public void test_encode() {
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(null));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(""));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode(" "));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{user}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{role}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("{group}"));
        assertNull(permissionHelper.encode("(allow)"));

        }
    }

    /**
     * Test encode with empty byte array
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public void testEncode_EmptyArray() throws Exception {
        final String result = Base64Util.encode(new byte[0]);
        assertEquals("Empty array should return empty string", "", result);
    }

    /**
     * Test encode with null returns empty string
     *
     * @throws Exception

            lock = new Smb2Lock(offset, length, allFlags);
            lock.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(allFlags, SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, 16));
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode zero values correctly")
        void testEncodingWithZeroValues() {
            lock = new Smb2Lock(0L, 0L, 0);
            lock.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(0L, SMBUtil.readInt8(buffer, 0));

        byte[] buffer1 = new byte[request.size()];
        byte[] buffer2 = new byte[request.size()];

        request.encode(buffer1, 0);
        request.encode(buffer2, 0);

        assertArrayEquals(buffer1, buffer2);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode with insufficient buffer throws exception")
    void testEncodeWithInsufficientBuffer() {
        ValidateNegotiateInfoRequest request =

            // When: Encoding array
            array.encode(mockNdrBuffer);

            // Then: Should encode structure
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).align(4);
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).enc_ndr_long(1);
            verify(mockNdrBuffer).enc_ndr_referent(array.entries, 1);
        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode array with null entries")

        // Now test encode
        byte[] destinationBuffer = new byte[8];
        int bytesEncoded = fileInternalInfo.encode(destinationBuffer, 0);

        // Verify
        assertEquals(8, bytesEncoded);
        assertEquals(expectedIndexNumber, SMBUtil.readInt8(destinationBuffer, 0));
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode with buffer offset")

        Arrays.fill(dst, (byte) 0x55);

        // Act
        int written = enc.encode(dst, dstIndex);

        // Assert: reported written bytes matches size() and requested len.
        assertEquals(len, enc.size(), "size() must equal provided length");
        assertEquals(len, written, "encode() must return number of bytes written");

        // Assert: copied region equals the source slice.

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

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

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

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

	vn := BucketReplicationResyncStatus{}
	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 {

        }

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode at different buffer positions")
        void testEncodeAtDifferentPositions() {
            int[] ciphers = { 0xABCD, 0xEFAB };

            context = new EncryptionNegotiateContext(mockConfig, ciphers);

            // Encode at position 200
            int encoded = context.encode(buffer, 200);
            assertEquals(2 + 4, encoded); // count + 2 ciphers