Converter for infi.nl

I've built an algorithm to convert meters into ... other things.


Story

Convert any distance in meters into a relevant unit – from nanometers to astronomical units.

Avoid over-precision ie don't include meters in 100s of km


Example output

1 m is 1 m

0.009 m is 9 mm

.01 m is 1 cm

999 m is just under 10 km


Sources for Metric Units


Configuration for Metric Units

					
metricUnits = new Array( 
		{name:"nm",		dist:1e-9,		dp:"3"}, 
		{name:"μm",		dist:1e-6,		dp:"3"}, 
		{name:"mm",		dist:0.001,		dp:"3"}, 
		{name:"cm",		dist:0.01,		dp:"any"}, 
		{name:"m",		dist:1,			dp:"any"}, 
		{name:"km",		dist:1000,		dp:"2"},
		{name:"km",		dist:1000000,		dp:"-2", adjust:"1000"},
		{name:"au",		dist:1.496e+11,		dp:"2"},
		{name:"ly",		dist:9.461e+15,		dp:"2"},
		{name:"mPc",		dist:3.086e+22,		dp:"2"}
);	
					
				

Fixes

Algorithm: better handling of negative and zero values

Testing: Added two tests to verify changes

Testing: Bulk data generation avoids numeric problems (i.e. step of 0.001 no longer occasionally produces x.xx0000000000000001)

Testing: Deeper info on metric units: sources and configuration used

Known Issues


Tests