Add Int#bit_length

spec/std/int_spec.cr

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "spec"
+require "./spec_helper"
 {% unless flag?(:win32) %}
   require "big"
 {% end %}
@@ -777,4 +777,15 @@ describe "Int" do
     65.unsafe_chr.should eq('A')
     (0x10ffff + 1).unsafe_chr.ord.should eq(0x10ffff + 1)
   end
+
+  it "#bit_length" do
+    0.bit_length.should eq(0)
+    0b1.bit_length.should eq(1)
+    0b1001.bit_length.should eq(4)
+    0b1001001_i64.bit_length.should eq(7)
+    -1.bit_length.should eq(0)
+    -10.bit_length.should eq(4)
+
+    BigInt.new("1234567890123456789012345678901234567890").bit_length.should eq(130)
+  end
 end

src/int.cr

@@ -395,6 +395,41 @@ struct Int
     (self & mask) == mask
   end
 
+  # Returns the number of bits of this int value.
+  #
+  # “The number of bits” means that the bit position of the highest bit
+  # which is different to the sign bit.
+  # (The bit position of the bit 2**n is n+1.)
+  # If there is no such bit (zero or minus one), zero is returned.
+  #
+  # I.e. This method returns `ceil(log2(self < 0 ? -self : self + 1))`.
+  #
+  # ```
+  # 0.bit_length # => 0
+  # 1.bit_length # => 1
+  # 2.bit_length # => 2
+  # 3.bit_length # => 2
+  # 4.bit_length # => 3
+  # 5.bit_length # => 3
+  #
+  # # The above is the same as
+  # 0b0.bit_length   # => 0
+  # 0b1.bit_length   # => 1
+  # 0b10.bit_length  # => 2
+  # 0b11.bit_length  # => 2
+  # 0b100.bit_length # => 3
+  # 0b101.bit_length # => 3
+  # ```
+  def bit_length : self
+    x = self < 0 ? ~self : self
+
+    if x.is_a?(Int::Primitive)
+      self.class.new(sizeof(self) * 8 - x.leading_zeros_count)
+    else
+      self.class.new(Math.log2(x).to_i + 1)
+    end
+  end
+
   # Returns the greatest common divisor of `self` and `other`. Signed
   # integers may raise overflow if either has value equal to `MIN` of
   # its type.