alchemist 0.1.3 → 0.1.5

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data/.gitignore

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+.DS_Store
+*.gem
+pkg

data/Gemfile

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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+gemspec

data/Gemfile.lock

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+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    alchemist (0.1.4)
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    coderay (1.0.8)
+    method_source (0.8.1)
+    pry (0.9.12)
+      coderay (~> 1.0.5)
+      method_source (~> 0.8)
+      slop (~> 3.4)
+    rake (10.0.3)
+    slop (3.4.3)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  alchemist!
+  pry
+  rake

data/LICENSE.txt

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+Copyright (c) 2013 halogenandtoast
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/README.md

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+Alchemist
+=========
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/halogenandtoast/alchemist.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/halogenandtoast/alchemist)
+[![Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/github/halogenandtoast/alchemist.png)](https://codeclimate.com/github/halogenandtoast/alchemist)
+
+Doing conversions for you so you don’t have to google them and making
+code more readable.
+
+Having code that looks like this is meaningless
+
+    miles = 8 * 1609.344
+
+You could add comments
+
+    miles = 8 * 1609.344 # converting meters to miles
+
+But why not have this!
+
+    8.meters.to.miles
+
+You can even perform mathematical operations
+
+    10.kilometers + 1.mile # 11.609344 kilometers
+
+Handling bytes now works according to the JEDEC memory standard
+
+    1.kb.to.b.to_f == 1024.0
+
+To switch to the IEC memory standard, force SI units with
+
+    Alchemist::use_si = true
+
+<strong>You may also register your own units</strong>
+
+    Alchemist.register(:distance, [:beard_second, :beard_seconds], 5.angstroms)
+
+Thanks to <a href='http://github.com/simonmenke'>simonmenke</a> you can
+now do comparisons without having to convert to floats like so:
+
+    5.grams == 0.005.kilograms
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+    gem install alchemist
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+    require 'rubygems'
+    require 'alchemist'
+
+Or if you’re using rails
+
+    gem 'alchemist'
+
+Alchemist has conversions for:
+------------------------------
+
+### Distance
+
+-   metres or meters
+-   fermis
+-   microns
+-   chains
+-   inches
+-   microinches
+-   mils
+-   rods
+-   leagues
+-   feet
+-   yards
+-   miles
+-   astronomical\_units
+-   light\_years
+-   parsecs
+-   nautical\_miles
+-   admirality\_miles
+-   fathoms
+-   cable\_lengths
+-   angstroms
+-   picas
+-   printer\_picas
+-   points
+-   printer\_points
+
+### Mass
+
+-   grams or grammes
+-   carats
+-   ounces
+-   pennyweights
+-   pounds
+-   troy\_pounds or apothecary\_pounds
+-   slugs
+-   assay\_tons
+-   metric\_tons
+-   tons or short\_tons
+
+### Volume
+
+-   litres or liters
+-   barrels
+-   bushels
+-   cubic\_meters
+-   cups
+-   imperial\_fluid\_ounces
+-   fluid\_ounces
+-   imperial\_gallons
+-   gallons
+-   imperial\_gills
+-   gills
+-   pints
+-   liquid\_pints
+-   quarts
+-   liquid\_quarts
+-   tablespoons
+-   teaspoons
+
+### And many more checkout **lib/alchemist.rb** for the rest

data/Rakefile

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+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
 require 'rake'
 require 'rake/testtask'
-require 'rake/gempackagetask'
 
 task :default => [:test]
 task :test => ['test:units']
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     test.verbose = true
   end
 end
-
-eval("$specification = begin; #{IO.read('alchemist.gemspec')}; end")
-Rake::GemPackageTask.new($specification) do |package|
-  package.need_zip = true
-  package.need_tar = true
-end

data/alchemist.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+lib = File.expand_path('../lib', __FILE__)
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
+require 'alchemist/version'
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
+  gem.name = 'alchemist'
+  gem.version = Alchemist::VERSION
+  gem.authors = ["Matthew Mongeau"]
+  gem.email = ["halogenandtoast@gmail.com"]
+  gem.homepage = 'http://github.com/halogenandtoast/alchemist'
+  gem.summary = 'Conversions... like you\'ve never seen them before!'
+  gem.description = 'Conversions... like you\'ve never seen them before!!'
+
+  gem.files = `git ls-files`.split($/)
+  gem.test_files = gem.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+  gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  gem.add_development_dependency 'rake'
+end

data/lib/alchemist.rb

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+require "alchemist/units"
+require "alchemist/compound_numeric_conversion"
+require "alchemist/numeric_conversion"
+require "alchemist/numeric_ext"
+
 module Alchemist
-  @use_si = false
-  class << self
-    attr_accessor :use_si
+  def self.measurement value, unit, exponent = 1.0
+    NumericConversion.new value, unit, exponent
   end
 
