Class: RubyUnits::Unit

Inherits:
Numeric show all
Includes:
Comparable
Defined in:
lib/ruby_units/unit.rb,
lib/ruby_units/cache.rb,
lib/ruby_units/version.rb,
lib/ruby_units/definition.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: Version Classes: Cache, Definition

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
Unit::Version::STRING
UNITY = 
'<1>'.freeze
UNITY_ARRAY = 
[UNITY].freeze
FEET_INCH_UNITS_REGEX =

ideally we would like to generate this regex from the alias for a ‘feet’ and ‘inches’, but they aren’t defined at the point in the code where we need this regex.

/(?:'|ft|feet)\s*(\d+)\s*(?:"|in|inch(?:es)?)/
FEET_INCH_REGEX = 
/(\d+)\s*#{FEET_INCH_UNITS_REGEX}/
LBS_OZ_UNIT_REGEX =

ideally we would like to generate this regex from the alias for a ‘pound’ and ‘ounce’, but they aren’t defined at the point in the code where we need this regex.

/(?:#|lbs?|pounds?|pound-mass)+[\s,]*(\d+)\s*(?:ozs?|ounces?)/
LBS_OZ_REGEX = 
/(\d+)\s*#{LBS_OZ_UNIT_REGEX}/
STONE_LB_UNIT_REGEX =

ideally we would like to generate this regex from the alias for a ‘stone’ and ‘pound’, but they aren’t defined at the point in the code where we need this regex. also note that the plural of ‘stone’ is still ‘stone’, but we accept ‘stones’ anyway.

/(?:sts?|stones?)+[\s,]*(\d+)\s*(?:#|lbs?|pounds?|pound-mass)*/
STONE_LB_REGEX = 
/(\d+)\s*#{STONE_LB_UNIT_REGEX}/
TIME_REGEX = 
/(\d+)*:(\d+)*:*(\d+)*[:,]*(\d+)*/
SCI_NUMBER = 
/([+-]?\d*[.]?\d+(?:[Ee][+-]?)?\d*)/
RATIONAL_NUMBER = 
%r{\(?([+-])?(\d+[ -])?(\d+)\/(\d+)\)?}
COMPLEX_NUMBER = 
/#{SCI_NUMBER}?#{SCI_NUMBER}i\b/
NUMBER_REGEX = 
/#{SCI_NUMBER}*\s*(.+)?/
UNIT_STRING_REGEX = 
%r{#{SCI_NUMBER}*\s*([^\/]*)\/*(.+)*}
TOP_REGEX = 
/([^ \*]+)(?:\^|\*\*)([\d-]+)/
BOTTOM_REGEX = 
/([^* ]+)(?:\^|\*\*)(\d+)/
NUMBER_UNIT_REGEX = 
/#{SCI_NUMBER}?(.*)/
COMPLEX_REGEX = 
/#{COMPLEX_NUMBER}\s?(.+)?/
RATIONAL_REGEX = 
/#{RATIONAL_NUMBER}\s?(.+)?/
KELVIN = 
['<kelvin>'].freeze
FAHRENHEIT = 
['<fahrenheit>'].freeze
RANKINE = 
['<rankine>'].freeze
CELSIUS = 
['<celsius>'].freeze
SIGNATURE_VECTOR = 
%i[
  length
  time
  temperature
  mass
  current
  substance
  luminosity
  currency
  information
  angle
].freeze
@@definitions = 
{}
@@prefix_values = 
{}
@@prefix_map = 
{}
@@unit_map = 
{}
@@unit_values = 
{}
@@unit_regex = 
nil
@@unit_match_regex = 
nil
@@temp_regex = 
nil
@@kinds = 
{
  -312_078     => :elastance,
  -312_058     => :resistance,
  -312_038     => :inductance,
  -152_040     => :magnetism,
  -152_038     => :magnetism,
  -152_058     => :potential,
  -7997        => :specific_volume,
  -79          => :snap,
  -59          => :jolt,
  -39          => :acceleration,
  -38          => :radiation,
  -20          => :frequency,
  -19          => :speed,
  -18          => :viscosity,
  -17          => :volumetric_flow,
  -1           => :wavenumber,
  0            => :unitless,
  1            => :length,
  2            => :area,
  3            => :volume,
  20           => :time,
  400          => :temperature,
  7941         => :yank,
  7942         => :power,
  7959         => :pressure,
  7962         => :energy,
  7979         => :viscosity,
  7961         => :force,
  7981         => :momentum,
  7982         => :angular_momentum,
  7997         => :density,
  7998         => :area_density,
  8000         => :mass,
  152_020      => :radiation_exposure,
  159_999      => :magnetism,
  160_000      => :current,
  160_020      => :charge,
  312_058      => :conductance,
  312_078      => :capacitance,
  3_199_980    => :activity,
  3_199_997    => :molar_concentration,
  3_200_000    => :substance,
  63_999_998   => :illuminance,
  64_000_000   => :luminous_power,
  1_280_000_000 => :currency,
  25_600_000_000  => :information,
  511_999_999_980 => :angular_velocity,
  512_000_000_000 => :angle
}.freeze
@@cached_units = 
{}
@@base_unit_cache = 
{}

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(*options) ⇒ Unit

Create a new Unit object. Can be initialized using a String, a Hash, an Array, Time, DateTime

Examples:

Valid options include:

"5.6 kg*m/s^2"
"5.6 kg*m*s^-2"
"5.6 kilogram*meter*second^-2"
"2.2 kPa"
"37 degC"
"1"  -- creates a unitless constant with value 1
"GPa"  -- creates a unit with scalar 1 with units 'GPa'
"6'4\"""  -- recognized as 6 feet + 4 inches
"8 lbs 8 oz" -- recognized as 8 lbs + 8 ounces
[1, 'kg']
{scalar: 1, numerator: 'kg'}

Parameters:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if absolute value of a temperature is less than absolute zero

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if no unit is specified

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if an invalid unit is specified



