routie dev init since i didn't adhere to any proper guidance up until now

frontend/node_modules/varint/decode.js

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+module.exports = read
+
+var MSB = 0x80
+  , REST = 0x7F
+
+function read(buf, offset) {
+  var res    = 0
+    , offset = offset || 0
+    , shift  = 0
+    , counter = offset
+    , b
+    , l = buf.length
+
+  do {
+    if (counter >= l || shift > 49) {
+      read.bytes = 0
+      throw new RangeError('Could not decode varint')
+    }
+    b = buf[counter++]
+    res += shift < 28
+      ? (b & REST) << shift
+      : (b & REST) * Math.pow(2, shift)
+    shift += 7
+  } while (b >= MSB)
+
+  read.bytes = counter - offset
+
+  return res
+}