Base36 id strings
This set of functions exists to convert various data types to and from base36 strings.
Why a base36 string?
- Base36 strings are great way to shorten numeric ids for external applications. For example:
1000000(1 million) converts down toLFLS. - Base36 strings are alphanumeric, using only commonly used letters and numbers
- Base36 strings are case-insensitive
Where have I seen this before?
- Microsoft product keys
- Various HR software
Methods
uintToBase36(n) - convert a number to a base36 id string
uintFromBase36(s) - convert a base36 id string to a number
uintArrayToBase36(uints, segmentLength) - convert an array of numbers to a base36 id string at the specified segment length
uintArrayFromBase36(s, segmentLength) - convert a base36 id string to an array of numbers at the specified segment length