return buf;
    }

    /**
     * Aligns the buffer index to the specified boundary with a fill value.
     *
     * @param boundary the alignment boundary
     * @param value the fill value for padding
     * @return the number of bytes added for alignment
     */
    public int align(final int boundary, final byte value) {
        final int n = align(boundary);
        int i = n;
        while (i > 0) {

arithmetic types.  A C struct translates to a Go struct, field by
field; unrepresentable fields are replaced with opaque byte arrays.  A
C union translates into a struct containing the first union member and
perhaps additional padding.  C arrays become Go arrays.  C pointers
become Go pointers.  C function pointers become Go's uintptr.
C void pointers become Go's unsafe.Pointer.

For example, mpz_t is defined in <gmp.h> as:

    "price": 42.0,
    "tax": 3.2,
    "tags": ["rock", "metal", "bar"],
    "image": {
        "url": "http://example.com/baz.jpg",
        "name": "The Foo live"
    }
}
```

Again, doing just that declaration, with **FastAPI** you get:

* Editor support (completion, etc.), even for nested models
* Data conversion
* Data validation
* Automatic documentation

### Development Workflow
1. **Fork** the repository on GitHub
2. **Create** your feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`
3. **Follow** the coding standards: `mvn formatter:format`
4. **Add** comprehensive tests for new functionality
5. **Commit** your changes: `git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`
6. **Push** to the branch: `git push origin feature/amazing-feature`

        void testDecodeWithOffset() {
            byte[] testBuffer = new byte[20];
            int offset = 5;
            ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.wrap(testBuffer).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);

            // Add padding before actual data
            bb.position(offset);
            bb.putShort((short) 24); // pathConsumed
            bb.putShort((short) 0); // numReferrals
            bb.putShort((short) 10); // tflags

        int contextPos = 192;
        SMBUtil.writeInt2(1, buffer, contextPos); // Context type
        SMBUtil.writeInt2(2000, buffer, contextPos + 2); // Excessive data length (> 1024)
        // Add padding for 8-byte alignment
        SMBUtil.writeInt2(0, buffer, contextPos + 4); // Reserved

        // The validation logic is implemented and verified through code inspection

   *
   * @since 20.0
   */
  public static final MediaType BASIC_AUDIO = createConstant(AUDIO_TYPE, "basic");

  /**
   * Advanced Audio Coding. For more information, see <a
   * href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Audio_Coding">Advanced Audio Coding</a>.
   *
   * @since 20.0
   */
  public static final MediaType AAC_AUDIO = createConstant(AUDIO_TYPE, "aac");

  /**

        final char[] c = new char[size];
        toHexChars(val, c, 0, size);
        return new String(c);
    }

    /**
     * Converts a long value to a hexadecimal string representation with specified padding.
     *
     * @param val the long value to convert to hexadecimal
     * @param size the desired length of the resulting hex string (will be left-padded with zeros)

ze:7em}.fa-8x{font-size:8em}.fa-9x{font-size:9em}.fa-10x{font-size:10em}.fa-fw{text-align:center;width:1.25em}.fa-ul{list-style-type:none;margin-left:2.5em;padding-left:0}.fa-ul>li{position:relative}.fa-li{left:-2em;position:absolute;text-align:center;width:2em;line-height:inherit}.fa-border{border:.08em solid #eee;border-radius:.1em;padding:.2em .25em .15em}.fa-pull-left{float:left}.fa-pull-right{float:right}.fa.fa-pull-left,.fab.fa-pull-left,.fal.fa-pull-left,.far.fa-pull-left,.fas.fa-pull-lef...

        void shouldDecodeBufferWithOffset() throws SMBProtocolDecodingException {
            // Given - buffer with padding before actual data
            ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(42);
            buffer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
            buffer.position(10); // Add 10 bytes of padding
            buffer.putLong(2048L);
            buffer.putLong(1024L);
            buffer.putLong(1024L);