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package java.awt;

import java.awt.image.Raster;
import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;

/**
 * The {@code CompositeContext} interface defines the encapsulated
 * and optimized environment for a compositing operation.
 * {@code CompositeContext} objects maintain state for
 * compositing operations.  In a multi-threaded environment, several
 * contexts can exist simultaneously for a single {@link Composite}
 * object.
 * @see Composite
 */

public interface CompositeContext {
    /**
     * Releases resources allocated for a context.
     */
    public void dispose();

    /**
     * Composes the two source {@link Raster} objects and
     * places the result in the destination
     * {@link WritableRaster}.  Note that the destination
     * can be the same object as either the first or second
     * source. Note that {@code dstIn} and
     * {@code dstOut} must be compatible with the
     * {@code dstColorModel} passed to the
     * {@link Composite#createContext(java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.image.ColorModel, java.awt.RenderingHints) createContext}
     * method of the {@code Composite} interface.
     * @param src the first source for the compositing operation
     * @param dstIn the second source for the compositing operation
     * @param dstOut the {@code WritableRaster} into which the
     * result of the operation is stored
     * @see Composite
     */
    public void compose(Raster src, Raster dstIn, WritableRaster dstOut);

}