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 466

def initialize(*options)
  @scalar      = nil
  @base_scalar = nil
  @unit_name   = nil
  @signature   = nil
  @output      = {}
  raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid Unit Format' if options[0].nil?
  if options.size == 2
    # options[0] is the scalar
    # options[1] is a unit string
    begin
      cached = @@cached_units[options[1]] * options[0]
      copy(cached)
    rescue
      initialize("#{options[0]} #{(begin
                                     options[1].units
                                   rescue
                                     options[1]
                                   end)}")
    end
    return
  end
  if options.size == 3
    options[1] = options[1].join if options[1].is_a?(Array)
    options[2] = options[2].join if options[2].is_a?(Array)
    begin
      cached = @@cached_units["#{options[1]}/#{options[2]}"] * options[0]
      copy(cached)
    rescue
      initialize("#{options[0]} #{options[1]}/#{options[2]}")
    end
    return
  end

  case options[0]
  when Unit
    copy(options[0])
    return
  when Hash
    @scalar      = (options[0][:scalar] || 1)
    @numerator   = options[0][:numerator] || UNITY_ARRAY
    @denominator = options[0][:denominator] || UNITY_ARRAY
    @signature   = options[0][:signature]
  when Array
    initialize(*options[0])
    return
  when Numeric
    @scalar    = options[0]
    @numerator = @denominator = UNITY_ARRAY
  when Time
    @scalar      = options[0].to_f
    @numerator   = ['<second>']
    @denominator = UNITY_ARRAY
  when DateTime, Date
    @scalar      = options[0].ajd
    @numerator   = ['<day>']
    @denominator = UNITY_ARRAY
  when /^\s*$/
    raise ArgumentError, 'No Unit Specified'
  when String
    parse(options[0])
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid Unit Format'
  end
  update_base_scalar
  raise ArgumentError, 'Temperatures must not be less than absolute zero' if temperature? && base_scalar < 0
  unary_unit = units || ''
  if options.first.instance_of?(String)
    _opt_scalar, opt_units = RubyUnits::Unit.parse_into_numbers_and_units(options[0])
    unless  @@cached_units.keys.include?(opt_units) ||
            (opt_units =~ %r{\D/[\d+\.]+}) ||
            (opt_units =~ %r{(#{RubyUnits::Unit.temp_regex})|(#{STONE_LB_UNIT_REGEX})|(#{LBS_OZ_UNIT_REGEX})|(#{FEET_INCH_UNITS_REGEX})|%|(#{TIME_REGEX})|i\s?(.+)?|&plusmn;|\+\/-})
      @@cached_units[opt_units] = (scalar == 1 ? self : opt_units.to_unit) if opt_units && !opt_units.empty?
    end
  end
  unless @@cached_units.keys.include?(unary_unit) || (unary_unit =~ /#{RubyUnits::Unit.temp_regex}/)
    @@cached_units[unary_unit] = (scalar == 1 ? self : unary_unit.to_unit)
  end
  [@scalar, @numerator, @denominator, @base_scalar, @signature, @base].each(&:freeze)
  self
end

Instance Attribute Details

#base_denominator ⇒ Array

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 420

def base_denominator
  @base_denominator
end

#base_numerator ⇒ Array

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 417

def base_numerator
  @base_numerator
end

#base_scalar ⇒ Numeric

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 414

def base_scalar
  @base_scalar
end

#denominator ⇒ Array

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 408

def denominator
  @denominator
end

#numerator ⇒ Array

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 405

def numerator
  @numerator
end

#output ⇒ String

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 423

def output
  @output
end

#scalar ⇒ Numeric

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 402

def scalar
  @scalar
end

#signature ⇒ Integer

Returns:

  • (Integer) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 411

def signature
  @signature
end

#unit_name ⇒ String

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 426

def unit_name
  @unit_name
end

Class Method Details

.base_unit_cache ⇒ Hash

Returns:

  • (Hash) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 234

def self.base_unit_cache
  @@base_unit_cache
end

.base_units ⇒ Array

return an array of base units

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 301

def self.base_units
  @@base_units ||= @@definitions.dup.delete_if { |_, defn| !defn.base? }.keys.map { |u| RubyUnits::Unit.new(u) }
end

.cached ⇒ Hash

Returns:

  • (Hash) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 221

def self.cached
  @@cached_units
end

.clear_cache ⇒ true

Returns:

  • (true) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 226

def self.clear_cache
  @@cached_units    = {}
  @@base_unit_cache = {}
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(1)
  true
end

.define(unit_definition, &block) ⇒ RubyUnits::Unit::Definition

Unpack a unit definition and add it to the array of defined units

Examples:

Block form

RubyUnits::Unit.define('foobar') do |foobar|
  foobar.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new("1 baz")
end

RubyUnits::Unit::Definition form

unit_definition = RubyUnits::Unit::Definition.new("foobar") {|foobar| foobar.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new("1 baz")}
RubyUnits::Unit.define(unit_definition)

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when passed a non-string if using the block form



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 186

def self.define(unit_definition, &block)
  if block_given?
    raise ArgumentError, 'When using the block form of RubyUnits::Unit.define, pass the name of the unit' unless unit_definition.instance_of?(String)
    unit_definition = RubyUnits::Unit::Definition.new(unit_definition, &block)
  end
  RubyUnits::Unit.definitions[unit_definition.name] = unit_definition
  RubyUnits::Unit.use_definition(unit_definition)
  unit_definition
end

.defined?(unit) ⇒ Boolean

determine if a unit is already defined

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 154

def self.defined?(unit)
  definitions.values.any? { |d| d.aliases.include?(unit) }
end

.definition(unit_name) ⇒ RubyUnits::Unit::Definition?

return the unit definition for a unit

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 161

def self.definition(unit_name)
  unit = unit_name =~ /^<.+>$/ ? unit_name : "<#{unit_name}>"
  @@definitions[unit]
end

