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package io.netty.handler.codec.string;

import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler.Sharable;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
import io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder;
import io.netty.handler.codec.DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder;
import io.netty.handler.codec.LineBasedFrameDecoder;
import io.netty.handler.codec.MessageToMessageDecoder;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.List;

Decodes a received ByteBuf into a String. Please note that this decoder must be used with a proper ByteToMessageDecoder such as DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder or LineBasedFrameDecoder if you are using a stream-based transport such as TCP/IP. A typical setup for a text-based line protocol in a TCP/IP socket would be: 
ChannelPipeline pipeline = ...; // Decoders pipeline.addLast("frameDecoder", new LineBasedFrameDecoder(80)); pipeline.addLast("stringDecoder", new StringDecoder(CharsetUtil.UTF_8)); // Encoder pipeline.addLast("stringEncoder", new StringEncoder(CharsetUtil.UTF_8)); 
 and then you can use a String instead of a ByteBuf as a message: 
void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, String msg) { ch.write("Did you say '" + msg + "'?\n"); } 
/**
 * Decodes a received {@link ByteBuf} into a {@link String}.  Please
 * note that this decoder must be used with a proper {@link ByteToMessageDecoder}
 * such as {@link DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder} or {@link LineBasedFrameDecoder}
 * if you are using a stream-based transport such as TCP/IP.  A typical setup for a
 * text-based line protocol in a TCP/IP socket would be:
 * <pre>
 * {@link ChannelPipeline} pipeline = ...;
 *
 * // Decoders
 * pipeline.addLast("frameDecoder", new {@link LineBasedFrameDecoder}(80));
 * pipeline.addLast("stringDecoder", new {@link StringDecoder}(CharsetUtil.UTF_8));
 *
 * // Encoder
 * pipeline.addLast("stringEncoder", new {@link StringEncoder}(CharsetUtil.UTF_8));
 * </pre>
 * and then you can use a {@link String} instead of a {@link ByteBuf}
 * as a message:
 * <pre>
 * void channelRead({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link String} msg) {
 *     ch.write("Did you say '" + msg + "'?\n");
 * }
 * </pre>
 */
@Sharable
public class StringDecoder extends MessageToMessageDecoder<ByteBuf> {

    // TODO Use CharsetDecoder instead.
    private final Charset charset;

    
Creates a new instance with the current system character set.
/**
     * Creates a new instance with the current system character set.
     */
    public StringDecoder() {
        this(Charset.defaultCharset());
    }

    
Creates a new instance with the specified character set.
/**
     * Creates a new instance with the specified character set.
     */
    public StringDecoder(Charset charset) {
        if (charset == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("charset");
        }
        this.charset = charset;
    }

    @Override
    protected void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf msg, List<Object> out) throws Exception {
        out.add(msg.toString(charset));
    }
}