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16  package io.netty5.channel;
17  
18  /**
19   * {@link RecvBufferAllocator} 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 MaxMessagesRecvBufferAllocator extends RecvBufferAllocator {
23      /**
24       * Returns the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
25       * a {@link ChannelHandler#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      MaxMessagesRecvBufferAllocator maxMessagesPerRead(int maxMessagesPerRead);
35  }