/** How many bytes to read before [peekHeader] should return false, or -1L for no limit. */
  private var limit = -1L

  /** Type hints scoped to the call stack, manipulated with [withTypeHint]. */
  private val typeHintStack = mutableListOf<Any?>()

  /**
   * The type hint for the current object. Used to pick adapters based on other fields, such as

            }

            return@withTypeHint construct(list)
          }
        }

        override fun encode(
          writer: DerWriter,
          value: T,
        ) {
          val list = decompose(value)
          writer.withTypeHint {
            for (i in list.indices) {
              val adapter = members[i] as DerAdapter<Any?>