Thank you thank you, Mr. Trout! /bda
PS: because of the way DDG handles errors, that will actually be a big piece for me to add. i initially had them, but they require all error handling to simply <code>return;</code>. i want to handle this more dexterously. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Matt S Trout <m...@shadowcat.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 11:35:06AM +0000, Perl Authors Upload Server wrote: > > > > The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > > > > modid: Conversion > > DSLIP: adphp > > description: convert between various units of measurement > > userid: ELOHMROW (Bradley Andersen) > > chapterid: 23 (Miscellaneous_Modules) > > communities: > > https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-goodies/pull/356 > > > > similar: > > Convert::Temperature > > > > rationale: > > > > I wrote a conversions goodie (zero-click answer) for duckduckgo > > (DDG). After struggling to find existing Perl modules to #include, I > > came up with a neat way to convert between any two units. I want to > > re-factor my DDG code for use on CPAN. > > > > Right now, my code can do conversions for these types: mass, > > length, time, pressure, energy, power, angles, force, and > > temperature. It is trivial (requires adding an array) to add new > > unit types. In fact, today I plan to add support for digital storage > > (bits, bytes, etc.) and cooking (cups, tsp, etc.) > > Convert::Pluggable would sound good then. > > Also look at modules matching Units for ideas. > > -- > Matt S Trout - Shadowcat Systems - Perl consulting with a commit bit and a > clue > > http://shadowcat.co.uk/blog/matt-s-trout/ > http://twitter.com/shadowcat_mst/ > > Email me now on mst (at) shadowcat.co.uk and let's chat about how our CPAN > commercial support, training and consultancy packages could help your team. >
