public void test_encode() {
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(null));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(""));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(" "));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{user}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{role}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{group}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("(allow)"));

    }

    public void test_unicode_base64_encoding() {
        // Test that unicode strings are properly encoded/decoded
        String unicodeString = "日本語テスト";
        String encoded = BaseEncoding.base64().encode(unicodeString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        String decoded = new String(BaseEncoding.base64().decode(encoded), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

        assertEquals(unicodeString, decoded);
    }

            context = new PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext(mockConfig, hashAlgos, salt);
            int encoded = context.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(4 + (count * 2) + 16, encoded);
            assertEquals(context.size(), encoded);
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode and decode correctly")
        void testEncodeAndDecode() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {

            byte[] dst = new byte[buffer.size()];
            buffer.encode(dst, 0);

            ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(dst).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
            assertEquals((short) maxReferralLevel, bb.getShort());
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode Unicode path correctly")
        void testEncodeUnicodePath() {
            String path = "\\\\サーバー\\共有\\パス";

    }

    /*
     * Encode and decode 64 bit integers
     */

    /**
     * Encodes a 64-bit unsigned integer in big-endian byte order.
     *
     * @param l the long value to encode
     * @param dst the destination byte array
     * @param di the starting index in the destination array

        info.encode(dstOut); // Encode the info structure

        // Simulate totalentries pointer (non-null)
        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(1); // Non-null pointer for totalentries
        totalentries.encode(dstOut); // Encode the totalentries

        dstOut.enc_ndr_long(0); // Simulate retval

        // Use the encoded data for decoding

                    policyHandle.uuid.node);
        }
    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("Unicode String Tests")
    class UnicodeStringTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode unicode string with null buffer correctly")
        void testUnicodeStringEncodeNullBuffer() throws NdrException {
            // Given: A unicode string with null buffer

        when(mockFileInfo.encode(dst, 0)).thenReturn(8);
        when(mockFileInfo.size()).thenReturn(8);

        // Test encode
        int encoded = mockFileInfo.encode(dst, 0);
        assertEquals(8, encoded);

        // Test size
        int size = mockFileInfo.size();
        assertEquals(8, size);

        // Verify interactions
        verify(mockFileInfo).encode(dst, 0);

        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);

            int encoded = originalContext.encode(buffer, 0);
            assertEquals(2 + (2 * maxCiphers), encoded);

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

            assertEquals(encoded, decoded);
            assertArrayEquals(ciphers, decodedContext.getCiphers());