Math::Base::Convert - very fast base to base conversion
use Math::Base::Convert qw( :all ) use Math::Base::Convert qw( cnv cnvabs cnvpre basemap # comments bin base 2 0,1 dna base 4 lower case dna DNA base 4 upper case DNA oct base 8 octal dec base 10 decimal hex base 16 lower case hex HEX base 16 upper case HEX b62 base 62 b64 base 64 month:C:12 day:V:31 m64 base 64 0-63 from MIME::Base64 iru base 64 P10 protocol - IRCu daemon url base 64 url with no %2B %2F expansion of + - / rex base 64 regular expression varient id0 base 64 IDentifier style 0 id1 base 64 IDentifier style 1 xnt base 64 XML Name Tokens (Nmtoken) xid base 64 XML identifiers (Name) b85 base 85 RFC 1924 for IPv6 addresses ascii base 96 7 bit printible 0x20 - 0x7F ); my $converted = cnv($number,optionalFROM,optionalTO); my $basemap = basmap(base);
use Math::Base::Convert; use Math::Base::Convert qw(:base); my $bc = new Math::Base::Convert(optionalFROM,optionalTO); my $converted = $bc->cnv($number); my $basemap = $bc->basemap(base);
This module provides fast functions and methods to convert between arbitrary number bases from 2 (binary) thru 65535.
This module is pure Perl, has no external dependencies, and is backward compatible with old versions of Perl 5.
Setting up the conversion parameters, context and error checking consume a significant portion of the execution time of a single base conversion. These operations are performed each time cnv is called as a function.
Using method calls eliminates a large portion of this overhead and will improve performance for repetitive conversions. See the benchmarks sub-directory in this distribution.
Number set varients courtesy of the authors of Math::Base:Cnv and Math::BaseConvert.
The functions below return a reference to an array
$arrayref = function; bin => ['0', '1'] # binary dna => ['a','t','c','g'] # lc dna DNA => ['A','T','C','G'], {default} # uc DNA oct => ['0'..'7'] # octal dec => ['0'..'9'] # decimal hex => ['0'..'9', 'a'..'f'] # lc hex HEX => ['0'..'9', 'A'..'F'] {default} # uc HEX b62 => ['0'..'9', 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z'] # base 62 b64 => ['0'..'9', 'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '.', '_'] # m:C:12 d:V:31 m64 => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '+', '/'] # MIMI::Base64 iru => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '[', ']'] # P10 - IRCu url => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '*', '-'] # url no %2B %2F rex => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '!', '-'] # regex varient id0 => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '_', '-'] # ID 0 id1 => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '.', '_'] # ID 1 xnt => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '.', '-'] # XML (Nmtoken) xid => ['A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '_', ':'] # XML (Name) b85 => ['0'..'9', 'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '!', '#', # RFC 1924 '$', '%', '&', '(', ')', '*', '+', '-', ';', '<', '=', '>', '?', '@', '^', '_', '', '{', '|', '}', '~'] An arbitrary base 96 composed of printable 7 bit ascii from 0x20 (space) through 0x7F (tilde ~) ascii => [ ' ','!','"','#','$','%','&',"'",'(',')', '*','+',',','-','.','/', '0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9', ':',';','<','=','>','?','@', 'A','B','C','D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M', 'N','O','P','Q','R','S','T','U','V','W','X','Y','Z', '[','\',']','^','_','`', 'a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m', 'n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z', '{','|','}','~'] NOTE: Clean text with =~ s/\s+/ /; before applying to ascii
$converted = cnv($number,[from],[to])
SCALAR context: array context covered later in this document.
To preserve similarity to other similar base conversion modules, cnv returns the converted number string with SIGN if both the input and output base strings are in known signed set of bases in this module.
In the case of binary, octal, hex, all leading base designator strings such as '0b','0', '0x' are automatically stripped from the input. Base designator strings are NOT applied to the output.
The context of base FROM and TO is optional and flexible.
Unconditional conversion from decimal to HEX [upper case]
$converted = cnv($number);
Example conversion from octal to default HEX [upper case] with different context for the 'octal' designator.
base as a number $converted = cnv($number,8); base as a function (imported) $converted = cnv($number,oct); base as text $converted = convbase($number,'oct');
Conversion to/from arbitary bases i.e.
