Feature request: fast_fixed_point

[spannella]

Hi in many applications I have I cannot use double / float but use a fixed-point integer representation, for instance storing the number in a int64_t with the stored value is 1 billion times the original value allowing for 9 digits of decimal.
Example:
int64_t val;
fast_fixed_point("42.123456789", val, 9)
then val would be set to 42123456789

I think it should be pretty easy to adapt the current code to support this use case.

[lemire]

Pull request invited!

[IRainman]

Please provide a small amount of test values, includes edge cases (when value is switching to underflow/overflow). The team is actually too small and not have so many resources.

[IRainman]

Currently, please look at the fast_float::read8_to_u64 function. It's maybe a solution for you.