// Then
        assertEquals(currentDate.getTime(), decoded, "Encoded and decoded time should match");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should encode and decode UUIDs")
    void testUUIDOperations() {
        // Given
        byte[] uuid = { 0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0x78, (byte) 0x9A, (byte) 0xBC, (byte) 0xDE, (byte) 0xF0, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66,
                0x77, (byte) 0x88 };