# Compass Point [![Version](http://img.shields.io/gem/v/compass_point.svg?style=flat)](https://rubygems.org/gems/compass_point) [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/infused/compass_point/master.svg?style=flat)](http://travis-ci.org/infused/compass_point) [![Dependency Status](http://img.shields.io/gemnasium/infused/compass_point.svg?style=flat)](https://gemnasium.com/infused/compass_point) [![Total Downloads](https://img.shields.io/gem/dt/compass_point.svg)](https://rubygems.org/gems/compass_point/) A Ruby library for working with compass points. ![Compass Rose](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Compass_Rose_English_North.svg/237px-Compass_Rose_English_North.svg.png) * Project page: * API Documentation: * Report bugs: ## Compatibility Compass Point is tested to work with the following versions of ruby: * MRI Ruby 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3.x, 2.4.x, 2.5.x * JRuby 1.7.x ## Installation gem install compass_point ## Basic Usage ### Azimuth Given an string such as "NW", "SE", "Northeast by east", or "N 20° W", `azimuth` will return the corresponding azimuth in degrees from 0 to 360: CompassPoint.azimuth('N') #=> 0.0 CompassPoint.azimuth('S') #=> 180.0 CompassPoint.azimuth('swbs') #=> 213.75 CompassPoint.azimuth('Northeast by east') #=> 56.25 CompassPoint.azimuth('N 20° W') #=> 340 You can also get the minimum and maximum azimuths for any abbreviation with `min`, `max` and `min_max`: CompassPoint.min('E') #=> 84.38 CompassPoint.max('E') #=> 95.62 CompassPoint.min('Northeast by east') #=> 50.63 CompassPoint.max('Northeast by east') #=> 61.87 CompassPoint.min_max('E') #=> [84.38, 95.62] CompassPoint.min_max('Northeast by east') #=> [50.63, 61.87] Get the full name for an abbreviation: CompassPoint.name('NNW') #=> "North northwest" CompassPoint.name('SEbS') #=> "Southeast by south" ### Compass Quadrant Bearing Given an azimuth, calculate the compass quadrant bearing. For example: CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(103) #=> "S 77° E" CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(340) #=> "N 20° W" CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(0) #=> "N" ## License Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Keith Morrison <> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.