unit-abbreviation

A npm library that converts units or terms to their respective abbreviations

Features

• Convert the most common units for Height, Length, Distance, Range, Depth, Weight, Volume, Capacity, Temperature, and Speed.
• Parses and converts the plural form of the unit to its respective abbreviation if it exists in our data.
• Passing capitalized unit returns its respective abbreviation also capitalized.

Prerequisites

You need npm installed.

$ npm install npm@latest -g

Installing

Using npm:

$ npm install unit-abbreviation

Example

const abbr = require('unit-abbreviation');

// Convert the unit 'kilometer' to 'km'
abbr('kilometer');

// Convert the unit 'degrees celsius' to 'C'
abbr('degrees celsius');

// Convert the unit 'Kilogram' to 'Kg'
abbr('Kilogram');

// Conver the unit 'meters' to 'm'
abbr('meters');

Supported conversions

• Height/Length/Distance/Range/Depth

  • centimeter
  • feet
  • foot
  • inch
  • inches
  • kilometer
  • meter
  • mile
  • millimeter
  • yard

• Weight

  • kilogram
  • gram
  • milligram
  • ounce
  • pound

• Volume/C

  • cup
  • gallon
  • liter
  • milliliter:
  • pint
  • quart
  • teaspoon

• Temperature

  • calorie
  • celsius
  • 'degrees celsius'
  • 'degrees centigrade'
  • 'degrees fahrenheit'
  • fahrenheit
  • kilocalorie

• Speed

  • knots
  • 'kilometers per hour'
  • 'miles per hour'
  • 'nautical miles per hour'

Thanks

Robert Dimitrov - https://github.com/robbdimitrov

License

MIT