-  @@si_units = %w[m meter metre meters metres liter litre litres liters l L farad farads F coulombs C gray grays Gy siemen siemens S mhos mho ohm ohms volt volts V ]
-  @@si_units += %w[joule joules J newton newtons N lux lx henry henrys H b B bits bytes bit byte lumen lumens lm candela candelas cd]
-  @@si_units += %w[tesla teslas T gauss Gs G gram gramme grams grammes g watt watts W pascal pascals Pa]
-  @@si_units += %w[becquerel becquerels Bq curie curies Ci]
-  @@operator_actions = {}
-  @@conversion_table = {
-    :absorbed_radiation_dose => {
-      :gray => 1.0, :grays => 1.0, :Gy => 1.0,
-      :rad => 1.0e-2, :rads => 1.0e-2
-    },
-    :angles => {
-      :radian => 1.0, :radians => 1.0,
-      :degree => Math::PI / 180.0, :degrees => Math::PI / 180.0,
-      :arcminute => Math::PI / 10800.0, :arcminutes => Math::PI / 10800.0,
-      :arcsecond => Math::PI / 648000.0, :arcseconds => Math::PI / 648000.0,
-      :mil => 9.817477e-4, :mils => 9.817477e-4,
-      :revolution => Math::PI * 2.0, :revolutions => Math::PI * 2.0,
-      :circle =>  Math::PI * 2.0, :circles =>  Math::PI * 2.0,
-      :right_angle =>  Math::PI / 2.0, :right_angles =>  Math::PI / 2.0,
-      :grad => Math::PI / 200.0, :grade => Math::PI / 200.0, :gradian => Math::PI / 200.0, :gon => Math::PI / 200.0, :grads => Math::PI / 200.0, :grades => Math::PI / 200.0, :gradians => Math::PI / 200.0, :gons => Math::PI / 200.0,
-      #unusual measurements
-      :furman => 9.58737992858887e-5, :furmans => 9.58737992858887e-5
-    },
-    :area => {
-      :square_meter => 1.0, :square_meters => 1.0, :square_metre => 1.0, :square_metres => 1.0,
-      :acre => 4046.85642, :acres => 4046.85642,
-      :are => 1.0e+2, :ares => 1.0e+2, :a => 1.0e+2,
-      :barn => 1.0e-28, :barns => 1.0e-28, :b => 1.0e-28,
-      :circular_mil => 5.067075e-10, :circular_mils => 5.067075e-10,
-      :hectare => 1.0e+4, :hectares => 1.0e+4, :ha => 1.0e+4,
-      :square_foot => 9.290304e-2, :square_feet => 9.290304e-2,
-      :square_inch => 6.4516e-4, :square_inches => 6.4516e-4,
-      :square_mile => 2.589988e+6, :square_miles => 2.589988e+6,
-      :square_yard => 0.83612736, :square_yards => 0.83612736
-    },
-    :capacitance => {
-      :farad => 1.0, :farads => 1.0, :F => 1.0,
-      :abfarad => 1.0e+9, :emu_of_capacitance => 1.0e+9, :abfarads => 1.0e+9, :emus_of_capacitance => 1.0e+9,
-      :statfarad => 1.112650e-12, :esu_of_capacitance => 1.112650e-12, :statfarads => 1.112650e-12, :esus_of_capacitance => 1.112650e-12
-    },
-    :density => {
-      :specific_gravity => 1, :sg => 1,
-      :brix     => [Proc.new{ |d| -261.3 / (d - 261.3) }, Proc.new{ |d| 261.3 - (261.3 / d) }],
-      :plato    => [Proc.new{ |d| -260.0 / (d - 260.0) }, Proc.new{ |d| 260.0 - (260.0 / d) }],
-      :baume    => [Proc.new{ |d| -145.0 / (d - 145.0) }, Proc.new{ |d| 145.0 - (145.0 / d) }]
-    },
-    :distance => {
-      :meter => 1.0, :metres => 1.0, :meters => 1.0, :m => 1.0,
-      :fermi => 1.0e-15, :fermis => 1.0e-15,
-      :micron => 1.0e-6, :microns => 1.0e-6,
-      :chain => 20.1168, :chains => 20.1168,
-      :inch => 25.4e-3, :inches => 25.4e-3, :in => 25.4e-3,
-      :microinch => 2.54e-8, :microinches => 2.54e-8,
-      :mil => 2.54e-05, :mils => 2.54e-05,
-      :rod => 5.029210, :rods => 5.029210,
-      :league => 5556, :leagues => 5556,
-      :foot => 0.3048, :feet => 0.3048, :ft => 0.3048,
-      :yard => 0.9144, :yards => 0.9144, :yd => 0.9144,
-      :mile =>1609.344, :miles =>1609.344, :mi => 1609.344,
-      :astronomical_unit => 149.60e+9, :astronomical_units => 149.60e+9, :au => 149.60e+9, :ua => 149.60e+9,
-      :light_year => 9.461e+15, :light_years => 9.461e+15, :ly => 9.461e+15,
-      :parsec => 30.857e+15, :parsecs => 30.857e+15,
-      :nautical_mile => 1852.0, :nautical_miles => 1852.0,
-      :admirality_mile => 185.3184, :admirality_miles => 185.3184,
-      :fathom => 1.8288, :fathoms => 1.8288,
-      :cable_length => 185.2, :cable_lengths => 185.2,
-      :angstrom => 100.0e-12, :angstroms => 100.0e-12,
-      :pica => 4.233333e-3, :picas => 4.233333e-3,
-      :printer_pica => 4.217518e-3, :printer_picas => 4.217518e-3,
-      :point => 3.527778e-4, :points => 3.527778e-4,
-      :printer_point => 3.514598e-4, :printer_points => 3.514598e-4,
-      # unusual mesaurements
-      :empire_state_building => 449.0, :empire_state_buildings => 449.0,
-      :sears_tower => 519.0, :sears_towers => 519.0,
-      :seattle_space_needle => 184.0, :seattle_space_needles => 184.0, :space_needle => 184.0, :space_needles => 184.0,
-      :statue_of_liberty => 46.0, :statue_of_liberties => 46.0,
-      :washington_monument => 169.294, :washington_monuments => 169.294,
