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  /// @author Jan Steemann
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  
  #pragma once
  
  #include "Basics/Common.h"
  
  namespace arangodb {
  namespace encoding {
  
  /// @brief returns the 8-byte aligned size for the value
  template<typename T, size_t alignment = 8>
  static constexpr inline T alignedSize(T value) {
    return (value + (alignment - 1)) -
           ((value + (alignment - 1)) & (alignment - 1));
  }
  
  /// @brief portably and safely reads a number from little endian storage
  template<typename T>
  static inline T readNumber(uint8_t const* source, uint32_t length) {
    T value = 0;
    uint64_t x = 0;
    uint8_t const* end = source + length;
    do {
      value += static_cast<T>(*source++) << x;
      x += 8;
    } while (source < end);
    return value;
  }
  
  /// @brief portably and safely stores a number in little endian format
  template<typename T>
  static inline void storeNumber(uint8_t* dest, T value, uint32_t length) {
    uint8_t* end = dest + length;
    do {
      *dest++ = static_cast<uint8_t>(value & 0xff);
      value >>= 8;
    } while (dest < end);
  }
  
  }  // namespace encoding
  }  // namespace arangodb
  