Evaluates mathematical expressions from strings into `Double` values, supporting customizable binary and unary operators, functions, and constants. Offers default settings and DSL for advanced customization. Handles errors with specific exceptions.
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A Kotlin Multiplatform mini library for string evaluation
(You may need to watch out using it: having to evaluate a string into a number is more often than not a code smell)
You can import Keval directly with the jar files, or using your favorite dependency manager with the Maven Central repository:
Maven
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.notkamui.libs</groupId>
<artifactId>keval</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0</version>
</>
Gradle (here with KotlinDSL)
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
implementation("com.notkamui.libs:keval:2.0.0")
}
(In case you're using it with another language than Kotlin -- i.e. Java --, make sure you include kotlin stdlib too)
Keval can evaluate a mathematical expression as a String into a Double value. It is customizable in the sense that
one can add new binary and unary operators, functions and constants.
The base settings of Keval already include sensible defaults for the most common mathematical operations.
Keval has support for all classic binary operators:
-+*/^%Keval has support for all classic unary operators:
- (prefix)+ (prefix) (basically does nothing)! (postfix)Keval has support for functions of variable arity:
Keval has support for constants, it has two built-in constant:
PIe (Euler's number)You can optionally add as many operators, functions or constants to Keval, as long as you define every field properly, with a DSL (Domain Specific Language):
Keval will use the built-in operators, function and constants if you choose not to define any new resource ; but if you choose to do so, you need to include them manually. You may also choose to use Keval as an extension function.
Please note that adding a new resource with a name that already exists will overwrite the previous one, except in the case of operators, where one symbol can represent both a binary and a unary operator. For example, it is possible to define a binary operator
-and a unary operator-at the same time.
You can use it in several ways:
The advantage of using Keval.create is that you may keep an instance of it in a variable so that you can call as
many eval as you need.
In concordance with creating a Keval instance, you can also add resources like this:
This can be combined with creating an instance with a DSL (i.e. Keval.create).
This is an especially useful syntax for Java users, since DSLs generally don't translate well over it.
Creating a resource with a name that already exists will overwrite the previous one.
Keval assumes products/multiplications, and as such, the * symbol/name cannot be overwritten, and is the only operator to always be present in the resource set of a Keval instance:
"(2+3)(6+4)".keval() == "(2+3)*(6+4)".keval()
In addition, the symbols (,),, are reserved and trying to create operator using one of those symbols will result with an exception.
Keval is generic over the numeric result type via KevalNumber. The default is Double on all platforms (JVM, JS, Native, Android via commonMain). Use KevalNumbers.real as the primary name for the built-in Double implementation.
// Custom numeric type: implement KevalNumber and pass it to Keval.create
Keval.create(myNumber) {
includeDefault()
function {
name = "twice"
arity = 1
implementation = { args -> args[0] + args[0] }
}
}.eval("twice(21)")
// Unified entry points for any number type
"1 + 2".evalWith(KevalNumbers.real)
val compiled = "x * 2".compileWith(KevalNumbers.real)
Function implementations take List<N> instead of DoubleArray. The String.keval() extension and Keval.eval(String) companion remain Double-only shortcuts.
Parsing is the expensive part. Use compile() or String.compileWith() to produce a CompiledExpression<N> that can be evaluated repeatedly:
val keval = Keval.create(KevalNumbers.real) { includeDefault() }
val expr = keval.compile("2 + rate * hours")
expr.eval(mapOf("rate" to 25.0, "hours" to 8.0)) // 202.0
expr.variables // setOf("rate", "hours")
Identifiers that are not operators, functions, or constants are treated as variables. Constants and functions take precedence over variable names with the same spelling.
val keval = Keval.create(KevalNumbers.real) { includeDefault() }
keval.eval("x + y", mapOf("x" to 3.0, "y" to 7.0)) // 10.0
keval.compile("x(y + 1)").eval(mapOf("x" to 2.0, "y" to 2.0)) // implicit mul: 6.0
Unresolved variables throw KevalUnresolvedVariableException.
evalOrNull and evalResult catch only (not arbitrary throwables). The same variants exist on and as / for .
On the JVM artifact, KevalNumberBigDecimal provides a reduced default set (arithmetic, comparison, aggregates, rounding — no trig/log/random). Decimal comparison operators (eq, ne, gt, …) use numeric equality via compareTo, not scale equality. Other targets continue to use Double through commonMain.
"0.1 + 0.2".kevalBigDecimal() // BigDecimal("0.3")
Keval.create(KevalNumbers.BigDecimal) {
includeDefault()
}.eval("sum(1, 2, 3)")
// Configurable precision
val lowPrecision = KevalNumberBigDecimal.withContext(MathContext(4))
Keval.create(lowPrecision) { includeDefault() }.eval("1 / 3") // 0.3333
The JVM jvmMain artifact (including KevalNumberBigDecimal) is not on the Android classpath. Android apps can still use Double via KevalNumbers.real from . For on Android, implement locally — copy or adapt the defaults from using .
String.keval() and Keval.eval(expr) are unchanged for Double.
In case of an error, Keval will throw one of several KevalExceptions:
KevalZeroDivisionException, KevalInvalidArgumentException, and KevalUnresolvedVariableException are instantiable so that you can throw them when implementing a custom operator/function.
