module Shorten::Numeric
Public Instance Methods
shorten(chars = Shorten::BASE62)
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@param [String] chars Sequence of characters for shortening @return [String] Shortened string
# File lib/shorten.rb, line 10 def shorten chars = Shorten::BASE62 raise ArgumentError.new('String required') unless chars.is_a? String raise ArgumentError.new('Only non-negative integers can be shortened') if self < 0 num = self len = chars.length str = '' while num > 0 mod = num % len str = chars[mod, 1] + str num /= len end str end