package codec

// GBEUSize returns the size (in octets) of a GBEU integer.
func GBEUSize(value uint64) int {
	length := 0
	for {
		value >>= 7
		length ++
		if value == 0 { return length }
	}
}

// IntBytes returns the number of bytes required to hold a given unsigned
// integer.
func IntBytes(value uint64) int {
	bytes := 0
	for value > 0 || bytes == 0 {
		value >>= 8;
		bytes ++
	}
	return bytes
}