# 128-bit integers¶

#include <libcork/core.h>

We provide an API for working with unsigned, 128-bit integers. Unlike libraries like GMP, our goal is not to support arbitrarily large integers, but to provide optimized support for this one specific integer type. We might add support for additional large integer types in the future, as need arises, but the focus will always be on a small number of specific types, and not on arbitrary sizes. For that, use GMP.

cork_u128

An unsigned, 128-bit integer. You can assume that instances of this type will be exactly 16 bytes in size, and that the integer value will be stored in host-endian order. This type is currently implemented as a struct, but none of its members are part of the public API.

## Initialization¶

cork_u128 cork_u128_from_32(uint32_t i0, uint32_t i1, uint32_t i2, uint32_t i3)
cork_u128 cork_u128_from_64(uint64_t i0, uint64_t i1)

Return a 128-bit integer initialized with the given portions. The various iX pieces are given in big-endian order, regardless of the host’s endianness. For instance, both of the following initialize an integer to $$2^{64}$$:

cork_u128  value1 = cork_u128_from_32(0, 1, 0, 0);
cork_u128  value2 = cork_u128_from_64(1, 0);

## Accessing subsets¶

&uint8_t cork_u128_be8(cork_u128 value, unsigned int index)
&uint16_t cork_u128_be16(cork_u128 value, unsigned int index)
&uint32_t cork_u128_be32(cork_u128 value, unsigned int index)
&uint64_t cork_u128_be64(cork_u128 value, unsigned int index)

Returns a reference to a portion of a 128-bit integer. Regardless of the host’s endianness, the indices are counted in big-endian order — i.e., an index of 0 will always return the most-significant portion of value.

The result is a valid lvalue, so you can assign to it to update the contents of value:

cork_u128  value;
cork_u128_be64(value, 0) = 4;
cork_u128_be64(value, 1) = 16;

## Arithmetic¶

All of the functions in this section are implemented as macros or inline functions, so you won’t incur any function-call overhead when using them.

cork_u128 cork_u128_sub(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)

Add or subtract two 128-bit integers, returning the result.

cork_u128  a = cork_u128_from_32(0, 10);
cork_u128  b = cork_u128_from_32(0, 3);
cork_u128  d = cork_u128_sub(a, b);
// c == 13 && d == 7

## Comparison¶

All of the functions in this section are implemented as macros or inline functions, so you won’t incur any function-call overhead when using them.

bool cork_u128_eq(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)
bool cork_u128_ne(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)
bool cork_u128_lt(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)
bool cork_u128_le(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)
bool cork_u128_gt(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)
bool cork_u128_ge(cork_128 a, cork_u128 b)

Compare two 128-bit integers. These functions correspond, respectively, to the ==, !=, <, <=, >, and >= operators.

cork_u128  a = cork_u128_from_32(0, 10);
cork_u128  b = cork_u128_from_32(0, 3);
// cork_u128_eq(a, b) → false
// cork_u128_ne(a, b) → true
// cork_u128_eq(a, a) → true
// cork_u128_gt(a, b) → true
// cork_u128_ge(a, a) → true
// and so on

## Printing¶

const char *cork_u128_to_decimal(char *buf, cork_u128 value)
const char *cork_u128_to_hex(char *buf, cork_u128 value)
const char *cork_u128_to_padded_hex(char *buf, cork_u128 value)

Write the string representation of value into buf. The decimal and hex variants do not include any padding in the result. The padded_hex variant pads the result with 0 characters so that the string representation of every cork_u128 has the same width.

You must provide the buffer that the string representation will be rendered into. (This ensures that these functions are thread-safe.) The return value will be some portion of this buffer, but might not be buf itself.

You are responsible for ensuring that buf is large enough to hold the string representation of any valid 128-bit integer. The CORK_U128_DECIMAL_LENGTH and CORK_U128_HEX_LENGTH macros can be helpful for this:

char  buf[CORK_U128_DECIMAL_LENGTH];
cork_u128  value = cork_u128_from_32(0, 125);
printf("%s\n", cork_u128_to_decimal(buf, value));
// prints "125\n"
CORK_U128_DECIMAL_LENGTH
CORK_U128_HEX_LENGTH

The maximum length of the decimal or hexadecimal string representation of a 128-bit integer, including a NUL terminator.