Number: Scientific notation support

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javascript

Domain

internationalizationlocalization

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

4

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-2 days

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

clear

Prerequisites

Understanding of Unicode TR35 number patternsFamiliarity with Globalize.js codebase

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

30

Research direction

The issue requests adding scientific notation support to Globalize's number formatting. The Unicode TR35 specification provides the formatting rules. One should examine the existing number formatter implementation in the source code (likely under 'src/number.js' or similar) to understand how decimal, percent, and currency formats are handled, then extend to support scientific notation. There are no existing comments or PRs to reference.