Number pairing functions with support for BigInt numbers.
- Simple API;
- Works with plain numbers or BigInt;
- Extensive tests;
- Typescript support.
npm install pairing- Node.js v.14+
import { elegant } from 'pairing';
// encode bigint numbers
const z = elegant.encode(3037000499n, 2891526307n); // returns 9223372036854775807n
// decode bigint number
const [x, y] = elegant.decode(9223372036854775807n); // returns [3037000499n, 2891526307n]- Szudzik Pairing, a.k.a. Elegant
Pairing functions are magic. They encode two natural numbers into a derivative natural. This can be useful in various use-cases, such as optimizing compound numeric indices.
At the time of writing, none of the existing libraries in npm supported BigInt calculations. Types were also missing.
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MIT