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16 package io.netty.channel;
17
18 /**
19 * {@link RecvByteBufAllocator} that limits the number of read operations that will be attempted when a read operation
20 * is attempted by the event loop.
21 */
22 public interface MaxMessagesRecvByteBufAllocator extends RecvByteBufAllocator {
23 /**
24 * Returns the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
25 * a {@link ChannelInboundHandler#channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext, Object) channelRead()} event.
26 * If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages.
27 */
28 int maxMessagesPerRead();
29
30 /**
31 * Sets the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
32 * If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages.
33 */
34 MaxMessagesRecvByteBufAllocator maxMessagesPerRead(int maxMessagesPerRead);
35 }