Update file ext_cosmetics.js

src/core/js/ext_cosmetics.js

@@ -129,6 +129,30 @@ var cosmetics = new function () {
         document.body.addEventListener(preview.previewReadyEvent.type, _custom_datetime, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Prettify double values for display purposes.
+     */
+    const prettify_double_values = () => {
+        $('.caosdb-f-property-double-value').each(function (index) {
+            if (!$(this).hasClass("caosdb-v-property-double-prettified")) {
+                let value = parseFloat(this.innerText);
+                let prettified_value = "";
+
+                if (Math.abs(value) > 1e6 || Math.abs(value) < 1e-6) {
+                    // Use scientific notation for very large or very small values
+                    prettified_value = value.toExponential(1);
+                } else {
+                    // Otherwise, display with up to 12 significant digits
+                    prettified_value = value.toPrecision(12).replace(/\.?0+$/, '');
+                }
+
+                $(this).addClass("caosdb-v-property-double-prettified");
+                $(this).hide();
+                $(this).after(`<span class="caosdb-v-property-double-prettified-newvalue">${prettified_value}</span>`);
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
     this.init = function () {
         this.custom_datetime = custom_datetime;
         if ("${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_COSMETICS_CUSTOMDATETIME}" == "ENABLED") {
@@ -138,6 +162,10 @@ var cosmetics = new function () {
         if ("${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_COSMETICS_LINKIFY}" == "ENABLED") {
             linkify();
         }
+        this.prettify_double_values = prettify_double_values;
+        if ("${BUILD_MODULE_EXT_COSMETICS_PRETTIFY_DOUBLES}" === "ENABLED") {
+            prettify_double_values();
+        }
     }
 }