unit/defunit-1.0.0

Define a new physical unit.

Description

Defines a new unit. It can be used to either:

  • Define a new base unit.

  • Create a new unit name that is a equivalent to a given unit.

The new unit must be defined before any unit tags that use it.

Outline

Schema Definitions

This type is an object with the following properties:
  • name
    stringRequired
    The name of the new unit.

    No length restriction
    Must match the following pattern:
    [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]+
    
  • unit
    object
    The unit that the new name is equivalent to. It is optional, and if not provided, or null, this defunit defines a new base unit.

    This node must validate against any of the following:

Original Schema

%YAML 1.1
---
$schema: "http://stsci.edu/schemas/yaml-schema/draft-01"
id: "http://stsci.edu/schemas/asdf/unit/defunit-1.0.0"
title: Define a new physical unit.
description: |
  Defines a new unit.  It can be used to either:

  - Define a new base unit.

  - Create a new unit name that is a equivalent to a given unit.

  The new unit must be defined before any unit tags that use it.

type: object
properties:
  name:
    description: The name of the new unit.
    type: string
    pattern: "[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]+"

  unit:
    description: |
      The unit that the new name is equivalent to.  It is optional,
      and if not provided, or ``null``, this ``defunit`` defines a new
      base unit.

    anyOf:
      - $ref: "unit-1.0.0"
      - type: "null"

required: [name]
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