feat: add C ndarray interface and refactor implementation for stats/base/dmidrange

PR-URL: #4340

Reviewed-by: Philipp Burckhardt <[email protected]>

Author: aayush0325

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange/README.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The [**mid-range**][mid-range], or **mid-extreme**, is the arithmetic mean of th
 var dmidrange = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange' );
 ```
 
-#### dmidrange( N, x, stride )
+#### dmidrange( N, x, strideX )
 
 Computes the [mid-range][mid-range] of a double-precision floating-point strided array `x`.
 
@@ -55,18 +55,16 @@ The function has the following parameters:
 
 -   **N**: number of indexed elements.
 -   **x**: input [`Float64Array`][@stdlib/array/float64].
--   **stride**: index increment for `x`.
+-   **strideX**: stride length for `x`.
 
-The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the [mid-range][mid-range] of every other element in `x`,
+The `N` and stride parameters determine which elements in the strided array are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the [mid-range][mid-range] of every other element in `x`,
 
 ```javascript
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 
 var x = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, -7.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 2.0 ] );
-var N = floor( x.length / 2 );
 
-var v = dmidrange( N, x, 2 );
+var v = dmidrange( 4, x, 2 );
 // returns 1.0
 ```
 
@@ -76,18 +74,15 @@ Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [
 
 ```javascript
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 
 var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
 var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
 
-var N = floor( x0.length / 2 );
-
-var v = dmidrange( N, x1, 2 );
+var v = dmidrange( 4, x1, 2 );
 // returns 1.0
 ```
 
-#### dmidrange.ndarray( N, x, stride, offset )
+#### dmidrange.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX )
 
 Computes the [mid-range][mid-range] of a double-precision floating-point strided array using alternative indexing semantics.
 
@@ -102,18 +97,16 @@ var v = dmidrange.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0 );
 
 The function has the following additional parameters:
 
--   **offset**: starting index for `x`.
+-   **offsetX**: starting index for `x`.
 
-While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying `buffer`, the `offset` parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to calculate the [mid-range][mid-range] for every other value in `x` starting from the second value
+While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to calculate the [mid-range][mid-range] for every other element in `x` starting from the second element
 
 ```javascript
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 
 var x = new Float64Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
-var N = floor( x.length / 2 );
 
-var v = dmidrange.ndarray( N, x, 2, 1 );
+var v = dmidrange.ndarray( 4, x, 2, 1 );
 // returns 1.0
 ```
 
@@ -138,18 +131,12 @@ var v = dmidrange.ndarray( N, x, 2, 1 );
 <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
 
 ```javascript
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
-var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/discrete-uniform' );
 var dmidrange = require( '@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange' );
 
-var x;
-var i;
-
-x = new Float64Array( 10 );
-for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-    x[ i ] = round( (randu()*100.0) - 50.0 );
-}
+var x = discreteUniform( 10, -50, 50, {
+    'dtype': 'float64'
+});
 console.log( x );
 
 var v = dmidrange( x.length, x, 1 );
@@ -160,6 +147,107 @@ console.log( v );
 
 <!-- /.examples -->
 
+<!-- C usage documentation. -->
+
+<section class="usage">
+
+### Usage
+
+```c
+#include "stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange.h"
+```
+
+#### stdlib_strided_dmidrange( N, \*X, strideX )
+
+Computes the [mid-range][mid-range] of a double-precision floating-point strided array `x`.
+
+```c
+const double x[] = { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 };
+
+double v = stdlib_strided_dmidrange( 4, x, 1 );
+// returns 2.5
+```
+
+The function accepts the following arguments:
+
+-   **N**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` number of indexed elements.
+-   **X**: `[in] double*` input array.
+-   **strideX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length for `X`.
+
+```c
+double stdlib_strided_dmidrange( const CBLAS_INT N, const double *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX );
+```
+
+#### stdlib_strided_dmidrange_ndarray( N, \*X, strideX, offsetX )
+
+Computes the [mid-range][mid-range] of a double-precision floating-point strided array using alternative indexing semantics.
+
+```c
+const double x[] = { 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 };
+
+double v = stdlib_strided_dmidrange_ndarray( 4, x, 1, 0 );
+// returns 2.5
+```
+
+The function accepts the following arguments:
+
+-   **N**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` number of indexed elements.
+-   **X**: `[in] double*` input array.
+-   **strideX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` stride length for `X`.
+-   **offsetX**: `[in] CBLAS_INT` starting index for `X`.
+
+```c
+double stdlib_strided_dmidrange_ndarray( const CBLAS_INT N, const double *X, const CBLAS_INT strideX, const CBLAS_INT offsetX );
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.usage -->
+
+<!-- C API usage notes. Make sure to keep an empty line after the `section` element and another before the `/section` close. -->
+
+<section class="notes">
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.notes -->
+
+<!-- C API usage examples. -->
+
+<section class="examples">
+
+### Examples
+
+```c
+#include "stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main( void ) {
+    // Create a strided array:
+    const double x[] = { 1.0, -2.0, -3.0, 4.0, -5.0, -6.0, 7.0, 8.0 };
+
+    // Specify the number of elements:
+    const int N = 4;
+
+    // Specify the stride length:
+    const int strideX = 2;
+
+    // Compute the mid-range:
+    double v = stdlib_strided_dmidrange( N, x, strideX );
+
+    // Print the result:
+    printf( "mid-range: %lf\n", v );
+}
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.examples -->
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.c -->
+
 <!-- Section for related `stdlib` packages. Do not manually edit this section, as it is automatically populated. -->
 
 <section class="related">

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange/benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var dmidrange = require( './../lib/dmidrange.js' );
 
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var options = {
+	'dtype': 'float64'
+};
+
+
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
 /**
@@ -39,13 +45,7 @@ var dmidrange = require( './../lib/dmidrange.js' );
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = new Float64Array( len );
-	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-		x[ i ] = ( randu()*20.0 ) - 10.0;
-	}
+	var x = uniform( len, -10.0, 10.0, options );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange/benchmark/benchmark.native.js

@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ var dmidrange = tryRequire( resolve( __dirname, './../lib/dmidrange.native.js' )
 var opts = {
 	'skip': ( dmidrange instanceof Error )
 };
+var options = {
+	'dtype': 'float64'
+};
 
 
 // FUNCTIONS //
@@ -48,13 +50,7 @@ var opts = {
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = new Float64Array( len );
-	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-		x[ i ] = ( randu()*20.0 ) - 10.0;
-	}
+	var x = uniform( len, -10.0, 10.0, options );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange/benchmark/benchmark.ndarray.js

@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var dmidrange = require( './../lib/ndarray.js' );
 
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var options = {
+	'dtype': 'float64'
+};
+
+
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
 /**
@@ -39,13 +45,7 @@ var dmidrange = require( './../lib/ndarray.js' );
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = new Float64Array( len );
-	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-		x[ i ] = ( randu()*20.0 ) - 10.0;
-	}
+	var x = uniform( len, -10.0, 10.0, options );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/stats/base/dmidrange/benchmark/benchmark.ndarray.native.js

@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ var dmidrange = tryRequire( resolve( __dirname, './../lib/ndarray.native.js' ) )
 var opts = {
 	'skip': ( dmidrange instanceof Error )
 };
+var options = {
+	'dtype': 'float64'
+};
 
 
 // FUNCTIONS //
@@ -48,13 +50,7 @@ var opts = {
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = new Float64Array( len );
-	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-		x[ i ] = ( randu()*20.0 ) - 10.0;
-	}
+	var x = uniform( len, -10.0, 10.0, options );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {