Function readUleb128 [src]

Read a single unsigned LEB128 value from the given reader as type T, or error.Overflow if the value cannot fit.

Prototype

pub fn readUleb128(comptime T: type, reader: anytype) !T

Parameters

T: type

Source

  pub fn readUleb128(comptime T: type, reader: anytype) !T {
    const U = if (@typeInfo(T).int.bits < 8) u8 else T;
    const ShiftT = std.math.Log2Int(U);

    const max_group = (@typeInfo(U).int.bits + 6) / 7;

    var value: U = 0;
    var group: ShiftT = 0;

    while (group < max_group) : (group += 1) {
        const byte = try reader.readByte();

        const ov = @shlWithOverflow(@as(U, byte & 0x7f), group * 7);
        if (ov[1] != 0) return error.Overflow;

        value |= ov[0];
        if (byte & 0x80 == 0) break;
    } else {
        return error.Overflow;
    }

    // only applies in the case that we extended to u8
    if (U != T) {
        if (value > std.math.maxInt(T)) return error.Overflow;
    }

    return @as(T, @truncate(value));
}  