Definition ascii_to_digit (ch : ascii) : option N
  := (if ascii_dec ch "0" then Some 0
      else if ascii_dec ch "1" then Some 1
      else None)%N.Fixpoint pos_bin_app (p q:positive) : positive :=
  match q with
  | q~0 => (pos_bin_app p q)~0
  | q~1 => (pos_bin_app p q)~1
  | 1 => p~1
  end.Fixpoint of_pos (p : positive) (rest : string) : string
    := match p with
       | 1 => String "1" rest
       | p'~0 => of_pos p' (String "0" rest)
       | p'~1 => of_pos p' (String "1" rest)
       end.Fixpoint to_N (s : string) (rest : N)
    : N
    := match s with
       | "" => rest
       | String ch s'
         => to_N
              s'
              match ascii_to_digit ch with
              | Some v => N.add v (N.double rest)
              | None => N0
              end
       end.Fixpoint to_N_of_pos (p : positive) (rest : string) (base : N) {struct p}
    : to_N (of_pos p rest) base
      = to_N rest match base with
                  | N0 => N.pos p
                  | Npos v => Npos (pos_bin_app v p)
                  end.Definition of_pos (p : positive) : string
  := String "0" (String "b" (Raw.of_pos p "")).Definition of_N (n : N) : string
  := match n with
     | N0 => "0b0"
     | Npos p => of_pos p
     end.Definition of_Z (z : Z) : string
  := match z with
     | Zneg p => String "-" (of_pos p)
     | Z0 => "0b0"
     | Zpos p => of_pos p
     end.Definition of_nat (n : nat) : string
  := of_N (N.of_nat n).Definition to_N (s : string) : N
  := match s with
     | String s0 (String sb s)
       => if ascii_dec s0 "0"
          then if ascii_dec sb "b"
               then Raw.to_N s N0
               else N0
          else N0
     | _ => N0
     end.Definition to_pos (s : string) : positive
  := match to_N s with
     | N0 => 1
     | Npos p => p
     end.Definition to_Z (s : string) : Z
  := let '(is_neg, n) := match s with
                         | String s0 s'
                           => if ascii_dec s0 "-"
                              then (true, to_N s')
                              else (false, to_N s)
                         | EmptyString => (false, to_N s)
                         end in
     match n with
     | N0 => Z0
     | Npos p => if is_neg then Zneg p else Zpos p
     end.Definition to_nat (s : string) : nat
  := N.to_nat (to_N s).

Lemma to_nat_of_nat (n : nat) : to_nat (of_nat n) = n.