-      :eiffel_tower => 324.0, :eiffel_towers => 324.0,
-      :nelsons_column => 61.5, :nelsons_columns => 61.5,
-      :blackpool_tower => 158.0, :blackpool_towers => 158.0,
-      :big_ben => 96.3, :big_bens => 96.3, :clock_tower_of_the_palace_of_westminster => 96.3, :clock_towers_of_the_palace_of_westminster => 96.3,
-      :st_pauls_cathedral => 108.0, :st_pauls_cathedrals => 108.0,
-      :toronto_cn_tower => 553.0, :toronto_cn_towers => 553.0, :cn_tower => 553.0, :cn_towers => 553.0,
-      :circle_of_the_earth => 40075016.686, :equator => 40075016.686, :circles_of_the_earth => 40075016.686, :equators => 40075016.686,
-      :siriometer => 1.494838e+17, :siriometers => 1.494838e+17,
-      :football_field => 91.0, :football_fields => 91.0,
-      :length_of_a_double_decker_bus => 8.4, :height_of_a_double_decker_bus => 4.4,
-      :smoot => 1.7018, :smoots => 1.7018
-    },
-    :dose_equivalent => {
-      :sievert => 1.0, :sieverts => 1.0, :Si => 1.0,
-      :rem => 1.0e-2, :rems => 1.0e-2
-    },
-    :electric_charge => {
-      :coulomb => 1.0, :coulombs => 1.0, :C => 1.0,
-      :abcoulomb => 10.0, :abcoulombs => 10.0,
-      :ampere_hour => 3.6e+3, :ampere_hours => 3.6e+3,
-      :faraday => 9.648534e+4, :faradays => 9.648534e+4,
-      :franklin => 3.335641e-10, :franklins => 3.335641e-10, :Fr => 3.335641e-10,
-      :statcoulomb => 3.335641e-10, :statcoulombs => 3.335641e-10
-    },
-    :electric_conductance => {
-      :siemen => 1.0, :siemens => 1.0, :S => 1.0, :mho => 1.0,
-      :abmho => 1.0e+9, :absiemen => 1.0e+9, :absiemens => 1.0e+9,
-      :statmho => 1.112650e-12, :statsiemen => 1.112650e-12, :statsiemens => 1.112650e-12
-    },
-    :electrical_impedance => {
-      :ohm => 1.0, :ohms => 1.0,
-      :abohm => 1.0e-9, :emu_of_resistance => 1.0e-9, :abohms => 1.0e-9, :emus_of_resistance => 1.0e-9,
-      :statohm => 8.987552e+11, :esu_of_resistance => 8.987552e+11, :statohms => 8.987552e+11, :esus_of_resistance => 8.987552e+11
-    },
-    :electromotive_force => {
-      :volt => 1.0, :volts => 1.0, :V => 1.0,
-      :abvolt => 1.0e-8, :emu_of_electric_potential => 1.0e-8, :abvolts => 1.0e-8, :emus_of_electric_potential => 1.0e-8,
-      :statvolt => 2.997925e+2, :esu_of_electric_potential => 2.997925e+2, :statvolts => 2.997925e+2, :esus_of_electric_potential => 2.997925e+2
-    },
-    :energy => {
-      :joule => 1.0, :joules => 1.0, :J => 1.0, :watt_second => 1.0, :watt_seconds => 1.0,
-      :watt_hour => 3.6e+3, :watt_hours => 3.6e+3,
-      :ton_of_tnt => 4.184e+9, :tons_of_tnt => 4.184e+9,
-      :therm => 1.05506e+8, :therms => 1.05506e+8,
-      :us_therm => 1.054804e+8, :us_therms => 1.054804e+8,
-      :kilowatt_hour => 3.6e+6, :kilowatt_hours => 3.6e+6,
-      :kilocalorie => 4184.0, :kilocalories => 4184.0,
-      :calorie => 4.184, :calories => 4.184,
-      :mean_kilocalorie => 4190, :mean_kilocalories => 4190,
-      :mean_calorie => 4.190, :mean_calories => 4.190,
-      :it_kilocalorie => 4186.8, :it_kilocalories => 4186.8,
-      :it_calorie => 4.1868, :it_calories => 4.1868,
-      :foot_poundal => 4.214011e-2, :foot_poundals => 4.214011e-2,
-      :foot_pound_force => 1.355818,
-      :erg =>  1.0e-7, :ergs =>  1.0e-7,
-      :electronvolt => 1.602176e-19, :electronvolts => 1.602176e-19, :eV => 1.602176e-19,
-      :british_thermal_unit => 1.054350e+3, :british_thermal_units => 1.054350e+3,
-      :mean_british_thermal_unit => 1.05587e+3, :mean_british_thermal_units => 1.05587e+3,
-      :it_british_thermal_unit => 1.055056e+3, :it_british_thermal_units => 1.055056e+3,
-      #unusual measurements
-      :foe => 1e+44, :foes => 1e+44
-    },
-    :frequency => {
-      :hertz => 1.0, :hz => 1.0, :'Hz' => 1.0,
-      :revolutions_per_minute => 1/60.0, :rpm => 1/60.0,
-      :beats_per_minute => 1/60.0, :bpm => 1/60.0
-    },
-    :force => {
-      :newton => 1.0, :newtons => 1.0, :N => 1.0,
-      :dyne => 1.0e-5, :dynes => 1.0e-5, :dyn => 1.0e-5,
-      :kilogram_force => 9.80665, :kgf => 9.80665, :kilopond => 9.80665, :kiloponds => 9.80665, :kp => 9.80665,
-      :kip => 4.448222e+3, :kips => 4.448222e+3,
-      :ounce_force => 2.780139e-1, :ozf => 2.780139e-1,
-      :poundal => 1.382550e-1, :poundals => 1.382550e-1,
-      :pound_force => 4.448222, :lbf => 4.448222,
-      :ton_force => 8.896443e+3
-    },
-    :illuminance => {
-      :lux => 1.0, :lx => 1.0, :lumens_per_square_metre => 1.0, :lumens_per_square_meter => 1.0, :lumen_per_square_metre => 1.0, :lumen_per_square_meter => 1.0,
-      :phot => 1.0e+4, :phots => 1.0e+4, :ph => 1.0e+4,
-      :lumens_per_square_foot => 10.76391, :footcandle => 10.76391, :lumen_per_square_foot => 10.76391, :footcandles => 10.76391
