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  package io.netty.handler.codec;
  
  import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
  import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandler;
  import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
  import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
  import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
  import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted;
  import io.netty.util.internal.TypeParameterMatcher;
  
  import java.util.List;
  
  /**
   * {@link ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter} which decodes from one message to an other message.
   *
   *
   * For example here is an implementation which decodes a {@link String} to an {@link Integer} which represent
   * the length of the {@link String}.
   *
   * <pre>
   *     public class StringToIntegerDecoder extends
   *             {@link MessageToMessageDecoder}&lt;{@link String}&gt; {
   *
   *         {@code @Override}
   *         public void decode({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link String} message,
   *                            List&lt;Object&gt; out) throws {@link Exception} {
   *             out.add(message.length());
   *         }
   *     }
   * </pre>
   *
   * Be aware that you need to call {@link ReferenceCounted#retain()} on messages that are just passed through if they
   * are of type {@link ReferenceCounted}. This is needed as the {@link MessageToMessageDecoder} will call
   * {@link ReferenceCounted#release()} on decoded messages.
   *
   */
  public abstract class MessageToMessageDecoder<I> extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
  
      private final TypeParameterMatcher matcher;
  
      /**
       * Create a new instance which will try to detect the types to match out of the type parameter of the class.
       */
      protected MessageToMessageDecoder() {
          matcher = TypeParameterMatcher.find(this, MessageToMessageDecoder.class, "I");
      }
  
      /**
       * Create a new instance
       *
       * @param inboundMessageType    The type of messages to match and so decode
       */
      protected MessageToMessageDecoder(Class<? extends I> inboundMessageType) {
          matcher = TypeParameterMatcher.get(inboundMessageType);
      }
  
      /**
       * Returns {@code true} if the given message should be handled. If {@code false} it will be passed to the next
       * {@link ChannelInboundHandler} in the {@link ChannelPipeline}.
       */
      public boolean acceptInboundMessage(Object msg) throws Exception {
          return matcher.match(msg);
      }
  
      @Override
      public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
          CodecOutputList out = CodecOutputList.newInstance();
          try {
              if (acceptInboundMessage(msg)) {
                  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                  I cast = (I) msg;
                  try {
                      decode(ctx, cast, out);
                  } finally {
                      ReferenceCountUtil.release(cast);
                  }
              } else {
                  out.add(msg);
              }
          } catch (DecoderException e) {
              throw e;
          } catch (Exception e) {
              throw new DecoderException(e);
          } finally {
             int size = out.size();
             for (int i = 0; i < size; i ++) {
                 ctx.fireChannelRead(out.getUnsafe(i));
             }
             out.recycle();
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Decode from one message to an other. This method will be called for each written message that can be handled
      * by this encoder.
      *
      * @param ctx           the {@link ChannelHandlerContext} which this {@link MessageToMessageDecoder} belongs to
      * @param msg           the message to decode to an other one
      * @param out           the {@link List} to which decoded messages should be added
      * @throws Exception    is thrown if an error occurs
      */
     protected abstract void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, I msg, List<Object> out) throws Exception;
 }