io.netty.handler.codec

Class DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

java.lang.Object

io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerAdapter

io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter

io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder

io.netty.handler.codec.DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

ChannelHandler, ChannelInboundHandler

public class DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder
extends ByteToMessageDecoder

A decoder that splits the received ByteBufs by one or more delimiters. It is particularly useful for decoding the frames which ends with a delimiter such as NUL or newline characters.

Predefined delimiters

Delimiters defines frequently used delimiters for convenience' sake.

Specifying more than one delimiter

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder allows you to specify more than one delimiter. If more than one delimiter is found in the buffer, it chooses the delimiter which produces the shortest frame. For example, if you have the following data in the buffer:

 +--------------+
 | ABC\nDEF\r\n |
 +--------------+
 

a DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(Delimiters.lineDelimiter()) will choose '\n' as the first delimiter and produce two frames:

 +-----+-----+
 | ABC | DEF |
 +-----+-----+
 

rather than incorrectly choosing '\r\n' as the first delimiter:

 +----------+
 | ABC\nDEF |
 +----------+
 

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder

ByteToMessageDecoder.Cumulator

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler

ChannelHandler.Sharable

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder

COMPOSITE_CUMULATOR, MERGE_CUMULATOR

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, boolean stripDelimiter, boolean failFast, ByteBuf... delimiters) Creates a new instance.
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, boolean stripDelimiter, boolean failFast, ByteBuf delimiter) Creates a new instance.
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, boolean stripDelimiter, ByteBuf... delimiters) Creates a new instance.
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, boolean stripDelimiter, ByteBuf delimiter) Creates a new instance.
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, ByteBuf... delimiters) Creates a new instance.
DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength, ByteBuf delimiter) Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected Object	decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf buffer) Create a frame out of the ByteBuf and return it.
protected void	decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) Decode the from one ByteBuf to an other.

Methods inherited from class io.netty.handler.codec.ByteToMessageDecoder

actualReadableBytes, callDecode, channelInactive, channelRead, channelReadComplete, decodeLast, discardSomeReadBytes, handlerRemoved, handlerRemoved0, internalBuffer, isSingleDecode, setCumulator, setDiscardAfterReads, setSingleDecode, userEventTriggered

Methods inherited from class io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter

channelActive, channelRegistered, channelUnregistered, channelWritabilityChanged, exceptionCaught

Methods inherited from class io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerAdapter

ensureNotSharable, handlerAdded, isSharable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler

handlerAdded

Constructor Detail

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  ByteBuf delimiter)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

delimiter - the delimiter

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  boolean stripDelimiter,
                                  ByteBuf delimiter)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

stripDelimiter - whether the decoded frame should strip out the delimiter or not

delimiter - the delimiter

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  boolean stripDelimiter,
                                  boolean failFast,
                                  ByteBuf delimiter)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

stripDelimiter - whether the decoded frame should strip out the delimiter or not

failFast - If true, a TooLongFrameException is thrown as soon as the decoder notices the length of the frame will exceed maxFrameLength regardless of whether the entire frame has been read. If false, a TooLongFrameException is thrown after the entire frame that exceeds maxFrameLength has been read.

delimiter - the delimiter

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  ByteBuf... delimiters)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

delimiters - the delimiters

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  boolean stripDelimiter,
                                  ByteBuf... delimiters)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

stripDelimiter - whether the decoded frame should strip out the delimiter or not

delimiters - the delimiters

DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder

public DelimiterBasedFrameDecoder(int maxFrameLength,
                                  boolean stripDelimiter,
                                  boolean failFast,
                                  ByteBuf... delimiters)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

maxFrameLength - the maximum length of the decoded frame. A TooLongFrameException is thrown if the length of the frame exceeds this value.

stripDelimiter - whether the decoded frame should strip out the delimiter or not

failFast - If true, a TooLongFrameException is thrown as soon as the decoder notices the length of the frame will exceed maxFrameLength regardless of whether the entire frame has been read. If false, a TooLongFrameException is thrown after the entire frame that exceeds maxFrameLength has been read.

delimiters - the delimiters

Method Detail

decode

protected final void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
                            ByteBuf in,
                            List<Object> out)
                     throws Exception

Description copied from class: ByteToMessageDecoder

Decode the from one ByteBuf to an other. This method will be called till either the input ByteBuf has nothing to read when return from this method or till nothing was read from the input ByteBuf.

Specified by:

decode in class ByteToMessageDecoder

Parameters:

ctx - the ChannelHandlerContext which this ByteToMessageDecoder belongs to

in - the ByteBuf from which to read data

out - the List to which decoded messages should be added

Throws:

Exception - is thrown if an error occurs

decode

protected Object decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx,
                        ByteBuf buffer)
                 throws Exception

Create a frame out of the ByteBuf and return it.

Parameters:

ctx - the ChannelHandlerContext which this ByteToMessageDecoder belongs to

buffer - the ByteBuf from which to read data

Returns:

frame the ByteBuf which represent the frame or null if no frame could be created.

Throws:

Exception