.definitions ⇒ Array

return a list of all defined units

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 168

def self.definitions
  @@definitions
end

.eliminate_terms(q, n, d) ⇒ Hash

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (Hash) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 251

def self.eliminate_terms(q, n, d)
  num = n.dup
  den = d.dup

  num.delete_if { |v| v == UNITY }
  den.delete_if { |v| v == UNITY }
  combined = Hash.new(0)

  i = 0
  loop do
    break if i > num.size
    if @@prefix_values.key? num[i]
      k = [num[i], num[i + 1]]
      i += 2
    else
      k = num[i]
      i += 1
    end
    combined[k] += 1 unless k.nil? || k == UNITY
  end

  j = 0
  loop do
    break if j > den.size
    if @@prefix_values.key? den[j]
      k = [den[j], den[j + 1]]
      j += 2
    else
      k = den[j]
      j += 1
    end
    combined[k] -= 1 unless k.nil? || k == UNITY
  end

  num = []
  den = []
  combined.each do |key, value|
    if value >= 0
      value.times { num << key }
    elsif value < 0
      value.abs.times { den << key }
    end
  end
  num = UNITY_ARRAY if num.empty?
  den = UNITY_ARRAY if den.empty?
  { scalar: q, numerator: num.flatten.compact, denominator: den.flatten.compact }
end

.parse(input) ⇒ Unit

Examples:

parse strings

"1 minute in seconds"

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 242

def self.parse(input)
  first, second = input.scan(/(.+)\s(?:in|to|as)\s(.+)/i).first
  second.nil? ? RubyUnits::Unit.new(first) : RubyUnits::Unit.new(first).convert_to(second)
end

.parse_into_numbers_and_units(string) ⇒ Array

parse a string consisting of a number and a unit string NOTE: This does not properly handle units formatted like ‘12mg/6ml’

Parameters:

Returns:

  • (Array) —

    consisting of [Numeric, “unit”]



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 309

def self.parse_into_numbers_and_units(string)
  # scientific notation.... 123.234E22, -123.456e-10
  sci       = /[+-]?\d*[.]?\d+(?:[Ee][+-]?)?\d*/
  # rational numbers.... -1/3, 1/5, 20/100, -6 1/2, -6-1/2
  rational  = %r{\(?[+-]?(?:\d+[ -])?\d+\/\d+\)?}
  # complex numbers... -1.2+3i, +1.2-3.3i
  complex   = /#{sci}{2,2}i/
  anynumber = /(?:(#{complex}|#{rational}|#{sci}))?\s?([^-\d\.].*)?/

  num, unit = string.scan(anynumber).first

  [
    case num
    when NilClass
      1
    when complex
      if num.respond_to?(:to_c)
        num.to_c
      else
        #:nocov_19:
        Complex(*num.scan(/(#{sci})(#{sci})i/).flatten.map(&:to_i))
        #:nocov_19:
      end
    when rational
      # if it has whitespace, it will be of the form '6 1/2'
      if num =~ RATIONAL_NUMBER
        sign = Regexp.last_match(1) == '-' ? -1 : 1
        n = Regexp.last_match(2).to_i
        f = Rational(Regexp.last_match(3).to_i, Regexp.last_match(4).to_i)
        sign * (n + f)
      else
        Rational(*num.split('/').map(&:to_i))
      end
    else
      num.to_f
    end,
    unit.to_s.strip
  ]
end

.prefix_regex ⇒ String

return a regexp fragment used to match prefixes

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 365

def self.prefix_regex
  @@prefix_regex ||= @@prefix_map.keys.sort_by { |prefix| [prefix.length, prefix] }.reverse.join('|')
end

.redefine!(name) {|RubyUnits::Unit::Definition| ... } ⇒ RubyUnits::Unit::Definition

Get the definition for a unit and allow it to be redefined

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    Name of unit to redefine

  • block (Block)

Yields:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if a block is not given



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 202

def self.redefine!(name)
  raise ArgumentError, 'A block is required to redefine a unit' unless block_given?
  unit_definition = definition(name)
  raise(ArgumentError, "'#{name}' Unit not recognized") unless unit_definition
  yield unit_definition
  @@definitions.delete("<#{name}>")
  define(unit_definition)
  RubyUnits::Unit.setup
end

.setup ⇒ true

setup internal arrays and hashes

Returns:

  • (true) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 133

def self.setup
  clear_cache
  @@prefix_values    = {}
  @@prefix_map       = {}
  @@unit_values      = {}
  @@unit_map         = {}
  @@unit_regex       = nil
  @@unit_match_regex = nil
  @@prefix_regex     = nil

  @@definitions.each do |_name, definition|
    use_definition(definition)
  end

  RubyUnits::Unit.new(1)
  true
end

.temp_regex ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 369

def self.temp_regex
  @@temp_regex ||= begin
    temp_units = %w[tempK tempC tempF tempR degK degC degF degR]
    aliases = temp_units.map do |unit|
      d = RubyUnits::Unit.definition(unit)
      d && d.aliases
    end.flatten.compact
    regex_str = aliases.empty? ? '(?!x)x' : aliases.join('|')
    Regexp.new "(?:#{regex_str})"
  end
end

.undefine!(unit) ⇒ true

Undefine a unit. Will not raise an exception for unknown units.

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    of unit to undefine

Returns:

  • (true) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 215

def self.undefine!(unit)
  @@definitions.delete("<#{unit}>")
  RubyUnits::Unit.setup
end

.unit_match_regex ⇒ RegExp

return a regex used to match units

Returns:

  • (RegExp) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 358

def self.unit_match_regex
  @@unit_match_regex ||= /(#{RubyUnits::Unit.prefix_regex})??(#{RubyUnits::Unit.unit_regex})\b/
end

.unit_regex ⇒ String

return a fragment of a regex to be used for matching units or reconstruct it if hasn’t been used yet. Unit names are reverse sorted by length so the regexp matcher will prefer longer and more specific names

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 352

def self.unit_regex
  @@unit_regex ||= @@unit_map.keys.sort_by { |unit_name| [unit_name.length, unit_name] }.reverse.join('|')
end

.use_definition(definition) ⇒ Object

inject a definition into the internal array and set it up for use



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 382

def self.use_definition(definition)
  @@unit_match_regex = nil # invalidate the unit match regex
  @@temp_regex       = nil # invalidate the temp regex
  if definition.prefix?
    @@prefix_values[definition.name] = definition.scalar
    definition.aliases.each { |alias_name| @@prefix_map[alias_name] = definition.name }
    @@prefix_regex = nil # invalidate the prefix regex
  else
    @@unit_values[definition.name]          = {}
    @@unit_values[definition.name][:scalar] = definition.scalar
    @@unit_values[definition.name][:numerator] = definition.numerator if definition.numerator
    @@unit_values[definition.name][:denominator] = definition.denominator if definition.denominator
    definition.aliases.each { |alias_name| @@unit_map[alias_name] = definition.name }
    @@unit_regex = nil # invalidate the unit regex
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#%(other) ⇒ Integer

perform a modulo on a unit, will raise an exception if the units are not compatible

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

  • (Integer) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 959

def %(other)
  divmod(other).last
end

#*(other) ⇒ Unit

Multiply two units.

