Example usage:
static_assert(static_cast<q_J>(1.0_q_J).value == 1.0);
constexpr auto grav_acc = 10.0_q_mps / 1.0_q_s;
constexpr auto height = 10.0_q_m;
constexpr auto mass = 10.0_q_g;
static_assert(static_cast<q_J>(1.0_q_J + 2.0_q_N * 2.5_q_m - grav_acc * height * mass).value == 5.0);When dealing with prefixes, the first prefix appearing in the expression will be assigned to the resulting type:
auto mass = 10.0_q_g + 1.0_q_kg;
static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(mass), q_g>::value);
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auto mass = 1.0_q_kg + 10.0_q_g;
static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(mass), q_kg>::value);It is possible to cast between different prefixes, as long as the unit is the same:
static_assert(static_cast<q_g>(q_kg{1.0}).value == 1000.0);As you note, all types are starting with q_ and all user-defined type literals start with _q_. Conversion between equivalent types happen implicitly.
This code will generate a compile-time error.
q_g grams{10.0};
q_J energy = 2.0 * grams;
The framework consists of 3 building blocks:
- metaprogramming
- type_list
- quantity
Metaprogramming is a set of helper templates which allow performing type manipulations on variadic structs.
Terminology: In this framework, a variadic/Variadic is any type declared as follows:
template<typename...T>
struct ExampleVariadic;This, using the helper IsVariadic<ExampleVariadic<int, double>>::value will return true.
IsVariadic<int>::value will return false.
The usage of the metaprogramming library can be easily understood from the unit tests.
Type lists are built from putting all together the metaprogramming helpers into one class. Type lists are the building blocks of quantities.
For example, TypeList<kg, m> could represent a type of "kilogram times meter".
TypeList<s, s> could represent a type of "second square". Thus, a quantity will be represented by two type lists, one for the numerator and one for the denominator.
TypeList<> could represent a numerator or denominator of 1. For example, a quantity of meter could be represented by two type lists, TypeList<m> and TypeList<>, for the numerator and denominator respectively.
The metaprogramming helpers are used to define basic algebraic operations with TypeLists.