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-- Text used by Module:Convert, for en.wikipedia.org (English).
-- This is a separate module to simplify translation for use on another wiki.
-- Some units accept an SI prefix before the unit code, such as "kg" for kilogram.
local SIprefixes = {
-- The prefix field is what the prefix should be, if different from the prefix used.
['Y'] = { exponent = 24, name = 'yotta', },
['Z'] = { exponent = 21, name = 'zetta', },
['E'] = { exponent = 18, name = 'exa' , },
['P'] = { exponent = 15, name = 'peta' , },
['T'] = { exponent = 12, name = 'tera' , },
['G'] = { exponent = 9, name = 'giga' , },
['M'] = { exponent = 6, name = 'mega' , },
['k'] = { exponent = 3, name = 'kilo' , },
['h'] = { exponent = 2, name = 'hecto', },
['da']= { exponent = 1, name = 'deca' , name_us = 'deka' },
['d'] = { exponent = -1, name = 'deci' , },
['c'] = { exponent = -2, name = 'centi', },
['m'] = { exponent = -3, name = 'milli', },
['μ'] = { exponent = -6, name = 'micro', prefix = 'µ' }, -- key = 'GREEK SMALL LETTER MU' (U+03BC) utf-8 CE BC
['µ'] = { exponent = -6, name = 'micro', }, -- key = 'MICRO SIGN' (U+00B5) utf-8 C2 B5
['u'] = { exponent = -6, name = 'micro', prefix = 'µ' }, -- not an SI prefix, but allow for people typing this
['n'] = { exponent = -9, name = 'nano' , },
['p'] = { exponent =-12, name = 'pico' , },
['f'] = { exponent =-15, name = 'femto', },
['a'] = { exponent =-18, name = 'atto' , },
['z'] = { exponent =-21, name = 'zepto', },
['y'] = { exponent =-24, name = 'yocto', },
}
-- Some units can be qualified with one of the following prefixes, when linked.
local customary_units = {
{ "US", link = "United States customary units" },
{ "U.S.", link = "United States customary units" },
{ "imperial", link = "Imperial unit" },
{ "imp", link = "Imperial unit" },
}
-- Names when using engineering notation (a prefix of "eN" where N is a number; example "e6km").
-- key = { "name", link = "article title", exponent = numeric_key_value }
-- If lk=on and link is defined, the name of the number will appear as a link.
local eng_scales = {
["3"] = { "thousand", exponent = 3 },
["6"] = { "million", exponent = 6 },
["9"] = { "billion", link = "1000000000 (number)", exponent = 9 },
["12"] = { "trillion", link = "1000000000000 (number)", exponent = 12 },
["15"] = { "quadrillion", link = "1000000000000000 (number)", exponent = 15 },
}
-- One of the following categories is included in the text of each message.
local all_categories = {
unit = "[[Category:Convert invalid units]]",
option = "[[Category:Convert invalid options]]",
}
-- For some error messages, the following puts the wanted style around
-- each unit code marked like '...%{ft%}...'.
local unitcode_regex = '%%([{}])'
local unitcode_replace = { ['{'] = '"', ['}'] = '"' } -- no longer need the more elaborate substitute used before 2013-09-28
-- All messages that may be displayed if a problem occurs.
local all_messages = {
-- Message format string, %s parameters: anchor, title, text, category.
-- Each displayed message starts with "Convert:" so can easily locate by searching article.