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when attempting to multiply two temperatures



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 903

def *(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot multiply by temperatures' if [other, self].any?(&:temperature?)
    opts = RubyUnits::Unit.eliminate_terms(@scalar * other.scalar, @numerator + other.numerator, @denominator + other.denominator)
    opts[:signature] = @signature + other.signature
    RubyUnits::Unit.new(opts)
  when Numeric
    RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: @scalar * other, numerator: @numerator, denominator: @denominator, signature: @signature)
  else
    x, y = coerce(other)
    x * y
  end
end

#**(other) ⇒ Unit

Exponentiate. Only takes integer powers. Note that anything raised to the power of 0 results in a Unit object with a scalar of 1, and no units. Throws an exception if exponent is not an integer. Ideally this routine should accept a float for the exponent It should then convert the float to a rational and raise the unit by the numerator and root it by the denominator but, sadly, floats can’t be converted to rationals.

For now, if a rational is passed in, it will be used, otherwise we are stuck with integers and certain floats < 1

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when raising a temperature to a power

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when n not in the set integers from (1..9)

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when attempting to raise to a complex number

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when an invalid exponent is passed



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 977

def **(other)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot raise a temperature to a power' if temperature?
  if other.is_a?(Numeric)
    return inverse if other == -1
    return self if other == 1
    return 1 if other.zero?
  end
  case other
  when Rational
    return power(other.numerator).root(other.denominator)
  when Integer
    return power(other)
  when Float
    return self**other.to_i if other == other.to_i
    valid = (1..9).map { |n| Rational(1, n) }
    raise ArgumentError, 'Not a n-th root (1..9), use 1/n' unless valid.include? other.abs
    return root(Rational(1, other).to_int)
  when Complex
    raise ArgumentError, 'exponentiation of complex numbers is not supported.'
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Invalid Exponent'
  end
end

#+(other) ⇒ Unit

Add two units together. Result is same units as receiver and scalar and base_scalar are updated appropriately throws an exception if the units are not compatible. It is possible to add Time objects to units of time

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when two temperatures are added

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when units are not compatible

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when adding a fixed time or date to a time span



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 836

def +(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    if zero?
      other.dup
    elsif self =~ other
      raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot add two temperatures' if [self, other].all?(&:temperature?)
      if [self, other].any?(&:temperature?)
        if temperature?
          RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (scalar + other.convert_to(temperature_scale).scalar), numerator: @numerator, denominator: @denominator, signature: @signature)
        else
          RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (other.scalar + convert_to(other.temperature_scale).scalar), numerator: other.numerator, denominator: other.denominator, signature: other.signature)
        end
      else
        RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (base_scalar + other.base_scalar), numerator: base.numerator, denominator: base.denominator, signature: @signature).to(units)
      end
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "Incompatible Units ('#{self}' not compatible with '#{other}')"
    end
  when Date, Time
    raise ArgumentError, 'Date and Time objects represent fixed points in time and cannot be added to a Unit'
  else
    x, y = coerce(other)
    y + x
  end
end

#-(other) ⇒ Unit

Subtract two units. Result is same units as receiver and scalar and base_scalar are updated appropriately

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when subtracting a temperature from a degree

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when units are not compatible

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when subtracting a fixed time from a time span



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 869

def -(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    if zero?
      if other.zero?
        other.dup * -1 # preserve Units class
      else
        -other.dup
      end
    elsif self =~ other
      if [self, other].all?(&:temperature?)
        RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (base_scalar - other.base_scalar), numerator: KELVIN, denominator: UNITY_ARRAY, signature: @signature).convert_to(temperature_scale)
      elsif temperature?
        RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (base_scalar - other.base_scalar), numerator: ['<tempK>'], denominator: UNITY_ARRAY, signature: @signature).convert_to(self)
      elsif other.temperature?
        raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot subtract a temperature from a differential degree unit'
      else
        RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: (base_scalar - other.base_scalar), numerator: base.numerator, denominator: base.denominator, signature: @signature).to(units)
      end
    else
      raise ArgumentError, "Incompatible Units ('#{self}' not compatible with '#{other}')"
    end
  when Time
    raise ArgumentError, 'Date and Time objects represent fixed points in time and cannot be subtracted from to a Unit, which can only represent time spans'
  else
    x, y = coerce(other)
    y - x
  end
end

#-@ ⇒ Numeric, Unit

negates the scalar of the Unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1235

def -@
  return -@scalar if unitless?
  dup * -1
end

#/(other) ⇒ Unit

Divide two units. Throws an exception if divisor is 0

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ZeroDivisionError) —

    if divisor is zero

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if attempting to divide a temperature by another temperature



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 924

def /(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    raise ZeroDivisionError if other.zero?
    raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot divide with temperatures' if [other, self].any?(&:temperature?)
    sc = Rational(@scalar, other.scalar)
    sc = sc.numerator if sc.denominator == 1
    opts = RubyUnits::Unit.eliminate_terms(sc, @numerator + other.denominator, @denominator + other.numerator)
    opts[:signature] = @signature - other.signature
    RubyUnits::Unit.new(opts)
  when Numeric
    raise ZeroDivisionError if other.zero?
    sc = Rational(@scalar, other)
    sc = sc.numerator if sc.denominator == 1
    RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: sc, numerator: @numerator, denominator: @denominator, signature: @signature)
  else
    x, y = coerce(other)
    y / x
  end
end

#<=>(other) ⇒ -1|0|1|nil

Compare two Unit objects. Throws an exception if they are not of compatible types. Comparisons are done based on the value of the unit in base SI units.

