lci/lib/utility/utility.ml

let rec pow a = function
  | 0 -> 1
  | 1 -> a
  | n ->
    let b = pow a (n / 2) in
    b * b * (if n mod 2 = 0 then 1 else a)

let rec powmod a d = function
  | 0 -> 1
  | 1 -> a mod d
  | n ->
    let b = (powmod a d (n / 2)) mod d in
    (((b * b) mod d) * (if n mod 2 = 0 then 1 else a)) mod d


let alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
let base = 26

let rec fromIntToString (x: int) : string =
  if x < 0 then
    ""
  else if x < base then
    String.get alphabet x |> String.make 1
  else
    (fromIntToString (x/base - 1)) ^ (String.get alphabet (x mod base) |> String.make 1)