}

	// If we cannot decode, just return read quorum error.
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w (offline-disks=%d/%d)", errErasureReadQuorum, disksNotFound, len(p.readers))
}

// Decode reads from readers, reconstructs data if needed and writes the data to the writer.
// A set of preferred drives can be supplied. In that case they will be used and the data reconstructed.

        NdrHyper decoded = new NdrHyper(0);
        decoded.decode(buf);
        assertEquals(val, decoded.value, "Decoded value should match encoded value for " + Long.toHexString(val));
    }

    /**
     * Ensure encode throws NPE when passed a null buffer.
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Encode with null buffer throws NullPointerException")
    public void testEncodeNullBuffer() throws NdrException {

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should encode and decode 16-bit integers")
    void testInt16Operations() {
        // Given
        short value = 0x1234;
        byte[] buffer = new byte[2];

        // When - encode little endian
        Encdec.enc_uint16le(value, buffer, 0);
        short decoded = (short) Encdec.dec_uint16le(buffer, 0);

        // Then
        assertEquals(value, decoded);

        int decoded = resp.decode(buf, headerStart);
        assertTrue(decoded > 0, "Decode should return positive length");

        assertEquals(NtStatus.NT_STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED, resp.getStatus());
        assertArrayEquals(blob, resp.getBlob(), "Security blob should match");
        assertEquals(sessionFlags, resp.getSessionFlags(), "Session flags should decode");

        NdrShort decoded = new NdrShort(0);
        decoded.decode(buf);
        assertEquals(123, decoded.value, "decoded value should equal original");
    }

    /**
     * Verify that encode invokes NdrBuffer.enc_ndr_short via a mocked
     * (spied) buffer.
     */
    @Test
    void encodeWithSpiedBufferCallsEncMethod() throws NdrException {
        NdrShort ns = new NdrShort(42);

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode with minimum valid length")
    void testDecodeMinimumValidLength() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
        // Prepare minimum valid buffer - exactly 24 bytes
        byte[] buffer = new byte[28];
        Arrays.fill(buffer, 0, 24, (byte) 0xAA);

        // Decode with len = 24 (minimum valid)
        int bytesConsumed = response.decode(buffer, 0, 24);

     * @param len the length of data to decode
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs during decoding
     */
    public SecurityDescriptor(final byte[] buffer, final int bufferIndex, final int len) throws IOException {
        this.decode(buffer, bufferIndex, len);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a security descriptor from a byte buffer.
     *

        byte[] dst = new byte[20];
        int writtenSize = range.encode(dst, 0);
        assertEquals(10, writtenSize, "Range size when not large should be 10");
        // create a new empty range and decode
        LockingAndXRange decoded = new LockingAndXRange(false);
        int decodedSize = decoded.decode(dst, 0, dst.length);
        assertEquals(10, decodedSize, "Decode should return size 10");
        assertEquals(99, decoded.getPid());

    }

    @ParameterizedTest(name = "decode({1}) -> {2}")
    @MethodSource("decodeProvider")
    void testDecode(String encoded, byte[] expected) {
        // Act
        byte[] actual = Base64.decode(encoded);
        // Assert
        assertArrayEquals(expected, actual, "Base64.decode should return original bytes");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("encode should throw NPE on null input")
    void testEncodeNull() {

    }

    /**
     * Decodes a security descriptor from a byte buffer.
     *
     * @param buffer the byte buffer containing the security descriptor data
     * @param bufferIndex the starting offset in the buffer
     * @param len the length of data to decode
     * @return the number of bytes decoded
     * @throws SMBProtocolDecodingException if the data cannot be properly decoded
     */
    @Override