while (true) {
          val b = readByte()
          if (b and 0x80 != 0) { // Equivalent to (b >= 128) since b is in [0..255].
            result += b and 0x7f shl shift
            shift += 7
          } else {
            result += b shl shift // Last byte.
            break
          }
        }
        return result
      }

      /** Reads a potentially Huffman encoded byte string. */

  writeByte(medium.ushr(8) and 0xff)
  writeByte(medium and 0xff)
}

@Throws(IOException::class)
internal fun BufferedSource.readMedium(): Int =
  (
    readByte() and 0xff shl 16
      or (readByte() and 0xff shl 8)
      or (readByte() and 0xff)
  )

/** Run [block] until it either throws an [IOException] or completes. */
internal inline fun ignoreIoExceptions(block: () -> Unit) {
  try {
    block()