BufferProvider (driver-core 4.2.3-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

Stream
```
public interface BufferProvider
```
A provider of instances of ByteBuf.

Since:

3.0

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  ByteBuf getBuffer(int size)
  Gets a buffer with the givens capacity.

- Method Detail
  - getBuffer
```
ByteBuf getBuffer(int size)
```
    Gets a buffer with the givens capacity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - the size required for the buffer
    
    Returns:
    
    a ByteBuf with the given size, which is now owned by the caller and must be released.