void encode_header(final NdrBuffer buf) {
        buf.enc_ndr_small(5); /* RPC version */
        buf.enc_ndr_small(0); /* minor version */
        buf.enc_ndr_small(ptype);
        buf.enc_ndr_small(flags);
        buf.enc_ndr_long(0x00000010); /* Little-endian / ASCII / IEEE */
        buf.enc_ndr_short(length);
        buf.enc_ndr_short(0); /* length of auth_value */
        buf.enc_ndr_long(call_id);
    }

            byte[] buf = new byte[16];

            // Skip advances internal file pointer; next read should use this offset
            in.skip(2);

            // Act
            int n = in.readDirect(buf, 0, 5);

            // Assert
            assertEquals(3, n, "Should report bytes read from SMB2 response");

	v := rebalanceInfo{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecoderebalanceInfo Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := rebalanceInfo{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}
}

}

// Verify that contents of buf match the string s.
func check(t *testing.T, testname string, buf *Buffer, s string) {
	bytes := buf.Bytes()
	str := buf.String()
	if buf.Len() != len(bytes) {
		t.Errorf("%s: buf.Len() == %d, len(buf.Bytes()) == %d", testname, buf.Len(), len(bytes))
	}

	if buf.Len() != len(str) {
		t.Errorf("%s: buf.Len() == %d, len(buf.String()) == %d", testname, buf.Len(), len(str))
	}

        }
        long rem = x - quotient * radix;
        buf[--i] = Character.forDigit((int) rem, radix);
        x = quotient;
        // Simple modulo/division approach
        while (x > 0) {
          buf[--i] = Character.forDigit((int) (x % radix), radix);
          x /= radix;
        }
      }
      // Generate string
      return new String(buf, i, buf.length - i);
    }
  }

	v := AccElem{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeAccElem Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := AccElem{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}
}

	v := BatchJobExpire{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeBatchJobExpire Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := BatchJobExpire{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}
}

	v := BaseOptions{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

	m := v.Msgsize()
	if buf.Len() > m {
		t.Log("WARNING: TestEncodeDecodeBaseOptions Msgsize() is inaccurate")
	}

	vn := BaseOptions{}
	err := msgp.Decode(&buf, &vn)
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}

	buf.Reset()
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	err = msgp.NewReader(&buf).Skip()
	if err != nil {
		t.Error(err)
	}
}

                return new IntItem(buf);
            } else if (buf.length() <= MAX_LONGITEM_LENGTH) {
                // lower than 2^63
                return new LongItem(buf);
            }
            return new BigIntegerItem(buf);
        }
        return new StringItem(buf, false);
    }

    private static String stripLeadingZeroes(String buf) {
        if (buf == null || buf.isEmpty()) {
            return "0";

            }
        }
        if (buf.indexOf("mm") == -1) {
            final int pos = buf.indexOf("m");
            if (pos != -1) {
                buf.replace(pos, pos + 1, "mm");
            }
        }
        if (buf.indexOf("ss") == -1) {
            final int pos = buf.indexOf("s");
            if (pos != -1) {
                buf.replace(pos, pos + 1, "ss");
            }