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+// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#ifndef SHIBOKEN_BUFFER_H
+#define SHIBOKEN_BUFFER_H
+
+#include "sbkpython.h"
+#include "shibokenmacros.h"
+
+namespace Shiboken
+{
+
+namespace Buffer
+{
+    enum Type {
+        ReadOnly,
+        WriteOnly,
+        ReadWrite
+    };
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new Python buffer pointing to a contiguous memory block at
+     * \p memory of size \p size.
+     */
+    LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject *newObject(void *memory, Py_ssize_t size, Type type);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new <b>read only</b> Python buffer pointing to a contiguous memory block at
+     * \p memory of size \p size.
+     */
+    LIBSHIBOKEN_API PyObject *newObject(const void *memory, Py_ssize_t size);
+
+    /**
+     * Check if is ok to use \p pyObj as argument in all function under Shiboken::Buffer namespace.
+     */
+    LIBSHIBOKEN_API bool checkType(PyObject *pyObj);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a pointer to the memory pointed by the buffer \p pyObj, \p size is filled with the buffer
+     * size if not null.
+     *
+     * If the \p pyObj is a non-contiguous buffer a Python error is set.
+     */
+    LIBSHIBOKEN_API void *getPointer(PyObject *pyObj, Py_ssize_t *size = nullptr);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a copy of the buffer data which should be free'd.
+     *
+     * If the \p pyObj is a non-contiguous buffer a Python error is set.
+     * nullptr is returned for empty buffers.
+     */
+    LIBSHIBOKEN_API void *copyData(PyObject *pyObj, Py_ssize_t *size = nullptr);
+
+} // namespace Buffer
+} // namespace Shiboken
+
+#endif