# fastvlq

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Encode and decode with a variant of [variable-length quantity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable-length_quantity) data.

The algorithm uses leading zeros to count how many bytes are required for decoding.

## Usage

Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:

```toml
[dependencies]
fastvlq = "1"
```

## Where is this used?

* [box](https://github.com/bbqsrc/box) - a modern replacement for the zip file format

## License

Licensed under either of

* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
* MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.