Create an ndarray function interface which accepts a callback function and performs multiple dispatch.
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> Create an [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface which performs multiple dispatch.
``bash`
npm install @stdlib/ndarray-dispatch-by
`javascript`
var dispatchBy = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-dispatch-by' );
#### dispatchBy( fcns, types, data, nargs, nin, nout )
Returns an [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface which performs multiple dispatch.
`javascript`
console.log( 'TODO' );
The function accepts the following arguments:
- fcns: list of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] functions.
- types: one-dimensional list of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] argument [data types][@stdlib/ndarray/dtypes]. The length of types must be the number of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] functions multiplied by nin+nout. If fcns is a function, rather than a list, the number of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] functions is computed as types.length / (nin+nout).data
- data: [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function data (e.g., callbacks). If a list, the length of must equal the number of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] functions. If null, a returned [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface does not provide a data argument to an invoked [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function.
- nargs: total number of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface arguments.
- nin: number of input [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- nout: number of output [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- A returned [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface has the following signature:
`text`
f( x, y, ... )
where
- x: [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- y: [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- ...: additional [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- The number of [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function interface parameters is derived from nargs, the number of input [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] is derived from nin, and the number of output [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] is derived from nout.
- An [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function (i.e., a value provided for the fcns argument) should have the following signature:
`text`
f( arrays[, data] )
where
- arrays: array containing input and output [ndarrays][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor].
- data: [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function data (e.g., a callback).
- For convenience, a single [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function may be provided which will be invoked whenever the [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] argument data types match a sequence of types in types. Providing a single [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function is particularly convenient for the case where, regardless of array data types, traversing arrays remains the same, but the [ndarray][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor] function data differs (e.g., callbacks which differ based on the array data types). For example, the following
`javascript
var unary = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-unary-by' );
function foo( x ) {
return x * 10.0;
}
function bar( x ) {
return x * 5.0;
}
var fcns = [
unary,
unary
];
var types = [
'float64', 'float64',
'float32', 'float32'
];
var data = [
foo,
bar
];
var fcn = dispatchBy( fcns, types, data, 2, 1, 1 );
`
is equivalent to
`javascript
var unary = require( '@stdlib/ndarray-base-unary-by' );
function foo( x ) {
return x * 10.0;
}
function bar( x ) {
return x * 5.0;
}
var types = [
'float64', 'float64',
'float32', 'float32'
];
var data = [
foo,
bar
];
var fcn = dispatchBy( unary, types, data, 2, 1, 1 );
`
`javascript`
console.log( 'TODO' );
*
- [@stdlib/ndarray-array][@stdlib/ndarray/array]: multidimensional arrays.
- [@stdlib/ndarray-ctor][@stdlib/ndarray/ctor]: multidimensional array constructor.
*
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