SurfaceProcessorInternal.java

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package androidx.camera.core.processing;

import androidx.camera.core.SurfaceProcessor;

/**
 * An internal {@link SurfaceProcessor} that is releasable.
 *
 * <p>Note: the implementation of this interface must be thread-safe. e.g. methods can be
 * safely invoked on any thread.
 */
public interface SurfaceProcessorInternal extends SurfaceProcessor {

    /**
     * Releases all the resources allocated by the processor.
     *
     * <p>An processor created by CameraX should be released by CameraX when it's no longer needed.
     * On the other hand, an external processor should not be released by CameraX, because CameraX
     * not does know if the processor will be needed again. In that case, the app is responsible for
     * releasing the processor. It should be able to keep the processor alive across multiple
     * attach/detach cycles if it's necessary.
     *
     * @see Node#release()
     */
    void release();
}