fix(converter): Add new unit-parser

- Add 'validate_unit_type' to check input unit strings against the dictionary of valid types.

ph_units/converter.py

@@ -159,6 +159,25 @@ def _conversion_factor(_schema, _input_unit, _target_unit):
         )
 
 
+def validate_unit_type(_unit_type):
+    # type: (str | None) -> str | None
+    """Return the valid unit type from the input string.
+    
+    examples:
+        "in." -> "IN"
+        "m" -> "M"
+        "Btu/hr-sf-F" -> "BTU/HR-FT2-F"
+        None -> None
+        "not-a-unit" -> Exception
+    """
+
+    if _unit_type is None:
+        return None
+
+    return _standardize_unit_name(_unit_type, unit_type_alias_dict)
+
+
+
 def convert(_value, _input_unit, _target_unit):
     # type: (Optional[Union[float, int, str]], Optional[str], str) -> Optional[Union[int, float]]
     """Convert a value from a one unit-type to another (ie: "M" -> "FT").

ph_units/unit_types/envelope.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class WattsPerMeterSquaredKelvin(Base_UnitType):
     """W/M2K (U-Value)"""
 
     __symbol__ = "W/M2K"
-    __aliases__ = ["U-SI", "W/M²K"]
+    __aliases__ = ["U-SI", "W/M²K", "W/M2-K", "W/M²-K"]
     __factors__ = {
         "W/M2K": "{}*1",
         "M2K/W": "(1/{})",

tests/test_converter.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     _standardize_unit_name,
     unit_type_alias_dict,
     unit_type_dict,
+    validate_unit_type
 )
 
 
@@ -27,3 +28,10 @@ def test_standardize_unit_name_alias() -> None:
 def test_standardize_gives_error() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(UnitTypeNameNotFound):
         _standardize_unit_name("Not/A-Unit", unit_type_alias_dict)
+
+def test_validate_unit_type() -> None:
+    assert validate_unit_type("FT") == "FT"
+    assert validate_unit_type("ft") == "FT"
+    assert validate_unit_type("Btu/hr-ft2-F") == "BTU/HR-FT2-F"
+    with pytest.raises(UnitTypeNameNotFound):
+        validate_unit_type("Not/A-Unit")

tests/test_parser.py

@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ def test_parse_string_with_units():
 
 def test_parse_string_no_value():
     assert parse_input("Missing Value") == ("", "MISSING VALUE")
+