feat: add Ti.Local.parseDecimal() method

android/modules/locale/src/java/ti/modules/titanium/locale/LocaleModule.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package ti.modules.titanium.locale;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 
 import org.appcelerator.kroll.KrollModule;
 import org.appcelerator.kroll.annotations.Kroll;
@@ -82,6 +83,39 @@ public String formatTelephoneNumber(String telephoneNumber)
 		return PhoneNumberUtils.formatNumber(telephoneNumber);
 	}
 
+	@Kroll.method
+	public double parseDecimal(String text, @Kroll.argument(optional = true) String localeString)
+	{
+		double result = Double.NaN;
+		try {
+			// Create a number format parser using given locale if provided or current locale.
+			Locale locale = TiPlatformHelper.getInstance().getLocale(localeString);
+			NumberFormat numberFormat;
+			if (locale != null) {
+				numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(locale);
+			} else {
+				numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance();
+			}
+
+			// Enable thousands separator parsing support. (ex: "1,234,567")
+			numberFormat.setGroupingUsed(true);
+
+			// Remove leading spaces and plus sign. Number format will fail to parse if there.
+			text = text.trim();
+			if ((text != null) && text.startsWith("+")) {
+				text = text.substring(1);
+			}
+
+			// Attempt to parse a decimal value from given string.
+			Number number = numberFormat.parse(text);
+			if (number != null) {
+				result = number.doubleValue();
+			}
+		} catch (Exception ex) {
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
 	@Kroll.method
 	@Kroll.setProperty
 	public void setLanguage(String language)

apidoc/Global/String/String.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ methods:
     summary: |
         Formats a number into the decimal format, including decimal symbol, of the locale 
         configured for the system.
+    description: |
+        The localized string created by this method can be parsed be parsed back to a number
+        via the <Titanium.Locale.parseDecimal> method.
     returns:
         type: String
         summary: |

apidoc/Titanium/Locale/Locale.yml

@@ -166,6 +166,37 @@ methods:
             Ti.API.info(String.format(L('phrase'), L('greeting', i18nMissingMsg), L('signoff', i18nMissingMsg)));
             ```
 
+  - name: parseDecimal
+    summary: Parses a number from the given string using the current or given locale.
+    platforms: [android, iphone, ipad]
+    returns:
+        type: Number
+        summary: Returns the parsed number. Returns `NaN` (Not-a-Number) if given string is invalid.
+    parameters:
+      - name: text
+        summary: The string to be parsed.
+        type: String
+
+      - name: locale
+        summary: |
+            Locale, as a combination of ISO 2-letter language and country codes. For example, 
+            `en-US` or `en-GB`. See the 
+            [ISO 639-1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1) and 
+            [ISO 3166-1 alpha-2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#Officially_assigned_code_elements) 
+            sections of wikipedia for reference.
+        type: String
+        optional: true
+    examples:
+      - title: Parsing Localized Numeric Strings
+        example: |
+                // You can convert to/from a localized numeric string like this.
+                var numericString = String.formatDecimal(1234.5);
+                var numericValue = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(numericString);
+
+                // The numbers returned will be the same for the 2 different locales.
+                var number1 = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1,234,567.8', 'en-US');
+                var number2 = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1.234.567,8', 'de-DE');
+
 events:
   - name: change
     summary: Fired when the device locale changes.

iphone/Classes/LocaleModule.h

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ JSExportAs(getString,
            -(NSString *)getString
            : (NSString *)key withHint
            : (id)hint);
+JSExportAs(parseDecimal,
+           -(NSNumber *)parseDecimal
+           : (NSString *)text withLocaleId
+           : (id)localeId);
 - (void)setLanguage:(NSString *)language;
 
 @end

iphone/Classes/LocaleModule.m

@@ -65,6 +65,35 @@ - (NSString *)getLocaleCurrencySymbol:(NSString *)locale
   return [[[[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:locale] autorelease] objectForKey:NSLocaleCurrencySymbol];
 }
 
