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package io.netty.handler.codec.http;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufHolder;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;

An HTTP chunk which is used for HTTP chunked transfer-encoding. HttpObjectDecoder generates HttpContent after HttpMessage when the content is large or the encoding of the content is 'chunked. If you prefer not to receive HttpContent in your handler, place HttpObjectAggregator after HttpObjectDecoder in the ChannelPipeline. /**
 * An HTTP chunk which is used for HTTP chunked transfer-encoding.
 * {@link HttpObjectDecoder} generates {@link HttpContent} after
 * {@link HttpMessage} when the content is large or the encoding of the content
 * is 'chunked.  If you prefer not to receive {@link HttpContent} in your handler,
 * place {@link HttpObjectAggregator} after {@link HttpObjectDecoder} in the
 * {@link ChannelPipeline}.
 */
public interface HttpContent extends HttpObject, ByteBufHolder {
    @Override
    HttpContent copy();

    @Override
    HttpContent duplicate();

    @Override
    HttpContent retainedDuplicate();

    @Override
    HttpContent replace(ByteBuf content);

    @Override
    HttpContent retain();

    @Override
    HttpContent retain(int increment);

    @Override
    HttpContent touch();

    @Override
    HttpContent touch(Object hint);
}