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package io.netty.channel;
import io.netty.buffer.Buf;
/**
* {@link ChannelStateHandler} which handles inbound data.
*/
interface ChannelInboundHandler extends ChannelStateHandler {
/**
* Return the {@link Buf} which will be used for inbound data for the given {@link ChannelHandlerContext}.
*/
Buf newInboundBuffer(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception;
/**
* Invoked when this handler is not going to receive any inbound message anymore and thus it's safe to
* deallocate its inbound buffer.
*/
void freeInboundBuffer(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception;
}