nodejs write 64bit unsigned integer to buffer

I think what you are looking for is:

var bufInt = (buf.readUInt32BE(0) << 8) + buf.readUInt32BE(4);

Shift the first number by 8 bits and add (instead of multiplying), wich returns 65535

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EDIT

Another way to write would be:

var buf = new Buffer(8);
buf.fill(0);

var i = 0xCDEF; // 52719 in decimal

buf.writeUInt32BE(i >> 8, 0); //write the high order bits (shifted over)
buf.writeUInt32BE(i & 0x00ff, 4); //write the low order bits

console.log(buf); //displays: <Buffer 00 00 00 cd 00 00 00 ef>

var bufInt = (buf.readUInt32BE(0) << 8) + buf.readUInt32BE(4);
console.log(bufInt); //displays: 52719

I'm confused because your example value of 0xFFFF is only 16-bit, not 64-bit.

Keep in mind that the JS number type is specified as an IEEE754 floating-point value, so it is not guaranteed to be able to hold a 64-bit unsigned value. If you want real 64-bit integer support, you need to use a module to provide it, like bignum. The readme for that has examples of reading and writing values to buffers.

Floating-point values can only represent values up to 2^53 - 1 without losing precision. You can see that in this example using standard JS numbers:

var b = new Buffer([0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF])
var firstHalf = b.readUInt32BE(0); // 4294967295
var secondHalf = b.readUInt32BE(4); // 4294967295

var val = firstHalf * 0x100000000 + secondHalf; // 18446744073709552000

The result of this is 18446744073709552000 when the proper value is 18446744073709551615.

var bignum = require('bignum');

var b = new Buffer([0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF])
var val = bignum.fromBuffer(b);

This results in a BigNum object with the value 18446744073709551615.

Also, to elaborate on your example code, the value you are using is only 16-bit, and you are trying to work with it using 32-bit functions. You can just do this:

var buf = new Buffer(2);

buf.fill(0) // clear all bytes of the buffer
console.log(buf); // outputs <Buffer 00 00>

var int = 0xffff; // as decimal: 65535

// Write it with a standard 16-bit function calls.
buf.writeUInt16BE(int);

// OR write it with 2 8-bit function calls.
buf.writeUInt8(int & 0xff, 0); // right the first part of the int
buf.writeUInt8((int >> 8) & 0xFF, 1); // right the second part of the int
console.log(buf); // outputs <Buffer ff ff>

// Read it as a 16-bit value.
var bufInt = buf.readUInt16BE(0);
console.log(bufInt);

// OR read it as two 8-bit values.
var bufInt = (buf.readUInt8(1) << 8) + buf.readUInt8(0);

Reading and writings UINT numbers up to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.

This works in node.js only, is not portable on browser side.

function uintToBase62(n) {
  if (n < 0) throw 'unsupported negative integer';

  let uintBuffer;
  if (n < 0x7FFFFFFF) {
    uintBuffer = new Buffer(4);
    uintBuffer.writeUInt32BE(n, 0);
  } else {
    // `~~` double bitwise operator
    // The most practical way of utilizing the power of this operator is to use it as a replacement
    // for Math.floor() function as double bitwise NOT performs the same operation a lot quicker.
    // You can use it, to convert any floating point number to a integer without performance overkill
    // that comes with Math.floor(). Additionally, when you care about minification of your code,
    // you end up using 2 characters (2 tildes) instead of 12.
    // http://rocha.la/JavaScript-bitwise-operators-in-practice
    const big = ~~(n / 0x0100000000);
    const low = (n % 0x0100000000);
    uintBuffer = new Buffer(8);
    uintBuffer.writeUInt32BE(big, 0);
    uintBuffer.writeUInt32BE(low, 4);
  }

  return uintBuffer.toString('hex');
}

to convert it

function uintFromBase62(uintBuffer) {
  const n = parseInt(uintBuffer.toString('hex'), 16);
  return n;
}