/**
     * This methods decodes the argued [buffer] and stores the details in this [ItemTemplate].
     * The decode used to interpret the [buffer] is determined by the specified [revision].
     *
     * @param buffer the [Buffer] containing the animation details.
     */
    override fun decode(buffer: Buffer) {
        while (true) {
            val attributeId = buffer.unsignedByte

            if (attributeId == 0)
                break
            when (attributeId) {
                1 -> modelID     = buffer.unsignedShort
                2 -> name        = buffer.string
                3 -> description = buffer.bytes!!.contentToString()
                4 -> zoom2d      = buffer.unsignedShort
                5 -> rotationX   = buffer.unsignedShort
                6 -> rotationY   = buffer.unsignedShort
                7 -> {
                    offsetX2d = buffer.unsignedShort
                    if (offsetX2d > 32767) offsetX2d -= 65536
                }
                8 -> {
                    offsetY2d = buffer.unsignedShort
                    if (offsetY2d > 32767) offsetY2d -= 65536
                }
                10 -> buffer.unsignedShort
                11 -> stackable  = true
                12 -> value      = buffer.int
                16 -> membersOnly= true
                23 -> {
                    maleEquipPrimaryModel       = buffer.unsignedShort
                    maleEquipOffset             = buffer.signedByte
                }
                24 -> maleEquipSecondaryModel   = buffer.unsignedShort
                25 -> {
                    femaleEquipPrimaryModel     = buffer.unsignedShort
                    femaleEquipOffset           = buffer.signedByte
                }
                26 -> femaleEquipSecondaryModel = buffer.unsignedShort
                in 30..34 -> {
                    if(groundActions.isEmpty())
                        groundActions = arrayOfNulls(5)
                    groundActions[attributeId - 30] = buffer.string
                    if (groundActions[attributeId - 30].equals("hidden", ignoreCase = true))
                        groundActions[attributeId - 30] = ""
                }
                in 35..39 -> {
                    if(inventoryActions.isEmpty())
                        inventoryActions = arrayOfNulls(5)
                    inventoryActions[attributeId - 35] = buffer.string
                }
                40 -> {
                    val modelColorCount = buffer.unsignedByte
                    modelColorsOriginal = IntArray(modelColorCount).toTypedArray()
                    modelColorsModified = IntArray(modelColorCount).toTypedArray()
                    for (modelColor in 0 until modelColorCount) {
                        modelColorsOriginal[modelColor] = buffer.unsignedShort
                        modelColorsModified[modelColor] = buffer.unsignedShort
                    }
                }
                78 -> maleEmblem     = buffer.unsignedShort
                79 -> femaleEmblem   = buffer.unsignedShort
                90 -> maleDialogue   = buffer.unsignedShort
                91 -> femaleDialogue = buffer.unsignedShort
                92 -> maleDialogueHat    = buffer.unsignedShort
                93 -> femaleDialogueHat  = buffer.unsignedShort
                95 -> diagonalRotation   = buffer.unsignedShort
                97 -> noteID         = buffer.unsignedShort
                98 -> noteTemplateID = buffer.unsignedShort
                in 100..109 -> {
                    if(!this::stackableIds.isInitialized || stackableIds.isEmpty()){
                        stackableIds = IntArray(10)
                        stackableAmounts = IntArray(10)
                    }
                    stackableIds[attributeId - 100] = buffer.unsignedShort
                    stackableAmounts[attributeId - 100] = buffer.unsignedShort
                }
                110 -> modelSizeX = buffer.unsignedShort
                111 -> modelSizeY = buffer.unsignedShort
                112 -> modelSizeZ = buffer.unsignedShort
                113 -> lightModifier = buffer.signedByte.toInt()
                114 -> shadowModifier = buffer.signedByte * 5
                115 -> teamID = buffer.unsignedByte
            }
        }
    }