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An idea for unit conversions in javascript
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var ConversionStrategy = (function () { | |
function ConversionStrategy() { | |
} | |
ConversionStrategy.prototype.valueOf = function (value) { | |
return -1; | |
}; | |
return ConversionStrategy; | |
})(); | |
var PeopleConversionStrategy = (function () { | |
function PeopleConversionStrategy() { | |
this.units = "people"; | |
} | |
PeopleConversionStrategy.prototype.valueOf = function (value) { | |
if (value > 100000000) { // 100,000,000 => "0.1 B" | |
return (value / 1000000000).toFixed(1) + " B"; | |
} else if (value > 100000) { // 100,000 =? "0.1 M" | |
return (value / 1000000).toFixed(1) + " M"; | |
} | |
return value; | |
}; | |
return PeopleConversionStrategy; | |
})(); | |
var TonsConversionStrategy = (function () { | |
function PeopleConversionStrategy() { | |
this.units = "tons"; | |
} | |
TonsConversionStrategy.prototype.valueOf = function (value) { | |
if (value > 100000) { // 100,000 => "0.5 kton" | |
return (value / 2000000).toFixed(1) + " kton"; | |
} else if (value > 1000) { // 1,000 => "0.5 ton" | |
return (value / 2000).toFixed(1) + " ton"; | |
} else { | |
return value.toFixed(0) + " lbs"; | |
} | |
}; | |
return TonsConversionStrategy; | |
})(); | |
var UnitConverter = (function () { | |
var strategies = { | |
"people": PeopleConversionStrategy, | |
"tons": TonsConversionStrategy, | |
"*": DefaultConverstionStrategy | |
} | |
function UnitConverter() { | |
} | |
UnitConverter.prototype.units = function (units) { | |
return strategies[units]; | |
}; | |
return UnitConverter; | |
})(); | |
var convert = new UnitConverter(); | |
// usage: | |
// convert.units("people").valueOf(7200000000) => "7.2 B" | |
// convert.units("tons").valueOf(5200000) => "2.6 kton" |
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