// Package obu implements tools for working with the "Open Bitstream Unit" package obu import "errors" const ( sevenLsbBitmask = uint(0b01111111) msbBitmask = uint(0b10000000) ) // ErrFailedToReadLEB128 indicates that a buffer ended before a LEB128 value could be successfully read var ErrFailedToReadLEB128 = errors.New("payload ended before LEB128 was finished") // EncodeLEB128 encodes a uint as LEB128 func EncodeLEB128(in uint) (out uint) { for { // Copy seven bits from in and discard // what we have copied from in out |= (in & sevenLsbBitmask) in >>= 7 // If we have more bits to encode set MSB // otherwise we are done if in != 0 { out |= msbBitmask out <<= 8 } else { return out } } } func decodeLEB128(in uint) (out uint) { for { // Take 7 LSB from in out |= (in & sevenLsbBitmask) // Discard the MSB in >>= 8 if in == 0 { return out } out <<= 7 } } // ReadLeb128 scans an buffer and decodes a Leb128 value. // If the end of the buffer is reached and all MSB are set // an error is returned func ReadLeb128(in []byte) (uint, uint, error) { var encodedLength uint for i := range in { encodedLength |= uint(in[i]) if in[i]&byte(msbBitmask) == 0 { return decodeLEB128(encodedLength), uint(i + 1), nil } // Make more room for next read encodedLength <<= 8 } return 0, 0, ErrFailedToReadLEB128 }