gremlin-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tinkerpop/gremlin/structure/io/BufferFactory.java

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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.io;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Represents a factory to create {@link Buffer} instances from {@link T} instances.
 */
public interface BufferFactory<T> {

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link Buffer} given a {@link T} instance.
     * @param value
     * @return
     */
    Buffer create(final T value);

    /**
     * Wraps a NIO buffer.
     */
    Buffer wrap(final ByteBuffer value);
}