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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. Signed-off-by: https://github.com/Someshdiwan <[email protected]>
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