}

    /**
     * Verify that encode writes the correct little-endian sequence
     * to the buffer and that alignment is respected.
     */
    @Test
    void encodeWritesCorrectBytesAndAlignment() throws NdrException {
        NdrShort ns = new NdrShort(0xABCD); // value & 0xFF => 0xCD
        buf.reset();
        int startIndex = buf.getIndex();
        ns.encode(buf);

        @Override
        public void encode(NdrBuffer _dst) throws NdrException {
            _dst.align(4);
            _dst.enc_ndr_long(this.level);
            final int _descr = this.level;
            _dst.enc_ndr_long(_descr);
            _dst.enc_ndr_referent(this.e, 1);

            if (this.e != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                this.e.encode(_dst);

            }
        }

    class EncodingTests {

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode value correctly")
        void testEncode() throws NdrException {
            // Given: NdrShort with test value
            int testValue = 123;
            NdrShort ndrShort = new NdrShort(testValue);

            // When: Encoding the value
            ndrShort.encode(mockBuffer);

            // Then: Should call enc_ndr_short with masked value

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

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

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

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

	vn := ChecksumInfo{}
	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)
	}

        domainInfo.sid.sub_authority_count = 2;
        domainInfo.sid.sub_authority = new int[] { 21, 12345 };

        // Encode to buffer
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        NdrBuffer encodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);
        domainInfo.encode(encodeBuffer);

        // Decode from buffer
        NdrBuffer decodeBuffer = new NdrBuffer(buffer, 0);

        @Test
        @DisplayName("Should encode multiple hash algorithms with salt")
        void testEncodeMultipleHashAlgosWithSalt() {
            int[] hashAlgos = { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03 };
            byte[] salt = { 0x0A, 0x0B };
            PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext context = new PreauthIntegrityNegotiateContext(mockConfig, hashAlgos, salt);

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

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode method with valid destination")
    void testEncodeWithValidDestination() {
        // Given
        byte[] dst = new byte[256];
        int dstIndex = 0;
        int expectedLength = 50;

        when(messageBlock.encode(dst, dstIndex)).thenReturn(expectedLength);

        // When
        int actualLength = messageBlock.encode(dst, dstIndex);

        // Then

            byte[] largeBuffer = new byte[1000];

            // Act
            int smallEncodedSize = context.encode(smallBuffer, 0);
            int largeEncodedSize = context.encode(largeBuffer, 500);

            // Assert
            // encode() returns actual bytes written (6), not size() value (8)
            assertEquals(6, smallEncodedSize); // actual: 2 bytes count + 2*2 bytes for ciphers

                this.root_directory.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (this.object_name != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                this.object_name.encode(_dst);

            }
            if (this.security_quality_of_service != null) {
                _dst = _dst.deferred;
                this.security_quality_of_service.encode(_dst);

            }
        }