final String converted = URLEncoder.encode(target, Constants.UTF_8);
                    if (target.equals(converted)) {
                        encodedBuf.append(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(target.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8)));
                    } else {
                        encodedBuf.append(converted);
                    }

        switch (form.crudMode) {
        case CrudMode.CREATE:
            return OptionalEntity.of(new User()).map(entity -> {
                entity.setId(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(form.name.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8)));
                return entity;
            });
        case CrudMode.EDIT:
            if (form instanceof EditForm) {

     */
    public static String base64(final String value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }
        return Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(value.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8));
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a file exists at the specified path within the servlet context.
     *

        switch (form.crudMode) {
        case CrudMode.CREATE:
            return OptionalEntity.of(new Group()).map(entity -> {
                entity.setId(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(form.name.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8)));
                return entity;
            });
        case CrudMode.EDIT:
            if (form instanceof EditForm) {

                try (GZIPOutputStream gos = new GZIPOutputStream(baos)) {
                    gos.write(hash.getBytes(Constants.UTF_8));
                }
                return SIMILAR_DOC_HASH_PREFIX + Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(baos.toByteArray());
            } catch (final IOException e) {
                logger.warn("Failed to encode {}", hash, e);
            }
        }
        return hash;
    }

     */
    protected static String encodeId(final String objectName) {
        if (objectName == null) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }
        return new String(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encode(objectName.getBytes(Constants.UTF_8_CHARSET)), Constants.UTF_8_CHARSET);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a base64 encoded ID back to the original object name.
     *

        }
        try {
            final String json = mapper.writeValueAsString(compactList);
            final byte[] compressed = gzipCompress(json.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
            return Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(compressed);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            throw new SearchQueryException("Failed to serialize a query: " + Arrays.toString(parameters), e);
        }
    }

                            if (lowerEntryDn.indexOf(lowerGroupDn) != -1) {
                                groupList.add(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(name.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8)));
                            } else if (lowerEntryDn.indexOf(lowerRoleDn) != -1) {
                                roleList.add(Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(name.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8)));
                            }
                        });