if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-number'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    comment   = "companion to luat-lib.tex",
    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

local format = string.format

number = number or { }

-- a,b,c,d,e,f = number.toset(100101)

function number.toset(n)
    return (tostring(n)):match("(.?)(.?)(.?)(.?)(.?)(.?)(.?)(.?)")
end

function number.toevenhex(n)
    local s = format("%X",n)
    if #s % 2 == 0 then
        return s
    else
        return "0" .. s
    end
end

-- the lpeg way is slower on 8 digits, but faster on 4 digits, some 7.5%
-- on
--
-- for i=1,1000000 do
--     local a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h = number.toset(12345678)
--     local a,b,c,d         = number.toset(1234)
--     local a,b,c           = number.toset(123)
-- end
--
-- of course dedicated "(.)(.)(.)(.)" matches are even faster

local one = lpeg.C(1-lpeg.S(''))^1

function number.toset(n)
    return one:match(tostring(n))
end