DiscardHandler.java

package com.manning.nettyinaction.chapter6;

import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;

/**
 *
 * Listing 6.1 of <i>Netty in Action</i>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:norman.maurer@googlemail.com">Norman Maurer</a>
 */
@ChannelHandler.Sharable
public class DiscardHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {

    @Override
    public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
                                     Object msg) {
        ReferenceCountUtil.release(msg);
    }

}