Function decimal_to_binary_vec

src/metadata/mod.rs:57–69

Converts a number from decimal to binary, represented as a vector of u8

(num: u16, size: usize)

/// Converts a number from decimal to binary, represented as a vector
/// of u8
fn decimal_to_binary_vec(num: u16, size: usize) -> Vec<u8> {
    // Create a vector with specified size, initialized with
    // zeros. Assuming that the binary representation of `num` will
    // fit in `size` i.e. 2^size > num
    let mut result = vec![0; size];
    // Convert decimal to binary, starting from the rightmost position
    let mut n = num;
    for i in (0..size).rev() {
        result[i] = (n & 1) as u8;
        n >>= 1;
    }
    result
}

type FieldName = String;