Merge pull request #1024 from Geode-solutions/feat_new_functions_Vector_Point

feat(Geometry): Adding project_point function to Point class and least_meaningful_axis function to Vector class.

Author: MelchiorSchuh

bindings/python/requirements.txt

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.10
 # by the following command:
 #
-#    pip-compile bindings/python/requirements.in
+#    pip-compile --pre bindings/python/requirements.in
 #

include/geode/geometry/point.hpp

@@ -174,6 +174,26 @@ namespace geode
             return oss.str();
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]] Point< dimension - 1 > project_point(
+            geode::local_index_t axis_to_remove ) const
+        {
+            OPENGEODE_ASSERT( axis_to_remove < dimension && axis_to_remove >= 0,
+                "[Point] Invalid axis to remove" );
+            OPENGEODE_ASSERT(
+                dimension > 1, "[Point] Invalid dimension to reduce" );
+            Point< dimension - 1 > projected_point;
+            geode::index_t dim{ 0 };
+            for( const auto i : LRange{ dimension } )
+            {
+                if( i != axis_to_remove )
+                {
+                    projected_point.set_value( dim, this->value( i ) );
+                    dim++;
+                }
+            }
+            return projected_point;
+        }
+
     private:
         friend class bitsery::Access;
         template < typename Archive >

include/geode/geometry/vector.hpp

@@ -130,6 +130,38 @@ namespace geode
                 this->value( 0 ) * other.value( 1 )
                     - this->value( 1 ) * other.value( 0 ) } };
         }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] geode::local_index_t most_meaningful_axis() const
+        {
+            geode::local_index_t axis{ 0 };
+            double max{ 0 };
+            for( const auto i : LRange{ dimension } )
+            {
+                const auto val = std::fabs( this->value( i ) );
+                if( val > max )
+                {
+                    max = val;
+                    axis = i;
+                }
+            }
+            return axis;
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]] geode::local_index_t least_meaningful_axis() const
+        {
+            geode::local_index_t axis{ 0 };
+            auto min = std::numeric_limits< double >::max();
+            for( const auto i : LRange{ dimension } )
+            {
+                const auto val = std::fabs( this->value( i ) );
+                if( val < min )
+                {
+                    min = val;
+                    axis = i;
+                }
+            }
+            return axis;
+        }
     };
     ALIAS_1D_AND_2D_AND_3D( Vector );