More unitful compatibility

README.md

@@ -78,8 +78,14 @@ julia> x = 0.3u"km/s"
 
 julia> y = 42 * u"kg"
 42.0 kg
+```
+
+or by importing explicitly:
+
+```julia
+julia> using DynamicQuantities: kPa
 
-julia> room_temp = 100u"kPa"
+julia> room_temp = 100kPa
 100000.0 m⁻¹ kg s⁻²
 ```
 

docs/src/examples.md

@@ -47,10 +47,13 @@ using DynamicQuantities
 Set up initial conditions as quantities:
 
 ```julia
-y0 = 10u"km"
-v0 = 250u"m/s"
+# Can explicitly import units:
+using DynamicQuantities: km, m, s, min
+
+y0 = 10km
+v0 = 250m/s
 θ = deg2rad(60)
-g = 9.81u"m/s^2"
+g = 9.81m/s^2
 ```
 
 Next, we use trig functions to calculate x and y components of initial velocity.
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ Note that these are the same dimension (time), so it's fine to treat
 them as dimensionally equivalent!
 
 ```julia
-t = range(0u"s", 1.3u"min", length=100)
+t = range(0s, 1.3min, length=100)
 ```
 
 Next, use kinematic equations to calculate x and y as a function of time.

src/DynamicQuantities.jl

@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ import .Units
 import .Constants
 import .UnitsParse: uparse, @u_str
 
+using .Units: UNIT_SYMBOLS
+
+# Copy all units to top level:
+let _units_import_expr = :(using .Units: m, g)
+    append!(
+        _units_import_expr.args[1].args,
+        map(s -> Expr(:(.), s), filter(s -> s ∉ (:m, :g), UNIT_SYMBOLS))
+    )
+    eval(_units_import_expr)
+end
+
+
 function __init__()
     @require_extensions
 end

src/units.jl

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ end
 @add_prefixes mol (m,)
 
 @doc(
-    "Length in meters. Available variants: `fm`, `pm`, `nm`, `μm` (/`um`), `cm`, `dm`, `mm`, `km`, `Mm`, `Gm`.",
+    "Length in meters. Available variants: `fm`, `pm`, `nm`, `μm` (/`um`), `cm`, `inch`, `dm`, `mm`, `ft`, `km`, `mi`, `Mm`, `Gm`.",
     m,
 )
 @doc(
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ end
 @register_unit ohm Ω
 @register_unit T N / (A * m)
 
-@add_prefixes Hz (k, M, G)
+@add_prefixes Hz (n, μ, u, m, k, M, G)
 @add_prefixes N ()
 @add_prefixes Pa (k,)
 @add_prefixes J (k,)
-@add_prefixes W (k, M, G)
+@add_prefixes W (m, k, M, G)
 @add_prefixes C ()
 @add_prefixes V (m, k, M, G)
 @add_prefixes F ()
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ end
 
 # SI derived units
 @doc(
-    "Frequency in Hertz. Available variants: `kHz`, `MHz`, `GHz`.",
+    "Frequency in Hertz. Available variants: `nHz`, `μHz` (/`uHz`), `mHz`, `kHz`, `MHz`, `GHz`.",
     Hz,
 )
 @doc(
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ end
     J,
 )
 @doc(
-    "Power in Watts. Available variants: `kW`, `MW`, `GW`.",
+    "Power in Watts. Available variants: `mW`, `kW`, `MW`, `GW`.",
     W,
 )
 @doc(
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ end
 @register_unit d day
 @register_unit wk 7 * day
 @register_unit yr 365.25 * day
+@register_unit inch 2.54 * cm
+@register_unit ft 12 * inch
+@register_unit mi 5280 * ft
 
 @add_prefixes min ()
 @add_prefixes minute ()