Support BigInt

[skyrpex]

Use Case

BigInt values represent numeric values which are too large to be represented by the number primitive.

It's a basic data type for many kind of application. Additionally, some libraries in the ecosystem require the use of bigints, such as tigerbeetle-node.

Proposed Solution

I'd adopt the JS syntax to manage bigints:

let previouslyMaxSafeInteger = 9007199254740991n;

let alsoHuge = BigInt(9007199254740991);
// 9007199254740991n

let hugeString = BigInt("9007199254740991");
// 9007199254740991n

let hugeHex = BigInt("0x1fffffffffffff");
// 9007199254740991n

let hugeOctal = BigInt("0o377777777777777777");
// 9007199254740991n

let hugeBin = BigInt(
  "0b11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
);
// 9007199254740991n

Take a look at JS's BigInt operators and comparisons. Also, the conditionals.

Implementation Notes

JavaScript provides good support for them, so implementing them in Wing should be straightforward.

Component

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