node-unit-conversion v0.1.1

overburn/node-unit-conversion

Installation

Just install the package using npm

npm install node-unit-conversion

Usage

WARNING: The package is still in development and new units and features will be added in time (as much as time permits)

You just need to call the module with the value you want converted, then pipe through the from and to functions in any order.

	var convert = require('node-unit-conversion');
	var result = convert(100).from('metre').to('centimetre');
	var sameResult = convert(100).to('centimetre').from('metre');

Supported units

Units are being added. Currently the supported units are:

Length

metre ( + magnitudes - eg. centimetre, kilometre, ...),
uk foot, uk thou, uk inch, uk yard, uk chain, uk furlong, uk mile, uk league
us point, us pica, us inch, us foot, us yard, us mile,
us link, us rod, us foot (survey), us rod, us chain, us furlong, us mile (survey), us league,
us fathom, us cable, us nautical mile

Mass

gram ( + magnitudes - eg. kilogram, milligram, ...), tonne,

us grain, us dram, us ounce, us pound, us hundredweight, us long hundredweight, us ton, us long ton, us pennyweight,
us troy ounce, us troy pound

Time

second ( + magnitudes - eg. millisecond, nanosecond, ...), minute, hour, day, year

Electric Current

ampere ( + magnitudes - eg. milliampere, kiloampere, ...)

Temperature

celsius, fahrenheit, kelvin, rankine

Substance

mole ( + magnitudes)

Luminous Intensity

candela ( + magnitudes)