/**
     * Skips an unexpected or unrecognized message.
     *
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    protected abstract void doSkip() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Sends a request and waits for the corresponding response.
     *
     * @param request the request to send
     * @param response the response object to populate

    /**
     * Skip a response with the given key
     *
     * @param key the key of the response to skip
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    protected abstract void doSkip(Long key) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Checks if the transport is disconnected.
     *
     * @return whether the transport is disconnected
     */
    public boolean isDisconnected() {

      @Override
      public Iterator<T> iterator() {
        if (iterable instanceof List) {
          List<T> list = (List<T>) iterable;
          int toSkip = Math.min(list.size(), numberToSkip);
          return list.subList(toSkip, list.size()).iterator();
        }
        Iterator<T> iterator = iterable.iterator();

        Iterators.advance(iterator, numberToSkip);

        /*