Sass Unit Conversions

_unit-conversions.scss

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// Sass (v3.4.13)
// Compass (v1.0.3)
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////
/// @group Unit Conversions
/// @author Brandon Sara <brandon.sara@ldschurch.org>
////



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// Constants                                                                        //
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/// The number of pts per pixel.
/// @type pt
$pt-per-px: 0.75pt;

/// The number of pixels per pt.
/// @type px
$px-per-pt: 1px + (1px/3);



/// An empty string. (Using this can help increase code readability).
/// @type String
$string-empty: '';

/// A space character. (Using this can help increase code readability).
/// @type String
$string-space: ' ';



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// Functions                                                                        //
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/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {Unit} $return-unit - TODO
/// @param {em|pt|px} $vals - TODO
/// @returns {em|pt|px} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function add-mixed-units($return-unit, $vals...) {
  @if $return-unit != 'em' and $return-unit != 'pt' and $return-unit != 'px' {
    @error "$return-unit must be either 'em', 'pt', or 'px'; but was '#{$return-unit}'";
  }


  $vals-length: length($vals);

  @if $vals-length == 0 {
    @error "$vals cannot be empty.";
  } @else if $return-unit == 'em' and $vals-length == 1 {
    @error "$vals must have more than one element if the $return-unit is 'em'."
  }


  $ret: 0;
  $em-base: false;

  @if $return-unit == 'em' {
    $em-base: nth($vals, 1);
  }


  $is-first: true;

  @each $val in $vals {
    @if $em-base and $is-first  {
      $val: 0;
    }

    $is-first: false;
    $val-unit: unit($val);

    @if not(unitless($val)) and $val-unit != $return-unit {
      @if $val-unit == 'em' {
        @error "$vals cannot contain a value with 'em' unit unless 'em' is the return unit."
      }

      @if $return-unit == 'em' {
        $val: to-em($val);
      } @else if $return-unit == 'pt' {
        $val: px-to-pt($val);
      } @else if $return-unit == 'px' {
        $val: pt-to-px($val);
      }
    }

    $ret: $ret + remove-unit($val);
  }


  @return $ret * 1#{$return-unit};
}


/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {em} $em - TODO
/// @param {pt} $base [12pt] - TODO
/// @returns {pt} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function em-to-pt($em, $base: 12pt) {
  @if not(unitless($em)) and unit($em) != 'em' {
    @error "$em must either be unitless or be of the unit 'em', but was '#{unit($em)}'.";
  }

  @if unitless($base) {
    $base: $base * 1pt;
  } @else if unit($base) == 'px' {
    $base: px-to-pt($base);
  } @else if unit($base) == 'em' {
    @error "$base must either be unitless or be of the unit 'pt' or 'px', but was '#{unit($base)}'."
  }

  @if not(unitless($em)) {
    $em: remove-unit($em);
  }

  @return $em * $base;
}


/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {em} $em - TODO
/// @param {px} $base [16px] - TODO
/// @returns {px} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function em-to-px($em, $base: 16px) {
  @if not(unitless($em)) and unit($em) != 'em' {
    @error "$em must either be unitless or be of the unit 'em', but was '#{unit($em)}'.";
  }

  @if unitless($base) {
    $base: $base * 1px;
  } @else if unit($base) == 'pt' {
    $base: pt-to-px($base);
  } @else if unit($base) == 'em' {
    @error "$base must either be unitless or be of the unit 'pt' or 'px', but was '#{unit($base)}''."
  }

  @if not(unitless($em)) {
    $em: remove-unit($em);
  }

  @return $em * $base;
}


/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {pt} $pt - TODO
/// @returns {px} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function pt-to-px($pt) {
  @if not(unitless($pt)) and unit($pt) != 'pt' {
    @error "$pt must either be unitless or be of the unit 'pt', but was '#{unit($pt)}'.";
  }

  @if not(unitless($pt)) {
    $pt: remove-unit($pt);
  }

  @return $pt * $px-per-pt;
}


/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {px} $px - TODO
/// @returns {pt} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function px-to-pt($px) {
  @if not(unitless($px)) and unit($px) != 'px' {
    @error "$px must either be unitless or be of the unit 'px', but was '#{unit($px)}'.";
  }

  @if not(unitless($px)) {
    $px: remove-unit($px);
  }

  @return $px * $pt-per-px;
}


/// @todo Add Documentation
///
/// @param {pt|px} $val - TODO
/// @param {pt|px} $base [16px] - TODO
/// @returns {em} TODO
///
/// @example
///   TODO
@function to-em($val, $base: 16px) {
  $val-unit: unit($val);
  $base-unit: unit($base);

  @if $val-unit == 'em' {
    @error "$val cannot be in 'em' units, but was '#{unit($val)}'";
  }
  @if $base-unit == 'em' {
    @error "$base cannot be in 'em' units, but was '#{unit($base)}'";
  }

  @if $val-unit != $base-unit {
    @if $val-unit == 'pt' {
      $val: pt-to-px($val);
    }
    @if $base-unit == 'pt' {
      $base: pt-to-px($base);
    }
  }

  @return ($val / $base) * 1em;
}


/// Removes any units used appended to the given number.
///
/// @param {%|em|in|pt|px} $num - Number from which units will be removed.
/// @returns {Number} The same number given, but without the units.
///
/// @throws Throws an error if unit is given that is not supported.
///         (See parameters for supported unit types).
///
/// @example
///   // Usage:
///   z-index: remove-unit(10px);
///
///   // Output:
///   z-index: 10;
@function remove-unit($num) {
  @if unitless($num) {
    @return $num;
  }

  $unit: unit($num);

  @if $unit == 'pt' {
    @return $num / 1pt;
  }
  @if $unit == 'px' {
    @return $num / 1px;
  }
  @if $unit == 'em' {
    @return $num / 1em;
  }
  @if $unit == '%' {
    @return $num / 1%;
  }
  @if $unit == 'in' {
    @return $num / 1in;
  }

  @error "The following unit is not supported: '#{$unit}'. Value Given: #{$num}";
}