return parent.equals(o);
        }

        public int hashCode() {
            return parent.hashCode();
        }

        public E get(final int index) {
            return parent.get(index);
        }

        public E set(final int index, final E element) {
            return parent.set(index, element);
        }

        public void add(final int index, final E element) {

            return parent.equals(o);
        }

        public int hashCode() {
            return parent.hashCode();
        }

        public E get(final int index) {
            return parent.get(index);
        }

        public E set(final int index, final E element) {
            return parent.set(index, element);
        }

        public void add(final int index, final E element) {

     */
    static String getValue(final List<String> list, final int index) {
        if (index >= list.size()) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }
        String item = list.get(index).trim();
        if (StringUtil.isBlank(item)) {
            return StringUtil.EMPTY;
        }
        if (item.length() > 1 && item.charAt(0) == '"' && item.charAt(item.length() - 1) == '"') {

        final Map<String, MappingMetadata> indexMappings = getMappingsResponse.mappings();
        final MappingMetadata mappingMetadata = indexMappings != null ? indexMappings.get(index) : null;
        if (mappingMetadata == null || mappingMetadata.sourceAsMap().isEmpty()) {
            final AcknowledgedResponse putMappingResponse = fesenClient.get(c -> {

            }

            switch (strategy) {
            case ROUND_ROBIN:
                int index = roundRobinIndex.getAndIncrement() % channels.size();
                return channels.get(index);

            case LEAST_CONNECTIONS:
                return channels.stream()
                        .min((c1, c2) -> Integer.compare(c1.getActiveConnections(), c2.getActiveConnections()))

        }
        throw new ConstructorNotFoundRuntimeException(beanClass, args);
    }

    @Override
    public ConstructorDesc getConstructorDesc(final int index) {
        return constructorDescs.get(index);
    }

    @Override
    public int getConstructorDescSize() {
        return constructorDescs.size();
    }

    @Override
    public Iterable<ConstructorDesc> getConstructorDescs() {

                        } else {
                            dataObj = null;
                        }
                        if (dataObj != null) {
                            final Map<String, String> indexObj = dataObj.get("index");
                            if (indexObj != null) {
                                if (indexObj.containsKey("_type")) {
                                    indexObj.remove("_type");
                                }

        // Align to 8-byte boundary
        ndrBuffer.setIndex(5);
        alignedBytes = ndrBuffer.align(8);
        assertEquals(3, alignedBytes); // Should advance by 3 bytes (5 -> 8)
        assertEquals(8, ndrBuffer.getIndex());
    }

    @Test
    void testEncDecNdrSmall() {
        ndrBuffer.enc_ndr_small(0xAB);
        assertEquals(1, ndrBuffer.getIndex());

        }

        encode_in(buf);
        length = buf.getIndex() - start;

        if (ptype == 0) {
            buf.setIndex(alloc_hint_index);
            alloc_hint = length - alloc_hint_index;
            buf.enc_ndr_long(alloc_hint);
        }

        buf.setIndex(start);
        encode_header(buf);
        buf.setIndex(start + length);
    }

    @Override

            // Select channel based on affinity key
            List<ChannelInfo> list = new ArrayList<>(channels);
            int index = Math.abs((int)(affinityKey % list.size()));
            return list.get(index);
        }
        
        // No affinity, use weighted random
        return selectWeightedRandom(channels);
    }