Sturnus

Sturnus is library that used to parse math expressions in string to a syntax tree to calculate it.

How To Use?

Calculate a expression

Calculate a expression just like this:

    double result = Sturnus.Calculate("1+-2*3/4-2^2");

    // result = -4.5

Using variables

You can import introduces variables like this:

    Dictionary<string, Expression> argus = new Dictionary<string, Expression>();
    argus["argu"] = new ConstantExpression(2);
    double test3Res = Sturnus.Calculate("1+-2*3/4-{argu}^2", context: argus);

    // result = -4.5, too

Using functions in a expression

    double result = Sturnus.Calculate("10 + Max[2, 3, 4]");

    // result = 14, which use 10 adds the max number between 2, 3 and 4.

Get a parsed expression

Or, cache a parsed expression if you need to calculate a expression more than once. Since parse a string into a expression tree cost a lot, this will boost your calculation:

    Expression expression = Sturnus.Parse("1+-2*3/4-{argu}^2");
    Dictionary<string, double> argus = new Dictionary<string, double>();
    argus["argu"] = 2;
    double result = expression.Calculate(argus);

    // result = -4.5, three

Built-in Operators

Priority	Operators	Associativity	Commit
12	Abs(uniary)	Right	Abstract
12	-(uniary)	Right	Negative
10	^	Left	Power
9	%	Left	Mod
9	*	Left	Mutilple
9	/	Left	Divide
8	+	Left	Plus
8	-	Left	Minus

• Note: Operators that in a couple of bracket will have weight plused by 100.

Built-in Functions

Name	Number of Arguments	Description
Abs	1	Get the abstract value of the argument.
Sum	No Limite	Add all values of arguments and return the sum value.
Max	No Limite	Return the max value of arugments.
Min	No Limite	Return the min value of arguments.
If	3	If 1st argument is lager or equals to 0, return 2nd, or return 3rd.

Extend Sturnus

It's possible to extend Sturnus with your own operators and functions by passing your own Context object.

Your should do these things to custom your own operators:

• Inherits Operator Class to implement your own operator;

Or functions:

• Inherits Function Class;
• Overwrite Excute method in your function class.

After doing this, add the Context as operatorContext argument when you calaulate a expression with Sturnus.Calculate method or generate a expression tree with Sturnus.Parse method. Also, you can use Context.GetDefaultContext static method to get a default context with built-in operators and functions in it.

Future of Sturnus

Here is some features that may include in future versions of Sturnus:

• Condition Branch Some new operators to support condition branch may added to Sturnus. In incoming version, this feature may be implemented with some loss of operatands' value field; a verion without this loss will come in a further future. (This feature has implemented in version 1.1.0, as a function.)
• Embeded Expression I may introduce a new type of expression to represent a expression of any type of expression, which can support to embed a expression to a variable and produce a new expression from raw expression. You'll need not to calculate every expressions before get the final result if value of some variables come from other expressions. (Has been implemented in version 1.1.0.)
• Functions I'm thinking about a erlang-style synax to support capture more than 2 operands. This should be used to support complex math functions, such as sum, function and more. (Has been implemented in version 1.1.0)
• Improve proformance Improve parser's algorithm, and parallel expressions.
• Simplifing creating expression Simplify creating when your wanna create a expression without parsing a whole expression. (Improving new constructor and implicit operator in version 1.1.1)