netty5/buffer/src/main/java/io/netty5/buffer/api/AllocatorControl.java

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/*
* Copyright 2021 The Netty Project
*
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* version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
* with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
*
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*
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package io.netty5.buffer.api;
import io.netty5.util.internal.UnstableApi;
/**
* Methods for accessing and controlling the internals of an allocator.
* This interface is intended to be used by implementors of the {@link BufferAllocator}, {@link Buffer} and
* {@link MemoryManager} interfaces.
*
* @apiNote This interface is public because it is a necessary integration point to separate allocators from concrete
* buffer implementations. The API is {@linkplain UnstableApi unstable} because Netty's own allocators are the primary
* customer of this API, and backwards compatibility at this level should not prevent us from evolving it.
*/
@UnstableApi
public interface AllocatorControl {
/**
* Allocates a buffer that is not tethered to any particular {@link Buffer} object,
* and return the recoverable memory object from it.
* <p>
* This allows a buffer to implement {@link Buffer#ensureWritable(int)} by having new memory allocated to it,
* without that memory being attached to some other lifetime.
*
* @param originator The buffer that originated the request for an untethered memory allocated.
* @param size The size of the requested memory allocation, in bytes.
* @return A {@link UntetheredMemory} object that is the requested allocation.
*/
UntetheredMemory allocateUntethered(Buffer originator, int size);
/**
* Memory that isn't attached to any particular buffer.
*/
interface UntetheredMemory {
/**
* Produces the recoverable memory object associated with this piece of untethered memory.
* @implNote This method should only be called once, since it might be expensive.
*/
<Memory> Memory memory();
/**
* Produces the drop instance associated with this piece of untethered memory.
* @implNote This method should only be called once, since it might be expensive, or interact with Cleaners.
*/
<BufferType extends Buffer> Drop<BufferType> drop();
}
}