Numeric base converter

bconverter.js

;(function() {
    function baseConverter(number, base, desiredBase) {

    	var result;

	   	function genericToDec (n, dB) {
	    	return parseInt(n, dB);
	    }
	    
	    function decToGeneric (n, dB) {
	    	return n.toString(dB);
	    }

	    if ((base >= 2 && base <= 16) && (desiredBase >= 2 && desiredBase <= 16)) {
	    	if (base == 10) {
	    		result = decToGeneric(number, desiredBase);
	    	} else {
	    		result = decToGeneric(genericToDec(number, base), desiredBase);

	    	};
	    } else {
	    	throw new Error("Your initial or final numerical base can't be higher then 16 or lower then 2");
	    };
	    return result;
    };
    if (typeof module !== 'undefined') {
        module.exports = baseConverter;
    } else {
        this.baseConverter = baseConverter;
    }
}).call(function() {
    return this || (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : global);
}());