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Author: headlessNode

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gnannsumkbn/benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' );
 var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var zeros = require( '@stdlib/array/base/zeros' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var gnannsumkbn = require( './../lib/main.js' );
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function rand() {
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var out = new Float64Array( 2 );
-	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'float64', rand );
+	var out = zeros( 2 );
+	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'generic', rand );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gnannsumkbn/benchmark/benchmark.ndarray.js

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' );
 var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var zeros = require( '@stdlib/array/base/zeros' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var gnannsumkbn = require( './../lib/ndarray.js' );
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function rand() {
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var out = new Float64Array( 2 );
-	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'float64', rand );
+	var out = zeros( 2 );
+	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'generic', rand );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gnannsumkbn/test/test.main.js

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var gnannsumkbn = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ tape( 'if provided an `N` parameter equal to `1`, the function returns a sum equ
 tape( 'the function supports `stride` parameters', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var out;
-	var N;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -181,8 +179,7 @@ tape( 'the function supports `stride` parameters', function test( t ) {
 	];
 	out = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
 
-	N = floor( x.length / 2 );
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x, 2, out, 2 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x, 2, out, 2 );
 
 	expected = [ 5.0, 0.0, 4.0, 0.0 ];
 	t.deepEqual( v, expected, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -193,7 +190,6 @@ tape( 'the function supports `stride` parameters', function test( t ) {
 tape( 'the function supports negative `stride` parameters', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var out;
-	var N;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -211,8 +207,7 @@ tape( 'the function supports negative `stride` parameters', function test( t ) {
 	];
 	out = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
 
-	N = floor( x.length / 2 );
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x, -2, out, -2 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x, -2, out, -2 );
 
 	expected = [ 4.0, 0.0, 5.0, 0.0 ];
 	t.deepEqual( v, expected, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -261,7 +256,6 @@ tape( 'the function supports view offsets', function test( t ) {
 	var out1;
 	var x0;
 	var x1;
-	var N;
 	var v;
 
 	x0 = new Float64Array([
@@ -281,9 +275,8 @@ tape( 'the function supports view offsets', function test( t ) {
 
 	x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
 	out1 = new Float64Array( out0.buffer, out0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*2 ); // start at the 3rd element
-	N = floor(x1.length / 2);
 
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x1, 2, out1, 1 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x1, 2, out1, 1 );
 
 	expected0 = new Float64Array( [ 0.0, 0.0, 5.0, 4.0 ] );
 	expected1 = new Float64Array( [ 5.0, 4.0 ] );

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gnannsumkbn/test/test.ndarray.js

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 var gnannsumkbn = require( './../lib/ndarray.js' );
 
 
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ tape( 'if provided an `N` parameter equal to `1`, the function returns the first
 tape( 'the function supports a `stride` parameter', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var out;
-	var N;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ tape( 'the function supports a `stride` parameter', function test( t ) {
 	];
 	out = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
 
-	N = floor( x.length / 2 );
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x, 2, 0, out, 2, 0 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x, 2, 0, out, 2, 0 );
 
 	expected = [ 5.0, 0.0, 4.0, 0.0 ];
 	t.deepEqual( v, expected, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -192,7 +189,6 @@ tape( 'the function supports a `stride` parameter', function test( t ) {
 tape( 'the function supports a negative `stride` parameter', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var out;
-	var N;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -210,8 +206,7 @@ tape( 'the function supports a negative `stride` parameter', function test( t )
 	];
 	out = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
 
-	N = floor( x.length / 2 );
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x, -2, 8, out, -2, 2 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x, -2, 8, out, -2, 2 );
 
 	expected = [ 4.0, 0.0, 5.0, 0.0 ];
 	t.deepEqual( v, expected, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -256,7 +251,6 @@ tape( 'if provided a `stride` parameter equal to `0` and the first element is `N
 tape( 'the function supports `offset` parameters', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var out;
-	var N;
 	var x;
 	var v;
 
@@ -273,9 +267,8 @@ tape( 'the function supports `offset` parameters', function test( t ) {
 		NaN   // 4
 	];
 	out = [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ];
-	N = floor( x.length / 2 );
 
-	v = gnannsumkbn( N, x, 2, 1, out, 2, 1 );
+	v = gnannsumkbn( 5, x, 2, 1, out, 2, 1 );
 
 	expected = [ 0.0, 5.0, 0.0, 4.0 ];
 	t.deepEqual( v, expected, 'returns expected value' );