docs: public static int asciiSizeInBytes(long v) {
      if (v == 0) return 1;
      if (v == Long.MIN_VALUE) return 20;
  
      boolean negative = false;
      if (v < 0) {
        v = -v; // making this positive allows us to compare using less-than
        negative = true;
      }
      int width =
        v < 100000000L
          ? v < 10000L
          ? v < 100L ? v < 10L ? 1 : 2 : v < 1000L ? 3 : 4
          : v < 1000000L ? v < 100000L ? 5 : 6 : v < 10000000L ? 7 : 8
          : v < 1000000000000L
            ? v < 10000000000L ? v < 1000000000L ? 9 : 10 : v < 100000000000L ? 11 : 12
            : v < 1000000000000000L
              ? v < 10000000000000L ? 13 : v < 100000000000000L ? 14 : 15
              : v < 100000000000000000L
                ? v < 10000000000000000L ? 16 : 17
                : v < 1000000000000000000L ? 18 : 19;
      return negative ? width + 1 : width; // conditionally add room for negative sign
    }