}

            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?>

  /** 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

    sink.writeAll(content)
  }

  /**
   * Execute [block] with a new namespace for type hints. Type hints from the enclosing type are no
   * longer usable by the current type's members.
   */
  fun <T> withTypeHint(block: () -> T): T {
    typeHintStack.add(null)
    try {
      return block()
    } finally {
      typeHintStack.removeAt(typeHintStack.size - 1)
    }
  }