Human Codes

http://github.com/JackDanger/human_codes

DESCRIPTION

Convert integers to short, human-scannable alphanumeric strings (skipping 'l', '1', 'o', '0', etc.) and back.

Unlike the code behind url shorteners, this supports case-insensitive conversion and omits letters and numbers that are difficult to distinguish by sight (like 'l' and '1')

SYNOPSIS

# 45.human_code
# => '3G'
# 5234233.human_code
# '7PQP9'
# 'AYH783XM3AJZ99'.human_code
# => 218567976681298046129
# 218567976681298046129.human_code
# => 'AYH783XM3AJZ99'
#
## strings that weren't generated by this library don't get converted
#
# "ajYz2".human_code
# => "ajyz2"
#
## But your users shouldn't have to use the shift key
#
# 'AJYZ2'.human_code
# => 7893623
# "ajYz2".human_code :fix_case => true
# => 7893623

INSTALL

* sudo gem install human_codes

WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

This project was inspired by my and Mike Mondragon's alphadecimal, Shane Becker's NewBase60, and busy retail workers everywhere who need to enter coupon codes.

LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2010 Jack Danger Canty

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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