Binary Converter Module (Lua)

-- Roblox (JimmyChance):

local module = {}

module.toByte = function(v)
    if type(v) == "number" then return tostring(v) end
    return v:gsub(".", function(t) return " " .. t:byte() end):gsub("^%s*", "")
end

module.toChar = function(v)
    if type(v) == "number" then return v end
    return (" " .. v):gsub("(%s*)(%d+)", function(_, char)
        return char:char()
    end)
end

module.toDecimal = function(v)
    return tostring(v):gsub("%d+", function(bin)
        local returned = 0
        for i = 1, #bin do
            local place = 2^(i - 1)
            returned = returned + place * tonumber(bin:sub(-i, -i))
        end
        return returned
    end)
end

module.toBinary = function(v)
    return module.toByte(v):gsub("%d+", function(char)
        local number = tonumber(char)
        local returned = ""
        while math.floor(number/2) > 0 do
            local remainder = number % 2
            returned = returned .. remainder
            number = math.floor(number/2)
        end returned = returned .. number
        return ("%08d"):format(tonumber(returned:reverse()))
    end)
end

_G.module = module