Notation = {}
Notation.__index = Notation
Notation.__tostring = function ()
    return "Notation"
end

function Notation:new(opt)
    opt = opt or {}
    return setmetatable({dynamic = opt.dynamic or false}, Notation)
end

function Notation:get_prefix(n)
    return ""
end

function Notation:get_number(n, places)
    return ""
end

function Notation:get_suffix(n)
    return ""
end

function Notation:format(n, places, places1000)
    if n.sign and n.sign == -1 then
        return "-" .. self:format(n:negate(), places, places1000)
    end

    local p = places or 0
    if n < Big:new(1000) then
        p = places1000 or 0
    end

    if self.dynamic then p = p + self.dp(n) else end

    return self:get_prefix(n) .. self:get_number(n, p) .. self:get_suffix(n)
end

-- get dynamic places, added to base precision
function Notation.dp(n)
    return -(n.e % 3)
end

-- wrapper function to format numbers
function Notation.format_mantissa(number, places)
    places = math.max(0, places)
    return string.format("%."..places.."f", number)
end

return Notation