anybase

anybase

node_module to convert virtually from any to any other numeric base

Limits

• Will only accept numeric bases 2 ... 62 (included)
• JavaScript number type limit (positive integers: 0 ... 2^53 - 1)
• No negative numbers
• No decimals
• Minimum and maximum output digits limit: 64

Maps digit values as follows:

• 0..9 to 0..9
• A..Z to 10..35
• a..z to 36..61

Use with your node.js project

Install

cd /path/to/your/project
npm install anybase --save

In your code

var anybase = require('anybase');

target_base     = 2
original_number = '11'
original_base   = 8

// prints 1001
console.log(anybase(target_base, original_number, original_base));

// prepend with zeros to make it 8 characters
minimum_digits = 8
// prints 00001001
console.log(anybase(target_base, original_number, original_base, minimum_digits));

// prepend with zeros to make it 8 characters
minimum_digits = 2
maximum_digits = 2
// prints 01
console.log(anybase(target_base, original_number, original_base, minimum_digits, maximum_digits));

Use on your terminal

Install globally

sudo npm install -g anybase

Convert numbers on your terminal

anybase 2 11 8 # prints 1001
anybase 2 11 8 8 # prints 00001001
anybase 2 11 2 2 # prints 01