README
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)