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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 Drew Devault <https://drewdevault.com>
+
+package bare
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// Int is a variable-length encoded signed integer.
+type Int int64
+
+// Uint is a variable-length encoded unsigned integer.
+type Uint uint64
+
+var (
+	intType  = reflect.TypeOf(Int(0))
+	uintType = reflect.TypeOf(Uint(0))
+)
+
+func getIntKind(t reflect.Type) reflect.Kind {
+	switch t {
+	case intType:
+		return reflect.Int
+	case uintType:
+		return reflect.Uint
+	default:
+		return t.Kind()
+	}
+}