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

  • (-1|0|1|nil)

Raises:

  • (NoMethodError) —

    when other does not define <=>

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when units are not compatible



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 740

def <=>(other)
  raise NoMethodError, "undefined method `<=>' for #{base_scalar.inspect}" unless base_scalar.respond_to?(:<=>)
  if other.nil?
    base_scalar <=> nil
  elsif !temperature? && other.respond_to?(:zero?) && other.zero?
    base_scalar <=> 0
  elsif other.instance_of?(Unit)
    raise ArgumentError, "Incompatible Units ('#{units}' not compatible with '#{other.units}')" unless self =~ other
    base_scalar <=> other.base_scalar
  else
    x, y = coerce(other)
    y <=> x
  end
end

#==(other) ⇒ Boolean

Compare Units for equality this is necessary mostly for Complex units. Complex units do not have a <=> operator so we define this one here so that we can properly check complex units for equality. Units of incompatible types are not equal, except when they are both zero and neither is a temperature Equality checks can be tricky since round off errors may make essentially equivalent units appear to be different.

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 763

def ==(other)
  if other.respond_to?(:zero?) && other.zero?
    zero?
  elsif other.instance_of?(Unit)
    return false unless self =~ other
    base_scalar == other.base_scalar
  else
    begin
      x, y = coerce(other)
      x == y
    rescue ArgumentError # return false when object cannot be coerced
      false
    end
  end
end

#===(other) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: same?, same_as?

Compare two units. Returns true if quantities and units match

Examples:

RubyUnits::Unit.new("100 cm") === RubyUnits::Unit.new("100 cm")   # => true
RubyUnits::Unit.new("100 cm") === RubyUnits::Unit.new("1 m")      # => false

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 811

def ===(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    (scalar == other.scalar) && (units == other.units)
  else
    begin
      x, y = coerce(other)
      return x === y
    rescue ArgumentError
      return false
    end
  end
end

#=~(other) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: compatible?, compatible_with?

Note:

if you want to do a regexp comparison of the unit string do this … unit.units =~ /regexp/

check to see if units are compatible, but not the scalar part this check is done by comparing signatures for performance reasons if passed a string, it will create a unit object with the string and then do the comparison

Examples:

this permits a syntax like:

unit =~ "mm"

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 788

def =~(other)
  case other
  when Unit
    signature == other.signature
  else
    begin
      x, y = coerce(other)
      return x =~ y
    rescue ArgumentError
      return false
    end
  end
end

#abs ⇒ Numeric, Unit

absolute value of a unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1242

def abs
  return @scalar.abs if unitless?
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.abs, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#ago ⇒ Unit

Examples:

‘5 min’.to_unit.ago

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1320

def ago
  before
end

#as_json ⇒ String

Returns string formatted for json

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1169

def as_json(*)
  to_s
end

#base? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: is_base?

Is this unit in base form?

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 564

def base?
  return @base if defined? @base
  @base = (@numerator + @denominator)
          .compact
          .uniq
          .map { |unit| RubyUnits::Unit.definition(unit) }
          .all? { |element| element.unity? || element.base? }
  @base
end

#before(time_point = ::Time.now) ⇒ Unit Also known as: before_now

Examples:

‘5 min’.before(time)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1326

def before(time_point = ::Time.now)
  case time_point
  when Time, Date, DateTime
    return (begin
              time_point - self
            rescue
              time_point.to_datetime - self
            end)
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Must specify a Time, Date, or DateTime'
  end
end

#best_prefix ⇒ Object

returns a new unit that has been scaled to be more in line with typical usage.



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1405

def best_prefix
  return to_base if scalar.zero?
  best_prefix = if kind == :information
                  @@prefix_values.key(2**((Math.log(base_scalar, 2) / 10.0).floor * 10))
                else
                  @@prefix_values.key(10**((Math.log10(base_scalar) / 3.0).floor * 3))
                end
  to(RubyUnits::Unit.new(@@prefix_map.key(best_prefix) + units(with_prefix: false)))
end

#ceil ⇒ Numeric, Unit

ceil of a unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1249

def ceil
  return @scalar.ceil if unitless?
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.ceil, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#coerce(other) ⇒ Array

automatically coerce objects to units when possible if an object defines a ‘to_unit’ method, it will be coerced using that method

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1394

def coerce(other)
  return [other.to_unit, self] if other.respond_to? :to_unit
  case other
  when Unit
    [other, self]
  else
    [RubyUnits::Unit.new(other), self]
  end
end

#convert_to(other) ⇒ Unit Also known as: >>, to

Note:

If temperature is part of a compound unit, the temperature will be treated as a differential and the units will be scaled appropriately.

convert to a specified unit string or to the same units as another Unit

unit.convert_to "kg"   will covert to kilograms
unit1.convert_to unit2 converts to same units as unit2 object

To convert a Unit object to match another Unit object, use:

unit1 >>= unit2

Special handling for temperature conversions is supported. If the Unit object is converted from one temperature unit to another, the proper temperature offsets will be used. Supports Kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Rankine scales.

