when number is too big for JS

Author: sushantdhiman

lib/packets/packet.js

@@ -148,7 +148,14 @@ Packet.prototype.readLengthCodedNumberExt = function (tag, bigNumberStrings, sig
 
     res = new Long(word0, word1, !signed); // Long need unsigned
 
-    return bigNumberStrings ? res.toString() : res.toNumber();
+    var resNumber = res.toNumber()
+      , resString = res.toString();
+
+    res = resNumber.toString() === resString
+            ? resNumber
+            : resString;
+
+    return bigNumberStrings ? resString : res;
   }
 
   console.trace();