Minor refactor

src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr

@@ -191,3 +191,49 @@ def get_referer(env, fallback = "/")
 
   return referer
 end
+
+def read_var_int(bytes)
+  numRead = 0
+  result = 0
+
+  read = bytes[numRead]
+
+  if bytes.size == 1
+    result = bytes[0].to_i32
+  else
+    while ((read & 0b10000000) != 0)
+      read = bytes[numRead].to_u64
+      value = (read & 0b01111111)
+      result |= (value << (7 * numRead))
+
+      numRead += 1
+      if numRead > 5
+        raise "VarInt is too big"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  return result
+end
+
+def write_var_int(value : Int)
+  bytes = [] of UInt8
+  value = value.to_u32
+
+  if value == 0
+    bytes = [0_u8]
+  else
+    while value != 0
+      temp = (value & 0b01111111).to_u8
+      value = value >> 7
+
+      if value != 0
+        temp |= 0b10000000
+      end
+
+      bytes << temp
+    end
+  end
+
+  return bytes
+end