docs: update for reference<D, U>

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Johel Ernesto Guerrero Peña
2021-03-19 06:31:12 +01:00
committed by Mateusz Pusz
parent 376c402fa0
commit 9da39070ed
8 changed files with 43 additions and 63 deletions
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@@ -83,39 +83,40 @@ Thanks to them the same code can be as simple as::
``_q_`` prefix was consistently applied to all the UDLs.
Unit Constants
++++++++++++++
Quantity References
+++++++++++++++++++
Unit Constants provide an alternative way to simplify quantities creation.
They are defined using a special `one_rep` representation type::
Quantity References provide an alternative way to simplify quantities creation.
They are defined using the `reference` class template::
namespace unit_constants {
namespace references {
inline constexpr auto km = length<kilometre, one_rep>{};
inline constexpr auto h = time<hour, one_rep>{};
inline constexpr auto km = reference<dim_length, kilometre>{};
inline constexpr auto h = reference<dim_time, hour>{};
}
With the above our code can look as follows::
using namespace units::isq::si::unit_constants;
using namespace units::isq::si::references;
auto d = 123. * km; // si::length<si::kilometre, double>
auto v = 70 * km / h; // si::speed<si::kilometre_per_hour, int>
auto v = 70 * (km / h); // si::speed<si::kilometre_per_hour, int>
.. important::
``km * 3`` or ``s / 4`` syntax is not allowed.
Neither is ``70 * km / h``, but ``70 * (km / h)`` is.
It is also allowed to easily define custom unit constants from existing ones::
It is also allowed to easily define custom quantity references from existing ones::
inline constexpr auto Nm = N * m;
inline constexpr auto km_per_h = km / h;
inline constexpr auto mph = mi / h;
UDLs vs Unit Constants
++++++++++++++++++++++
UDLs vs Quantity References
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Unit Constants:
UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Quantity References:
1. UDLs are only for compile-time known values and do not work for runtime variables
@@ -125,13 +126,13 @@ UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Unit Constant
auto v1 = 120_q_km / 2_q_h;
auto v2 = length<kilometre>(distance) / time<hour>(duration);
- Unit Constants::
- Quantity References::
using namespace units::isq::si::unit_constants;
using namespace units::isq::si::references;
auto v1 = 120 * km / (2 * h);
auto v2 = distance * km / (duration * h);
auto v2 = distance * (1 * km) / (duration * (1 * h));
Constants treat both cases in a unified way. It is also worth to notice that we work
References treat both cases in a unified way. It is also worth to notice that we work
mostly with runtime variables and compile-time known values mostly appear only in physical
constants and unit tests.
@@ -143,10 +144,10 @@ UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Unit Constant
using namespace units::isq::si::cgs::literals;
auto d = 1_q_cm; // FAILS TO COMPILE
- Unit Constants::
- Quantity References::
inline constexpr auto si_cm = units::isq::si::unit_constants::cm;
inline constexpr auto cgs_cm = units::isq::si::cgs::unit_constants::cm;
inline constexpr auto si_cm = units::isq::si::references::cm;
inline constexpr auto cgs_cm = units::isq::si::cgs::references::cm;
auto d1 = 1. * si_cm; // si::length<si::centimetre>
auto d2 = 1. * cgs_cm; // si::cgs::length<si::centimetre>
@@ -162,9 +163,9 @@ UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Unit Constant
No possibility to obtain any other representation type.
- Unit Constants::
- Quantity References::
using namespace units::isq::si::unit_constants;
using namespace units::isq::si::references;
auto d1 = 123. * km; // si::length<si::kilometre, double>
auto d2 = 123 * km; // si::length<si::kilometre, int>
auto d3 = 123.f * km; // si::length<si::kilometre, float>
@@ -179,39 +180,18 @@ UDLs are helpful but they also have some disadvantages compared to Unit Constant
- for each unit an integral and a floating-point UDL have to be defined
- have to be provided for unnamed derived units (i.e. ``_q_km_per_h``)
- Unit Constants:
- Quantity References:
- one constant per unit
- unnamed derived units constructed from base constants (i.e. ``km / h``)
- one reference per unit
- unnamed derived units constructed from base references (i.e. ``km / h``)
5. Typical UDL definition for quantities when compiled with a ``-Wsign-conversion``
flag results in a compilation warning. This warning could be silenced with a
``static_cast<std::int64_t>(value)`` in every UDL, but in a such case other safety
and security issues could be silently introduced.
Unit Constants, on the opposite, always use the exact representation type provided
Quantity References, on the opposite, always use the exact representation type provided
by the user so there is no chance for a truncating conversion on a quantity construction.
The only issue we are aware of with Unit Constants is a potential problem of specifying
a quantity in denominator::
using namespace units::isq::si::unit_constants;
Speed auto v = 220 * km / 2 * h; // FAILS TO COMPILE (not a quantity of a speed dimension)
The above code can be fixed in one of the below ways:
- braces around quantities in denominator::
Speed auto v = 220 * km / (2 * h);
- inverting an operator for quantities in denominator::
Speed auto v = 220 * km / 2 / h;
- creating a custom unit constant for a derived quantity::
inline constexpr auto km_per_h = km / h;
Speed auto v = 220 / 2 * km_per_h;
Dimension-specific Concepts
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The library provides:
- no kinds, such as ``radius`` or ``width``, therefore
* no UDLs or unit constants,
* no UDLs or quantity references,
* no kind-specific concepts, such as ``Radius``,
(there's the generic `QuantityKind` and kind-specifiable `QuantityKindOf`),