code: @JsonIgnore
      public byte[] getDecodedContentAsBytes() {
  
          if (content == null) {
              return (null);
          }
  
          if ("base64".equalsIgnoreCase(encoding)) {
              return (Base64.getDecoder().decode(content));
          }
  
          return (content.getBytes());
      }
docs: Returns the content as a byte array, decoding from base64 if necessary.
  For String content it is recommended to use getDecodedContent().
  
  @return the content as a byte array, decoding from base64 if necessary