accept fractions

src/procedures.nim

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import strutils, sequtils, terminal
+import strutils, sequtils, terminal, re
 
 #? validate if user input is of correct type
 proc getInt: int =
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ proc getInt: int =
 proc getFloat: float =
     while(true):
         try:
-            return parseFloat(readline(stdin))
+            let number: string = readline(stdin).replace(" ","").replace("\t", "")
+
+            #? if the number given is a fraction convert it into decimal
+            if match(number, re"[0-9]+/[0-9]+"):
+                let
+                    numerator: float = number.split('/')[0].parseFloat
+                    denominator: float = number.split('/')[1].parseFloat
+                return numerator / denominator
+            return parseFloat(number)
         except:
             styledEcho resetStyle, "Please enter a ", styleBright, "number, " , resetStyle, "try again."
 
@@ -167,5 +175,7 @@ proc scalar* =
 
     let M = calcScalar(f, m)
 
-    echo "\nResult matrix is:"
+    echo "\nInitial matrix is:"
+    printMatrix(m)
+    echo "\nScaled matrix is:"
     printMatrix(M)