}

	// If we cannot decode, just return read quorum error.
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w (offline-disks=%d/%d)", errErasureReadQuorum, disksNotFound, len(p.readers))
}

// Decode reads from readers, reconstructs data if needed and writes the data to the writer.
// A set of preferred drives can be supplied. In that case they will be used and the data reconstructed.

        int offset = 5;
        original.encode(buffer, offset);

        // Decode from offset
        FileEndOfFileInformation decoded = new FileEndOfFileInformation();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, offset, 8);
        assertEquals(8, decodedBytes);

        // Verify the values match
        assertEquals(original.toString(), decoded.toString());
    }

    /**

        NdrHyper decoded = new NdrHyper(0);
        decoded.decode(buf);
        assertEquals(val, decoded.value, "Decoded value should match encoded value for " + Long.toHexString(val));
    }

    /**
     * Ensure encode throws NPE when passed a null buffer.
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Encode with null buffer throws NullPointerException")
    public void testEncodeNullBuffer() throws NdrException {

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

            assertEquals(encoded, decoded);
            assertArrayEquals(originalCiphers, decodedContext.getCiphers());
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode and decode correctly with null ciphers")

        FileBasicInfo decoded = new FileBasicInfo();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 36);

        // Verify encoding/decoding
        assertEquals(40, encodedBytes); // encode writes 40 bytes (includes padding)
        assertEquals(36, decodedBytes); // decode reads 36 bytes (no padding)
        assertEquals(original.getCreateTime(), decoded.getCreateTime());

        int decoded = resp.decode(buf, headerStart);
        assertTrue(decoded > 0, "Decode should return positive length");

        assertEquals(NtStatus.NT_STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED, resp.getStatus());
        assertArrayEquals(blob, resp.getBlob(), "Security blob should match");
        assertEquals(sessionFlags, resp.getSessionFlags(), "Session flags should decode");

        SMBUtil.writeInt8(expectedValue, buffer, offset);

        // Decode from offset
        int bytesRead = fileInfo.decode(buffer, offset, buffer.length - offset);

        assertEquals(8, bytesRead);
        assertTrue(fileInfo.toString().contains("endOfFile=" + expectedValue));
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode and decode round trip")

     * @param len the length of data to decode
     * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs during decoding
     */
    public SecurityDescriptor(final byte[] buffer, final int bufferIndex, final int len) throws IOException {
        this.decode(buffer, bufferIndex, len);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a security descriptor from a byte buffer.
     *

     * </p>
     *
     * @param inData
     *            The data to decode
     * @return The decoded data, or null if the input is null or empty
     */
    public static byte[] decode(final String inData) {
        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(inData)) {
            return null;
        }
        return Base64.getDecoder().decode(inData);
    }

    }

    /**
     * Test decode with only EOL
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Decode empty list with only EOL")
    void testDecodeEmptyList() throws CIFSException {
        byte[] eolData = createEolData();
        List<AvPair> pairs = AvPairs.decode(eolData);

        assertNotNull(pairs, "Decoded pairs should not be null");