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* Copyright 2012 The Netty Project
*
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package io.netty.handler.codec;
import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import java.util.List;
/**
* A decoder that splits the received {@link ByteBuf}s by the fixed number
* of bytes. For example, if you received the following four fragmented packets:
* <pre>
* +---+----+------+----+
* | A | BC | DEFG | HI |
* +---+----+------+----+
* </pre>
* A {@link FixedLengthFrameDecoder}{@code (3)} will decode them into the
* following three packets with the fixed length:
* <pre>
* +-----+-----+-----+
* | ABC | DEF | GHI |
* +-----+-----+-----+
* </pre>
*/
public class FixedLengthFrameDecoder extends ByteToMessageDecoder {
private final int frameLength;
/**
* Creates a new instance.
*
* @param frameLength the length of the frame
*/
public FixedLengthFrameDecoder(int frameLength) {
if (frameLength <= 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"frameLength must be a positive integer: " + frameLength);
}
this.frameLength = frameLength;
}
@Override
protected final void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
Object decoded = decode(ctx, in);
if (decoded != null) {
out.add(decoded);
}
}
/**
* Create a frame out of the {@link ByteBuf} and return it.
*
* @param ctx the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} which this {@link ByteToMessageDecoder} belongs to
* @param in the {@link ByteBuf} from which to read data
* @return frame the {@link ByteBuf} which represent the frame or {@code null} if no frame could
* be created.
*/
protected Object decode(
@SuppressWarnings("UnusedParameters") ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in) throws Exception {
if (in.readableBytes() < frameLength) {
return null;
} else {
return in.readSlice(frameLength).retain();
}
}
}