* @return decoded data
     * @since 2.3.1
     */
    public static byte[] decode( byte[] source )
    throws java.io.IOException {
        byte[] decoded = null;
//        try {
            decoded = decode( source, 0, source.length, Base64.NO_OPTIONS );
//        } catch( java.io.IOException ex ) {
//            assert false : "IOExceptions only come from GZipping, which is turned off: " + ex.getMessage();
//        }
        return decoded;
    }