version bump, expanded default unit database

also fixed a unit case issue, make sure to be consistent everywhere, also made sure
that if the same abbreviation is used across unit groups that the conversion can
find them

lib/default.units

@@ -5,15 +5,31 @@ time:
   day			86400s
   week			7day
 
+distance:
+  meter,m		1m
+  feet,ft		0.3048m
+  inch,in		0.0254m
+  yard,yd		0.9144m
+  mile,mi		1609.34m
+
+mass:
+  ton,t			1000000gm
+  gram,gm		1gm
+  pound,lb		16gm
+  ounce,oz		28.3495gm
+  stone,st		6350.29gm
+
 volume:
-  liter,L		1L
-  gallon,gal		8pint
-  pint			0.125gal
-  quart,qt		2pint
-  tablespoon,tbl	0.03125pint
-  teaspoon,tsp		0.33333333333tbl
-  cup			16tbl
-  gill,gi		0.1182941L
+  liter,L		202.884tsp
+  gallon,gal		768tsp
+  pint			96tsp
+  quart,qt		192tsp
+  tablespoon,tbsp	3tsp
+  teaspoon,tsp		1tsp
+  cup			48tsp
+  ounce,oz		6tsp
+  gill,gi		24tsp
+  barrel,bbl		24192tsp
 
 storage:
   bit,b			1bit

lib/index.js

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var parseSection = function(section){
 
 	var names = next[0].replace(/[\s\t]/g, '').split(',');
 	var value = next[1].replace(/[\s\t]/g, '').match(/([0-9.]+)|([a-zA-Z]+)/g);
-	var unit = value[1].toLowerCase();
+	var unit = value[1];
 	value = parseFloat(value[0]);
 
 	names.forEach(function(name){
@@ -204,18 +204,20 @@ var get_modifier = function(unit){
 };
 
 var determine_type = function(variations){
+    var possible = [];
     for(var i in types){
 	for(var k in variations){
 	    if(unit_database[types[i]][variations[k]] !== undefined){
-		return {'type': types[i], 'unit': variations[k], 'modifier': 1};
+		possible.push({'type': types[i], 'unit': variations[k], 'modifier': 1});
 	    } else{
 		var modified = get_modifier(variations[k]);
 		if(unit_database[types[i]][modified.unit] !== undefined){
-		    return {'type': types[i], 'unit': modified.unit, 'modifier': modified.modifier};
+		    posible.push({'type': types[i], 'unit': modified.unit, 'modifier': modified.modifier});
 		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
+    return possible;
 };
 
 var default_db = path.join(path.dirname(module.filename), 'default.units');
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ return module.exports = {
 	return type;
     },
     convert: function(str){
-	var type, value, from, to;
+	var value, from, to;
 	var max_tries = 5;
 
 	var parts = conversion_regex.exec(str);
@@ -250,33 +252,39 @@ return module.exports = {
 	var from_variations = get_variations(parts[2]);
 	var to_variations = get_variations(parts[3]);
 
-	var from_type = determine_type(from_variations);
-	var to_type = determine_type(to_variations);
+	var from_types = determine_type(from_variations);
+	var to_types = determine_type(to_variations);
 
-	if(!from_type){
+	if(!from_types.length){
 	    throw 'Unknown unit: "' + parts[2] + '"';
 	    return;
 	}
-	if(!to_type){
+	if(!to_types.length){
 	    throw 'Unknown unit: "' + parts[3] + '"';
 	    return;
 	}
 
-	if(from_type.type !== to_type.type){
-	    throw 'Units "' + from_type.unit + '" and "' + to_type.unit + '" do not belong in the same unit group';
-	    return;
+	for(var i in from_types){
+	    for(var k in to_types){
+		if(from_types[i].type === to_types[k].type){
+		    from = from_types[i];
+		    to = to_types[i];
+		    break;
+		}
+	    }
 	}
 
-	value = value * from_type.modifier;
-	type = from_type.type;
-	from = from_type.unit;
-	to = to_type.unit;
+	if(!from || !to){
+	    throw 'Units "' + parts[2] + '" and "' + parts[3] + '" do not belong in the same unit group';
+	    return;
+	}
 
-        var result = convert(type, value, from, to, max_tries);
+	value = value * from.modifier;
+        var result = convert(from.type, value, from.unit, to.unit, max_tries);
 	if(result == undefined){
-	    throw 'Conversion of "' + from + '" to "' + to + '" was not possible';
+	    throw 'Conversion of "' + from.unit + '" to "' + to.unit + '" was not possible';
 	} else{
-	    return result / to_type.modifier;
+	    return result / to.modifier;
 	}
     },
 };

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-units",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.1.3",
   "description": "Node.JS unit conversion library with customizable units",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "directories": {