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package org.apache.http.nio;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;

/**
 * A content encoder capable of transferring data directly from a {@link FileChannel}
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public interface FileContentEncoder extends ContentEncoder {

    /**
     * Transfers a portion of entity content from the given file channel
     * to the underlying network channel.
     *
     * @param  src the source FileChannel to transfer data from.
     * @param  position
     *         The position within the file at which the transfer is to begin;
     *         must be non-negative
     * @param  count
     *         The maximum number of bytes to be transferred; must be
     *         non-negative
     * @throws IOException if some I/O error occurs.
     * @return  The number of bytes, possibly zero,
     *          that were actually transferred
     */
    long transfer(FileChannel src, long position, long count) throws IOException;

}
