Functions/GenXdev.Helpers.Physics/Get-ApparentSizeAtArmLength.cs
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using System.Management.Automation; namespace GenXdev.Helpers.Physics { [System.ComponentModel.Description(@" .SYNOPSIS Calculates the apparent size of an object at arm's length. .DESCRIPTION Computes the apparent size using small angle approximation. .LICENSE Copyright (C) 2026 René Vaessen / GenXdev This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. .EXAMPLE ```powershell Get-ApparentSizeAtArmLength -DistanceInMeters 10 -SizeInMeters 1 -As ""centimeters"" ``` Calculates the apparent size of a 1 meter object at 10 meters distance. .EXAMPLE ```powershell Get-ApparentSizeAtArmLength 10 1 ``` Calculates the apparent size using positional parameters. ")] [Cmdlet(VerbsCommon.Get, "ApparentSizeAtArmLength")] [OutputType(typeof(double))] public class GetApparentSizeAtArmLengthCommand : PSGenXdevCmdlet { /// <summary> /// The distance to the object in meters /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = true, Position = 0, HelpMessage = "The distance to the object in meters")] public double DistanceInMeters { get; set; } /// <summary> /// The actual size of the object in meters /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = true, Position = 1, HelpMessage = "The actual size of the object in meters")] public double SizeInMeters { get; set; } /// <summary> /// The arm length in meters (default: 0.7) /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, Position = 2, HelpMessage = "The arm length in meters (default: 0.7)")] public double ArmLengthInMeters { get; set; } = 0.7; /// <summary> /// The unit for the output size /// </summary> [Parameter( Mandatory = false, Position = 3, HelpMessage = "The unit for the output size")] [ValidateSet("millimeters", "centimeters", "meters", "inches", "feet")] public string As { get; set; } = "millimeters"; /// <summary> /// Process record - main cmdlet logic /// </summary> protected override void ProcessRecord() { // Check if distance is valid if (DistanceInMeters <= 0) { // Create error record matching PowerShell behavior var exception = new ArgumentException("DistanceInMeters must be greater than zero."); var errorRecord = new ErrorRecord(exception, "InvalidDistance", ErrorCategory.InvalidArgument, DistanceInMeters); ThrowTerminatingError(errorRecord); } // Calculate angular size in radians double angularSize = SizeInMeters / DistanceInMeters; // Calculate apparent size in meters double apparentSizeMeters = angularSize * ArmLengthInMeters; // Convert to desired unit using the existing Convert-PhysicsUnit cmdlet var script = $"GenXdev\\Convert-PhysicsUnit -Value {apparentSizeMeters} -FromUnit 'meters' -ToUnit '{As}'"; var results = InvokeCommand.InvokeScript(script); // Output the result WriteObject(results[0].BaseObject); } } } // ############################################################################### |