-    },
-   :inductance => {
-      :henry => 1.0, :henrys => 1.0, :H => 1.0,
-      :abhenrys => 1.0e-9, :emus_of_inductance => 1.0e-9, :abhenry => 1.0e-9, :emu_of_inductance => 1.0e-9,
-      :stathenrys => 8.987552e+11, :esus_of_inductance => 8.987552e+11, :stathenry => 8.987552e+11, :esu_of_inductance => 8.987552e+11
-    },
-    :information_storage => {
-      :bit => 1.0, :bits => 1.0, :b => 1.0,
-      :byte => 8.0, :bytes => 8.0, :B => 8.0,
-      :nibbles => 4.0, :nybbles => 4.0
-    },
-    :luminous_flux => {
-      :lumen => 1.0, :lumens => 1.0, :lm => 1.0
-    },
-    :luminous_intensity => {
-      :candela => 1.0, :candelas => 1.0, :cd => 1.0
-    },
-    :magnetic_flux => {
-      :webers => 1.0, :Wb => 1.0,
-      :maxwells => 1.0e-8, :Mx => 1.0e-8,
-      :unit_poles => 1.256637e-7
-    },
-    :magnetic_inductance => {
-      :tesla => 1.0, :teslas => 1.0, :T => 1.0,
-      :gamma => 1.0e-9, :gammas => 1.0e-9,
-      :gauss => 1.0e-4, :Gs => 1.0e-4, :G => 1.0e-4
-    },
-    :mass => {
-      :gram => 1.0, :gramme => 1.0, :grams => 1.0, :grammes => 1.0, :g => 1.0,
-      :carat => 2.0e-1, :carats => 2.0e-1,
-      :ounce => 2.834952e+1, :ounces => 2.834952e+1, :oz => 2.834952e+1,
-      :pennyweight => 1.555174, :pennyweights => 1.555174, :dwt => 1.555174,
-      :pound => 453.59237, :pounds => 453.59237, :lb => 453.59237, :lbs => 453.59237,
-      :troy_pound => 373.2417, :apothecary_pound => 373.2417, :troy_pounds => 373.2417, :apothecary_pounds => 373.2417,
-      :slug => 14593.9029, :slugs => 14593.9029,
-      :assay_ton => 29.1667, :assay_tons => 29.1667, :AT => 29.1667,
-      :metric_ton => 1000000, :metric_tons => 1000000,
-      :ton => 907184.74, :tons => 907184.74, :short_tons => 907184.74,
-      #unusual measurements
-      :elephant => 5443108.44, :elephants => 5443108.44
-    },
-    :power => {
-      :watt => 1.0, :watts => 1.0, :W => 1.0,
-      :british_thermal_unit_per_hour => 2.928751e-1, :british_thermal_units_per_hour => 2.928751e-1,
-      :it_british_thermal_unit_per_hour => 2.930711e-1, :it_british_thermal_units_per_hour => 2.930711e-1,
-      :british_thermal_unit_per_second => 1.054350e+3, :british_thermal_units_per_second => 1.054350e+3,
-      :it_british_thermal_unit_per_second => 1.055056e+3, :it_british_thermal_units_per_second => 1.055056e+3,
-      :calorie_per_minute => 6.973333e-2, :calories_per_minute => 6.973333e-2,
-      :calorie_per_second => 4.184, :calories_per_second => 4.184,
-      :erg_per_second => 1.0e-7, :ergs_per_second => 1.0e-7,
-      :foot_pound_force_per_hour => 3.766161e-4,
-      :foot_pound_force_per_minute => 2.259697e-2,
-      :foot_pound_force_per_second => 1.355818,
-      :horsepower => 7.456999e+2,
-      :boiler_horsepower => 9.80950e+3,
-      :electric_horsepower => 7.46e+2,
-      :metric_horsepower => 7.354988e+2,
-      :uk_horsepower => 7.4570e+2,
-      :water_horsepower => 7.46043e+2,
-      :kilocalorie_per_minute => 6.973333*10, :kilocalories_per_minute => 6.973333*10,
-      :kilocalorie_per_second => 4.184e+3, :kilocalories_per_second => 4.184e+3,
-      :ton_of_refrigeration => 3.516853e+3, :tons_of_refrigeration => 3.516853e+3
-    },
-    :pressure => {
-      :pascal => 1.0, :pascals => 1.0, :Pa => 1.0,
-      :atmosphere => 1.01325e+5, :atmospheres => 1.01325e+5,
-      :technical_atmosphere => 9.80665e+4, :technical_atmospheres => 9.80665e+4,
-      :bar => 1.0e+5, :bars => 1.0e+5,
-      :centimeter_of_mercury => 1.333224e+3, :centimeters_of_mercury => 1.333224e+3,
-      :centimeter_of_water => 98.0665, :centimeters_of_water => 98.0665, :gram_force_per_square_centimeter => 98.0665,
-      :dyne_per_square_centimeter => 1.0e-1, :dynes_per_square_centimeter => 1.0e-1,
-      :foot_of_mercury => 4.063666e+4, :feet_of_mercury => 4.063666e+4,
-      :foot_of_water => 2.989067e+3, :feet_of_water => 2.989067e+3,
-      :inch_of_mercury => 3.386389e+3, :inches_of_mercury => 3.386389e+3,
-      :inch_of_water =>  2.490889e+2, :inches_of_water =>  2.490889e+2,
-      :kilogram_force_per_square_centimeter => 9.80665e+4,
-      :kilogram_force_per_square_meter => 9.80665,
-      :kilogram_force_per_square_millimeter =>  9.80665e+6,
-      :kip_per_square_inch => 6.894757e+6, :kips_per_square_inch => 6.894757e+6, :ksi => 6.894757e+6,
-      :millibar => 1.0e+2, :mbar => 1.0e+2, :millibars => 1.0e+2, :mbars => 1.0e+2,
-      :millimeter_of_mercury => 1.333224e+2, :millimeters_of_mercury => 1.333224e+2,
-      :millimeter_of_water => 9.80665, :millimeters_of_water => 9.80665,
-      :poundal_per_square_foot => 1.488164, :poundals_per_square_foot => 1.488164,
