diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/DeltaZigzagVariableByte.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/DeltaZigzagVariableByte.java
index 1988d47..4b2f896 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/DeltaZigzagVariableByte.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/DeltaZigzagVariableByte.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * 
  * @author MURAOKA Taro http://github.com/koron
  */
-public final class DeltaZigzagVariableByte implements IntegerCODEC {
+public class DeltaZigzagVariableByte implements IntegerCODEC {
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public void compress(int[] inBuf, IntWrapper inPos, int inLen,
                         return;
                 }
 
-                ByteBuffer byteBuf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(inLen * 5 + 3);
+                ByteBuffer byteBuf = makeBuffer(inLen * 5 + 3);
                 DeltaZigzagEncoding.Encoder ctx = new DeltaZigzagEncoding.Encoder(0);
 
                 // Delta+Zigzag+VariableByte encoding.
@@ -127,4 +127,15 @@ public void uncompress(int[] inBuf, IntWrapper inPos, int inLen,
                 outPos.set(op);
                 inPos.set(inPosLast);
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new buffer of the requested size.
+         *
+         * In case you need a different way to allocate buffers, you can override this method
+         * with a custom behavior. The default implementation allocates a new Java direct
+         * {@link ByteBuffer} on each invocation.
+         */
+        protected ByteBuffer makeBuffer(int sizeInBytes) {
+                return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(sizeInBytes);
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR.java
index d31a4da..36226c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  *
  * @author Daniel Lemire
  */
-public final class FastPFOR implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
+public class FastPFOR implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
         final static int OVERHEAD_OF_EACH_EXCEPT = 8;
         /**
          *
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class FastPFOR implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
         private FastPFOR(int pagesize) {
             pageSize = pagesize;
             // Initiate arrrays.
-            byteContainer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(3 * pageSize
+            byteContainer = makeBuffer(3 * pageSize
                     / BLOCK_SIZE + pageSize);
             byteContainer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
             for (int k = 1; k < dataTobePacked.length; ++k)
@@ -329,4 +329,15 @@ public void uncompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength, int[] out,
         public String toString() {
                 return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new buffer of the requested size.
+         *
+         * In case you need a different way to allocate buffers, you can override this method
+         * with a custom behavior. The default implementation allocates a new Java direct
+         * {@link ByteBuffer} on each invocation.
+         */
+        protected ByteBuffer makeBuffer(int sizeInBytes) {
+            return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(sizeInBytes);
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR128.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR128.java
index c1efa94..b124072 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR128.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/FastPFOR128.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *
  * @author Daniel Lemire
  */
-public final class FastPFOR128 implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
+public class FastPFOR128 implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
         final static int OVERHEAD_OF_EACH_EXCEPT = 8;
         /**
          *
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class FastPFOR128 implements IntegerCODEC,SkippableIntegerCODEC {
         public FastPFOR128(int pagesize) {
             pageSize = pagesize;
             // Initiate arrrays.
-            byteContainer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(3 * pageSize
+            byteContainer = makeBuffer(3 * pageSize
                     / BLOCK_SIZE + pageSize);
             byteContainer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
             for (int k = 1; k < dataTobePacked.length; ++k)
@@ -310,4 +310,15 @@ public void uncompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength, int[] out,
         public String toString() {
                 return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new buffer of the requested size.
+         *
+         * In case you need a different way to allocate buffers, you can override this method
+         * with a custom behavior. The default implementation allocates a new Java direct
+         * {@link ByteBuffer} on each invocation.
+         */
+        protected ByteBuffer makeBuffer(int sizeInBytes) {
+            return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(sizeInBytes);
+        }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
index 8e3ce12..5b25c43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/VariableByte.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public void headlessCompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength, int[] out
             IntWrapper outpos) {
         if (inlength == 0)
             return;
-        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(inlength * 8);
+        ByteBuffer buf = makeBuffer(inlength * 8);
         buf.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
         for (int k = inpos.get(); k < inpos.get() + inlength; ++k) {
             final long val = in[k] & 0xFFFFFFFFL; // To be consistent with
@@ -202,4 +202,14 @@ public void headlessUncompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength, int[] o
         inpos.set(p + (s!=0 ? 1 : 0));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new buffer of the requested size.
+     *
+     * In case you need a different way to allocate buffers, you can override this method
+     * with a custom behavior. The default implementation allocates a new Java direct
+     * {@link ByteBuffer} on each invocation.
+     */
+    protected ByteBuffer makeBuffer(int sizeInBytes) {
+        return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(sizeInBytes);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
index 4352ebb..626954c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/lemire/integercompression/differential/IntegratedVariableByte.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public void compress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength,
         if (inlength == 0)
             return;
         int initoffset = 0;
-        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(inlength * 8);
+        ByteBuffer buf = makeBuffer(inlength * 8);
         buf.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
         for (int k = inpos.get(); k < inpos.get() + inlength; ++k) {
             final long val = (in[k] - initoffset) & 0xFFFFFFFFL; // To be consistent with unsigned integers in C/C++
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public void headlessCompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength,
             return;
         int initoffset = initvalue.get();
         initvalue.set(in[inpos.get()+inlength -1]);
-        ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(inlength * 8);
+        ByteBuffer buf = makeBuffer(inlength * 8);
         buf.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
         for (int k = inpos.get(); k < inpos.get() + inlength; ++k) {
             final long val = (in[k] - initoffset) & 0xFFFFFFFFL;  // To be consistent with unsigned integers in C/C++
@@ -253,4 +253,14 @@ public void headlessUncompress(int[] in, IntWrapper inpos, int inlength,
         inpos.set(p + (s!=0 ? 1 : 0));        
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new buffer of the requested size.
+     *
+     * In case you need a different way to allocate buffers, you can override this method
+     * with a custom behavior. The default implementation allocates a new Java direct
+     * {@link ByteBuffer} on each invocation.
+     */
+    protected ByteBuffer makeBuffer(int sizeInBytes) {
+        return ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(sizeInBytes);
+    }
 }