*/
    public void enc_ndr_small(final int s) {
        this.buf[this.index] = (byte) (s & 0xFF);
        advance(1);
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a small integer (1 byte) from NDR format.
     *
     * @return the decoded small integer value
     */
    public int dec_ndr_small() {
        final int val = this.buf[this.index] & 0xFF;
        advance(1);
        return val;
    }

  val tag: Long,
  /** Encode and decode the value once tags are handled. */
  private val codec: Codec<T>,
  /** True if the default value should be used if this value is absent during decoding. */
  val isOptional: Boolean = false,
  /** The value to return if this value is absent. Undefined unless this is optional. */
  val defaultValue: T? = null,
  /** True to set the encoded or decoded value as the type hint for the current SEQUENCE. */

        when(mockDeferredBuffer.dec_ndr_string()).thenReturn("DecodedShare", "Decoded Remark");

        shareInfo1.decode(mockNdrBuffer);

        assertEquals("DecodedShare", shareInfo1.netname);
        assertEquals(2, shareInfo1.type);
        assertEquals("Decoded Remark", shareInfo1.remark);
        verify(mockNdrBuffer).align(4);
        verify(mockNdrBuffer, times(3)).dec_ndr_long();

        }
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a similar document hash from its compressed and encoded form.
     * Reverses the encoding process applied by encodeSimilarDocHash.
     *
     * @param hash the encoded hash string to decode
     * @return the decoded hash string, or the original hash if decoding fails
     */

        when(messageBlock.decode(buffer, decodeIndex)).thenReturn(decodeLength);

        // When
        int encoded = messageBlock.encode(buffer, encodeIndex);
        int decoded = messageBlock.decode(buffer, decodeIndex);

        // Then
        assertEquals(encodeLength, encoded);
        assertEquals(decodeLength, decoded);
        verify(messageBlock).encode(buffer, encodeIndex);

        NetworkInterfaceInfo decoded = NetworkInterfaceInfo.decode(encoded, 0);
        assertNotNull(decoded);
        assertEquals(original.getAddress(), decoded.getAddress());
        assertEquals(original.getLinkSpeed(), decoded.getLinkSpeed());
        assertEquals(original.getInterfaceIndex(), decoded.getInterfaceIndex());
        assertEquals(original.getCapability(), decoded.getCapability());
    }

    @Test

  } catch (nsee: NoSuchElementException) {
    throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", nsee)
  } catch (iae: IllegalArgumentException) {
    throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", iae)
  } catch (e: GeneralSecurityException) {
    throw IllegalArgumentException("failed to decode certificate", e)
  }
}

/**
 * Returns the certificate encoded in [PEM format][rfc_7468].
 *

    return result.readUtf8()
  }

  /**
   * Converts a single label from Punycode to Unicode.
   *
   * @return true if the range of [string] from [pos] to [limit] was valid and decoded successfully.
   *     Otherwise, the decode failed.
   */
  private fun decodeLabel(
    string: String,
    pos: Int,
    limit: Int,
    result: Buffer,
  ): Boolean {

            for (int i = 0; i < padding; i++) {
                buf.enc_ndr_small(0);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Decodes a wide string pointer from NDR format.
     *
     * @param buf the NDR buffer
     * @return the decoded string (or null if NULL pointer)
     * @throws NdrException if decoding fails
     */
    private String decodeWideStringPointer(NdrBuffer buf) throws NdrException {

        Smb2IoctlResponse resp = new Smb2IoctlResponse(config);

        int read = resp.decode(packet, 0);
        assertTrue(read >= packet.length, "Decoded length should cover entire packet");
        assertNotNull(resp.getErrorData(), "Error data should be decoded");
        assertEquals(3, resp.getErrorData().length);
        assertEquals(2, resp.getErrorContextCount());