// Encode
        byte[] buffer = new byte[8];
        int encoded = original.encode(buffer, 0);
        assertEquals(8, encoded);

        // Decode
        FileEndOfFileInformation decoded = new FileEndOfFileInformation();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 8);
        assertEquals(8, decodedBytes);

        firstInstance.decode(originalBuffer, 0, originalBuffer.length);

        // Encode from first instance
        byte[] encodedBuffer = new byte[8];
        firstInstance.encode(encodedBuffer, 0);

        // Decode into second instance
        FileInternalInfo secondInstance = new FileInternalInfo();
        secondInstance.decode(encodedBuffer, 0, encodedBuffer.length);

            EncryptionNegotiateContext decodedContext = new EncryptionNegotiateContext();
            int decoded = decodedContext.decode(buffer, 0, encoded);

            assertEquals(encoded, decoded);
            assertArrayEquals(originalCiphers, decodedContext.getCiphers());
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode and decode correctly with null ciphers")

        void testEmptyArraysEncodeDecode() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
            context = new PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext(mockConfig, new int[0], new byte[0]);
            int encodedSize = context.encode(buffer, 0);

            PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext decoded = new PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext();
            int decodedSize = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, encodedSize);

        FileBasicInfo decoded = new FileBasicInfo();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 36);

        // Verify encoding/decoding
        assertEquals(40, encodedBytes); // encode writes 40 bytes (includes padding)
        assertEquals(36, decodedBytes); // decode reads 36 bytes (no padding)
        assertEquals(original.getCreateTime(), decoded.getCreateTime());

        // When
        int encoded = messageBlock.encode(buffer, encodeIndex);
        int decoded = messageBlock.decode(buffer, decodeIndex);

        // Then
        assertEquals(encodeLength, encoded);
        assertEquals(decodeLength, decoded);
        verify(messageBlock).encode(buffer, encodeIndex);
        verify(messageBlock).decode(buffer, decodeIndex);
    }

            // Setup for SamrSamEntry decode chain
            mockDeferredBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredBuffer;
            when(mockDeferredBuffer.dec_ndr_short()).thenReturn(0, 0, 0);

            // When: Decoding output
            message.decode_out(mockNdrBuffer);

            // Then: Should decode all output parameters
            verify(samArray).decode(mockNdrBuffer);

        FileRenameInformation2 original = new FileRenameInformation2(fileName, replaceIfExists);

        // Encode
        byte[] buffer = new byte[200];
        int bytesWritten = original.encode(buffer, 0);

        // Decode
        FileRenameInformation2 decoded = new FileRenameInformation2();
        int bytesRead = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, bytesWritten);

        // Verify round trip
        assertEquals(bytesWritten, bytesRead);

        // Encode to buffer
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        NdrBuffer encodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);
        domainInfo.encode(encodeBuffer);

        // Decode from buffer
        NdrBuffer decodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);
        lsarpc.LsarDomainInfo decodedInfo = new lsarpc.LsarDomainInfo();
        decodedInfo.decode(decodeBuffer);

            Arrays.fill(buffer2, (byte) 0x22);

            // First decode
            response.decode(buffer1, 0, 50);
            byte[] data1 = response.getData();

            // Second decode should overwrite
            response.decode(buffer2, 10, 60);
            byte[] data2 = response.getData();

            // Verify second decode overwrote first
            assertEquals(60, data2.length);