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package org.eclipse.jgit.lib;


/**
 * Base class for a set of loaders for different representations of Git objects.
 * New loaders are constructed for every object.
 */
public abstract class ObjectLoader {
	/**
	 * @return Git in pack object type, see {@link Constants}.
	 */
	public abstract int getType();

	/**
	 * @return size of object in bytes
	 */
	public abstract long getSize();

	/**
	 * Obtain a copy of the bytes of this object.
	 * <p>
	 * Unlike {@link #getCachedBytes()} this method returns an array that might
	 * be modified by the caller.
	 *
	 * @return the bytes of this object.
	 */
	public final byte[] getBytes() {
		final byte[] data = getCachedBytes();
		final byte[] copy = new byte[data.length];
		System.arraycopy(data, 0, copy, 0, data.length);
		return copy;
	}

	/**
	 * Obtain a reference to the (possibly cached) bytes of this object.
	 * <p>
	 * This method offers direct access to the internal caches, potentially
	 * saving on data copies between the internal cache and higher level code.
	 * Callers who receive this reference <b>must not</b> modify its contents.
	 * Changes (if made) will affect the cache but not the repository itself.
	 *
	 * @return the cached bytes of this object. Do not modify it.
	 */
	public abstract byte[] getCachedBytes();

	/**
	 * @return raw object type from object header, as stored in storage (pack,
	 *         loose file). This may be different from {@link #getType()} result
	 *         for packs (see {@link Constants}).
	 */
	public abstract int getRawType();

	/**
	 * @return raw size of object from object header (pack, loose file).
	 *         Interpretation of this value depends on {@link #getRawType()}.
	 */
	public abstract long getRawSize();
}