Merge branch 'develop' of https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib into develop

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Author: kgryte

.github/workflows/lint_changed_files.yml

@@ -72,8 +72,21 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '20' # 'lts/*'
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
+      # Cache dependencies:
+      - name: 'Cache dependencies'
+        # Pin action to full length commit SHA
+        uses: actions/cache@6849a6489940f00c2f30c0fb92c6274307ccb58a # v4.1.2
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
+
       # Install dependencies (accounting for possible network failures, etc, when installing node module dependencies):
       - name: 'Install dependencies'
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           make install-node-modules || make install-node-modules || make install-node-modules
         timeout-minutes: 15

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/base/README.md

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ The namespace exports the following:
 -   <span class="signature">[`isSafeDataTypeCast( from, to )`][@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-safe-data-type-cast]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">determine whether an array data type can be safely cast to another array data type.</span>
 -   <span class="signature">[`isSameKindDataTypeCast( from, to )`][@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-same-kind-data-type-cast]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">determine whether an array data type can be safely cast to, or is of the same "kind" as, another array data type.</span>
 -   <span class="signature">[`isSignedIntegerDataType( value )`][@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-signed-integer-data-type]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if an input value is a supported array signed integer data type.</span>
+-   <span class="signature">[`isSortedAscending( x )`][@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-sorted-ascending]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if an array is sorted in ascending order.</span>
 -   <span class="signature">[`isUnsignedIntegerDataType( value )`][@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-unsigned-integer-data-type]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">test if an input value is a supported array unsigned integer data type.</span>
 
 </div>
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ console.log( 'arr4 is complex typed array: ' + ns.isComplexTypedArray( arr4 ) );
 
 [@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-signed-integer-data-type]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/array/base/assert/is-signed-integer-data-type
 
+[@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-sorted-ascending]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/array/base/assert/is-sorted-ascending
+
 [@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-unsigned-integer-data-type]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/array/base/assert/is-unsigned-integer-data-type
 
 <!-- </toc-links> -->

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/base/assert/README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import isRealFloatingPointDataType = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-real
 import isSafeDataTypeCast = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-safe-data-type-cast' );
 import isSameKindDataTypeCast = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-same-kind-data-type-cast' );
 import isSignedIntegerDataType = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-signed-integer-data-type' );
+import isSortedAscending = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-sorted-ascending' );
 import isUnsignedIntegerDataType = require( '@stdlib/array/base/assert/is-unsigned-integer-data-type' );
 
 /**
@@ -689,6 +690,38 @@ interface Namespace {
 	*/
 	isSignedIntegerDataType: typeof isSignedIntegerDataType;
 
+	/**
+	* Tests if an array is sorted in ascending order.
+	*
+	* @param x - input array
+	* @returns boolean indicating if an array is sorted in ascending order
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [ 1, 2, 3 ] );
+	* // returns true
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [ 3, 2, 1 ] );
+	* // returns false
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [ 3, 3, 3 ] );
+	* // returns true
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [ 3 ] );
+	* // returns true
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [] );
+	* // returns false
+	*
+	* @example
+	* var out = ns.isSortedAscending( [ 1, 3, 2 ] );
+	* // returns false
+	*/
+	isSortedAscending: typeof isSortedAscending;
+
 	/**
 	* Tests whether an input value is a supported array unsigned integer data type.
 	*