base60.rs

static CHARS: &'static str = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUVWYXZ_abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwyxz";

fn base60_encode(num: i64) -> String {
    let mut hash = String::new();
    let mut n = num;


    while n > 0 {
        let remainder = n % 60;
        hash.push(CHARS.chars().nth(remainder as usize).expect("expected a character!"));
        n = (n - remainder) / 60;
    }

    hash.rev()
}


#[test]
fn it_works() {
    println!("base60_encode(1): {}", base60_encode(1));
    println!("base60_encode(1000000): {}", base60_encode(1000000));
    println!("base60_encode(10450001): {}", base60_encode(110450001));
}
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