src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/util/DeterministicWriter.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.util;

import com.google.protobuf.ByteString;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;

/**
 * A {@link DeterministicWriter} writes a stream of bytes to an {@link OutputStream}.
 *
 * <p>The same stream of bytes is written on every invocation of {@link #writeTo}.
 */
public interface DeterministicWriter {
  /**
   * Writes the stream of bytes to the given {@link OutputStream}.
   *
   * <p>Every invocation of this method writes the same stream of bytes.
   *
   * @param out the {@link OutputStream} to write to
   * @throws IOException only if out throws an IOException
   */
  void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Returns the stream of bytes as a {@link ByteString}.
   *
   * <p>May be used to avoid unnecessary copying by callers that only need a {@link ByteString}.
   *
   * <p>The default implementation calls {@link #writeTo} on a fresh {@link ByteString.Output} and
   * returns the resulting {@link ByteString}. Other implementations may provide a more efficient
   * alternative.
   */
  default ByteString getBytes() throws IOException {
    ByteString.Output out = ByteString.newOutput();
    writeTo(out);
    return out.toByteString();
  }
}