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when attempting to convert a degree to a temperature

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when target unit is unknown

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when target unit is incompatible



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1075

def convert_to(other)
  return self if other.nil?
  return self if TrueClass === other
  return self if FalseClass === other
  if (Unit === other && other.temperature?) || (String === other && other =~ /temp[CFRK]/)
    raise ArgumentError, 'Receiver is not a temperature unit' unless degree?
    start_unit = units
    target_unit = begin
                    other.units
                  rescue
                    other
                  end
    @base_scalar ||= case @@unit_map[start_unit]
                     when '<tempC>'
                       @scalar + 273.15
                     when '<tempK>'
                       @scalar
                     when '<tempF>'
                       (@scalar + 459.67).to_r * Rational(5, 9)
                     when '<tempR>'
                       @scalar.to_r * Rational(5, 9)
                     end
    q = case @@unit_map[target_unit]
        when '<tempC>'
          @base_scalar - 273.15r
        when '<tempK>'
          @base_scalar
        when '<tempF>'
          @base_scalar.to_r * Rational(9, 5) - 459.67r
        when '<tempR>'
          @base_scalar.to_r * Rational(9, 5)
        end
    return RubyUnits::Unit.new("#{q} #{target_unit}")
  else
    case other
    when Unit
      return self if other.units == units
      target = other
    when String
      target = RubyUnits::Unit.new(other)
    else
      raise ArgumentError, 'Unknown target units'
    end
    raise ArgumentError, "Incompatible Units ('#{self}' not compatible with '#{other}')" unless self =~ target
    numerator1   = @numerator.map { |x| @@prefix_values[x] ? @@prefix_values[x] : x }.map { |i| i.is_a?(Numeric) ? i : @@unit_values[i][:scalar] }.compact
    denominator1 = @denominator.map { |x| @@prefix_values[x] ? @@prefix_values[x] : x }.map { |i| i.is_a?(Numeric) ? i : @@unit_values[i][:scalar] }.compact
    numerator2   = target.numerator.map { |x| @@prefix_values[x] ? @@prefix_values[x] : x }.map { |x| x.is_a?(Numeric) ? x : @@unit_values[x][:scalar] }.compact
    denominator2 = target.denominator.map { |x| @@prefix_values[x] ? @@prefix_values[x] : x }.map { |x| x.is_a?(Numeric) ? x : @@unit_values[x][:scalar] }.compact

    q = @scalar * ((numerator1 + denominator2).inject(1) { |acc, elem| acc * elem }) /
        ((numerator2 + denominator1).inject(1) { |acc, elem| acc * elem })
    return RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: q, numerator: target.numerator, denominator: target.denominator, signature: target.signature)
  end
end

#copy(from) ⇒ Unit

Used to copy one unit to another

Parameters:

  • from (Unit) —

    Unit to copy definition from

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 431

def copy(from)
  @scalar      = from.scalar
  @numerator   = from.numerator
  @denominator = from.denominator
  @base = from.base?
  @signature   = from.signature
  @base_scalar = from.base_scalar
  @unit_name = begin
                 from.unit_name
               rescue
                 nil
               end
  self
end

#degree? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: is_degree?

true if a degree unit or equivalent.

Returns:

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 713

def degree?
  kind == :temperature
end

#divmod(other) ⇒ Array

divide two units and return quotient and remainder when both units are in the same units we just use divmod on the raw scalars otherwise we use the scalar of the base unit which will be a float

Parameters:

  • other (Object)

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 950

def divmod(other)
  raise ArgumentError, "Incompatible Units ('#{self}' not compatible with '#{other}')" unless self =~ other
  return scalar.divmod(other.scalar) if units == other.units
  to_base.scalar.divmod(other.to_base.scalar)
end

#floor ⇒ Numeric, Unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1255

def floor
  return @scalar.floor if unitless?
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.floor, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#from(time_point) ⇒ Time, ... Also known as: after, from_now

Examples:

‘5 min’.from(time)

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when passed argument is not a Time, Date, or DateTime



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1374

def from(time_point)
  case time_point
  when Time, DateTime, Date
    (begin
       time_point + self
     rescue
       time_point.to_datetime + self
     end)
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Must specify a Time, Date, or DateTime'
  end
end

#hash ⇒ Object

override hash method so objects with same values are considered equal



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1416

def hash
  [
    @scalar,
    @numerator,
    @denominator,
    @base,
    @signature,
    @base_scalar,
    @unit_name
  ].hash
end

#inspect(dump = nil) ⇒ String

Deprecated.

Normally pretty prints the unit, but if you really want to see the guts of it, pass ‘:dump’

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 697

def inspect(dump = nil)
  return super() if dump
  to_s
end

#inverse ⇒ Unit

returns inverse of Unit (1/unit)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1052

def inverse
  RubyUnits::Unit.new('1') / self
end

#kind ⇒ Symbol

@todo: figure out how to handle :counting units. This method should probably return :counting instead of :unitless for ‘each’ return the kind of the unit (:mass, :length, etc…)

Returns:

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 551

def kind
  @@kinds[signature]
end

#power(n) ⇒ Unit

returns the unit raised to the n-th power

Parameters:

  • n (Integer)

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when attempting to raise a temperature to a power

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when n is not an integer



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1006

def power(n)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot raise a temperature to a power' if temperature?
  raise ArgumentError, 'Exponent must an Integer' unless n.is_a?(Integer)
  return inverse if n == -1
  return 1 if n.zero?
  return self if n == 1
  return (1..(n - 1).to_i).inject(self) { |acc, _elem| acc * self } if n >= 0
  (1..-(n - 1).to_i).inject(self) { |acc, _elem| acc / self }
end

#pred ⇒ Unit

returns previous unit in a range. ‘2 mm’.to_unit.pred #=> ‘1 mm’.to_unit only works when the scalar is an integer

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1287

def pred
  raise ArgumentError, 'Non Integer Scalar' unless @scalar == @scalar.to_i
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.to_i.pred, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#root(n) ⇒ Unit

Calculates the n-th root of a unit if n < 0, returns 1/unit^(1/n)

Parameters:

  • n (Integer)

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when attemptint to take the root of a temperature

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when n is not an integer

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when n is 0



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1023

def root(n)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot take the root of a temperature' if temperature?
  raise ArgumentError, 'Exponent must an Integer' unless n.is_a?(Integer)
  raise ArgumentError, '0th root undefined' if n.zero?
  return self if n == 1
  return root(n.abs).inverse if n < 0

  vec = unit_signature_vector
  vec = vec.map { |x| x % n }
  raise ArgumentError, 'Illegal root' unless vec.max.zero?
  num = @numerator.dup
  den = @denominator.dup

  @numerator.uniq.each do |item|
    x = num.find_all { |i| i == item }.size
    r = ((x / n) * (n - 1)).to_int
    r.times { num.delete_at(num.index(item)) }
  end

