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package io.netty.handler.codec.marshalling;

import io.netty.channel.Channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.util.Attribute;
import io.netty.util.AttributeKey;
import org.jboss.marshalling.MarshallerFactory;
import org.jboss.marshalling.MarshallingConfiguration;
import org.jboss.marshalling.Unmarshaller;

UnmarshallerProvider which store a reference to the Unmarshaller in the ChannelHandlerContext via the ChannelHandlerContext.attr(AttributeKey<Object>) method. So the same Unmarshaller will be used during the life-time of a Channel for the ChannelHandler's ChannelHandlerContext.
/** * {@link UnmarshallerProvider} which store a reference to the {@link Unmarshaller} in the * {@link ChannelHandlerContext} via the {@link ChannelHandlerContext#attr(AttributeKey)} * method. So the same {@link Unmarshaller} will be used during the life-time of a {@link Channel} * for the {@link ChannelHandler}'s {@link ChannelHandlerContext}. * * */
public class ContextBoundUnmarshallerProvider extends DefaultUnmarshallerProvider { private static final AttributeKey<Unmarshaller> UNMARSHALLER = AttributeKey.valueOf( ContextBoundUnmarshallerProvider.class, "UNMARSHALLER"); public ContextBoundUnmarshallerProvider(MarshallerFactory factory, MarshallingConfiguration config) { super(factory, config); } @Override public Unmarshaller getUnmarshaller(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception { Attribute<Unmarshaller> attr = ctx.channel().attr(UNMARSHALLER); Unmarshaller unmarshaller = attr.get(); if (unmarshaller == null) { unmarshaller = super.getUnmarshaller(ctx); attr.set(unmarshaller); } return unmarshaller; } }