Signal-Desktop/ts/calling/useGetCallingFrameBuffer.ts

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// Copyright 2021 Signal Messenger, LLC
// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
import { useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
import { FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE } from './constants';
/**
* A hook that returns a function. This function returns a "singleton" `ArrayBuffer` to be
* used in call video rendering.
*
* This is most useful for group calls, where we can reuse the same frame buffer instead
* of allocating one per participant. Be careful when using this buffer elsewhere, as it
* is not cleaned up and may hold stale data.
*/
export function useGetCallingFrameBuffer(): () => Buffer {
const ref = useRef<Buffer | null>(null);
return useCallback(() => {
if (!ref.current) {
ref.current = Buffer.alloc(FRAME_BUFFER_SIZE);
}
return ref.current;
}, []);
}