int encoded = originalContext.encode(largeBuffer, 0);
            assertEquals(4 + (2 * maxAlgos) + salt.length, encoded);

            PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext decodedContext = new PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext();
            int decoded = decodedContext.decode(largeBuffer, 0, encoded);

            assertEquals(encoded, decoded);

/**
 * Interface for objects that can be decoded from a byte buffer.
 * This interface provides methods for deserializing data from SMB protocol messages.
 *
 * @author mbechler
 */
public interface Decodable {

    /**
     * Decode data from a byte buffer
     *
     * @param buffer the byte buffer containing the data to decode
     * @param bufferIndex the starting index in the buffer

        buf.reset();

        // Prepare a new object to decode into
        NdrShort decoded = new NdrShort(0);
        decoded.decode(buf);
        assertEquals(123, decoded.value, "decoded value should equal original");
    }

    /**
     * Verify that encode invokes NdrBuffer.enc_ndr_short via a mocked
     * (spied) buffer.
     */
    @Test

		} else {
			err = erasure.DecodeDataBlocks(encoded)
		}

		if err == nil && test.shouldFail {
			t.Errorf("Test %d: test should fail but it passed", i)
		}
		if err != nil && !test.shouldFail {
			t.Errorf("Test %d: test should pass but it failed: %v", i, err)
		}

		decoded := encoded
		if !test.shouldFail {
			if test.reconstructParity {
				for j := range decoded {
					if decoded[j] == nil {

        byte[] encoded = AvPairs.encode(pairs);

        assertNotNull(encoded, "Encoded data should not be null");
        assertEquals(4, encoded.length, "Should only have EOL (4 bytes)");
        assertEquals(AvPair.MsvAvEOL, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 0), "Should be EOL");
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(encoded, 2), "EOL length should be 0");
    }

    /**
     * Test round-trip encoding and decoding

     */
    public void enc_ndr_small(final int s) {
        buf[index] = (byte) (s & 0xFF);
        advance(1);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a small integer (1 byte) from NDR format.
     *
     * @return the decoded small integer value
     */
    public int dec_ndr_small() {
        final int val = buf[index] & 0xFF;
        advance(1);
        return val;
    }

    /**

        int decoded = resp.decode(buf, headerStart);
        assertTrue(decoded > 0, "Decode should return positive length");

        assertEquals(NtStatus.NT_STATUS_MORE_PROCESSING_REQUIRED, resp.getStatus());
        assertArrayEquals(blob, resp.getBlob(), "Security blob should match");
        assertEquals(sessionFlags, resp.getSessionFlags(), "Session flags should decode");

        // Test encoding/decoding
        byte[] encoded = nic.encode();
        assertNotNull(encoded);
        assertEquals(Smb2ChannelCapabilities.NETWORK_INTERFACE_INFO_SIZE, encoded.length);

        NetworkInterfaceInfo decoded = NetworkInterfaceInfo.decode(encoded, 0);
        assertEquals(nic.getInterfaceIndex(), decoded.getInterfaceIndex());
        assertEquals(nic.getLinkSpeed(), decoded.getLinkSpeed());

func (d *Decoder) Pos() int { return int(d.pos) }

// Err returns the most recent decoder error if any, or nil
func (d *Decoder) Err() error { return d.err }

// MaxDepth will set the maximum recursion depth.
// If the maximum depth is exceeded, ErrMaxDepth is returned.
// Less than or 0 means no limit (default).
func (d *Decoder) MaxDepth(n int) *Decoder {
	d.maxDepth = n
	return d
}

  val tag: Long,
  /** Encode and decode the value once tags are handled. */
  private val codec: Codec<T>,
  /** True if the default value should be used if this value is absent during decoding. */
  val isOptional: Boolean = false,
  /** The value to return if this value is absent. Undefined unless this is optional. */
  val defaultValue: T? = null,
  /** True to set the encoded or decoded value as the type hint for the current SEQUENCE. */