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  package org.agrona.sbe;
  
  /**
   * Common behaviour to SBE Message encoder and decoder flyweights.
   */
  public interface MessageFlyweight extends Flyweight
  {
      /**
       * The length of the root block in bytes.
       *
       * @return the length of the root block in bytes.
       */
      int sbeBlockLength();
  
      /**
       * The SBE template identifier for the message.
       *
       * @return the SBE template identifier for the message.
       */
      int sbeTemplateId();
  
      /**
       * The semantic type of the message which is typically the semantic equivalent in the FIX repository.
       *
       * @return the semantic type of the message which is typically the semantic equivalent in the FIX repository.
       */
      String sbeSemanticType();
  
      /**
       * The current limit in the buffer at which the message is being encoded or decoded.
       *
       * @return the current limit in the buffer at which the message is being encoded or decoded.
       */
      int limit();
  
      /**
       * The current limit in the buffer at which the message is being encoded or decoded.
       *
       * @param limit in the buffer at which the message is being encoded or decoded.
       */
      void limit(int limit);
  }
  