// Created on: 1992-06-22
// Created by: Gilles DEBARBOUILLE
// Copyright (c) 1992-1999 Matra Datavision
// Copyright (c) 1999-2014 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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#ifndef _Units_HeaderFile
#define _Units_HeaderFile

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_DefineAlloc.hxx>
#include <Standard_Handle.hxx>

#include <Standard_CString.hxx>
#include <Standard_Boolean.hxx>
#include <Standard_Real.hxx>
class Units_UnitsDictionary;
class Units_Quantity;
class Units_Lexicon;
class Units_Dimensions;
class Units_Dimensions;
class Units_Unit;
class Units_ShiftedUnit;
class Units_Token;
class Units_ShiftedToken;
class Units_Quantity;
class Units_UnitsDictionary;
class Units_UnitsSystem;
class Units_Explorer;
class Units_Sentence;
class Units_MathSentence;
class Units_UnitSentence;
class Units_Lexicon;
class Units_UnitsLexicon;
class Units_Measurement;


//! This  package provides all the  facilities  to create
//! and question a dictionary of  units,  and also  to
//! manipulate measurements which are real values with
//! units.
class Units 
{
public:

  DEFINE_STANDARD_ALLOC

  
  //! Defines the location of the file containing all the
  //! information useful in creating the dictionary of all
  //! the units known to the system.
  Standard_EXPORT static void UnitsFile (const Standard_CString afile);
  
  //! Defines the location of the file containing the lexicon
  //! useful in manipulating composite units.
  Standard_EXPORT static void LexiconFile (const Standard_CString afile);
  
  //! Returns a unique instance of the dictionary of units.
  //! If <amode> is True, then it forces the recomputation of
  //! the dictionary of units.
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_UnitsDictionary) DictionaryOfUnits (const Standard_Boolean amode = Standard_False);
  
  //! Returns a unique quantity instance corresponding to <aquantity>.
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_Quantity) Quantity (const Standard_CString aquantity);
  
  //! Returns the first quantity string founded from the unit <aUnit>.
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_CString FirstQuantity (const Standard_CString aunit);
  
  //! Returns a unique instance of the Units_Lexicon.
  //! If <amode> is True, it forces the recomputation of
  //! the dictionary of units, and by consequence the
  //! completion of the Units_Lexicon.
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_Lexicon) LexiconUnits (const Standard_Boolean amode = Standard_True);
  
  //! Return a unique instance of LexiconFormula.
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_Lexicon) LexiconFormula();
  
  //! Returns always the same instance of Dimensions.
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_Dimensions) NullDimensions();
  
  //! Converts <avalue> expressed in <afirstunit> into the <asecondunit>.
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Real Convert (const Standard_Real avalue, const Standard_CString afirstunit, const Standard_CString asecondunit);
  
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Real ToSI (const Standard_Real aData, const Standard_CString aUnit);
  
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Real ToSI (const Standard_Real aData, const Standard_CString aUnit, Handle(Units_Dimensions)& aDim);
  
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Real FromSI (const Standard_Real aData, const Standard_CString aUnit);
  
  Standard_EXPORT static Standard_Real FromSI (const Standard_Real aData, const Standard_CString aUnit, Handle(Units_Dimensions)& aDim);
  
  //! return the dimension associated to the Type
  Standard_EXPORT static Handle(Units_Dimensions) Dimensions (const Standard_CString aType);




protected:





private:




friend class Units_Dimensions;
friend class Units_Unit;
friend class Units_ShiftedUnit;
friend class Units_Token;
friend class Units_ShiftedToken;
friend class Units_Quantity;
friend class Units_UnitsDictionary;
friend class Units_UnitsSystem;
friend class Units_Explorer;
friend class Units_Sentence;
friend class Units_MathSentence;
friend class Units_UnitSentence;
friend class Units_Lexicon;
friend class Units_UnitsLexicon;
friend class Units_Measurement;

};







#endif // _Units_HeaderFile