+- (NSNumber *)parseDecimal:(NSString *)text withLocaleId:(id)localeId
+{
+  // Fetch optional locale string argument. (ex: "en-US")
+  NSString *localeStringId = nil;
+  if ((localeId != nil) && [localeId isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
+    localeStringId = (NSString *)localeId;
+  }
+
+  // Acquire requested locale if provided or current locale.
+  NSLocale *locale = nil;
+  if (localeStringId != nil) {
+    locale = [[[NSLocale alloc] initWithLocaleIdentifier:localeStringId] autorelease];
+  }
+  if (locale == nil) {
+    locale = [NSLocale currentLocale];
+  }
+
+  // Remove localized thousands separators from string if they exist. NSScanner fails to parse them.
+  NSString *thousandsSeparator = [locale objectForKey:NSLocaleGroupingSeparator];
+  text = [text stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:thousandsSeparator withString:@""];
+
+  // Attempt to parse a number from given text. Return not-a-number if failed.
+  NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner localizedScannerWithString:text];
+  [scanner setLocale:locale];
+  double value = NAN;
+  [scanner scanDouble:&value];
+  return [NSNumber numberWithDouble:value];
+}
+
 - (void)setLanguage:(NSString *)locale
 {
   [TiLocale setLocale:locale];

tests/Resources/ti.locale.addontest.js

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * Appcelerator Titanium Mobile
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-Present by Axway, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Licensed under the terms of the Apache Public License
+ * Please see the LICENSE included with this distribution for details.
+ */
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+/* eslint no-unused-expressions: "off" */
+'use strict';
+var should = require('./utilities/assertions');
+
+describe('Titanium.Locale', function () {
+	describe('#parseDecimal()', () => {
+		it('compared with String.formatDecimal()', () => {
+			should(Ti.Locale.parseDecimal).be.a.Function();
+
+			const numericValue = 1234567.8;
+
+			let numericString = String.formatDecimal(numericValue);
+			let parsedValue = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(numericString);
+			should(parsedValue).be.a.Number();
+			should(Math.abs(parsedValue - numericValue)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			numericString = String.formatDecimal(numericValue, 'de-DE');
+			parsedValue = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(numericString, 'de-DE');
+			should(Math.abs(parsedValue - numericValue)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			numericString = String.formatDecimal(numericValue, 'fr-FR');
+			parsedValue = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(numericString, 'fr-FR');
+			should(Math.abs(parsedValue - numericValue)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			numericString = String.formatDecimal(numericValue, 'ar-EG');
+			parsedValue = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(numericString, 'ar-EG');
+			should(Math.abs(parsedValue - numericValue)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+		});
+
+		it('localized values', () => {
+			let result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1,234,567.8', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 1234567.8)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1.234.567,8', 'de-DE');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 1234567.8)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			// France uses non-breaking unicode spaces for thousands separator.
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1\u00A0234\u00A0567,8', 'fr-FR');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 1234567.8)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+		});
+
+		it('various values', () => {
+			let result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('0', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('0.', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('.0', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('00.00123', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 0.00123)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('+0', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('-0', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('+1234.5', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 1234.5)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('-1234.5', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result + 1234.5)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+		});
+
+		it('scientific values', () => {
+			let result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1.2E+3', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 1200.0)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('-1.2E+3', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result + 1200.0)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('1.2E-3', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 0.0012)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('-1.2E-3', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result + 0.0012)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+		});
+
+		it('padded with spaces', () => {
+			let result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(' 123 ', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 123)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(' +123 ', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result - 123)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(' -123 ', 'en-US');
+			should(Math.abs(result + 123)).be.lessThan(Number.EPSILON);
+		});
+
+		it('NaN', () => {
+			let result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('ThisShouldFail');
+			should(result).be.a.Number();
+			should(result).be.eql(Number.NaN);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal('');
+			should(result).be.eql(Number.NaN);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(' ');
+			should(result).be.eql(Number.NaN);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(null);
+			should(result).be.eql(Number.NaN);
+
+			result = Ti.Locale.parseDecimal(undefined);
+			should(result).be.eql(Number.NaN);
+		});
+	});
+});