cvt_format = '<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i>[[Help:Convert messages#%s|<span title="Convert: %s">convert: %s</span>]]</i>]</sup>%s',
-- Each of following messages is a table:
-- { [1] = 'title', -- mouseover title text
-- [2] = 'text', -- link text displayed in article
-- [3] = 'category key', -- key to lookup category in all_categories
-- [4] = 'anchor', -- anchor for link to relevant section on help page
-- regex = gsub_regex,
-- replace = gsub_table,
-- } Mouseover title text Link text CatKey Anchor
cvt_bad_num = { 'Value "%s" must be a number' , 'invalid number' , 'option', 'invalid_number' },
cvt_big_prec = { 'Precision "%s" is too large' , 'precision too large' , 'option', 'precision_too_large' },
cvt_invalid_num = { 'Number has overflowed' , 'number overflow' , 'option', 'number_overflow' },
cvt_no_num = { 'Needs the number to be converted' , 'needs a number' , 'option', 'needs_number' },
cvt_no_num2 = { 'Needs another number for a range' , 'needs another number', 'option', 'needs_another_number' },
cvt_bad_frac = { 'frac "%s" must be an integer above 1' , 'invalid fraction' , 'option', 'invalid_fraction' },
cvt_bad_prec = { 'Precision "%s" must be an integer' , 'invalid precision' , 'option', 'invalid_precision' },
cvt_bad_sigfig = { 'sigfig "%s" must be a positive integer' , 'invalid sigfig' , 'option', 'invalid_sigfig' },
cvt_empty_option = { 'Ignored empty option "%s"' , 'empty option' , 'option', 'empty_option' },
cvt_no_spell = { 'Spelling is not available' , 'bug, ask for help' , 'option', 'ask_for_help' },
cvt_unknown_option = { 'Ignored invalid option "%s"' , 'invalid option' , 'option', 'invalid_option' },
cvt_bad_default = { 'Unit "%s" has an invalid default' , 'bug, ask for help' , 'unit' , 'ask_for_help' },
cvt_bad_unit = { 'Unit "%s" is invalid here' , 'unit invalid here' , 'unit' , 'unit_invalid_here' },
cvt_no_default = { 'Unit "%s" has no default output unit' , 'bug, ask for help' , 'unit' , 'ask_for_help' },
cvt_no_unit = { 'Needs name of unit' , 'needs unit name' , 'unit' , 'needs_unit_name' },
cvt_unknown = { 'Unit name "%s" is not known' , 'unknown unit' , 'unit' , 'unknown_unit' },
cvt_should_be = { '%s' , 'ambiguous unit' , 'unit' , 'ambiguous_unit', regex = unitcode_regex, replace = unitcode_replace },
cvt_mismatch = { 'Cannot convert "%s" to "%s"' , 'unit mismatch' , 'unit' , 'unit_mismatch' },
cvt_bug_convert = { 'Bug: Cannot convert between specified units', 'bug, ask for help' , 'unit' , 'ask_for_help' },
cvt_lookup = { 'Unit "%s" is incorrectly defined' , 'bug, ask for help' , 'unit' , 'ask_for_help' },
}
-- Text to join input value/unit with output value/unit.
local disp_joins = {
["or"] = { " or " , "" },
["sqbr-sp"] = { " [" , "]" },
["sqbr-nbsp"] = { " [" , "]" },
["comma"] = { ", " , "" },
["slash-sp"] = { " / " , "" },
["slash-nbsp"] = { " / ", "" },
["slash-nosp"] = { "/" , "" },
["b"] = { " (" , ")" },
["br"] = { "<br/>" , "" },
}
-- Text to separate values in a range.
local range_types = {
-- Specifying a table requires "off" and "on" values (for "abbr=off" and "abbr=on");
-- other fields are optional.
-- Normally, "adj=on" uses hyphens with unabbreviated units (names, not symbols).
-- However, "exception = true" means hyphens are also used with "adj=on|abbr=on".
-- If "adj" is defined here, that text is used with "adj=on" (without hyphens).
