*
     * @param buf the byte array to use as the buffer
     * @param start the starting position in the buffer
     */
    public NdrBuffer(final byte[] buf, final int start) {
        this.buf = buf;
        this.start = index = start;
        length = 0;
        deferred = this;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a derived NdrBuffer at the specified index position.

      }
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public long distance(Long start, Long end) {
      long result = end - start;
      if (end > start && result < 0) { // overflow
        return Long.MAX_VALUE;
      }
      if (end < start && result > 0) { // underflow
        return Long.MIN_VALUE;
      }
      return result;
    }

    @Override

            andx = null;

            dst[start + ANDX_COMMAND_OFFSET] = (byte) 0xFF;
            dst[start + ANDX_RESERVED_OFFSET] = (byte) 0x00;
            //            dst[start + ANDX_OFFSET_OFFSET] = (byte)0x00;
            //            dst[start + ANDX_OFFSET_OFFSET + 1] = (byte)0x00;
            dst[start + ANDX_OFFSET_OFFSET] = (byte) 0xde;
            dst[start + ANDX_OFFSET_OFFSET + 1] = (byte) 0xde;

    final boolean[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    BooleanArrayAsList(boolean[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    BooleanArrayAsList(boolean[] array, int start, int end) {
      this.array = array;
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return end - start;
    }

    @Override

    final boolean[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    BooleanArrayAsList(boolean[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    BooleanArrayAsList(boolean[] array, int start, int end) {
      this.array = array;
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return end - start;
    }

    @Override

    final char[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    CharArrayAsList(char[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    CharArrayAsList(char[] array, int start, int end) {
      this.array = array;
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return end - start;
    }

    @Override

    final float[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    FloatArrayAsList(float[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    FloatArrayAsList(float[] array, int start, int end) {
      this.array = array;
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return end - start;
    }

    @Override

        final int start = bufferIndex;
        isLoggedInAsGuest = ((buffer[bufferIndex] & 0x01) == 0x01) == true;
        bufferIndex += 2;
        if (extendedSecurity) {
            final int blobLength = readInt2(buffer, bufferIndex);
            bufferIndex += 2;
            blob = new byte[blobLength];
        }
        return bufferIndex - start;
    }

    @Override

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("MonotonicClock start time should remain constant")
    void testStartTime() throws InterruptedException {
        Instant start1 = MonotonicClock.start();
        Thread.sleep(10);
        Instant start2 = MonotonicClock.start();

        assertEquals(start1, start2, "Start time should remain constant");
        assertNotNull(start1, "Start time should not be null");
    }

    @Nested

    final double[] array;
    final int start;
    final int end;

    DoubleArrayAsList(double[] array) {
      this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    DoubleArrayAsList(double[] array, int start, int end) {
      this.array = array;
      this.start = start;
      this.end = end;
    }

    @Override
    public int size() {
      return end - start;
    }

    @Override