Rotation Struggles

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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I’m new at using the Unreal Engine, and it took me all this hacking to implement a rotation action that didn’t flip/pirouette crazily around the 0/360 crossover. Is there a much easier/simpler way I should have done this?

void APlayer::UnwindTargetYaw()
{
	float CurrentYaw = GetControlRotation().Yaw;
	if (FMath::Abs(TargetControllerYaw - CurrentYaw) > 180)
	{
		if (FMath::Abs(TargetControllerYaw + 360.0f - CurrentYaw) < 180)
		{
			TargetControllerYaw += 360.0f;
		}
		else if (FMath::Abs(TargetControllerYaw - 360.0f - CurrentYaw) < 180)
		{
			TargetControllerYaw -= 360.0f;
		}
		else
		{
			TargetControllerYaw = CurrentYaw < 180 ? CurrentYaw + 180 : CurrentYaw - 180;
		}
	}
}

void APlayer::Rotate(const FInputActionValue& Value)
{
	// input is a Vector2D
	const FVector2D LookAxisVector = Value.Get<FVector2D>();


	if (Controller != nullptr)
	{
		// add yaw and pitch input to controller
		TargetControllerYaw = TargetControllerYaw + LookAxisVector.X;
		UnwindTargetYaw();
	}
}

// Called every frame
void APlayer::Tick(const float DeltaTime)
{
	Super::Tick(DeltaTime);
	MaintainFloatingHeight(DeltaTime);

	// Smooth boom arm length transition
	SpringArm->TargetArmLength = FMath::FInterpTo(SpringArm->TargetArmLength, TargetBoomLength, DeltaTime,
	                                              BoomLengthInterpSpeed);
	RecalculateCameraRotation();

	// Smooth pitch adjustment
	FRotator CurrentRotation = SpringArm->GetRelativeRotation();
	CurrentRotation.Pitch = FMath::FInterpTo(CurrentRotation.Pitch, TargetBoomPitch, DeltaTime, BoomPitchInterpSpeed);
	SpringArm->SetRelativeRotation(CurrentRotation);

	UnwindTargetYaw();
	float CurrentYaw = GetControlRotation().Yaw;

	float NormalizedTargetYaw = TargetControllerYaw;
	float NormalizedCurrentYaw = CurrentYaw;
	if (NormalizedTargetYaw < 0)
	{
		NormalizedTargetYaw += 360;
		if (NormalizedCurrentYaw < 180)
		{
			NormalizedCurrentYaw += 360;
		}
	}
	float YawDelta = FMath::FInterpTo(NormalizedCurrentYaw, NormalizedTargetYaw, DeltaTime, RotateInterpSpeed) -
		NormalizedCurrentYaw;
	UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("Current Yaw: %f, Target Yaw: %f, Yaw Delta: %f"), CurrentYaw, TargetControllerYaw,
	       YawDelta)
	if (FMath::Abs(YawDelta) >= 0.01f)
	{
		AddControllerYawInput(YawDelta);
	}
	else
	{
		TargetControllerYaw = CurrentYaw;
	}
}