https://github.com/purarue/frinkconv
A wrapper script for interacting with the Frink language, with a focus on converting units
https://github.com/purarue/frinkconv
frink unit-conversions unit-converter
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A wrapper script for interacting with the Frink language, with a focus on converting units
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/purarue/frinkconv
- Owner: purarue
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-05-29T02:47:26.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-10-24T23:17:32.000Z (8 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-29T10:05:14.819Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: frink, unit-conversions, unit-converter
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 3.91 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
## frinkconv
A wrapper script for interacting with the [Frink language](https://frinklang.org/), with a focus on converting units
I've tried many CLI unit conversion tools/systems, and so far, have found Frink the best.
However, using it from the CLI can be a bit tedious, so this:
- Handles downloading the JAR/data files
- Wraps frink in `rlwrap` to provide symbol auto completion (can hit `tab` to complete unit names) and history support
- Provides 2 interfaces:
- The default REPL
- A non-interactive expression mode, which executes anything passed as command line arguments
For the list of supported units, see [here](https://frinklang.org/frinkdata/units.txt)
This was converted to modern `bash` and made configurable from the ['starter script'](https://frinklang.org/frinkjar/frink)
## Install
Requires: `java`, `rlwrap`, `wget`
Copy the `frinkconv` script onto your `$PATH` and make it executable
Could use [`basher`](https://github.com/basherpm/basher) to do that for you:
```bash
basher install purarue/frinkconv
```
## Examples
Interactive mode:
```
$ frinkconv
Dropping into repl...
Frink - Copyright 2000-2021 Alan Eliasen, [email protected].
10 hours -> sec
36000
200 gigabytes -> kilobytes
200000000
1 lunarmonth -> solardays
29.5305555
20 gallons -> fluidounces
2560
1 kilometer -> mile
15625/25146 (approx. 0.62137119223733397)
```
Expression mode:
```
$ frinkconv '19328 seconds -> minutes'
4832/15 (approx. 322.13333333333333)
```