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defmodule Quantity do
@moduledoc """
A data structure that encapsulates a decimal value with a unit.
"""
alias Quantity.Math
@type t :: %__MODULE__{
value: Decimal.t(),
unit: unit
}
@type unit :: String.t() | {:div | :mult, String.t(), String.t()}
defstruct [
:value,
:unit
]
defdelegate add!(quantity_1, quantity_2), to: Math
defdelegate add(quantity_1, quantity_2), to: Math
defdelegate div(dividend, divisor), to: Math
defdelegate mult(quantity, quantity_or_scalar), to: Math
defdelegate round(quantity, decimals), to: Math
defdelegate sub!(quantity_1, quantity_2), to: Math
defdelegate sub(quantity_1, quantity_2), to: Math
defdelegate sum!(quantities), to: Math
defdelegate sum!(quantities, exp, unit), to: Math
defdelegate sum(quantities), to: Math
defdelegate sum(quantities, exp, unit), to: Math
@doc """
Builds a new Quantity from a Decimal and a unit
"""
@spec new(Decimal.t(), unit) :: t
def new(value, unit) do
%__MODULE__{
value: value,
unit: unit
}
end
@doc """
Builds a new Quantity from a base value, exponent and unit
"""
@spec new(integer, integer, unit) :: t
def new(base_value, exponent, unit) do
sign = if base_value < 0, do: -1, else: 1
positive_base_value = abs(base_value)
value = Decimal.new(sign, positive_base_value, exponent)
new(value, unit)
end
@doc """
Parses a string representation of a quantity (perhaps generated with to_string/1)
iex> Quantity.parse("99.0 red_balloons")
{:ok, Quantity.new(~d[99.0], "red_balloons")}
iex> Quantity.parse("15 bananas/monkey")
{:ok, Quantity.new(~d[15], {:div, "bananas", "monkey"})}
iex> Quantity.parse("15 m*m")
{:ok, Quantity.new(~d[15], {:mult, "m", "m"})}
iex> Quantity.parse("bogus")
:error
"""
@spec parse(String.t()) :: {:ok, t} | :error
def parse(input) do
with [value_string, unit_string] <- String.split(input, " ", parts: 2),
{:ok, value} <- Decimal.parse(value_string) do
unit =
cond do
unit_string =~ "/" -> [:div | String.split(unit_string, "/", parts: 2)] |> List.to_tuple()
unit_string =~ "*" -> [:mult | String.split(unit_string, "*", parts: 2)] |> List.to_tuple()
true -> unit_string
end
{:ok, new(value, unit)}
else
_ -> :error
end
end
@doc """
Same as parse/1, but raises if it could not parse
"""
@spec parse!(String.t()) :: t
def parse!(input) do
{:ok, quantity} = parse(input)
quantity
end
@doc """
Encodes the quantity as a string. The result is parsable with parse/1
If the exponent is positive, encode usinge the "raw" format to preserve precision
iex> Quantity.new(42, -1, "db") |> Quantity.to_string()
"4.2 db"
iex> Quantity.new(42, 1, "db") |> Quantity.to_string()
"42E1 db"
iex> Quantity.new(~d[3600], {:div, "seconds", "hour"}) |> Quantity.to_string()
"3600 seconds/hour"
iex> Quantity.new(~d[34], {:mult, "m", "m"}) |> Quantity.to_string()
"34 m*m"
"""
@spec to_string(t) :: String.t()
def to_string(quantity) do
decimal_string = decimal_to_string(quantity.value)
unit_string =
case quantity.unit do
{:div, u1, u2} -> "#{u1}/#{u2}"
{:mult, u1, u2} -> "#{u1}*#{u2}"
unit -> unit
end
"#{decimal_string} #{unit_string}"
end
@doc """
Encodes a decimal as string. Uses either :raw (E-notation) or :normal based on exponent, so that precision is not
lost
iex> Quantity.decimal_to_string(~d[1.234])
"1.234"
iex> Quantity.decimal_to_string(~d[1E3])
"1E3"
"""
@spec decimal_to_string(Decimal.t()) :: String.t()
def decimal_to_string(%Decimal{} = decimal) do
