assertEquals(8, bytesDecoded);
            assertEquals(0, buffer.getPathConsumed());
            assertEquals(0, buffer.getNumReferrals());
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should handle odd pathConsumed values")
        void testOddPathConsumedValue() {
            byte[] testBuffer = new byte[8];

        testBuffer[10] = 0x00; // Identifier authority
        testBuffer[11] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[12] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[13] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[14] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[15] = 0x01;
        testBuffer[16] = 0x00; // Sub-authority
        testBuffer[17] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[18] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[19] = 0x00;

        // Test decode
        int size = ace.decode(testBuffer, 0, testBuffer.length);

        testBuffer[20] = 0x01; // revision
        testBuffer[21] = 0x03; // sub-authority count
        testBuffer[22] = 0x00; // identifier authority
        testBuffer[23] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[24] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[25] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[26] = 0x00;
        testBuffer[27] = 0x05;
        SMBUtil.writeInt4(21, testBuffer, 28); // sub-authority 1

    private Referral referral;
    private byte[] testBuffer;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setUp() {
        referral = new Referral();
        testBuffer = new byte[512];
    }

    // Version 3 Referral Tests

    @Test
    public void testDecodeVersion3WithoutNameList() {
        // Prepare test data
        ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(testBuffer).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

        // Header

        private byte[] testName;
        private byte[] testBuffer;

        @BeforeEach
        void setUp() {
            testName = "CREATE_CONTEXT_TEST".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
            testResponse = new TestCreateContextResponse(testName);
            testBuffer = new byte[256];
            Arrays.fill(testBuffer, (byte) 0x42);
        }

        @Test

            int result = requestWithData.encode(testBuffer, 0);
            assertTrue(result > 0);

            // Verify header
            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
                assertEquals((byte) 0xFF, testBuffer[i]);
            }

            // Verify name was copied
            byte[] nameCheck = new byte[testName.length];
            System.arraycopy(testBuffer, 8, nameCheck, 0, testName.length);

    @DisplayName("Test buffer management")
    void testBufferManagement() {
        // Test buffer setting and releasing
        byte[] testBuffer = new byte[1024];
        response.setBuffer(testBuffer);

        byte[] releasedBuffer = response.releaseBuffer();
        assertSame(testBuffer, releasedBuffer);

        // After release, the buffer should be null
        assertNull(response.releaseBuffer());
    }