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    /**
     * The {@link EventLoopGroup} which is used to handle all the events for the to-be-created
     * {@link Channel}
     */
    public B group(EventLoopGroup group) {
        ObjectUtil.checkNotNull(group, "group");
        if (this.group != null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("group set already");
        }
        this.group = group;
        return self();
    }