// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
// Copyright (c) 2026 Incoprea
// Zigzag small signed integers
// Not compiled or tested in-world
// Setup: Place in a spare owned prim. Set VALUE within minus1000000 through1000000. Owner touch runs the local demonstration.
// Stop / restore: Disable/remove. No external requests or scene changes occur; reset clears memory.
// Notes: Useful before variable-length encoding. The chosen cap avoids overflow; zigzag alone does not reduce LSL integer storage.
// License: see LICENSE in this distribution.
// Original Incoprea. MIT. Local owner-only protocol laboratory.
integer VALUE=-37;
default
{
    touch_start(integer detectedCount)
    {
        if(llDetectedKey(0)!=llGetOwner())return;
        if(VALUE< -1000000||VALUE>1000000)
        {
            llOwnerSay("Input outside demonstration range.");
            return;
        }
        integer encoded=2*VALUE;
        if(VALUE<0)encoded=-2*VALUE-1;
        integer decoded=encoded/2;
        if(encoded&1)decoded=-(encoded+1)/2;
        llOwnerSay("Encoded="+(string)encoded+"; decoded="+(string)decoded);
    }
}