*
   * If there's nothing to read and no default value, this will throw an exception.
   */
  fun fromDer(reader: DerReader): T

  fun fromDer(byteString: ByteString): T {
    val buffer = Buffer().write(byteString)
    val reader = DerReader(buffer)
    return fromDer(reader)
  }

  /**
   * Writes [value] to this adapter, unless it is the default value and can be safely omitted.
   *