uint64_t strict_sistrtoll(const char *str, std::string *err);
-template <typename Target>
-Target strict_si_cast(const char *str, std::string *err) {
- uint64_t ret = strict_sistrtoll(str, err);
- if (!err->empty())
- return ret;
- if (ret > (uint64_t)std::numeric_limits<Target>::max()) {
- err->append("The option value '");
- err->append(str);
- err->append("' seems to be too large");
- return 0;
- }
- return ret;
-}
-
-template <>
-uint64_t strict_si_cast(const char *str, std::string *err);
+template<typename T>
+T strict_si_cast(const char *str, std::string *err);
+ /* On enter buf points to the end of the buffer, e.g. where the least
+ * significant digit of the input number will be printed. Returns pointer to
+ * where the most significant digit were printed, including zero padding.
+ * Does NOT add zero at the end of buffer, this is responsibility of the caller.
+ */
+ template<typename T, const unsigned base = 10, const unsigned width = 1>
+ static inline
+ char* ritoa(T u, char *buf)
+ {
+ static_assert(std::is_unsigned<T>::value, "signed types are not supported");
+ static_assert(base <= 16, "extend character map below to support higher bases");
+ unsigned digits = 0;
+ while (u) {
+ *--buf = "0123456789abcdef"[u % base];
+ u /= base;
+ digits++;
+ }
+ while (digits++ < width)
+ *--buf = '0';
+ return buf;
+ }
+
#endif