  @denominator.uniq.each do |item|
    x = den.find_all { |i| i == item }.size
    r = ((x / n) * (n - 1)).to_int
    r.times { den.delete_at(den.index(item)) }
  end
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(scalar: @scalar**Rational(1, n), numerator: num, denominator: den)
end

#round(ndigits = 0) ⇒ Numeric, Unit

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1261

def round(ndigits = 0)
  return @scalar.round(ndigits) if unitless?
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.round(ndigits), @numerator, @denominator)
end

#since(time_point) ⇒ Unit

Examples:

‘min’.since(time)

Parameters:

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when time point is not a Time, Date, or DateTime



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1345

def since(time_point)
  case time_point
  when Time
    (Time.now - time_point).to_unit('s').convert_to(self)
  when DateTime, Date
    (DateTime.now - time_point).to_unit('d').convert_to(self)
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Must specify a Time, Date, or DateTime'
  end
end

#succ ⇒ Unit Also known as: next

returns next unit in a range. ‘1 mm’.to_unit.succ #=> ‘2 mm’.to_unit only works when the scalar is an integer

Returns:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    when scalar is not equal to an integer



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1276

def succ
  raise ArgumentError, 'Non Integer Scalar' unless @scalar == @scalar.to_i
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.to_i.succ, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#temperature? ⇒ Boolean Also known as: is_temperature?

TODO:

use unit definition to determine if it’s a temperature instead of a regex

true if unit is a ‘temperature’, false if a ‘degree’ or anything else

Returns:

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 705

def temperature?
  degree? && !(@@unit_map[units] =~ /temp[CFRK]/).nil?
end

#temperature_scale ⇒ String

returns the ‘degree’ unit associated with a temperature unit

Examples:

‘100 tempC’.to_unit.temperature_scale #=> ‘degC’

Returns:

  • (String) —

    possible values: degC, degF, degR, or degK



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 722

def temperature_scale
  return nil unless temperature?
  "deg#{@@unit_map[units][/temp([CFRK])/, 1]}"
end

#to_base ⇒ Unit Also known as: base

TODO:

this is brittle as it depends on the display_name of a unit, which can be changed

convert to base SI units results of the conversion are cached so subsequent calls to this will be fast

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 580

def to_base
  return self if base?
  if @@unit_map[units] =~ /\A<(?:temp|deg)[CRF]>\Z/
    @signature = @@kinds.key(:temperature)
    base = if temperature?
             convert_to('tempK')
           elsif degree?
             convert_to('degK')
           end
    return base
  end

  cached = (begin
              (@@base_unit_cache[units] * scalar)
            rescue
              nil
            end)
  return cached if cached

  num = []
  den = []
  q   = Rational(1)
  @numerator.compact.each do |num_unit|
    if @@prefix_values[num_unit]
      q *= @@prefix_values[num_unit]
    else
      q *= @@unit_values[num_unit][:scalar] if @@unit_values[num_unit]
      num << @@unit_values[num_unit][:numerator] if @@unit_values[num_unit] && @@unit_values[num_unit][:numerator]
      den << @@unit_values[num_unit][:denominator] if @@unit_values[num_unit] && @@unit_values[num_unit][:denominator]
    end
  end
  @denominator.compact.each do |num_unit|
    if @@prefix_values[num_unit]
      q /= @@prefix_values[num_unit]
    else
      q /= @@unit_values[num_unit][:scalar] if @@unit_values[num_unit]
      den << @@unit_values[num_unit][:numerator] if @@unit_values[num_unit] && @@unit_values[num_unit][:numerator]
      num << @@unit_values[num_unit][:denominator] if @@unit_values[num_unit] && @@unit_values[num_unit][:denominator]
    end
  end

  num = num.flatten.compact
  den = den.flatten.compact
  num = UNITY_ARRAY if num.empty?
  base = RubyUnits::Unit.new(RubyUnits::Unit.eliminate_terms(q, num, den))
  @@base_unit_cache[units] = base
  base * @scalar
end

#to_c ⇒ Complex

converts the unit back to a complex if it is unitless. Otherwise raises an exception

Returns:

  • (Complex)

Raises:

  • (RuntimeError) —

    when not unitless



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1144

def to_c
  return Complex(@scalar) if unitless?
  raise "Cannot convert '#{self}' to Complex unless unitless.  Use Unit#scalar"
end

#to_date ⇒ Date

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1308

def to_date
  Date.new0(convert_to('d').scalar)
end

#to_datetime ⇒ DateTime

convert a duration to a DateTime. This will work so long as the duration is the duration from the zero date defined by DateTime

Returns:

  • (DateTime) 


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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1303

def to_datetime
  DateTime.new!(convert_to('d').scalar)
end

#to_f ⇒ Float

converts the unit back to a float if it is unitless. Otherwise raises an exception

Returns:

  • (Float)

Raises:

  • (RuntimeError) —

    when not unitless



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1136

def to_f
  return @scalar.to_f if unitless?
  raise "Cannot convert '#{self}' to Float unless unitless.  Use Unit#scalar"
end

#to_i ⇒ Integer Also known as: to_int

if unitless, returns an int, otherwise raises an error

Returns:

  • (Integer)

Raises:

  • (RuntimeError) —

    when not unitless



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1152

def to_i
  return @scalar.to_int if unitless?
  raise "Cannot convert '#{self}' to Integer unless unitless.  Use Unit#scalar"
end

#to_r ⇒ Rational

if unitless, returns a Rational, otherwise raises an error

Returns:

  • (Rational)

Raises:

  • (RuntimeError) —

    when not unitless



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1162

def to_r
  return @scalar.to_r if unitless?
  raise "Cannot convert '#{self}' to Rational unless unitless.  Use Unit#scalar"
end

#to_s(target_units = nil) ⇒ String

Note:

Rational scalars that are equal to an integer will be represented as integers (i.e, 6/1 => 6, 4/2 => 2, etc..)

