feat: 💥 from now on dimnensions have to be marked as final

src/core/include/mp-units/framework/dimension.h

@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ namespace mp_units {
  * For example:
  *
  * @code{.cpp}
- * inline constexpr struct dim_length : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
- * inline constexpr struct dim_time : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
- * inline constexpr struct dim_mass : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_length final : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_time final : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_mass final : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
  * @endcode
  *
  * @note A common convention in this library is to assign the same name for a type and an object of this type.
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ struct base_dimension_less : std::bool_constant<(Lhs::symbol < Rhs::symbol)> {};
 template<typename T1, typename T2>
 using type_list_of_base_dimension_less = expr_less<T1, T2, base_dimension_less>;
 
+template<detail::DerivedDimensionExpr... Expr>
+struct derived_dimension_impl : detail::expr_fractions<detail::is_dimension_one, Expr...> {};
+
 }  // namespace detail
 
 /**
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ using type_list_of_base_dimension_less = expr_less<T1, T2, base_dimension_less>;
  *       instantiate this type automatically based on the dimensional arithmetic equation provided by the user.
  */
 template<detail::DerivedDimensionExpr... Expr>
-struct derived_dimension : detail::expr_fractions<detail::is_dimension_one, Expr...> {};
+struct derived_dimension final : detail::derived_dimension_impl<Expr...> {};
 
 /**
  * @brief Dimension one
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ struct derived_dimension : detail::expr_fractions<detail::is_dimension_one, Expr
  * dimensions are zero. It is a dimension of a quantity of dimension one also known as
  * "dimensionless".
  */
-MP_UNITS_EXPORT inline constexpr struct dimension_one : derived_dimension<> {
+MP_UNITS_EXPORT inline constexpr struct dimension_one final : detail::derived_dimension_impl<> {
 } dimension_one;
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -280,13 +283,13 @@ constexpr Out dimension_symbol_impl(Out out, const type_list<Nums...>& nums, con
 }
 
 template<typename CharT, std::output_iterator<CharT> Out, typename... Expr>
-constexpr Out dimension_symbol_impl(Out out, const derived_dimension<Expr...>&, const dimension_symbol_formatting& fmt,
-                                    bool negative_power)
+constexpr Out dimension_symbol_impl(Out out, const derived_dimension_impl<Expr...>&,
+                                    const dimension_symbol_formatting& fmt, bool negative_power)
 {
   (void)negative_power;
   MP_UNITS_EXPECTS(negative_power == false);
-  return dimension_symbol_impl<CharT>(out, typename derived_dimension<Expr...>::_num_{},
-                                      typename derived_dimension<Expr...>::_den_{}, fmt);
+  return dimension_symbol_impl<CharT>(out, typename derived_dimension_impl<Expr...>::_num_{},
+                                      typename derived_dimension_impl<Expr...>::_den_{}, fmt);
 }
 
 

src/core/include/mp-units/framework/dimension_concepts.h

@@ -42,20 +42,13 @@ template<typename T>
 inline constexpr bool is_derived_from_specialization_of_base_dimension =
   requires(T* t) { to_base_specialization_of_base_dimension(t); };
 
-template<typename T>
-inline constexpr bool is_specialization_of_base_dimension = false;
-
-template<symbol_text Symbol>
-inline constexpr bool is_specialization_of_base_dimension<base_dimension<Symbol>> = true;
-
 /**
  * @brief A concept matching all named base dimensions in the library.
  *
  * Satisfied by all dimension types derived from a specialization of `base_dimension`.
  */
 template<typename T>
-concept BaseDimension =
-  is_derived_from_specialization_of_base_dimension<T> && (!is_specialization_of_base_dimension<T>);
+concept BaseDimension = is_derived_from_specialization_of_base_dimension<T> && std::is_final_v<T>;
 
 template<typename T>
 struct is_dimension_one : std::false_type {};
@@ -91,7 +84,8 @@ namespace detail {
  * being the `dimension_one`.
  */
 template<typename T>
-concept DerivedDimension = is_specialization_of<T, derived_dimension> || is_dimension_one<T>::value;
+concept DerivedDimension =
+  (is_specialization_of<T, derived_dimension> || is_dimension_one<T>::value) && std::is_final_v<T>;
 
 }  // namespace detail
 

src/core/include/mp-units/framework/quantity_spec.h

@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ MP_UNITS_EXPORT_END
  * For example:
  *
  * @code{.cpp}
- * inline constexpr struct dim_length : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
- * inline constexpr struct dim_mass : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
- * inline constexpr struct dim_time : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_length final : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_mass final : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
+ * inline constexpr struct dim_time final : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
  *
  * inline constexpr struct length : quantity_spec<dim_length> {} length;
  * inline constexpr struct mass : quantity_spec<dim_mass> {} mass;

src/systems/include/mp-units/systems/angular/units.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ MP_UNITS_EXPORT
 namespace mp_units::angular {
 
 // clang-format off
-inline constexpr struct dim_angle : base_dimension<"A"> {} dim_angle;
+inline constexpr struct dim_angle final : base_dimension<"A"> {} dim_angle;
 QUANTITY_SPEC(angle, dim_angle);
 QUANTITY_SPEC(solid_angle, pow<2>(angle));
 

src/systems/include/mp-units/systems/iec80000/quantities.h

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace mp_units::iec80000 {
 
 // dimensions of base quantities
 // clang-format off
-inline constexpr struct dim_traffic_intensity : base_dimension<"A"> {} dim_traffic_intensity;
+inline constexpr struct dim_traffic_intensity final : base_dimension<"A"> {} dim_traffic_intensity;
 // clang-format on
 
 // quantities

src/systems/include/mp-units/systems/isq/base_quantities.h

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ namespace mp_units::isq {
 
 // clang-format off
 // dimensions of base quantities
-inline constexpr struct dim_length : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
-inline constexpr struct dim_mass : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
-inline constexpr struct dim_time : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
-inline constexpr struct dim_electric_current : base_dimension<"I"> {} dim_electric_current;
-inline constexpr struct dim_thermodynamic_temperature : base_dimension<symbol_text{u8"Θ", "O"}> {} dim_thermodynamic_temperature;
-inline constexpr struct dim_amount_of_substance : base_dimension<"N"> {} dim_amount_of_substance;
-inline constexpr struct dim_luminous_intensity : base_dimension<"J"> {} dim_luminous_intensity;
+inline constexpr struct dim_length final : base_dimension<"L"> {} dim_length;
+inline constexpr struct dim_mass final : base_dimension<"M"> {} dim_mass;
+inline constexpr struct dim_time final : base_dimension<"T"> {} dim_time;
+inline constexpr struct dim_electric_current final : base_dimension<"I"> {} dim_electric_current;
+inline constexpr struct dim_thermodynamic_temperature final : base_dimension<symbol_text{u8"Θ", "O"}> {} dim_thermodynamic_temperature;
+inline constexpr struct dim_amount_of_substance final : base_dimension<"N"> {} dim_amount_of_substance;
+inline constexpr struct dim_luminous_intensity final : base_dimension<"J"> {} dim_luminous_intensity;
 // clang-format on
 
 // base quantities