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package io.netty.channel;

RecvByteBufAllocator that limits the number of read operations that will be attempted when a read operation is attempted by the event loop. /**
 * {@link RecvByteBufAllocator} that limits the number of read operations that will be attempted when a read operation
 * is attempted by the event loop.
 */
public interface MaxMessagesRecvByteBufAllocator extends RecvByteBufAllocator {
    
Returns the maximum number of messages to read per read loop. a channelRead() event. If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages. /**
     * Returns the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
     * a {@link ChannelInboundHandler#channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext, Object) channelRead()} event.
     * If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages.
     */
    int maxMessagesPerRead();

    
Sets the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages.
/**
     * Sets the maximum number of messages to read per read loop.
     * If this value is greater than 1, an event loop might attempt to read multiple times to procure multiple messages.
     */
    MaxMessagesRecvByteBufAllocator maxMessagesPerRead(int maxMessagesPerRead);
}