Generate human readable output. If the name of a unit is passed, the unit will first be converted to the target unit before output. some named conversions are available

You can also pass a standard format string (i.e., ‘%0.2f’) or a strftime format string.

output is cached so subsequent calls for the same format will be fast

Examples:

unit.to_s(:ft) - outputs in feet and inches (e.g., 6'4")
unit.to_s(:lbs) - outputs in pounds and ounces (e.g, 8 lbs, 8 oz)

Parameters:

  • target_units (Symbol) (defaults to: nil)

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 647

def to_s(target_units = nil)
  out = @output[target_units]
  return out if out
  separator = RubyUnits.configuration.separator
  case target_units
  when :ft
    inches = convert_to('in').scalar.to_int
    out    = "#{(inches / 12).truncate}\'#{(inches % 12).round}\""
  when :lbs
    ounces = convert_to('oz').scalar.to_int
    out    = "#{(ounces / 16).truncate}#{separator}lbs, #{(ounces % 16).round}#{separator}oz"
  when :stone
    pounds = convert_to('lbs').scalar.to_int
    out = "#{(pounds / 14).truncate}#{separator}stone, #{(pounds % 14).round}#{separator}lb"
  when String
    out = case target_units.strip
          when /\A\s*\Z/ # whitespace only
            ''
          when /(%[\-+\.\w#]+)\s*(.+)*/ # format string like '%0.2f in'
            begin
              if Regexp.last_match(2) # unit specified, need to convert
                convert_to(Regexp.last_match(2)).to_s(Regexp.last_match(1))
              else
                "#{Regexp.last_match(1) % @scalar}#{separator}#{Regexp.last_match(2) || units}".strip
              end
            rescue # parse it like a strftime format string
              (DateTime.new(0) + self).strftime(target_units)
            end
          when /(\S+)/ # unit only 'mm' or '1/mm'
            convert_to(Regexp.last_match(1)).to_s
          else
            raise 'unhandled case'
          end
  else
    out = case @scalar
          when Complex
            "#{@scalar}#{separator}#{units}"
          when Rational
            "#{@scalar == @scalar.to_i ? @scalar.to_i : @scalar}#{separator}#{units}"
          else
            "#{'%g' % @scalar}#{separator}#{units}"
          end.strip
  end
  @output[target_units] = out
  out
end

#to_time ⇒ Time Also known as: time

Tries to make a Time object from current unit. Assumes the current unit hold the duration in seconds from the epoch.

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1294

def to_time
  Time.at(self)
end

#to_unit ⇒ Unit Also known as: unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 556

def to_unit
  self
end

#truncate ⇒ Numeric, Unit

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1267

def truncate
  return @scalar.truncate if unitless?
  RubyUnits::Unit.new(@scalar.truncate, @numerator, @denominator)
end

#unitless? ⇒ Boolean

returns true if no associated units false, even if the units are “unitless” like ‘radians, each, etc’

Returns:

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 730

def unitless?
  (@numerator == UNITY_ARRAY && @denominator == UNITY_ARRAY)
end

#units(with_prefix: true) ⇒ String

returns the ‘unit’ part of the Unit object without the scalar

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1175

def units(with_prefix: true)
  return '' if @numerator == UNITY_ARRAY && @denominator == UNITY_ARRAY
  output_numerator   = ['1']
  output_denominator = []
  num                = @numerator.clone.compact
  den                = @denominator.clone.compact

  unless num == UNITY_ARRAY
    definitions = num.map { |element| RubyUnits::Unit.definition(element) }
    definitions.reject!(&:prefix?) unless with_prefix
    # there is a bug in jruby 9.1.6.0's implementation of chunk_while
    # see https://github.com/jruby/jruby/issues/4410
    # TODO: fix this after jruby fixes their bug.
    definitions = if definitions.respond_to?(:chunk_while) && RUBY_ENGINE != 'jruby'
                    definitions.chunk_while { |defn, _| defn.prefix? }.to_a
                  else # chunk_while is new to ruby 2.3+, so fallback to less efficient methods for older ruby
                    result = []
                    enumerator = definitions.to_enum
                    loop do
                      first = enumerator.next
                      result << (first.prefix? ? [first, enumerator.next] : [first])
                    end
                    result
                  end
    output_numerator = definitions.map { |element| element.map(&:display_name).join }
  end

  unless den == UNITY_ARRAY
    definitions = den.map { |element| RubyUnits::Unit.definition(element) }
    definitions.reject!(&:prefix?) unless with_prefix
    # there is a bug in jruby 9.1.6.0's implementation of chunk_while
    # see https://github.com/jruby/jruby/issues/4410
    # TODO: fix this after jruby fixes their bug.
    definitions = if definitions.respond_to?(:chunk_while) && RUBY_ENGINE != 'jruby'
                    definitions.chunk_while { |defn, _| defn.prefix? }.to_a
                  else # chunk_while is new to ruby 2.3+, so fallback to less efficient methods for older ruby
                    result = []
                    enumerator = definitions.to_enum
                    loop do
                      first = enumerator.next
                      result << (first.prefix? ? [first, enumerator.next] : [first])
                    end
                    result
                  end
    output_denominator = definitions.map { |element| element.map(&:display_name).join }
  end

  on  = output_numerator
        .uniq
        .map { |x| [x, output_numerator.count(x)] }
        .map { |element, power| (element.to_s.strip + (power > 1 ? "^#{power}" : '')) }
  od  = output_denominator
        .uniq
        .map { |x| [x, output_denominator.count(x)] }
        .map { |element, power| (element.to_s.strip + (power > 1 ? "^#{power}" : '')) }
  "#{on.join('*')}#{od.empty? ? '' : '/' + od.join('*')}".strip
end

#until(time_point) ⇒ Unit

Examples:

‘min’.until(time)

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1359

def until(time_point)
  case time_point
  when Time
    (time_point - Time.now).to_unit('s').convert_to(self)
  when DateTime, Date
    (time_point - DateTime.now).to_unit('d').convert_to(self)
  else
    raise ArgumentError, 'Must specify a Time, Date, or DateTime'
  end
end

#zero? ⇒ Boolean

true if scalar is zero

Returns:

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# File 'lib/ruby_units/unit.rb', line 1314

def zero?
  base_scalar.zero?
end