Advanced Traits

You're already familiar with implementing traits in Rust, let's explore some special traits from the standard library - specifically those that allow operator overloading through the std::ops module.

One such trait is Add, which allows you to implement custom behavior for the + operator. This is particularly useful when working with types that have a natural addition operation, like measurements or mathematical types.

Your Task

Let's implement custom addition between different units of measurement. You'll create a system where you can add meters to millimeters, with automatic unit conversion.

Your job is to implement a Millimeters struct and a Meters struct, then implement the Add trait to allow adding a Meters value to a Millimeters value. The result should be a new Millimeters value.

Requirements
  • Define two structs: Millimeters and Meters, each holding a single u32 value
  • Implement the Add<Meters> trait for Millimeters to handle addition with Meters
  • Conversion rules:
    • 1 meter = 1000 millimeters
    • When adding, convert meters to millimeters first
    • Return the result as Millimeters

Hints

If you're stuck, here are some hints to help you solve the challenge!

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  • The Add trait requires you to specify:

    type Output = Millimeters;
fn add(self, other: Meters) -> Self::Output;

  • Remember that meters must be multiplied by 1000 to convert to millimeters

  • Access tuple struct fields with .0