base36id

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 to LFLS.
• 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