-      :pound_force_per_square_foot => 47.88026,
-      :pound_force_per_square_inch => 6.894757e+3, :psi => 6.894757e+3,
-      :torr => 1.333224e+2, :torrs => 1.333224e+2
-    },
-    :radioactivity => {
-      :becquerel => 1.0, :becquerels => 1.0, :Bq => 1.0,
-      :curie => 3.7e+10, :curies => 3.7e+10, :Ci => 3.7e+10
-    },
-    :temperature => {
-      :kelvin => 1.0, :K => 1.0,
-
-      :celsius => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }], :centrigrade => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }],
-      :degree_celsius => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }], :degree_centrigrade => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }],
-      :degrees_celsius => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }], :degrees_centrigrade => [Proc.new{ |t| t + 273.15 }, Proc.new{ |t| t - 273.15 }],
-      :fahrenheit => [Proc.new{ |t| (t + 459.67) * (5.0/9.0) }, Proc.new{ |t| t * (9.0/5.0) - 459.67 }],
-      :degree_fahrenheit => [Proc.new{ |t| (t + 459.67) * (5.0/9.0) }, Proc.new{ |t| t * (9.0/5.0) - 459.67 }],
-      :degrees_fahrenheit => [Proc.new{ |t| (t + 459.67) * (5.0/9.0) }, Proc.new{ |t| t * (9.0/5.0) - 459.67 }],
-      :rankine => 1.8, :rankines => 1.8
-    },
-    :time => {
-      :second => 1.0, :seconds => 1.0, :s => 1.0,
-      :minute => 60.0, :minutes => 60.0, :min => 60.0,
-      :sidereal_minute => 5.983617, :sidereal_minutes => 5.983617,
-      :hour => 3600.0, :hours => 3600.0, :hr => 3600.0, :h => 3600.0,
-      :sidereal_hour => 3.590170e+3, :sidereal_hours => 3.590170e+3,
-      :day => 86400.0, :days => 86400.0,
-      :sidereal_day => 8.616409e+4, :sidereal_days => 8.616409e+4,
-      :shake => 1.0e-8, :shakes => 1.0e-8,
-      :year => 3.1536e+7, :years => 3.1536e+7,
-      :sidereal_year => 3.155815e+7, :sidereal_years => 3.155815e+7,
-      :tropical_year => 3.155693e+7, :tropical_years => 3.155693e+7,
-      #unusual measurements
-      :jiffy => 0.01, :jiffies => 0.01,
-      :microfortnight => 1.2096, :microfortnights => 1.2096,
-      :megaannum => 3.1536e+16, :Ma => 3.1536e+16, :megaannums => 3.1536e+16,
-      :galactic_year => 7.884e+18, :galactic_years => 7.884e+18, :GY => 7.884e+18
-    },
-    :volume => {
-      :litre => 1.0, :liter => 1.0, :litres => 1.0, :liters => 1.0, :l => 1.0, :L => 1.0,
-      :barrel => 1.589873e+2, :barrels => 1.589873e+2,
-      :bushel => 3.523907e+1, :bushels => 3.523907e+1,
-      :cubic_meter => 1000.0, :cubic_meters => 1000.0,
-      :cup => 2.365882e-1, :cups => 2.365882e-1,
-      :imperial_fluid_ounce => 0.0284130742, :imperial_fluid_ounces => 0.0284130742,
-      :ounce => 0.0295735296, :ounces => 0.0295735296, :fluid_ounce => 0.0295735296, :fluid_ounces => 0.0295735296,
-      :imperial_gallon => 4.54609, :imperial_gallons => 4.54609,
-      :gallon => 3.785412, :gallons => 3.785412, :gals => 3.785412, :Gals => 3.785412,
-      :imperial_gill => 1.420653e-1, :imperial_gills => 1.420653e-1,
-      :gill => 1.182941e-1, :gills => 1.182941e-1, :gi => 1.182941e-1,
-      :pint => 5.506105e-1, :pints => 5.506105e-1,
-      :liquid_pint => 4.731765e-1, :liquid_pints => 4.731765e-1,
-      :quart => 1.101221, :quarts => 1.101221,
-      :liquid_quart => 9.463529e-1, :liquid_quarts => 9.463529e-1,
-      :tablespoon => 0.0147867648, :tablespoons => 0.0147867648,
-      :teaspoon => 0.00492892159, :teaspoons => 0.00492892159,
-      #unusual measurements
-      :sydharb => 5.0e+11, :sydharbs => 5.0e+11
-    }
-  }
-  @@unit_prefixes = {
-    :googol => 1e+100,
-    :yotta => 1e+24, :Y => 1e+24,
-    :zetta => 1e+21, :Z => 1e+21,
-    :exa => 1e+18, :E => 1e+18,
-    :peta => 1e+15, :P => 1e+15,
-    :tera => 1e+12, :T => 1e+12,
-    :giga => 1e+9, :G => 1e+9,
-    :mega => 1e+6, :M => 1e+6,
-    :kilo => 1e+3, :k => 1e+3,
-    :hecto => 1e+2, :h => 1e+2,
-    :deca => 10, :da => 10,
-    :deci => 1e-1, :d => 1e-1,
-    :centi => 1e-2, :c => 1e-2,
-    :milli => 1e-3, :m => 1e-3,
-    :micro => 1e-6, :u => 1e-6,
-    :nano => 1e-9, :n => 1e-9,
-    :pico => 1e-12, :p => 1e-12,
-    :femto => 1e-15, :f => 1e-15,
-    :atto => 1e-18, :a => 1e-18,
-    :zepto => 1e-21, :z => 1e-21,
-    :yocto => 1e-24, :y => 1e-24,
-
-    # binary prefixes
-
-    :kibi => 2.0**10.0, :Ki => 2.0**10.0,
-    :mebi => 2.0**20.0, :Mi => 2.0**20.0,
-    :gibi => 2.0**30.0, :Gi => 2.0**30.0,
-    :tebi => 2.0**40.0, :Ti => 2.0**40.0,
-    :pebi => 2.0**50.0, :Pi => 2.0**50.0,
-    :exbi => 2.0**60.0, :Ei => 2.0**60.0,
-    :zebi => 2.0**70.0, :Zi => 2.0**70.0,
-    :yobi => 2.0**80.0, :Yi => 2.0**80.0
-  }
-
-  def from(unit_name)
-    send(unit_name)
+  def self.use_si
+    @use_si ||= false
   end
 
