[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Protocol](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Protocol) › decodeRle

```ts
function decodeRle<T>(
  buffer: Buffer,
  length: number &
    Brand<"NonNaN"> &
    Brand<"Finite"> &
    Brand<"Int"> &
    Brand<"NonNegative">,
  decodeValue: () => T,
): readonly T[];
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts:1739](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/ca15b4661c40fedb9f47434497086039cbdea38e/packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts#L1739)