write later) since it is considered immutable and is
    106    * guaranteed not to change by the caller.
    107    *
    108    * <p>NOTE: This method <strong>MUST NOT</strong> modify the {@code value}. Doing so is a
    109    * programming error and will lead to data corruption which will be difficult to debug.
    110    *
    111    * @param value the bytes to be written. Upon returning from this call, the {@code position} of
    112    * this buffer will be set to the {@code limit}
    113    * @throws IOException thrown if an error occurred while writing
    114    */
    115   public abstract void writeLazy(ByteBuffer value) throws IOException;
    116 }
    117