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package androidx.camera.extensions.internal.sessionprocessor;

import android.media.Image;

import androidx.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * An Image reference container that enables the Image sharing between Camera2/CameraX and OEM
 * using reference counting. The wrapped Image will be closed once the reference count
 * reaches 0.
 *
 * <p>Implemented by Camera2/CameraX.
 */
public interface ImageReference {
    /**
     * Increment the reference count. Returns true if the value was incremented.
     * (returns false if the reference count has already reached zero.)
     */
    boolean increment();

    /**
     * Decrement the reference count. Image will be closed if reference count reaches 0.
     * Returns true if the value was decremented (returns false if the reference count has
     * already reached zero)
     */
    boolean decrement();

    /**
     * Return the Android image. This object MUST not be closed directly.
     * Returns null when the reference count is zero.
     */
    @Nullable
    Image get();
}