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docs(streams): add detailed explanation of Primitive Streams (IntStream, LongStream, DoubleStream)
What
- Documented **Primitive Streams in Java** and their role in numerical data processing.
- Covered:
- Definition and difference from object-based streams.
- Specialized types: IntStream, LongStream, DoubleStream.
- Built-in numeric methods (sum, average, min, max, summaryStatistics).
- Benefits: performance optimization, readability, specialized numeric APIs.
- Explained real-world applications across back-end systems, analytics, financial apps, and middleware.
- Provided example using IntStream.rangeClosed(1, 100).sum().
- Added notes on integration with other APIs (boxed conversion, Collectors aggregation).
Why
- Standard `Stream<Integer>` incurs autoboxing/unboxing overhead, reducing efficiency in numeric-heavy workloads.
- Primitive Streams solve this by working directly with primitives (int, long, double).
- They are critical in performance-sensitive domains such as analytics, finance, and real-time monitoring.
- Understanding their role ensures developers can write cleaner, faster, and more maintainable numeric pipelines.
Logic
1. **Specialized Stream Types**
- `IntStream` → operations on int values.
- `LongStream` → operations on long values.
- `DoubleStream` → operations on double values.
2. **Performance Advantage**
- Avoids autoboxing/unboxing (`int ↔ Integer`).
- Reduces memory usage and GC pressure.
- Better suited for large-scale numeric operations.
3. **Built-in Numeric Methods**
- Directly provides `sum()`, `average()`, `min()`, `max()`, and `summaryStatistics()`.
- Eliminates need for manual reduction/aggregation logic.
4. **Integration**
- `boxed()` → converts primitive streams to object streams when APIs require `Stream<T>`.
- Works seamlessly with Collectors for statistical reporting.
Real-world applications
- **Back-End Processing**: Sales aggregation, DB report generation.
- **Financial Systems**: Risk models, moving averages, high-frequency trading data.
- **Analytics/Scientific Computing**: Sensor data, simulations, dashboards.
- **Middleware/Utilities**: Reusable numeric helper APIs, parallel data crunching.
Notes
- Prefer primitive streams for numeric-heavy workloads.
- Use `parallel()` when large datasets benefit from multicore processing.
- Convert to boxed streams only when integration requires object types.
- Leverage `summaryStatistics()` for concise statistical reporting.
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