org.objectweb.jonathan.resources.api
Interface ChunkFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

JChunkFactory, SimpleChunkFactory

public interface ChunkFactory

A chunk factory builds chunks, possibly implementing a specific chunk management policy.

Method Summary

Chunk	newChunk() Returns a chunk.
Chunk	newChunk(int size) Returns a chunk whose associated array of bytes is (at least) of size size.

Method Detail

newChunk

public Chunk newChunk()

Returns a chunk. The offset and top of this chunk are 0.

Returns:

a chunk.

newChunk

public Chunk newChunk(int size)

Returns a chunk whose associated array of bytes is (at least) of size size. Its offset and top are always 0.

Parameters:

size - the size of the expected chunk.

Returns:

a chunk.