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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 ByteBufs by the fixed number of bytes. For example, if you received the following four fragmented packets: 
+---+----+------+----+
| A | BC | DEFG | HI |
+---+----+------+----+
 A FixedLengthFrameDecoder(3) will decode them into the following three packets with the fixed length: 
+-----+-----+-----+
| ABC | DEF | GHI |
+-----+-----+-----+

/**
 * 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.
Params:
frameLength – the length of the frame/**
     * 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 ByteBuf and return it. 
Params:
ctx –  the ChannelHandlerContext which this ByteToMessageDecoder belongs to
in –  the ByteBuf from which to read data
Returns:
 frame the ByteBuf which represent the frame or null if no frame could be created./**
     * 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.readRetainedSlice(frameLength);
        }
    }
}