https://github.com/mpusz/mp-units
The quantities and units library for C++
https://github.com/mpusz/mp-units
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The quantities and units library for C++
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mpusz/mp-units
- Owner: mpusz
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-08-22T10:12:46.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-04T11:27:56.000Z (18 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-11T16:19:13.527Z (11 days ago)
- Topics: cmake, conan, cpp, cpp20, cpp23, dimensional-analysis, dimensions, isq, library, physical-quantities, physical-units, quantity, quantity-manipulation, safety, si, system-of-quantities, system-of-units, units, units-of-measure, units-of-measurement
- Language: C++
- Homepage: https://mpusz.github.io/mp-units/
- Size: 35.9 MB
- Stars: 1,172
- Watchers: 34
- Forks: 100
- Open Issues: 62
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE.md
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Citation: CITATION.cff
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# `mp-units` - The quantities and units library for C++
**The mp-units library might be the subject of ISO standardization for C++29. More on this can
be found in the following ISO C++ proposals:**
- [P1935: A C++ Approach to Physical Units](https://wg21.link/p1935),
- [P2980: A motivation, scope, and plan for a quantities and units library](https://wg21.link/p2980),
- [P3045: Quantities and units library](https://wg21.link/p3045).
**We are actively looking for parties interested in field-trialing the library.**
[](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/mpusz/mp-units)
## Video Introduction
A brief introduction to the library's interfaces and the rationale for changes in the version 2.0
of **mp-units** were provided in detail by [Mateusz Pusz](https://github.com/mpusz) in the
["The Power of C++ Templates With mp-units: Lessons Learned & a New Library Design" talk at the C++ on Sea 2023 conference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUdz0WvOMm0).
## Documentation
An extensive project documentation can be found on [mp-units GitHub Pages](https://mpusz.github.io/mp-units).
It includes installation instructions and a detailed user's guide.
## Terms and Definitions
This project uses the official metrology vocabulary defined by the ISO and BIPM.
Please familiarize yourself with those terms to better understand the documentation
and improve domain-related communication and discussions. You can find essential
project-related definitions in [our documentation's "Glossary" chapter](https://mpusz.github.io/mp-units/latest/appendix/glossary).
Even more terms are provided in the official vocabulary of the [ISO](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso-iec:guide:99:ed-1:v2:en)
and [BIPM](https://jcgm.bipm.org/vim/en).
## TL;DR
`mp-units` is a compile-time enabled Modern C++ library that provides compile-time dimensional
analysis and unit/quantity manipulation.
Here is a small example of possible operations:
```cpp
#include
using namespace mp_units;
using namespace mp_units::si::unit_symbols;
// simple numeric operations
static_assert(10 * km / 2 == 5 * km);
// conversions to common units
static_assert(1 * h == 3600 * s);
static_assert(1 * km + 1 * m == 1001 * m);
// derived quantities
static_assert(1 * km / (1 * s) == 1000 * m / s);
static_assert(2 * km / h * (2 * h) == 4 * km);
static_assert(2 * km / (2 * km / h) == 1 * h);
static_assert(2 * m * (3 * m) == 6 * m2);
static_assert(10 * km / (5 * km) == 2 * one);
static_assert(1000 / (1 * s) == 1 * kHz);
```
_Try it on the [Compiler Explorer](https://godbolt.org/z/fT1r4sohs)._
This library heavily uses C++20 features (concepts, classes as NTTPs, ...). Thanks to
them the user gets a powerful but still easy to use interfaces and all unit conversions
and dimensional analysis can be performed without sacrificing on runtime performance or
accuracy. Please see the below example for a quick preview of basic library features:
```cpp
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
using namespace mp_units;
constexpr QuantityOf auto avg_speed(QuantityOf auto d,
QuantityOf auto t)
{
return d / t;
}
int main()
{
using namespace mp_units::si::unit_symbols;
using namespace mp_units::international::unit_symbols;
constexpr quantity v1 = 110 * km / h;
constexpr quantity v2 = 70 * mph;
constexpr quantity v3 = avg_speed(220. * isq::distance[km], 2 * h);
constexpr quantity v4 = avg_speed(isq::distance(140. * mi), 2 * h);
constexpr quantity v5 = v3.in(m / s);
constexpr quantity v6 = value_cast(v4);
constexpr quantity v7 = value_cast(v6);
std::cout << v1 << '\n'; // 110 km/h
std::cout << std::setw(10) << std::setfill('*') << v2 << '\n'; // ***70 mi/h
std::cout << std::format("{:*^10}\n", v3); // *110 km/h*
std::println("{:%N in %U of %D}", v4); // 70 in mi/h of LT⁻¹
std::println("{::N[.2f]}", v5); // 30.56 m/s
std::println("{::N[.2f]U[dn]}", v6); // 31.29 m⋅s⁻¹
std::println("{:%N}", v7); // 31
}
```
_Try it on the [Compiler Explorer](https://godbolt.org/z/nhqhT8Mzb)._