Use evalOrNull / evalResult (or String.kevalOrNull() / String.kevalResult() for Double) when you prefer not to catch exceptions manually.
neg(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)sign(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)abs(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)sqrt(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)cbrt(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)nthrt(expr_a, expr_pow) (where 'expr_a' is an expression and 'expr_pow' is target power)exp(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)ln(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)log10(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)log2(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)sin(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)cos(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)tan(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)asin(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)acos(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)atan(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)ceil(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)floor(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)round(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)trunc(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)min(expr...)/max(expr...)/avg(expr...)/median(expr...) (where 'expr...' is any number of expressions to get results from)percentile(expr_perc, expr_a) (where 'expr_a' is the expression to get percentile from, and 'expr_perc' is the percent value)rand(expr...) (where 'expr...' is any number of expressions; either generates a random double (zero arguments), or generates a random integer up to expr (one argument), or selects a random value of given arguments (two or more arguments)randRange(expr_start, expr_end, expr_step)bool(expr) (where 'expr' is an expression)not(bool) (where 'bool' is a boolean)and(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)nand(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)or(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)nor(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)xor(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)xnor(bool...) (where 'bool...' is any number of booleans)imply(bool_a, bool_b) (where 'bool_a' and 'bool_b' are booleans)nimply(bool_a, bool_b) (where 'bool_a' and 'bool_b' are booleans)eq(expr...) (where 'expr...' is any number of expressions; returns a boolean)ne(expr...) (where 'expr...' is any number of expressions; returns a boolean)gt(expr_a, expr_b) (where 'expr_a' and 'expr_b' are expressions; returns a boolean)ge(expr_a, expr_b) (where 'expr_a' and 'expr_b' are expressions; returns a boolean)lt(expr_a, expr_b) (where 'expr_a' and 'expr_b' are expressions; returns a boolean)le(expr_a, expr_b) (where 'expr_a' and 'expr_b' are expressions; returns a boolean)Char that is NOT a digit, nor a letter, nor an underscore)Int)Boolean true if left associative, false otherwise)(Double, Double) -> Double)Char that is NOT a digit, nor a letter, nor an underscore)Boolean)(Double) -> Double)String identifier, that doesn't start with a digit, and only contains letters, digits or
underscores)Int or null if the function can take any number of arguments,
also called a variadic function)(DoubleArray) -> Double)String identifier, that doesn't start with a digit, and only contains letters, digits or
underscores)Double)
Keval.eval("(3+4)(2/8 * 5) % PI") // uses default resources
"(3+4)(2/8 * 5) % PI".keval() // extension ; uses default resources
Keval.create(KevalNumbers.real) { // builder instance
includeDefault() // this function includes the built-in resources
binaryOperator { // this function adds a binary operator ; you can call it several times
symbol = ';'
precedence = 3
isLeftAssociative = true
implementation = { a, b -> a.pow(2) + b.pow(2) }
}
unaryOperator { // this function adds a unary operator ; you can call it several times
symbol = '#'
isPrefix = false
implementation = { arg -> (1..arg.toInt()).fold(0.0) { acc, i -> acc + i } }
}
function { // this function adds a function ; you can call it several times
name = "max"
arity = 2
implementation = { args -> max(args[0], args[1]) }
}
function { // this function adds a variadic aggregation (no arity) ; you can call it several times
name = "sum"
implementation = { args -> args.sum() }
}
constant { // this function adds a constant ; you can call it several times
name = "PHI"
value = 1.618
}
}.eval("2*max(2, 3) ; 4# + PHI^2")
"2*max(2, 3) ; 4# + PHI^2".keval { // builder instance + extension
includeDefault()
binaryOperator {
symbol = ';'
precedence = 3
isLeftAssociative = true
implementation = { a, b -> a.pow(2) + b.pow(2) }
}
unaryOperator {
symbol = '#'
isPrefix = false
implementation = { arg -> (1..arg.toInt()).fold(0.0) { acc, i -> acc + i } }
}
function {
name = "max"
arity = 2
implementation = { args -> max(args[0], args[1]) }
}
function {
name = "sum"
implementation = { args -> args.sum() }
}
constant {
name = "PHI"
value = 1.618
}
}
val kvl = Keval.create(KevalNumbers.real) { includeDefault() }
.withBinaryOperator( // includes a new binary operator
';', // symbol
3, // precedence
true // isLeftAssociative
) { a, b -> a.pow(2) + b.pow(2) } // implementation
.withUnaryOperator( // includes a new unary operator
'#', // symbol
false, // isPrefix
) { arg -> (1..arg.toInt()).fold(0.0) { acc, i -> acc + i } } // implementation
.withFunction( // includes a new function
"max", // name
2 // arity
) { max(it[0], it[1]) } // implementation
.withFunction( // includes a new variadic function
"sum", // name
) { it.sum() } // implementation
.withConstant( // includes a new constant
"PHI", // name
1.618 // value
)
kvl.eval("2*max(2, 3) ; 4# + PHI^2")
KevalExceptionString.kevalOrNull()String.kevalResult()DoublecommonMainBigDecimaljava.math.BigDecimal| v1.x | v2.x |
|---|
Keval.create { includeDefault() } | Keval.create(KevalNumbers.real) { includeDefault() } |
(Double, Double) -> Double operators | (N, N) -> N |
(DoubleArray) -> Double functions | (List<N>) -> N |
KevalBuilder.DEFAULT_RESOURCES | KevalNumbers.real.defaultResources() |
KevalZeroDivisionException in the case a zero division occursKevalInvalidArgumentException in the case a operator or function is called with an invalid argument (i.e. a negative number
for a factorial)KevalInvalidExpressionException if the expression is invalid (sealed; includes malformed syntax), with the following properties:
expression contains the fully sanitized expressionposition is an estimate of the position of the errorKevalInvalidSymbolException if the expression contains an invalid operator, with the following properties:
invalidSymbol contains the actual invalid operatorexpression contains the fully sanitized expressionposition is an estimate of the position of the errorKevalUnresolvedVariableException if a variable is used without a bindingKevalDSLException if, in the DSL, one of the field is either not set, or doesn't follow its restrictions (defined
above)