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md_src_plugins_mathcheck_README - README

  • infos = Information about the mathcheck plugin is in keys below
  • infos/author = Thomas Waser thomas.waser@libelektra.org
  • infos/licence = BSD
  • infos/needs =
  • infos/provides = check
  • infos/placements = presetstorage
  • infos/description =

Compares a key value to a mathematical expression using polish prefix notation defined in the check/math metakey. Operations are + - / * . Operants are keys with names relative to the parent key. How the values are compared is specified at the beginning of the metakey using the conditions <, <=, ==, !=, =>, >, := := is used to set key values. All values are interpreted as double floating point values.

Examples

check/math = '== + testval1 + testval2 testval3' compares the keyvalue to the sum of testval1-3 and yields an error if the values are not equal. check/math = '\<= - testval1 * testval2 testval3' tests if the keyvalue is less than or equal to testval1 - (testval2 * testval3) and yields an error if not.

Full example:



    kdb mount mathcheck.dump /example/mathcheck dump mathcheck


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/a 3.1


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/b 4.5


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/k 7.6


    kdb setmeta user/example/mathcheck/k check/math "== + a b"


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/k 7.7   # fails

To calculate values on-demand you can use:



    kdb setmeta user/example/mathcheck/k check/math ":= + a b"


    kdb get user/example/mathcheck/k       # 12.5


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/a 5.5


    kdb get user/example/mathcheck/k       # 10

It also works with constants:



    kdb setmeta user/example/mathcheck/k check/math ":= + a '5'"


    kdb get user/example/mathcheck/k       # 10.5


    kdb set user/example/mathcheck/a 8.0


    kdb get user/example/mathcheck/k       # 13
Sun May 29 2016 Version 0.8.14