Dangl.Calculator

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This calculator is using the ANTLR4 C# target to calculate results from formulas that are passed in as string.

Whenever a calculation is performed, a CalculationResult is returned with the following properties:

Property	Type
IsValid	bool	true if the formula could be parsed and calculated, else false
ErrorPosition	int	Position of the offending symbol in the line, 0 based index, for invalid results, else null
ErrorMessage	string	ANTLR error message for invalid formulas, else null
Result	double	NaN for invalid formulas, else the actual result

You can find the TypeScript version here: https://github.com/GeorgDangl/antlr-calculator

Installation

Install it via NuGet: Dangl.Calculator

CI builds are available via MyGet.

https://www.myget.org/F/dangl/api/v3/index.json

Compatibility

This project targets netstandard2.0, netstandard1.1, net45 and net40. Due to .Net 4.5.2 being the currently latest supported version by Microsoft and the xUnit test suite, no tests are run for net45 and net451.
The .NET 4.0 target is for compatibility reasons, it is not tested and requires .NET compilers for version 4.5 or newer to properly function.

Project Configuration

If this project is consumed in a project using the full .Net framework with a newer version of Antlr4.Runtime, the necessary AssemblyBindingRedirects are not automatically generated with the current dotnet CLI tooling. This is scheduled to be fixed with the 2.0 release. In the meantime, the following should be added to the consumers csproj:

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461' ">
  <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
  <GenerateBindingRedirectsOutputType>true</GenerateBindingRedirectsOutputType>
</PropertyGroup>

The Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461' " attribute may be changed as necessary or removed.

Example

using Dangl.Calculator;

public void Example()
{
    var formula = "5+5";
    var calculation = Calculator.Calculate(formula);

    Console.WriteLine(calculation.Result);
    Console.WriteLine(calculation.IsValid);

    // 10.0
    // true
}

Supported functions

Expression
FLOOR expression	Round down to zero accuracy
CEIL expression	Round up to zero accuracy
ABS expression	Absolute value
ROUNDK '(' expression ';' expression ')'	Round expr_1 with expr_2 accuracy
ROUND expression	Round with zero accuracy
TRUNC expression	Trim decimal digits
SIN expression	Sinus
COS expression	Cosinus
TAN expression	Tangens
COT expression	Cotangens
SINH expression	Sinus Hypererbolicus
COSH expression	Cosinus Hyperbolicus
TANH expression	Tangens Hyperbolicus
ARCSIN expression	Inverse Sinus
ARCCOS expression	Inverse Cosinus
ARCTAN expression	Inverse Tangens
ARCTAN2 '(' expression ';' expression ')'	Atan2
ARCCOT expression	Inverse Cotangens
EXP expression	e ^ expr
LN expression	Logarithm to e
EEX expression	10 ^ expr
LOG expression	Logarithm to 10
RAD expression	Angle to radians (360° base)
DEG expression	Radians to angle (360° base)
SQRT expression	Square root
SQR expression	Square product
expression op = ('^'\|'**') expression	expr_1 to the expr_2 th power
expression (MOD \| '%' ) expression	Modulo
expression DIV expression	Whole part of division rest
expression op = ('~'\|'//') expression	expr_1 nth root of expr_2
expression op = ('*'\|'/') expression	Multiplication or division
expression op = ('+'\|'-') expression	Addition or subtraction
NUMBER	Single integer or float number
MIN '(' expression (';' expression)* ')'	Minimum
MAX '(' expression (';' expression)* ')'	Maximum
NUMBER	Single integer or float number
'(' expression ')'	Expression within parentheses
PI '()'?	Mathematical constant pi = 3,141593
expression E+ expression	Exponent, e.g. 10e+43
expression E- expression	Inverted Exponent, e.g. 10e-43
EULER	Mathematical constant e = 2,718282
'-' expression	Unary minus sign (negative numbers)
'+' expression	Unary plus sign (positive numbers)
'(' expression ')' expression	Expressions without multiplication sign, e.g. 2(3) -> 2*(3)
expression '(' expression ')'	Expressions without multiplication sign, e.g. 2(3) -> 2*(3)

expression may be any expression as functions can be nested. Example: DEG(2*PI) or LOG(10^3).

Formulas can be case invariant, e.g. SIN, sin and siN are all considered the same.

An optional equals sign = at the end of the function is allowed.

Comments in Formulas

Comments in Formulas are supported by encapsulating them either in /*...*/, '...' or "..." quote styles. Examples:

4/*Length*/*3/*Width*/ resolves to 12

4'Length'*3'Width' resolves to 12

4"Length"*3"Width" resolves to 12

Substitutions

The calculator can be called with an overload that accepts a callback function for substitution values. For example, take the following formula:
1,2*#Z4+3
Here, #Z4 is a substitution, which is a placeholder that can be externally supplied. Let's say you want to resolve #Z4 to the value three, you could make this simple call:

var formula = "1,2*#Z4+3";
var result = Calculator.Calculate(formula, substitution =>
{
    if (substitution == "#Z4")
    {
        return 3;
    }

    return null;
});

The callback is in the form of a Func<string, double?>, and it will be called for every substitution found in the formula. Multiple substitutions are supported. If duplicates in substitutions are present, the calculator will request each one individually. If a substitution resolves to null, the formula is considered invalid.

Substitutions must always start with the # character and can then have the following characters: [a-z] | [A-Z] | [äÄöÖüÜ] | [0-9]

Trailing comments

Formulas may be terminated with a semicolon ; at the end, followed by extra input that is not evaluated. This is useful when, instead of regular comments, you just want to attach some trailing formation at the end of a formula. For example, the following formula:
1 + 3; As per our counting
Would just evaluate the 1 + 3 portion and return a valid result with the value 4, ignoring the trailing semicolon and all input that follows.

Assembly Strong Naming & Usage in Signed Applications

This module produces strong named assemblies when compiled. When consumers of this package require strongly named assemblies, for example when they themselves are signed, the outputs should work as-is. The key file to create the strong name is adjacent to the csproj file in the root of the source project. Please note that this does not increase security or provide tamper-proof binaries, as the key is available in the source code per Microsoft guidelines

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MIT Licence