v := xlMetaDataDirDecoder{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))
	en := msgp.NewWriter(msgp.Nowhere)
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		v.EncodeMsg(en)
	}
	en.Flush()
}

func BenchmarkDecodexlMetaDataDirDecoder(b *testing.B) {
	v := xlMetaDataDirDecoder{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))

        assertEquals(newFlags, leaseContext.getLeaseFlags());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should encode context correctly")
    void testEncode() {
        byte[] buffer = new byte[leaseContext.size()];
        int encoded = leaseContext.encode(buffer, 0);

        assertEquals(leaseContext.size(), encoded);

        // Verify context header structure according to MS-SMB2

	v := BaseOptions{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))
	en := msgp.NewWriter(msgp.Nowhere)
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		v.EncodeMsg(en)
	}
	en.Flush()
}

func BenchmarkDecodeBaseOptions(b *testing.B) {
	v := BaseOptions{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))

    bytesIn.writeByte(0x40) // Literal indexed
    bytesIn.writeByte(0x88) // Literal name Huffman encoded 8 bytes
    // decodes to custom-key which is length 10
    bytesIn.write("25a849e95ba97d7f".decodeHex())
    bytesIn.writeByte(0x89) // Literal value Huffman encoded 9 bytes
    // decodes to custom-value which is length 12
    bytesIn.write("25a849e95bb8e8b4bf".decodeHex())
  }

  )
  fun keyPair(): KeyPair = keyPair

  /**
   * Returns the certificate encoded in [PEM format][rfc_7468].
   *
   * [rfc_7468]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7468
   */
  fun certificatePem(): String = certificate.certificatePem()

  /**
   * Returns the private key encoded in [PKCS #8][rfc_5208] [PEM format][rfc_7468].
   *
   * [rfc_5208]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5208

	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))
	en := msgp.NewWriter(msgp.Nowhere)
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		v.EncodeMsg(en)
	}
	en.Flush()
}

func BenchmarkDecodeBucketReplicationStat(b *testing.B) {
	v := BucketReplicationStat{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))

## Base64 vs Files { #base64-vs-files }

Consider first if you can use [Request Files](../tutorial/request-files.md) for uploading binary data and [Custom Response - FileResponse](./custom-response.md#fileresponse--fileresponse-) for sending binary data, instead of encoding it in JSON.

JSON can only contain UTF-8 encoded strings, so it can't contain raw bytes.

	v := ChecksumInfo{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))
	en := msgp.NewWriter(msgp.Nowhere)
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		v.EncodeMsg(en)
	}
	en.Flush()
}

func BenchmarkDecodeChecksumInfo(b *testing.B) {
	v := ChecksumInfo{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))

        byte[] encoded = encodeUnicode(msg);
        assertEquals(4, encoded.length, "Encoded Unicode string should be 4 bytes");

        // Verify little-endian encoding
        assertEquals((byte) 0xA1, encoded[0], "First byte of first character");
        assertEquals((byte) 0x00, encoded[1], "Second byte of first character");
        assertEquals((byte) 0xA2, encoded[2], "First byte of second character");

	v := BatchJobPrefix{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))
	en := msgp.NewWriter(msgp.Nowhere)
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		v.EncodeMsg(en)
	}
	en.Flush()
}

func BenchmarkDecodeBatchJobPrefix(b *testing.B) {
	v := BatchJobPrefix{}
	var buf bytes.Buffer
	msgp.Encode(&buf, &v)
	b.SetBytes(int64(buf.Len()))