# \[ANN\] BitConverter.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913>\
**Category:** Package Announcements\
**Created:** [July 2, 2019, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913 "2019-07-02T07:56:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![roshii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/roshii/32/6211_2.png) [@roshii](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roshii)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913/1 "2019-07-02T07:56:42Z")

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Pleased to announce `BitConverter` which allows conversion of Integer to an array of bytes and back, support any base data types is planned but yet to be added.

> **[braneproject / BitConverter.jl · GitLab](https://gitlab.com/braneproject/BitConverter.jl)**
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> Converts base data types to an array of bytes, and an array of bytes to base data types.

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**Author:** ![giordano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/giordano/32/2166_2.png) [@giordano](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/giordano)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913/2 "2019-07-02T08:47:31Z")

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A link to the repo would increase the probability that someone will have a look at it 🙂

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**Author:** ![roshii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/roshii/32/6211_2.png) [@roshii](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roshii)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913/3 "2019-07-02T08:48:36Z")

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Oh yes! Thanks

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**Author:** ![tkoolen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tkoolen/32/1603_2.png) [@tkoolen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkoolen)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913/4 "2019-07-02T11:22:48Z")

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Just FYI, stuff like `Base.big(x::Vector{UInt8})` is considered [type piracy](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/style-guide/#Avoid-type-piracy-1).

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**Author:** ![roshii](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/roshii/32/6211_2.png) [@roshii](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roshii)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-bitconverter-jl/25913/6 "2019-07-02T12:13:54Z")

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v0.1.1 is on its way to [JuliaRegistries](https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General/pull/1719)  
No more type piracy 🙂

Thanks again