Add temperature util, helpers

homeassistant/helpers/temperature.py

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+"""
+homeassistant.helpers.temperature
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Methods to help handle temperature in Home Assistant.
+"""
+
+from homeassistant.const import TEMP_CELCIUS
+import homeassistant.util.temperature as temp_util
+
+
+def convert(temperature, unit, to_unit):
+    """ Converts temperature to correct unit. """
+    if unit == to_unit:
+        return temperature
+    elif unit == TEMP_CELCIUS:
+        return temp_util.celcius_to_fahrenheit(temperature)
+
+    return temp_util.fahrenheit_to_celcius(temperature)