["+"] = " + ",
[","] = ", ",
[", and"] = ", and ",
[", or"] = ", or ",
["by"] = " by ",
["-"] = "–",
["to about"] = " to about ",
["and"] = { off = " and ", on = " and ", exception = true },
["or"] = { off = " or " , on = " or " , exception = true },
["to"] = { off = " to " , on = " to " , exception = true },
["to(-)"] = { off = " to ", on = "–" },
["+/-"] = { off = " ± ", on = " ± ", adj = " ± ", is_range_change = true },
["x"] = { off = " by ", on = " × ", is_range_x = true },
["xx"] = " × ",
["*"] = "×", -- use "*" to replace "x" in {{convert/2}} which is different from "x" in old {{convert}}
}
local range_aliases = {
-- ["alternative name for a range"] = "standard range name"
["and(-)"] = "and",
["&"] = "and",
["–"] = "-",
["–"] = "-",
["to-"] = "to(-)",
["×"] = "x",
["×"] = "x",
["±"] = "+/-",
["±"] = "+/-",
}
-- The following "words" are accepted to make a simple range, for example, {{convert|1-2|ft}}.
-- Words must be in correct order for searching, for example, '-' after '+/-' and 'x' after 'xx'.
local range_words = { '+/-', 'to(-)', '-', 'xx', 'x', '*', 'by', 'to', 'or' }
local ranges = {
types = range_types,
aliases = range_aliases,
words = range_words,
}
-- Valid option names.
local en_option_name = {
-- ["local text for option name"] = "en name used in this module"
["abbr"] = "abbr",
["adj"] = "adj",
["comma"] = "comma",
["debug"] = "debug",
["disp"] = "disp",
["frac"] = "frac",
["lang"] = "lang",
["lk"] = "lk",
["near"] = "near",
["order"] = "order",
["round"] = "round",
["sigfig"] = "sigfig",
["sing"] = "adj", -- "sing" is an old alias for "adj"
["sortable"] = "sortable",
["sp"] = "sp",
["spell"] = "spell",
}
-- Valid option values.
-- Convention: parms.opt_xxx refers to an option that is set here
-- (not intended to be set by the template which invokes this module).
-- Example: At en.wiki, "abbr" includes:
-- ["comma"] = "opt_nocomma"
-- As a result, if the template uses abbr=comma, this script sets:
-- parms["opt_nocomma"] = true
-- parms["abbr"] = nil
-- Therefore parms.abbr will be nil, or will have one of the listed values
-- that do not start with "opt_".
local en_option_value = {
["abbr"] = {
-- ["local text for option value"] = "en value used in this module"
["comma"] = "opt_nocomma", -- no numsep in input or output numbers
["def"] = "", -- ignored (some wrapper templates call convert with "abbr=def" to mean "default abbreviation")
["h"] = "on", -- abbr=on + use "h" for hand unit (default)
["hh"] = "opt_hand_hh", -- abbr=on + use "hh" for hand unit
["in"] = "in", -- use symbol for LHS unit
["mos"] = "mos", -- in a range, repeat the input unit (no longer used)
["none"] = "off", -- old name for "off"
["off"] = "off", -- use name for all units
["on"] = "on", -- use symbol for all units
["out"] = "out", -- use symbol for RHS unit (default)
["values"] = "opt_values", -- show only input and output numbers, not units
["~"] = "opt_also_symbol", -- show input unit symbol as well as name
},
["adj"] = {
["1"] = "opt_singular", -- unit name is singular when value satisfies: (-1 <= v and v < 0) or (0 < v and v <= 1)
["flip"] = "opt_flip", -- reverse order of input/output
["j"] = "opt_use_nbsp", -- "join": use " " instead of " " between value and unit name
["mid"] = "opt_adj_mid", -- adj=on with user-specified text before input unit
["nocomma"] = "opt_nocomma", -- no numsep in input or output numbers
["off"] = "", -- ignored (off is the default)
["on"] = "opt_adjectival", -- unit name is singular and hyphenated
["pre"] = "opt_one_preunit", -- user-specified text before input unit
["ri0"] = "ri0", -- round input with precision = 0
["ri1"] = "ri1", -- round input with precision = 1
["ri2"] = "ri2", -- round input with precision = 2
["ri3"] = "ri3", -- round input with precision = 3
},
["comma"] = {
["5"] = "opt_comma5", -- only use numsep grouping if 5 or more digits
["gaps"] = "opt_gaps", -- use gaps, not numsep, to separate groups of digits
["gaps5"] = "opt_gaps, opt_comma5", -- opt_gaps + opt_comma5
},
["debug"] = {
["yes"] = "opt_sortable_debug", -- make the normally hidden sort key visible
},
["disp"] = {
["/"] = "slash", -- join: '/'
["2"] = "opt_output_only", -- display only output value and symbol/name (not input)
["5"] = "opt_round5", -- round output value to nearest 5
["b"] = "b", -- join: '(...)'
