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package org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.server.handler;

import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted;

/**
 * A holder for a {@code String} or {@code ByteBuf} that represents a message to be written back to the requesting
 * client.
 *
 * @author Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com)
 */
public class Frame {
    private final Object msg;

    public Frame(final Object msg) {
        this.msg = msg;
    }

    public Object getMsg() {
        return msg;
    }

    /**
     * If the object contained in the frame is {@code ReferenceCounted} then it may need to be released or else
     * Netty will generate warnings that counted resources are leaking.
     */
    public void tryRelease() {
        if (msg instanceof ReferenceCounted)
            ((ReferenceCounted) msg).release();
    }
}