Currently Codable uses description which is a String with radix 10.
Following options may be better:
String with radix 32
✅ human readable - just like current format; not sure if we care about this property
✅ much shorter in transport - though it may compress a bit worse
✅ faster to encode/decode - though the current implementation is slow
Binary - just an array of UInt32 with sign
❌ not human readable
✅ ultra compact
✅ ultra fast to encode/decode
We need to remember that BigInt can get really big. In [BigInt tests] 💀 Init from float 754 we operate on integers that have 3000 digits with 32 radix. With radix 10 they would be much longer.
Please read the #242 Using tests from “Violet - Python VM written in Swift” before.
🐰 Discussion
Currently
Codableusesdescriptionwhich is aStringwith radix 10.Following options may be better:
UInt32with signWe need to remember that
BigIntcan get really big. In [BigInt tests] 💀 Init from float 754 we operate on integers that have 3000 digits with 32 radix. With radix 10 they would be much longer.