Base62

Base62 monkeypatches Integer to add an Integer#base62_encode instance method to encode an integer in the character set of 0-9 + A-Z + a-z. It also monkeypatches String to add String#base62_decode to take the string and turn it back into a valid integer.

Installation

$ gem install base62

Usage

require 'base62'

123.base62_encode
# => "1z"

"funky".base62_decode
# => 619367412

Contributing

Fork the project
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
Create new pull request

Thanks

Lasse Bunk for totally refactoring everything and bringing it into the modern age.
Saadiq Rodgers-King for making it work with Ruby 1.9.
Derrick Camerino for adding a Gemspec and prompting me to clean stuff up.