* @return the short value in little-endian format
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs
     */
    public short readShort() throws IOException {
        align(2);
        return Short.reverseBytes(this.dis.readShort());
    }

    /**
     * Reads a 32-bit integer value with proper alignment and byte order.
     * @return the integer value in little-endian format

    // Get frame length, optionally reading from follow-up bytes if indicated by special values.
    frameLength = (b1 and B1_MASK_LENGTH).toLong()
    if (frameLength == PAYLOAD_SHORT.toLong()) {
      frameLength = (source.readShort() and 0xffff).toLong() // Value is unsigned.
    } else if (frameLength == PAYLOAD_LONG.toLong()) {
      frameLength = source.readLong()
      if (frameLength < 0L) {
        throw ProtocolException(

            else -> InetAddress.getByName(domainName)
          }
        }

        else -> throw ProtocolException("unsupported address type: $addressType")
      }

    val port = fromSource.readShort() and 0xffff

    when (command) {
      COMMAND_CONNECT -> {
        val toSocket = Socket(toAddress, port)
        val localAddress = toSocket.localAddress.address
        if (localAddress.size != 4) {

        // Little-endian 0x1234 -> 0x34 0x12
        byte[] data = new byte[] { 0x34, 0x12, 0x00, 0x00 };
        PacDataInputStream pdis = createInputStream(data);
        assertEquals((short) 0x1234, pdis.readShort());
    }

    @Test
    public void testReadInt() throws IOException {
        // Little-endian 0x12345678 -> 0x78 0x56 0x34 0x12
        byte[] data = new byte[] { 0x78, 0x56, 0x34, 0x12 };

        assertTrue(raf.readBoolean());
        assertEquals((byte) 0xFF, raf.readByte());
        assertEquals(0xFF, raf.readUnsignedByte());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("readShort/UnsignedShort/Char: big-endian decoding")
    void read_twoByteVariants() throws Exception {
        SmbRandomAccessFile raf = spy(newInstance("r", false, false, false));
        doAnswer(inv -> {

            final PacUnicodeString homeDriveString = pacStream.readUnicodeString();

            // Some counts
            this.logonCount = pacStream.readShort();
            this.badPasswordCount = pacStream.readShort();

            // IDs for user
            final SID userId = pacStream.readId();
            final SID groupId = pacStream.readId();

            // Groups information

        if (read(tmp, 0, 1) < 0) {
            throw new SmbException("EOF");
        }
        return tmp[0] & 0xFF;
    }

    @Override
    public final short readShort() throws SmbException {
        if (read(tmp, 0, 2) < 0) {
            throw new SmbException("EOF");
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(tmp, 0);
    }

    @Override

      try {
        return input.readUnsignedByte();
      } catch (IOException e) {
        throw new IllegalStateException(e);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public short readShort() {
      try {
        return input.readShort();
      } catch (IOException e) {
        throw new IllegalStateException(e);
      }
    }

    @Override
    public int readUnsignedShort() {
      try {

        if (read(this.tmp, 0, 1) < 0) {
            throw new SmbEndOfFileException();
        }
        return this.tmp[0] & 0xFF;
    }

    @Override
    public final short readShort() throws SmbException {
        if (read(this.tmp, 0, 2) < 0) {
            throw new SmbEndOfFileException();
        }
        return Encdec.dec_uint16be(this.tmp, 0);
    }

    @Override

    }

    @Test
    void testReadUShort() {
        // Test readUShort with various values
        byte[] data = new byte[4];
        ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.wrap(data).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

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

        // Test with zero