["br"] = "br", -- join: '<br/>'
["comma"] = "comma", -- join: ','
["flip"] = "opt_flip", -- reverse order of input/output
["flip5"] = "opt_flip, opt_round5", -- disp=flip + disp=5
["nocomma"] = "opt_nocomma", -- no numsep in input or output numbers
["number"] = "opt_output_number_only", -- display output value (not input, and not output symbol/name)
["or"] = "or", -- join: 'or'
["out"] = "opt_output_only",
["output number only"] = "opt_output_number_only",
["output only"] = "opt_output_only",
["preunit"] = "opt_two_preunits", -- user-specified text before input and output units
["s"] = "slash", -- join: '/'
["slash"] = "slash", -- join: '/'
["sqbr"] = "sqbr", -- join: '[...]'
["table"] = "opt_table", -- output is suitable for a table cell with align="right"
["tablecen"] = "opt_tablecen", -- output is suitable for a table cell with align="center"
["u2"] = "opt_output_unit_only", -- display output symbol/name (not input, and not output value)
["unit"] = "opt_input_unit_only", -- display input symbol/name (not output, and not input value)
["unit or text"] = "opt_input_unit_only, opt_ignore_error", -- display input symbol/name, or given unit code if not known
["unit2"] = "opt_output_unit_only",
["x"] = "x", -- join: <first>...<second> (user-specified text)
},
-- frac=x is handled as a special case: x must be an integer (possibly in local language) = 1 or more
["lang"] = {
["en"] = "opt_lang_en", -- use en digits for output, regardless of local language
},
["lk"] = {
["in"] = "in", -- link LHS unit name or symbol
["off"] = "off", -- do not link: same as default except for hand unit
["on"] = "on", -- link all unit names or symbols (but not twice for the same unit)
["out"] = "out", -- link RHS unit name or symbol
},
["near"] = {
["5"] = "opt_round5", -- round output value to nearest 5
},
["order"] = {
["flip"] = "opt_flip", -- reverse order of input/output
},
["round"] = {
["5"] = "opt_round5", -- round output value to nearest 5
["25"] = "opt_round25", -- round output value to nearest 25
["each"] = "opt_round_each", -- using default precision in a range, round each output separately (default uses highest precision of each item in range)
},
-- sigfig=x is handled as a special case: x must be an integer (possibly in local language) = 1 or more
["sortable"] = {
["off"] = "", -- ignored (off is the default)
["in"] = "opt_sortable_in", -- output numeric hidden sort field for use in a sortable table, based on input
["on"] = "opt_sortable_in", -- same
["out"] = "opt_sortable_out", -- same, based on output
},
["sp"] = {
["us"] = "opt_sp_us", -- use U.S. spelling (like "meter" instead of default "metre")
},
["spell"] = { -- only English spelling is supported; not scientific notation; only some fractions
["in"] = "opt_spell_in", -- spell input value in words
["In"] = "opt_spell_in, opt_spell_upper", -- spell input value in words with first letter uppercase
["on"] = "opt_spell_in, opt_spell_out", -- spell input and output values in words
["On"] = "opt_spell_in, opt_spell_out, opt_spell_upper", -- same, with first letter of first word in result uppercase
},
}
return {
SIprefixes = SIprefixes,
all_categories = all_categories,
all_messages = all_messages,
currency = { ['$'] = true, ['£'] = true },
customary_units = customary_units,
disp_joins = disp_joins,
en_option_name = en_option_name,
en_option_value = en_option_value,
eng_scales = eng_scales,
ranges = ranges,
}