assertEquals(22, bytesEncoded);

        // Verify encoded data
        assertEquals(expectedAllocationSize, SMBUtil.readInt8(destinationBuffer, dstIndex));
        assertEquals(expectedEndOfFile, SMBUtil.readInt8(destinationBuffer, dstIndex + 8));
        assertEquals(expectedNumberOfLinks, SMBUtil.readInt4(destinationBuffer, dstIndex + 16));
        assertEquals(1, destinationBuffer[dstIndex + 20]); // deletePending

        assertEquals(100, SMBUtil.readInt4(dst, 3));

        // Verify total data count (4 bytes at position 7)
        assertEquals(200, SMBUtil.readInt4(dst, 7));

        // Verify max parameter count (4 bytes at position 11)
        assertEquals(1024, SMBUtil.readInt4(dst, 11));

        // Verify max data count (4 bytes at position 15)
        assertEquals(2048, SMBUtil.readInt4(dst, 15));

        // Verify structure size (should be 24)
        assertEquals(24, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset));

        // Verify Reserved1 (2 bytes at offset+2, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset + 2));

        // Verify Reserved2 (4 bytes at offset+4, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, offset + 4));

    /*
     * We overload this because we want readAndXWireFormat to
     * read the parameter words and bytes. This is so when
     * commands are batched together we can recursivly call
     * readAndXWireFormat without reading the non-existent header.
     */

    @Override
    int decode(final byte[] buffer, int bufferIndex) {
        final int start = headerStart = bufferIndex;

        if (length > 24 + getStandardLeaseSize()) {
            int scopeOrdinal = SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);
            this.cacheScope = DirectoryCacheScope.values()[scopeOrdinal];
            dataOffset += 4;

            this.maxCacheAge = SMBUtil.readInt8(buffer, dataOffset);
            dataOffset += 8;

            int flags = SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);

    // streams. Buffers are retained in a deque so that there's no copying between buffers while
    // reading and so all of the bytes in each new allocated buffer are available for reading from
    // the stream.
    for (int bufSize = initialBufferSize;
        totalLen < MAX_ARRAY_LEN;
        bufSize = IntMath.saturatedMultiply(bufSize, bufSize < 4096 ? 4 : 2)) {

            
            int scopeOrdinal = readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);
            this.cacheScope = DirectoryCacheScope.values()[scopeOrdinal];
            dataOffset += 4;
            
            this.maxCacheAge = readInt8(buffer, dataOffset);
            dataOffset += 8;
            
            int flags = readInt4(buffer, dataOffset);
            dataOffset += 4;
            

        // Verify structure size (should be 24)
        assertEquals(24, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset));

        // Verify close flags (2 bytes at offset+2, should be 0 by default)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt2(buffer, offset + 2));

        // Verify Reserved (4 bytes at offset+4, should be 0)
        assertEquals(0, SMBUtil.readInt4(buffer, offset + 4));

    /*
     * We overload this because we want readAndXWireFormat to
     * read the parameter words and bytes. This is so when
     * commands are batched together we can recursivly call
     * readAndXWireFormat without reading the non-existent header.
     */

    @Override
    public int decode(final byte[] buffer, int bufferIndex) throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
        final int start = this.headerStart = bufferIndex;

        assertEquals(0L, response.getOffset(), "Offset should be initialized to 0");
    }

    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
    /* 2. Parameter word reading - happy path & edge cases                */
    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */

    /**