$converted = cnv($number); # dec -> hex (default) $converted = cnv($number,oct); # oct to HEX $converted = cnv($number,10,HEX); # dec to uc HEX $converted = cnv($number,10,hex); # dec to lc hex $converted = cnv($number,dec,hex);# same pointer notation $converted = cnv($number, oct => dec); $converted = cnv($number,10 => 23); # dec to base23 $converted = cnv($number,23 => 5); # b23 to base5 etc...
$bc = new Math::Base::Convert([from],[to]);
This method has the same usage and syntax for FROM and TO as cnv above.
Setup for unconditional conversion from HEX to decimal
$bc = new Math::Base::Convert();
Example conversion from octal to decimal
base number $bc = new Math::Base::Convert(8); base function (imported) $bc = new Math::Base::Convert(oct); base text $bc = new Math::Base::Convert('oct')
The number conversion for any of the above:
NOTE: iterative conversions using a method pointer are ALWAYS faster than calling cnv as a function.
$converted = $bc->cnv($number);
$converted = cnvpre($number,[from],[to])
Same as cnv except that base descriptor PREfixes are applied to binary, octal, and hexadecimal output strings.
$converted = cnvabs($number,[from],[to])
Same as cnv except that the ABSolute value of the number string is returned without SIGN is returned. i.e. just the raw string.
($sign,$prefix,$string) = cnv($number,[$from,[$to]])
ARRAY context:
All three functions return the same items in array context.
sign the sign of the input number string prefix the prefix which would be applied to output string the raw output string
$basemap = basemap(base);
$basemap = $bc->basemap(base);
This function / method returns a pointer to a hash that maps the keys of a base to its numeric value for base conversion. It accepts base in any of the forms described for cnv.
The return basemap includes upper and lower case varients of the the number base in cases such as hex where upper and lower case a..f, A..F map to the same numeric value for base conversion.
i.e. $hex_ptr = { 0 => 0, 1 => 1, 2 => 2, 3 => 3, 4 => 4, 5 => 5, 6 => 6, 7 => 7, 8 => 8, 9 => 9, A => 10, B => 11, C => 12, D => 13, E => 14, F => 15, a => 10, b => 11, c => 12, d => 13, e => 14, f => 15 };
Math::Base::Convert includes 2 development and one real world benchmark sequences included in the test suite. Benchmark results for a 500mhz system can be found in the 'benchmarks' source directory.
make test BENCHMARK=1
Provides comparison data for bi-directional conversion of an ascending series of number strings in all base powers. The test sequence contains number strings that go from a a single 32 bit register to several. Tested bases are: (note: b32, b128, b256 not useful and are for testing only)
base 2 4 8 16 32 64 85 128 256 bin, dna, oct, hex, b32, b64, b85, b128, b256
Conversions are performed FROM all bases TO decimal and are repeated in the opposing direction FROM decimal TO all bases.
Benchmark 1 results indicate the Math::Base::Convert typically runs significantly faster ( 10x to 100x) than Math::BigInt based implementations used in similar modules.
make test BENCHMARK=2
Provides comparison data for the frontend and backend converters in Math::Base::Convert's CalcPP and Shortcuts packages, and Math::Bigint conversions if it is present on the system under test.
make test BENCHMARK=3
Checks the relative timing of short and long number string conversions. FROM a base number to n*32 bit register and TO a base number from an n*32 bit register set.
i.e. strings that convert to and from 1, 2, 3... etc.. 32 bit registers
none Math::BigInt is conditionally used in the test suite but is not a requirement
Conditional EXPORT functions
cnv cnvabs cnvpre basemap bin oct dec heX HEX b62 b64 m64 iru url rex id0 id1 xnt xid b85 ascii
Conditional EXPORT function groups
:all => all of above :base => all except 'cnv,cnvabs,cnvpre'
This module was inspired by Math::BaseConvert maintained by Shane Warden <chromatic@cpan.org> and forked from Math::BaseCnv, both authored by Pip Stuart <Pip@CPAN.Org>
Michael Robinton, <miker@cpan.org>
Copyright 2012-2014, Michael Robinton
This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
To install Math::Base::Convert, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Math::Base::Convert
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Math::Base::Convert
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.