* never mutated once it has been assigned.
   */
  var peerSettings = DEFAULT_SETTINGS

  /** The bytes consumed and acknowledged by the application. */
  val readBytes: WindowCounter = WindowCounter(streamId = 0)

  /** The total number of bytes produced by the application. */
  var writeBytesTotal = 0L
    private set

  /** The total number of bytes permitted to be produced according to `WINDOW_UPDATE` frames. */