// Prepare buffer
        byte[] buffer = new byte[100];
        int startIndex = 10;

        // Encode
        int bytesWritten = info.encode(buffer, startIndex);

        // Verify bytes written (encode returns 40, which includes 4 padding bytes)
        assertEquals(40, bytesWritten);

        // Create a new FileBasicInfo and decode to verify encoding

            byte[] buffer = new byte[EXPECTED_SIZE * 3];

            // When
            int offset1 = chunk1.encode(buffer, 0);
            int offset2 = chunk2.encode(buffer, offset1);
            int offset3 = chunk3.encode(buffer, offset1 + offset2);

            // Then
            assertEquals(EXPECTED_SIZE, offset1);
            assertEquals(EXPECTED_SIZE, offset2);

        ;
    }

    @ParameterizedTest(name = "encode({1}) -> {2}")
    @MethodSource("encodeProvider")
    void testEncode(byte[] input, String expected) {
        // Arrange & Act
        String actual = Base64.encode(input);
        // Assert
        assertEquals(expected, actual, "Base64.encode should match expected string");
    }

    /**

    class EncodingTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode single cipher correctly")
        void testEncodeSingleCipher() {
            int[] ciphers = { EncryptionNegotiateContext.CIPHER_AES128_CCM };
            EncryptionNegotiateContext context = new EncryptionNegotiateContext(mockConfig, ciphers);

            int bytesWritten = context.encode(buffer, 0);

            assertEquals(4, bytesWritten);

            // 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")

        srvsvc.ShareInfo0 shareInfo0 = new srvsvc.ShareInfo0();
        shareInfo0.netname = null;

        shareInfo0.encode(mockNdrBuffer);

        // Verify the encode operations
        verify(mockNdrBuffer).align(4);
        verify(mockNdrBuffer).enc_ndr_referent(null, 1);
        // Should not encode string if netname is null
        verify(mockDeferredBuffer, never()).enc_ndr_string(anyString());
    }

    @Test

    }

    /**
     * Ensure encode throws NPE when passed a null buffer.
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Encode with null buffer throws NullPointerException")
    public void testEncodeNullBuffer() throws NdrException {
        NdrHyper hyper = new NdrHyper(5L);
        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> hyper.encode(null));
    }

    /**

func TestEncodeDecodeRStat(t *testing.T) {
	v := RStat{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)

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

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

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

	vn := connectReq{}
	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)
	}

        m.encode(buf);
        assertTrue(m.alloc_hint > 0);
    }

    @Test
    void testEncodeWritesCorrectHeader() throws Exception {
        TestMessage m = new TestMessage();
        m.ptype = 0;
        m.flags = 0x05;
        m.call_id = 0x123;

        NdrBuffer buf = new NdrBuffer(new byte[1024], 0);
        m.encode(buf);

        // Reset to read what was written