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+#ifndef __BITFIELD_H__
+#define __BITFIELD_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* Public: Reads a subset of bits from a byte array.
+ *
+ * data - the bytes in question.
+ * startPos - the starting index of the bit field (beginning from 0).
+ * numBits - the width of the bit field to extract.
+ * bigEndian - if the data passed in is little endian, set this to false and it
+ *      will be flipped before grabbing the bit field.
+ *
+ * Bit fields are positioned according to big-endian bit layout, but inside the
+ * bit field, values are represented as little-endian. Therefore, to get the bit
+ * field, we swap the overall byte order if bigEndian == false and
+ * use the value we find in the field (assuming the embedded platform is little
+ * endian).
+ *
+ * For example, the bit layout of the value "42" (i.e. 00101010 set at position
+ * 14 with length 6 is:
+ *
+ *     000000000000001010100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+ *
+ * and the same value and position but with length 8 is:
+ *
+ *     000000000000000010101000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+ *
+ * If the architecture where is code is running is little-endian, the input data
+ * will be swapped before grabbing the bit field.
+ *
+ * Examples
+ *
+ *  uint64_t value = getBitField(data, 2, 4);
+ *
+ * Returns the value of the requested bit field.
+ */
+uint64_t getBitField(uint64_t data, int startPos, int numBits, bool bigEndian);
+
+/* Public: Set the bit field in the given data array to the new value.
+ *
+ * data - a byte array with size at least startPos + numBits.
+ * value - the value to set in the bit field.
+ * startPos - the starting index of the bit field (beginning from 0).
+ */
+void setBitField(uint64_t* data, uint64_t value, int startPos, int numBits);
+
+/* Public: Retreive the nth byte out of 8 bytes in a uint64_t.
+ *
+ * source - the source data to retreive the byte from.
+ * byteNum - the index of the byte, starting at 0 and assuming big-endian order.
+ *
+ * Returns the requested byte from the source bytes.
+ */
+uint8_t nthByte(uint64_t source, int byteNum);
+
+#endif // __BITFIELD_H__