A variable length integer encoding implementation inspired by SQLite.
Unstable API.
Consts
maxVarIntLen = 9
the maximal number of bytes a varint can take Source Edit
Procs
proc decodeZigzag(x: uint64): int64 {.inline, ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
proc encodeZigzag(x: int64): uint64 {.inline, ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
proc readVu64(z: openArray[byte]; pResult: var uint64): int {....raises: [],
tags: [], forbids: [].}
proc writeVu64(z: var openArray[byte]; x: uint64): int {....raises: [], tags: [],
forbids: [].}
Write a varint into z. The buffer z must be at least 9 characters long to accommodate the largest possible varint. Returns the number of bytes used. Source Edit