half-float

Utility for converting 16-bit floats. Might be useful for dealing with some special image formats (e.g. .exr format).

Install

npm i @goldfinger87/half-float

Usage

import { Float16 } from '@goldfinger87/half-float';

console.log(Float16.fromBits(0x3C00));  // ==> 1.0
console.log(Float16.fromBits(0x3C01));  // ==> 1.0009765625

Roadmap

• toBits function for converting back from half-float to binary bits (i.e., unsigned 16-bit integer)
• unit tests
• wasm implementation
• gpu (batched) implementation
• benchmark