}

	// If we cannot decode, just return read quorum error.
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w (offline-disks=%d/%d)", errErasureReadQuorum, disksNotFound, len(p.readers))
}

// Decode reads from readers, reconstructs data if needed and writes the data to the writer.
// A set of preferred drives can be supplied. In that case they will be used and the data reconstructed.

        firstInstance.decode(originalBuffer, 0, originalBuffer.length);

        // Encode from first instance
        byte[] encodedBuffer = new byte[8];
        firstInstance.encode(encodedBuffer, 0);

        // Decode into second instance
        FileInternalInfo secondInstance = new FileInternalInfo();
        secondInstance.decode(encodedBuffer, 0, encodedBuffer.length);

        // Test that unicode strings are properly encoded/decoded
        String unicodeString = "日本語テスト";
        String encoded = BaseEncoding.base64().encode(unicodeString.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        String decoded = new String(BaseEncoding.base64().decode(encoded), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);

        assertEquals(unicodeString, decoded);
    }

    @Test

        SMBUtil.writeInt8(expectedValue, buffer, offset);

        // Decode from offset
        int bytesRead = fileInfo.decode(buffer, offset, buffer.length - offset);

        assertEquals(8, bytesRead);
        assertTrue(fileInfo.toString().contains("endOfFile=" + expectedValue));
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode and decode round trip")

        // Encode
        byte[] buffer = new byte[8];
        int encoded = original.encode(buffer, 0);
        assertEquals(8, encoded);

        // Decode
        FileEndOfFileInformation decoded = new FileEndOfFileInformation();
        int decodedBytes = decoded.decode(buffer, 0, 8);
        assertEquals(8, decodedBytes);

        NdrHyper decoded = new NdrHyper(0);
        decoded.decode(buf);
        assertEquals(val, decoded.value, "Decoded value should match encoded value for " + Long.toHexString(val));
    }

    /**
     * Ensure encode throws NPE when passed a null buffer.
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Encode with null buffer throws NullPointerException")
    public void testEncodeNullBuffer() throws NdrException {

        // Decode into first instance
        FileStandardInfo firstInstance = new FileStandardInfo();
        firstInstance.decode(originalBuffer, 0, originalBuffer.length);

        // Encode from first instance
        byte[] encodedBuffer = new byte[22];
        firstInstance.encode(encodedBuffer, 0);

        // Decode into second instance

    }

    /**
     * Test decode with only EOL
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Decode empty list with only EOL")
    void testDecodeEmptyList() throws CIFSException {
        byte[] eolData = createEolData();
        List<AvPair> pairs = AvPairs.decode(eolData);

        assertNotNull(pairs, "Decoded pairs should not be null");

            // Setup for SamrSamEntry decode chain
            mockDeferredBuffer.deferred = mockDeferredBuffer;
            when(mockDeferredBuffer.dec_ndr_short()).thenReturn(0, 0, 0);

            // When: Decoding output
            message.decode_out(mockNdrBuffer);

            // Then: Should decode all output parameters
            verify(samArray).decode(mockNdrBuffer);

        // Decode
        fileBothDirectoryInfo.decode(buffer, 0, buffer.length);

        // Verify - the decode method strips null termination, so filename should match
        assertEquals(expectedFilename, fileBothDirectoryInfo.getFilename());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test decode with null-terminated non-Unicode filename")