Temperature syntax

[dnlzro]

There doesn't seem to be any special syntax for specifying a temperature in the current specification. Having special syntax would make it easier to highlight this information in a GUI. It would also make temperature conversion possible for people who prefer to use a certain measurement system.

[dubadub]

@1izardo I was thinking about the temperature but didn't find a way to use this information in GUI hence didn't add anything.

And you offered a very valid use case for temperature conversion 👍, it makes sense to have it. Do you have any suggestions on syntax?

[dnlzro]

@dubadub I was thinking something like @{350%F} or @{200%C}, for example, since it follows similar syntax as timers and it is naturally read as "at this temperature," but that might conflict with how ingredients are defined. Maybe use a ^ instead of @ for temperature?

[tobei]

@dubadub I was thinking something like @{350%F} or @{200%C}, for example, since it follows similar syntax as timers and it is naturally read as "at this temperature," but that might conflict with how ingredients are defined. Maybe use a ^ instead of @ for temperature?

It is frequent to need both temperature and duration so maybe it would help to have both as separate syntax or allow both in the brackets as long as it's possible to start a timer from it.

[wpearse]

An interesting point to note: 350 F is a common baking temperature, but the direct conversion to ~176 C does not make sense: if you are cooking and your oven has a thermostat that's set in deg C you will use 180 C.

For this reason, might I suggest that temperatures can be specified in both F and C at the same time?

@{350%F,180%C}

This is laborious, although the alternative might be a conversion table that maps 350 F to 180 C.

[nicholaswilde]

This is laborious, although the alternative might be a conversion table that maps 350 F to 180 C.

Conversion table can be added to the config file perhaps.

[dubadub]

I think it's a good idea to add it to conversion table

[solpyro]

Would it make sense to round to 2SF?

[briansunter]

I would like to have a temperature syntax as well. It's relevant to me for baking and temperature units conversion. Something like ^{350%C} ^{350%F} !{350%C} etc

[tobei]

Alternatively can just let whatever cooklang client do the conversion into the user's prefered unit and rouding settings. Clients can let the user choose between automatically displaying original unit, exact converted units, author supplied conversion or using any internal table.

[jnmclarty]

This is the way. Let the computers to the math.

[jnmclarty]

Would it be possible to pick up temperatures using *C or *F, prefixed with a number between -999 and 999?

So 380*F would be all you need to write?

[jnmclarty]

I would imagine the token you could hunt for would be *F or *C , and even if there was a space before it, you could pick up the number right before quite elegantly. Eg. 380 *F or even a sloppy 380 *F with two spaces would work.

[solpyro]

(\d+)\s?[\*°][CF] should do the trick. Although it'll fall down when people use the gas mark system

[jphastings]

I'd appreciate a syntax as close to human writing as possible (less to remember how to write), so this seems best (accepting * and º)

[ckafi]

It seems this discussion has fizzled out. Is there any new input on this? I would really appreciate it if I would no longer have to convert temperatures all the time.