-  def self.unit_prefixes
-    @@unit_prefixes
+  def self.use_si= use_si
+    @use_si = use_si
   end
 
   def self.conversion_table
-    @@conversion_table
+    @conversion_table ||= ConversionTable.new.load_all
   end
 
   def self.operator_actions
-    @@operator_actions
+    @operator_actions ||= {}
   end
 
-  class CompoundNumericConversion
-    attr_accessor :numerators, :denominators
-    def initialize(numerator)
-      @coefficient = 1 #* numerator.to_f
-      @numerators = [numerator]
-      @denominators = []
-    end
-    def *(value)
-      case value
-      when Numeric
-         @coefficient *= value
-         self
-      when Alchemist::NumericConversion
-        @numerators << value
-        return consolidate
-      end
-    end
-
-    def consolidate
-      @numerators.each_with_index do |numerator, n|
-        @denominators.each_with_index do |denominator, d|
-          next if numerator.is_a?(Numeric)
-          next if denominator.is_a?(Numeric)
-          if (Conversions[numerator.unit_name] & Conversions[denominator.unit_name]).length > 0
-            value = numerator / denominator
-            @numerators.delete_at(n)
-            @denominators.delete_at(d)
-            @coefficient *= value
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      if @denominators.length == 0 && @numerators.length == 1
-        @numerators[0] * @coefficient
-      elsif @denominators.length == 0 && @numerators.length == 0
-        @coefficient
-      else
-        self
-      end
-    end
-
-    def to_s
-
-    end
-
-    def method_missing(method, *attrs, &block)
-      if Conversions[method]
-        @denominators << 1.send(method)
-        consolidate
-      end
-    end
+  def self.conversions
+    @conversions ||= load_conversions
   end
 
