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+/* global describe test expect */
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+import { join, dirname } from 'path'
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises'
+
+export class ProtobufDecoder {
+  constructor (buffer) {
+    this.buffer = new Uint8Array(buffer)
+    this.pos = 0
+
+    this.debugging = false
+  }
+
+  debug (...args) {
+    this.debugging && console.log.apply(...args)
+  }
+
+  readUInt32LE (pos) {
+    return this.buffer[pos++] | (this.buffer[pos++] << 8) | (this.buffer[pos++] << 16) | (this.buffer[pos++] << 24)
+  }
+
+  decodeVarint () {
+    let result = 0
+    let shift = 0
+    const start = this.pos
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.pos >= this.buffer.length) {
+        throw new Error('Unexpected end of buffer while decoding varint')
+      }
+      const byte = this.buffer[this.pos++]
+      result |= (byte & 0x7f) << shift
+      if ((byte & 0x80) === 0) {
+        return { int: result, value: this.buffer.slice(start, this.pos) }
+      }
+      shift += 7
+    }
+  }
+
+  decode32Bit () {
+    if (this.pos + 4 > this.buffer.length) {
+      throw new Error('Unexpected end of buffer while decoding 32-bit field')
+    }
+    const value = { int: this.readUInt32LE(this.pos), value: this.buffer.slice(this.pos, this.pos + 4) }
+    this.pos += 4
+    return value
+  }
+
+  decode64Bit () {
+    if (this.pos + 8 > this.buffer.length) {
+      throw new Error('Unexpected end of buffer while decoding 64-bit field')
+    }
+    const low = this.readUInt32LE(this.pos)
+    const high = this.readUInt32LE(this.pos + 4)
+    const value = { int: { low, high }, value: this.buffer.slice(this.pos, this.pos + 8) }
+    this.pos += 8
+    return value
+  }
+
+  decodeBytes (length) {
+    if (this.pos + length > this.buffer.length) {
+      throw new Error('Unexpected end of buffer while decoding bytes')
+    }
+    const bytes = this.buffer.slice(this.pos, this.pos + length)
+    this.pos += length
+    return bytes
+  }
+
+  decodeGroup (fieldNumber) {
+    const group = {}
+    const start = this.pos
+    while (true) {
+      if (this.pos >= this.buffer.length) {
+        throw new Error('Unexpected end of buffer while decoding group')
+      }
+      const tag = this.decodeVarint().int
+      const wireType = tag & 0x07
+      const number = tag >> 3
+      if (wireType === 4 && number === fieldNumber) {
+        break // End of group
+      }
+      const value = this.decodeField(tag)
+      if (group[number]) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(group[number])) {
+          group[number] = [group[number]]
+        }
+        group[number].push(value)
+      } else {
+        group[number] = value
+      }
+    }
+    return { group, value: this.buffer.slice(start, this.pos) }
+  }
+
+  decodeField (tag) {
+    const wireType = tag & 0x07
+    const fieldNumber = tag >> 3
+    this.debug(`Decoding field number ${fieldNumber} with wire type ${wireType}`)
+
+    let out = { wireType, fieldNumber }
+
+    switch (wireType) {
+      case 0: // Varint
+        out = { ...out, ...this.decodeVarint() }; break
+      case 1: // 64-bit
+        out = { ...out, ...this.decode64Bit() }; break
+      case 2: // Length-delimited (string, bytes, or nested message)
+        out.value = this.decodeBytes(this.decodeVarint().int); break
+      case 3: // Start group
+        out = { ...out, ...this.decodeGroup(fieldNumber) }; break
+      case 4: // End group
+        throw new Error('Unexpected end group tag')
+      case 5: // 32-bit
+        out = { ...out, ...this.decode32Bit() }; break
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unsupported wire type: ${wireType}`)
+    }
+
+    return out
+  }
+
+  decode () {
+    const result = {}
+    while (this.pos < this.buffer.length) {
+      const tag = this.decodeVarint().int
+      const fieldNumber = tag >> 3
+      const value = this.decodeField(tag)
+
+      if (result[fieldNumber]) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(result[fieldNumber])) {
+          result[fieldNumber] = [result[fieldNumber]]
+        }
+        result[fieldNumber].push(value)
+      } else {
+        result[fieldNumber] = value
+      }
+    }
+    return result
+  }
+}
+
+export const decodeMessage = (buffer) => new ProtobufDecoder(buffer).decode()
+
+const tdec = new TextDecoder()
+
+export const decoders = {
+  string: f => tdec.decode(f.value),
+  bytes: f => f.value,
+  sub: f => decodeMessage(f.value),
+  raw: f => f,
+  uint: f => {
+    if (f.wireType === 0) {
+      return f.int
+    }
+    const a = f.value.buffer
+    const d = new DataView(a)
+    if (a.byteLength === 4) {
+      return d.getUint32(0, true)
+    } else if (a.byteLength >= 8) {
+      return d.getBigUint64(0, true)
+    }
+  },
+  int: f => {
+    if (f.wireType === 0) {
+      return f.int
+    }
+    const a = f.value.buffer
+    const d = new DataView(a)
+    if (a.byteLength === 4) {
+      return d.getInt32(0, true)
+    } else if (a.byteLength >= 8) {
+      return d.getBigInt64(0, true)
+    }
+  },
+  float: f => {
+    if (f.wireType === 0) {
+      return f.int
+    }
+    const a = f.value.buffer
+    const d = new DataView(a)
+    if (a.byteLength === 4) {
+      return d.getFloat32(0, true)
+    } else if (a.byteLength >= 8) {
+      return d.getFloat64(0, true)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function query (root, q) {
+  const [path, renderType = 'bytes'] = q.split(':')
+  let current = [root]
+  const findPath = path.split('.')
+  const fieldId = findPath.pop()
+
+  for (const p of findPath) {
+    const nc = []
+    for (const tree of current) {
+      if (Array.isArray(tree[p])) {
+        nc.push(...tree[p].map(b => decodeMessage(b.value)))
+      } else {
+        nc.push(decodeMessage(tree[p].value))
+      }
+    }
+    current = nc
+  }
+
+  return current.map(c => decoders[renderType](c[fieldId]))
+}
+
+const root = decodeMessage(await readFile(join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), 'hearthstone.bin')))
+
+describe('Query', async () => {
+  test('Basic Fields', () => {
+    expect(query(root, '1.2.4.1:string').pop()).toEqual('com.blizzard.wtcg.hearthstone')
+    expect(query(root, '1.2.4.5:string').pop()).toEqual('Hearthstone')
+  })
+
+  test('Group Sub-query (media)', () => {
+    const medias = query(root, '1.2.4.10:sub').map(r => ({
+      type: query(r, '1:uint').pop(),
+      url: query(r, '5:string').pop(),
+      width: query(r, '2.3:uint').pop(),
+      height: query(r, '2.4:uint').pop()
+    }))
+    expect(medias.length).toEqual(10)
+  })
+})