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  package org.apache.kafka.common.record;
  
  import org.apache.kafka.common.network.TransferableChannel;
  
  import java.io.IOException;
  
  /**
   * Represents a record set which can be transferred to a channel
   * @see Records
   * @see UnalignedRecords
   */
  public interface TransferableRecords extends BaseRecords {
  
      /**
       * Attempts to write the contents of this buffer to a channel.
       * @param channel The channel to write to
       * @param position The position in the buffer to write from
       * @param length The number of bytes to write
       * @return The number of bytes actually written
       * @throws IOException For any IO errors
       */
      int writeTo(TransferableChannel channel, int position, int length) throws IOException;
  }
  