-  class NumericConversion
-    include Comparable
-
-    def per
-      Alchemist::CompoundNumericConversion.new(self)
-    end
-
-    def p
-      per
-    end
-
-    def to(type = nil)
-      unless type
-        self
-      else
-        send(type)
-      end
-    end
-    alias_method :as, :to
-
-    def base(unit_type)
-      if(Alchemist.conversion_table[unit_type][@unit_name].is_a?(Array))
-        @exponent * Alchemist.conversion_table[unit_type][@unit_name][0].call(@value)
-      else
-        @exponent * @value * Alchemist.conversion_table[unit_type][@unit_name]
-      end
-    end
-
-    def unit_name
-      @unit_name
-    end
+  def self.measurement_for name
+    conversions[ name.to_sym ]
+  end
 
-    def to_s
-      @value.to_s
-    end
+  def self.register(type, names, value)
 
-    def value
-      @value
-    end
+    names = Array(names)
+    value = value.is_a?(NumericConversion) ? value.base(type) : value
 
-    def to_f
-      @value
+    names.each do |name|
+      conversions[name] ||= []
+      conversions[name] << type
+      Alchemist.conversion_table[type][name] = value
     end
+  end
 
-    def ==(other)
-      (self <=> other) == 0
-    end
+  def self.register_operation_conversions type, other_type, operation, converted_type
+    operator_actions[operation] ||= []
+    operator_actions[operation] << [type, other_type, converted_type]
+  end
 
-    def <=>(other)
-      (self.to_f * @exponent).to_f <=> other.to(@unit_name).to_f
-    end
+  def self.parse_prefix(unit)
+    matches = unit.to_s.match(prefix_matcher)
+    prefix, parsed_unit = matches.captures
 
