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package org.apache.cassandra.utils;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

public abstract class Allocator
{
    /**
     * Allocate a slice of the given length.
     */
    public ByteBuffer clone(ByteBuffer buffer)
    {
        assert buffer != null;
        ByteBuffer cloned = allocate(buffer.remaining());

        cloned.mark();
        cloned.put(buffer.duplicate());
        cloned.reset();
        return cloned;
    }

    public abstract ByteBuffer allocate(int size);
}
