UnitsApi.h

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#ifndef BASE_UNITSAPI_H
#define BASE_UNITSAPI_H

#if FC_BUILD_PYTHON
#include <CXX/WrapPython.h>
#endif

#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <QString>
#include "UnitsSchema.h"
#include "Quantity.h"


namespace Base {
typedef std::unique_ptr<UnitsSchema> UnitsSchemaPtr;

/**
 * The UnitsApi
 */
class BaseExport UnitsApi
{

public:
    /** Constructs a UnitsApi object. */
    UnitsApi(const char* filter);
    UnitsApi(const std::string& filter);
    virtual ~UnitsApi();

    /** set Schema
     * set the UnitsSchema of the Application
     * this a represented by a class of type UnitSchema which
     * defines a set of standard units for that schema and rules
     * for representative strings.
     */
    static void setSchema(UnitSystem s);
    /// return the active schema
    static UnitSystem getSchema(void){return actSystem;}
    /// Returns a brief description of a schema
    static const char* getDescription(UnitSystem);

    static QString schemaTranslate(const Base::Quantity& quant, double &factor, QString &unitString);
    static QString schemaTranslate(const Base::Quantity& quant) { // to satisfy GCC
        double  dummy1;
        QString dummy2;
        return UnitsApi::schemaTranslate(quant, dummy1, dummy2);
    }

    /** Get a number as string for a quantity of a given format.
     * The string is a number in C locale (i.e. the decimal separator is always a dot) and if
     * needed represented in scientific notation. The string also includes the unit of the quantity.
     */
    static QString toString(const Base::Quantity& q, const QuantityFormat& f = QuantityFormat(QuantityFormat::Default));
    /** Get a number as string for a quantity of a given format.
     * The string is a number in C locale (i.e. the decimal separator is always a dot) and if
     * needed represented in scientific notation. The string doesn't include the unit of the quantity.
     */
    static QString toNumber(const Base::Quantity& q, const QuantityFormat& f = QuantityFormat(QuantityFormat::Default));
    /** Get a number as string for a double of a given format.
     * The string is a number in C locale (i.e. the decimal separator is always a dot) and if
     * needed represented in scientific notation. The string doesn't include the unit of the quantity.
     */
    static QString toNumber(double d, const QuantityFormat& f = QuantityFormat(QuantityFormat::Default));

#if FC_BUILD_PYTHON
    // Python interface
    static PyMethodDef    Methods[];
    /// generate a value for a quantity with default user preferred system
    static double toDbl(PyObject *ArgObj,const Base::Unit &u=Base::Unit());
    /// generate a value for a quantity with default user preferred system
    static Quantity toQuantity(PyObject *ArgObj,const Base::Unit &u=Base::Unit());
#endif
    // set the number of decimals
    static void setDecimals(int);
    // get the number of decimals
    static int getDecimals();
    /// set the application defaults
    //static void setDefaults(void);
    //@}

    //double Result;

    static double defaultFactor;

    /// return an instance of the given enum value
    static UnitsSchemaPtr createSchema(UnitSystem s);

protected:
    // not used at the moment
    static UnitsSchemaPtr UserPrefSystem;
    static UnitSystem actSystem;
    /// number of decimals for floats
    static int      UserPrefDecimals;

    // do the real work
    //static double parse(const char*,bool &UsedUnit);

#if FC_BUILD_PYTHON
protected: // the python API wrapper methods
    //static PyObject *sTranslateUnit   (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    //static PyObject *sGetWithPrefs    (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    static PyObject *sParseQuantity   (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    static PyObject *sListSchemas     (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    static PyObject *sGetSchema       (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    static PyObject *sSetSchema       (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
    static PyObject *sSchemaTranslate (PyObject *self,PyObject *args);
#endif
};

} // namespace Base


#endif // BASE_UNITSAPI_H