}

	// 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.

        firstInstance.decode(originalBuffer, 0, originalBuffer.length);

        // Encode from first instance
        byte[] encodedBuffer = new byte[8];
        firstInstance.encode(encodedBuffer, 0);

        // Decode into second instance
        FileInternalInfo secondInstance = new FileInternalInfo();
        secondInstance.decode(encodedBuffer, 0, encodedBuffer.length);

        // Test that unicode strings are properly encoded/decoded
        String unicodeString = "日本語テスト";
        String encoded = BaseEncoding.base64().encode(unicodeString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        String decoded = new String(BaseEncoding.base64().decode(encoded), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

        assertEquals(unicodeString, decoded);
    }

    @Test

        // Encode
        byte[] buffer = new byte[8];
        int encoded = original.encode(buffer, 0);
        assertEquals(8, encoded);

        // Decode
        FileEndOfFileInformation decoded = new FileEndOfFileInformation();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 8);
        assertEquals(8, decodedBytes);

            // Setup for SamrSamEntry decode chain
            mockDeferredBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredBuffer;
            when(mockDeferredBuffer.dec_ndr_short()).thenReturn(0, 0, 0);

            // When: Decoding output
            message.decode_out(mockNdrBuffer);

            // Then: Should decode all output parameters
            verify(samArray).decode(mockNdrBuffer);

        // Decode
        fileBothDirectoryInfo.decode(buffer, 0, buffer.length);

        // Verify - the decode method strips null termination, so filename should match
        assertEquals(expectedFilename, fileBothDirectoryInfo.getFilename());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode with null-terminated non-Unicode filename")

            Arrays.fill(buffer2, (byte) 0x22);

            // First decode
            response.decode(buffer1, 0, 50);
            byte[] data1 = response.getData();

            // Second decode should overwrite
            response.decode(buffer2, 10, 60);
            byte[] data2 = response.getData();

            // Verify second decode overwrote first
            assertEquals(60, data2.length);

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode with minimum valid length")
    void testDecodeMinimumValidLength() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
        // Prepare minimum valid buffer - exactly 24 bytes
        byte[] buffer = new byte[28];
        Arrays.fill(buffer, 0, 24, (byte) 0xAA);

        // Decode with len = 24 (minimum valid)
        int bytesConsumed = response.decode(buffer, 0, 24);

        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());

        }
    }

    @Nested
    @DisplayName("Decode Tests")
    class DecodeTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should decode valid copy chunk response")
        void testDecodeValidResponse() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
            byte[] buffer = createValidCopyChunkResponse(5, 65536, 327680);

            int bytesDecoded = response.decode(buffer, 0, buffer.length);