Github user NicoK commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/5105#discussion_r156418933
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flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/io/network/buffer/BufferBuilder.java
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+
+package org.apache.flink.runtime.io.network.buffer;
+
+import org.apache.flink.core.memory.MemorySegment;
+
+import javax.annotation.concurrent.NotThreadSafe;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import static org.apache.flink.util.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.apache.flink.util.Preconditions.checkState;
+
+/**
+ * Not thread safe class for filling in the initial content of the {@link
Buffer}. Once writing to the builder
+ * is complete, {@link Buffer} instance can be built and shared across
multiple threads.
+ */
+@NotThreadSafe
+public class BufferBuilder {
+ private final MemorySegment memorySegment;
+
+ private final BufferRecycler recycler;
+
+ private int position = 0;
+
+ private boolean built = false;
+
+ public BufferBuilder(MemorySegment memorySegment, BufferRecycler
recycler) {
+ this.memorySegment = checkNotNull(memorySegment);
+ this.recycler = checkNotNull(recycler);
+ }
+
+ public void append(ByteBuffer source) {
+ checkState(!built);
+
+ int needed = source.remaining();
+ int available = limit() - position;
+ int toCopy = Math.min(needed, available);
+
+ memorySegment.put(position, source, toCopy);
+ position += toCopy;
+ }
+
+ public boolean isFull() {
+ checkState(position <= limit());
+ return position == limit();
+ }
+
+ public Buffer build() {
+ checkState(!built);
+ built = true;
+
+ Buffer result = new Buffer(memorySegment, recycler, true,
position);
+ return result;
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inline `result`?
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