pub fn integer_decode(val: f64) -> (u64, i16, i8) {
let bits: u64 = val.to_bits();
let sign: i8 = if bits >> 63 == 0 { 1 } else { -1 };
let mut exponent: i16 = ((bits >> 52) & 0x7ff) as i16;
let mantissa = if exponent == 0 {
(bits & 0xfffffffffffff) << 1
} else {
(bits & 0xfffffffffffff) | 0x10000000000000
};
exponent -= 1023 + 52;
(mantissa, exponent, sign)
}