[proposal] Replace Long.js with native BigInt

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[proposal] Replace Long.js with native BigInt

acrisci opened this issue 6 years ago · 2 comments

acrisci commented 6 years ago

BigInt is a native way to represent 64 bit integers (dbus type x) in node.

Available since version 10.8.0.

https://node.green/#ESNEXT-candidate--stage-3--BigInt

https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/05/bigint

Do you see any issues with that?

Answer 1 · 2018-11-08T23:29:01.000Z

I was thinking about it, but might be a bit too early?
Maybe OK to go with migger api changes ( async/await etc ) in major version.

Answer 2 · 2018-11-21T00:47:57.000Z

I created a PR #252 with a potential interim solution to at least present the option of marshalling/unmarshalling BigInts when the feature is available. Over time it would probably make sense to shift towards the native type.