-    private
-    def initialize value, unit_name, exponent = 1.0
-      @value = value.to_f
-      @unit_name = unit_name
-      @exponent = exponent
+    if prefix && si_units.include?(parsed_unit)
+      value = prefixed_value_for(prefix.to_sym, parsed_unit)
+      [value, parsed_unit.to_sym]
+    else
+      [1, unit]
     end
+  end
 
-    def method_missing unit_name, *args, &block
-      exponent, unit_name = Alchemist.parse_prefix(unit_name)
-      if Conversions[ unit_name ]
-        types = Conversions[ @unit_name] & Conversions[ unit_name]
-        if types[0] # assume first type
-          if(Alchemist.conversion_table[types[0]][unit_name].is_a?(Array))
-            Alchemist.conversion_table[types[0]][unit_name][1].call(base(types[0]))
-          else
-            NumericConversion.new(base(types[0]) / (exponent * Alchemist.conversion_table[types[0]][unit_name]), unit_name)
-          end
-        else
-          raise Exception, "Incompatible Types"
-        end
-      else
-        if args[0] && args[0].is_a?(NumericConversion) && Alchemist.operator_actions[unit_name]
-          t1 = Conversions[ @unit_name ][0]
-          t2 = Conversions[ args[0].unit_name ][0]
-          Alchemist.operator_actions[unit_name].each do |s1, s2, new_type|
-            if t1 == s1 && t2 == s2
-              return (@value * args[0].to_f).send(new_type)
-            end
-          end
-        end
-        if unit_name == :*
-          if args[0].is_a?(Numeric)
-            @value *= args[0]
-            return self
-          else
-            raise Exception, "Incompatible Types"
-          end
-        end
-        if unit_name == :/ && args[0].is_a?(NumericConversion)
-          raise Exception, "Incompatible Types" unless (Conversions[@unit_name] & Conversions[args[0].unit_name]).length > 0
-        end
-        args.map!{|a| a.is_a?(NumericConversion) ? a.send(@unit_name).to_f / @exponent : a }
-        @value = @value.send( unit_name, *args, &block )
-
+  private
 
-        unit_name == :/ ? @value : self
-      end
-    end
+  def self.use_binary_prefix? unit
+    !use_si && measurement_for(unit).include?(:information_storage)
   end
 
-  Conversions = {}
-  def method_missing unit_name, *args, &block
-    exponent, unit_name = Alchemist.parse_prefix(unit_name)
-    Conversions[ unit_name ] || super( unit_name, *args, &block )
-    NumericConversion.new self, unit_name, exponent
-  end
 
-  def self.register(type, names, value)
-    names = [names] unless names.is_a?(Array)
-    value = value.is_a?(NumericConversion) ? value.base(type) : value
-    names.each do |name|
-      Conversions[name] ||= []
-      Conversions[name] << type
-      Alchemist.conversion_table[type][name] = value
-    end
+  def self.prefix_matcher
+    keys = unit_prefixes.keys.map(&:to_s).sort{ |a,b| b.length <=> a.length }
+    %r{^(#{keys.join('|')})?(.+)}
   end
 
-	def self.register_operation_conversions type, other_type, operation, converted_type
-	  @@operator_actions[operation] ||= []
-    @@operator_actions[operation] << [type, other_type, converted_type]
-	end
-
-  def self.parse_prefix(unit)
-    @@unit_prefixes.each do |prefix, value|
-      if unit.to_s =~ /^#{prefix}.+/ && @@si_units.include?(unit.to_s.gsub(/^#{prefix}/,''))
-        if !(Conversions[ unit.to_s.gsub(/^#{prefix}/,'').to_sym ] & [ :information_storage ]).empty? && !@use_si && value >= 1000.0 && value.to_i & -value.to_i != value
-          value = 2 ** (10 * (Math.log(value) / Math.log(10)) / 3)
-        end
-        return [value, unit.to_s.gsub(/^#{prefix}/,'').to_sym]
-      end
+  def self.prefixed_value_for prefix, unit
+    if use_binary_prefix? unit
+      binary_prefixes[prefix]
+    else
+      unit_prefixes[prefix]
     end
-    [1.0, unit]
   end
 
-  @@conversion_table.each do |type, conversions|
-    conversions.each do |name, value|
-      Conversions[name] ||= []
-      Conversions[name] << type
+  def self.load_conversions
+    conversions = {}
+    conversion_table.each do |type, table_conversions|
+      table_conversions.each do |name, value|
+        conversions[name] ||= []
+        conversions[name] << type
+      end
     end
+    conversions
   end
 end
 
-class Numeric
-  include Alchemist
-end
-
-require 'alchemist/compound'
+require "alchemist/compound"