code: def decode_buffer(buffer: dict) -> np.ndarray:
      
      buf = np.frombuffer(buffer['data'], dtype=buffer['dtype'])
      return buf.reshape(buffer['shape'])
docs: Translate a DataBuffer into a numpy array.
  
      :param buffer: Dictionary with 'data' byte array, 'dtype', and 'shape' fields
      :return: NumPy array of decoded data