*
     * @param path the file path to encode
     * @return the Base64 encoded path
     */
    protected String encodePath(final String path) {
        return Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(path.getBytes(Constants.CHARSET_UTF_8));
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the given path matches this creator's pattern.
     *
     * @param path the file path to check

                    final Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
                    final String name = filePath.getFileName().toString();
                    map.put("id", Base64.getUrlEncoder().encodeToString(name.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
                    map.put("name", name);
                    try {
                        map.put("lastModified", new Date(Files.getLastModifiedTime(filePath).toMillis()));

     */
    public static String encode(final byte[] inData) {
        if (ArrayUtil.isEmpty(inData)) {
            return "";
        }
        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(inData);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes data encoded in Base64.
     * <p>
     * This method uses {@link java.util.Base64.Decoder} for decoding.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param inData

                buf.append(encodeToString(prefix)).append("-,");
            }
            buf.append(encodeToString(textStart));
            if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(textEnd)) {
                buf.append(',').append(encodeToString(textEnd));
            }
            if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(suffix)) {
                buf.append(",-").append(encodeToString(suffix));
            }

        if (StringUtil.isNotBlank(username) && StringUtil.isNotBlank(password)) {
            final String value = username + ":" + password;
            final String basicAuth = "Basic " + java.util.Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(value.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
            request.header("Authorization", basicAuth);
        }
        if (sslSocketFactory != null) {
            request.sslSocketFactory(sslSocketFactory);
        }

                    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);
                    }
                } catch (final UnsupportedEncodingException e) {

        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) {

        }

        // Total message length is 154 bytes
        byte[] finalMessage = new byte[154];
        System.arraycopy(message, 0, finalMessage, 0, 154);

        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(finalMessage);
    }

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() throws UnknownHostException {
        ntlmSsp = new NtlmSsp();

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

     */
    public String encryptToString(char[] plaintext) throws GeneralSecurityException {
        byte[] encrypted = encryptCredentials(plaintext);
        return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encrypted);
    }

    /**
     * Decrypt credentials from a base64 string
     *
     * @param encryptedString base64 encoded encrypted credentials
     * @return decrypted credentials