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| <p>This method allows the length delimiter to be decoded independently of the message, when the |
| message is encoded with [Message.encode_length_delimited].</p> |
| <p>An error may be returned in two cases:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>If the supplied buffer contains fewer than 10 bytes, then an error indicates that more |
| input is required to decode the full delimiter.</li> |
| <li>If the supplied buffer contains more than 10 bytes, then the buffer contains an invalid |
| delimiter, and typically the buffer should be considered corrupt.</li> |
| </ul> |
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