# Methods to translate to and from binary coded decimal # # Author:: Dafydd Crosby # Copyright:: Copyright 2013, Dafydd Crosby # License:: BSD 2-clause module BCD # Translates binary coded decimal into an integer def self.decode(bcd) raise ArgumentError, 'Argument is not numeric' unless bcd.is_a? Numeric raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot be a negative integer' if bcd < 0 binstring = '' while true do q, r = bcd.divmod(10) nibble = r.to_s(2) while nibble.length < 4 do nibble.prepend('0') end binstring.prepend(nibble) q == 0 ? break : bcd = q end binstring.to_i(2) end # Translate an integer into binary coded decimal def self.encode(int) raise ArgumentError, 'Argument is not numeric' unless int.is_a? Numeric raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot be a negative integer' if int < 0 bcdstring = '' while int > 0 do nibble = int % 16 bcdstring.prepend(nibble.to_s) int >>= 4 end bcdstring.to_i end end