Function formatToMetric

formatToMetric(unit: string, value: number): { unit: string; value: number }
Converts a given value and its unit into a standardized metric equivalent.
Parameters
- unit: string
  The original unit of the value. Supported units include:
  
  Linear: 'M', 'IN', 'FT'
  
  Area: 'FT2', 'YD2'
  
  Volume: 'FT3', 'YD3'
  
  Weight: 'LB'
- value: number
  The value associated with the given unit to be converted.
Returns { unit: string; value: number }
- An object containing:
  - unit: The converted metric unit (e.g., 'MM', 'M2', 'M3', 'KG').
  - value: The converted value in the metric system.
Examples:
- formatToMetric('IN', 12) returns { unit: 'MM', value: 304.8 } (12 inches to millimeters).
- formatToMetric('FT2', 100) returns { unit: 'M2', value: 9.2903 } (100 square feet to square meters).
- formatToMetric('LB', 50) returns { unit: 'KG', value: 22.6796 } (50 pounds to kilograms).
Notes:
- The function automatically standardizes unit strings, replacing Unicode superscripts (² or ³) with numeric equivalents (2 or 3).
- If the provided unit is not supported, the input is returned unchanged.
- Defined in utils/generic.ts:770