String to Integer (atoi)

Implement atoi to convert a string to an integer.

Hint: Carefully consider all possible input cases. If you want a challenge, please do not see below and ask yourself what are the possible input cases.

Notes: It is intended for this problem to be specified vaguely (ie, no given input specs). You are responsible to gather all the input requirements up front.

class Solution {
public:
    int atoi(const char *str) {
        int sign = 1, base = 0, i = 0;
    while (str[i] == ' ') { i++; }
    if (str[i] == '-' || str[i] == '+') {
        sign = 1 - 2 * (str[i++] == '-'); 
    }
    while (str[i] >= '0' && str[i] <= '9') {
        if (base >  INT_MAX / 10 || (base == INT_MAX / 10 && str[i] - '0' > 7)) {
            if (sign == 1) return INT_MAX;
            else return INT_MIN;
        }
        base  = 10 * base + (str[i++] - '0');
    }
    return base * sign;
    }
};