BigInt support?

[rpbouman]

I tried:

cbor_decode( cbor_encode(1n))

but it returns an empty object for me.
Is that intended? If so, what is the right way to encode/decode bigint values?

[shanewholloway]

Thanks for the question. You are correct that cbor-codec does not yet support BigInt, and I'd love to add it. RFC 8949 has Bignums implementation details to support it directly.

I'd gladly look at a PR to implement.

[rpbouman]

Hi Shane, thanks for the reply. I'm currently still in the "shopping phase" for an exchange format. Right now I'm not ready to commit to a contribution. Sorry! I just thought it would be good to clear that up. I might come back to cbor and reconsider.