# `Localize.Utils.Decimal`
[🔗](https://github.com/elixir-localize/localize/blob/v0.32.0/lib/localize/utils/decimal.ex#L1)

Compatibility layer for `Decimal` library operations.

Provides normalized function signatures for common `Decimal`
operations used throughout Localize.

# `compare`

```elixir
@spec compare(Decimal.t(), Decimal.t()) :: :eq | :lt | :gt
```

Compares two `Decimal` values.

### Arguments

* `decimal_1` — a `Decimal.t()` value.

* `decimal_2` — a `Decimal.t()` value.

### Returns

* `:lt` if `decimal_1` is less than `decimal_2`.

* `:eq` if they are equal.

* `:gt` if `decimal_1` is greater than `decimal_2`.

### Examples

    iex> Localize.Utils.Decimal.compare(Decimal.new("1.0"), Decimal.new("2.0"))
    :lt

# `parse`

```elixir
@spec parse(String.t()) :: {Decimal.t(), String.t()} | {:error, String.t()}
```

Parses a string into a `Decimal` value.

### Arguments

* `string` — a string representation of a number.

### Returns

* `{decimal, ""}` if the string was successfully parsed.

* `{:error, string}` if the string could not be parsed.

### Examples

    iex> Localize.Utils.Decimal.parse("3.14")
    {Decimal.new("3.14"), ""}

    iex> Localize.Utils.Decimal.parse("not_a_number")
    {:error, "not_a_number"}

# `reduce`

```elixir
@spec reduce(Decimal.t()) :: Decimal.t()
```

Normalizes a `Decimal` value by removing trailing zeros from the coefficient.

### Arguments

* `decimal` — a `Decimal.t()` value to normalize.

### Returns

* A normalized `Decimal.t()`.

### Examples

    iex> Localize.Utils.Decimal.reduce(Decimal.new("1.20"))
    Decimal.new("1.2")

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