*
   * @param value a primitive {@code short} value
   * @return a hash code for the value
   */
  @InlineMe(replacement = "Short.hashCode(value)")
  @InlineMeValidationDisabled(
      "The hash code of a short is the int version of the short itself, so it's simplest to return"
          + " that.")
  public static int hashCode(short value) {
    return value;
  }

  /**

    assertThat(Shorts.indexOf(ARRAY234, new short[] {(short) 4})).isEqualTo(2);
    assertThat(
            Shorts.indexOf(
                new short[] {(short) 2, (short) 3, (short) 3, (short) 3, (short) 3},
                new short[] {(short) 3}))
        .isEqualTo(1);
    assertThat(
            Shorts.indexOf(
                new short[] {

      Short[] suffix = {(short) 86, (short) 99};
      Short[] all = concat(concat(prefix, elements), suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(2, elements.length + 2);
    }
  }

  private static Short[] concat(Short[] left, Short[] right) {
    Short[] result = new Short[left.length + right.length];
    System.arraycopy(left, 0, result, 0, left.length);
    System.arraycopy(right, 0, result, left.length, right.length);

      Short[] suffix = {(short) 86, (short) 99};
      Short[] all = concat(concat(prefix, elements), suffix);
      return asList(all).subList(2, elements.length + 2);
    }
  }

  private static Short[] concat(Short[] left, Short[] right) {
    Short[] result = new Short[left.length + right.length];
    System.arraycopy(left, 0, result, 0, left.length);
    System.arraycopy(right, 0, result, left.length, right.length);

        // Test with a positive value
        buffer.putShort(0, (short) 0x1234);
        assertEquals(0x1234, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should read positive UShort correctly.");

        // Test with zero
        buffer.putShort(0, (short) 0);
        assertEquals(0, NtlmMessage.readUShort(data, 0), "Should read zero UShort correctly.");

        // Test with max short value (unsigned interpretation)

        // Arrange
        short level = 2;

        // Act
        queryPolicy = new MsrpcQueryInformationPolicy(mockPolicyHandle, level, mockNdrObject);

        // Assert
        assertSame(mockNdrObject, queryPolicy.info);
    }

    @ParameterizedTest
    @ValueSource(shorts = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, Short.MAX_VALUE, Short.MIN_VALUE })

                (int) (int) (short) 'd', (int) (int) (short) 'e', (int) (short) 'f', (int) (short) 'g', (int) (short) 'h',
                (int) (short) 'i', (int) (short) 'j', (int) (short) 'k', (int) (short) 'l', (int) (short) 'm', (int) (short) 'n',
                (int) (short) 'o', (int) (short) 'p', (int) (short) 'q', (int) (short) 'r');

  }

  public void testToArray_withConversion() {
    byte[] array = {(byte) 0, (byte) 1, (byte) 2};

    List<Byte> bytes = Arrays.asList((byte) 0, (byte) 1, (byte) 2);
    List<Short> shorts = Arrays.asList((short) 0, (short) 1, (short) 2);
    List<Integer> ints = Arrays.asList(0, 1, 2);
    List<Float> floats = Arrays.asList(0.0f, 1.0f, 2.0f);
    List<Long> longs = Arrays.asList(0L, 1L, 2L);

        assertEquals(0xBBAA, result, "UShort should be little‑endian");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("readUShort throws on too short array")
    void testReadUShortOutOfBounds() {
        byte[] a = new byte[] { 0x02 };
        assertThrows(IndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -\u003e NtlmMessage.readUShort(a, 0));
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("readULong throws on too short array")
    void testReadULongOutOfBounds() {

  public Hasher putBytes(ByteBuffer bytes) {
    update(bytes);
    return this;
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putShort(short s) {
    ByteBuffer scratch = scratch();
    scratch.putShort(s);
    return update(scratch, Shorts.BYTES);
  }

  @Override
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  public Hasher putInt(int i) {
    ByteBuffer scratch = scratch();
    scratch.putInt(i);