}

        // if the new or replacement header is too big, drop all entries.
        if (delta > maxDynamicTableByteCount) {
          clearDynamicTable()
          return
        }

        // Evict headers to the required length.
        val bytesToRecover = dynamicTableByteCount + delta - maxDynamicTableByteCount
        val entriesEvicted = evictToRecoverBytes(bytesToRecover)