if decimal.exp > 0 do
Decimal.to_string(decimal, :raw)
else
Decimal.to_string(decimal, :normal)
end
end
@doc """
Tests if a quantity has zero value
iex> Quantity.zero?(~Q[0.00 m^2])
true
iex> Quantity.zero?(~Q[0E7 m^2])
true
iex> Quantity.zero?(~Q[10 m^2])
false
"""
@spec zero?(t) :: boolean
def zero?(quantity), do: quantity.value.coef == 0
@doc """
Test whether a Quantity is negative
iex> ~Q[100.00 DKK] |> Quantity.negative?()
false
iex> ~Q[0.00 DKK] |> Quantity.negative?()
false
iex> ~Q[-1.93 DKK] |> Quantity.negative?()
true
"""
@spec negative?(t) :: boolean()
def negative?(%{value: value}), do: Decimal.negative?(value)
@doc """
Test whether a Quantity is positive
iex> ~Q[100.00 DKK] |> Quantity.positive?()
true
iex> ~Q[0.00 DKK] |> Quantity.positive?()
false
iex> ~Q[-1.93 DKK] |> Quantity.positive?()
false
"""
@spec positive?(t) :: boolean()
def positive?(%{value: value}), do: Decimal.positive?(value)
@doc """
Returns true if the two quantities are numerically equal
iex> Quantity.equals?(~Q[5 bananas], ~Q[5.0 bananas])
true
iex> Quantity.equals?(~Q[5 bananas], ~Q[5 apples])
false
"""
@spec equals?(t, t) :: boolean
def equals?(q1, q2) do
reduce(q1) == reduce(q2)
end
@doc """
Reduces the value to the largest possible exponent without altering the numerical value
iex> Quantity.reduce(~Q[1.200 m])
~Q[1.2 m]
"""
@spec reduce(t) :: t
def reduce(quantity) do
%{quantity | value: Decimal.reduce(quantity.value)}
end
@doc """
Return a quantity with a zero value and the same unit and precision as another Quantity
iex> ~Q[123.99 EUR] |> Quantity.to_zero()
~Q[0.00 EUR]
iex> ~Q[1 person] |> Quantity.to_zero()
~Q[0 person]
iex> ~Q[-123 seconds] |> Quantity.to_zero()
~Q[0 seconds]
"""
@spec to_zero(t) :: t
def to_zero(%{unit: unit, value: %Decimal{exp: exp}}), do: Quantity.new(0, exp, unit)
@doc """
Converts the quantity to have a new unit.
The new unit must be a whole 10-exponent more or less than the original unit.
The exponent given is the difference in exponents (new-exponent - old-exponent).
For example when converting from kWh to MWh: 6 (MWh) - 3 (kWh) = 3
iex> ~Q[1234E3 Wh] |> Quantity.convert_unit("MWh", 6)
~Q[1.234 MWh]
iex> ~Q[25.2 m] |> Quantity.convert_unit("mm", -3)
~Q[252E2 mm]
"""
@spec convert_unit(t, String.t(), integer) :: t
def convert_unit(quantity, new_unit, exponent) do
new(Decimal.new(quantity.value.sign, quantity.value.coef, quantity.value.exp - exponent), new_unit)
end
@doc """
Compares two quantities with the same unit numerically
iex> Quantity.compare(~Q[1.00 m], ~Q[2.00 m])
:lt
iex> Quantity.compare(~Q[1.00 m], ~Q[1 m])
:eq
iex> Quantity.compare(~Q[3.00 m], ~Q[2.9999999 m])
:gt
"""
@spec compare(t, t) :: :lt | :eq | :gt
def compare(%{unit: unit} = q1, %{unit: unit} = q2) do
Decimal.cmp(q1.value, q2.value)
end
@doc """
Extracts the base value from the quantity
"""
@spec base_value(t) :: integer
def base_value(quantity), do: quantity.value.coef * quantity.value.sign
@doc """
Extracts the exponent from the quantity
"""
@spec exponent(t) :: integer
def exponent(quantity), do: quantity.value.exp
@doc """
Extracts the unit from the quantity
"""
@spec unit(t) :: unit
def unit(quantity), do: quantity.unit
defimpl String.Chars, for: __MODULE__ do
def to_string(quantity) do
@for.to_string(quantity)
end
end
defimpl Inspect, for: __MODULE__ do
def inspect(quantity, _options) do
"~Q[#{@for.to_string(quantity)}]"
end
end
end