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

frontend/node_modules/varint/encode.js

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+module.exports = encode
+
+var MSB = 0x80
+  , REST = 0x7F
+  , MSBALL = ~REST
+  , INT = Math.pow(2, 31)
+
+function encode(num, out, offset) {
+  if (Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER && num > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+    encode.bytes = 0
+    throw new RangeError('Could not encode varint')
+  }
+  out = out || []
+  offset = offset || 0
+  var oldOffset = offset
+
+  while(num >= INT) {
+    out[offset++] = (num & 0xFF) | MSB
+    num /= 128
+  }
+  while(num & MSBALL) {
+    out[offset++] = (num & 0xFF) | MSB
+    num >>>= 7
+  }
+  out[offset] = num | 0
+  
+  encode.bytes = offset - oldOffset + 1
+  
+  return out
+}