checkArgument(bufferSize % chunkSize == 0);

    // TODO(user): benchmark performance difference with longer buffer
    // always space for a single primitive
    this.buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(bufferSize + 7).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    this.bufferSize = bufferSize;
    this.chunkSize = chunkSize;
  }

  /** Processes the available bytes of the buffer (at most {@code chunk} bytes). */