feat(r): Add support for bit64::integer64()
conversions
#293
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This PR implements support for
bit64::integer64()
. This vctr type is a mostly lossless representation of a 64-bit (signed) integer that is helpful for representing very large numbers (or uses likes2_cell()
that just need a way to store 64 bits losslessly).This type isn't part of the default conversions because it requires
bit64
, which has a few dependencies. It is also not the default because there are some limitations in R that cause that object type to behave unintuitively in certain places (e.g., when indexing a vector). Becauseconvert_vector()
always accepts a target vector type, users can (now) override the default behaviour with a safer option if that matters for their use case.Created on 2023-09-01 with reprex v2.0.2