package common

import (
	"fmt"
	"math/big"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
)

func StringAsBigInt(data []byte) (*big.Int, error) {
	dataString := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
	parseInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(dataString, 16, 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse %s as big int: %v", dataString, err)
	}
	return big.NewInt(parseInt), nil
}