    @function min($value1, $value2) {
        @if $value1 > $value2 {
            @return $value2;
        }
        @else if $value2 > $value1 {
            @return $value1;
        }
        @return $value1;
    }

    @function max($value1, $value2) {
        @if $value1 > $value2 {
            @return $value1;
        }
        @else if $value2 > $value1 {
            @return $value2;
        }
        @return $value1;
    }

    @function x($position) {
        @return parsebox($position, 1);
    }
    @function y($position) {
        @return parsebox($position, 2);
    }

    @function before($position) {
        @return parsebox($position, 1);
    }
    @function after($position) {
        @return parsebox($position, 2);
    }

    @function top($box) {
        @return parsebox($box, 1);
    }
    @function right($box) {
        @return parsebox($box, 2);
    }
    @function bottom($box) {
        @return parsebox($box, 3);
    }
    @function left($box) {
        @return parsebox($box, 4);
    }
    @function vertical($box) {
        @return top($box) + bottom($box);
    }
    @function horizontal($box) {
        @return left($box) + right($box);
    }
    @function boxmax($box) {
        @return max(max(top($box), right($box)), max(bottom($box), left($box)));
    }
    @function boxmin($box) {
        @return min(min(top($box), right($box)), min(bottom($box), left($box)));
    }
    @function rotate90($box) {
        @return left($box) top($box) right($box) bottom($box);
    }
    @function rotate180($box) {
        @return bottom($box) left($box) top($box) right($box);
    }
    @function rotate270($box) {
        @return right($box) bottom($box) left($box) top($box);
    }
    @function flip-vertical($box) {
        @return bottom($box) right($box) top($box) left($box);
    }
    @function flip-horizontal($box) {
        @return top($box) left($box) bottom($box) right($box);
    }
    @function rtl($box) {
        @return top($box) left($box) bottom($box) right($box);
    }

    @function rtl-background-position($pos) {
        $x: parsebox($pos, 1);
        $new-x: null;
        @if $x == right or $x == 100% {
            $new-x: 0;
        } @else if $x == 0 or $x == left {
            $new-x: right;
        } @else {
            $new-x: $x;
        }
        @return $new-x parsebox($pos, 2);
    }