feat: Generic numerical types #50

glen · 2022-08-07T16:34:33Z

glen commented

2022-08-07 16:34:33 +00:00

Inspired by https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212 and
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/issues/2585.

Provides a simple adapter function adapted which takes a class
implementing an arithmetical datatype and returns a PocomathInstance
with a new type for that class, invoking the methods of the class
in a standard way for the Pocomath/mathjs operations. (That instance
can then be installed in another to add the new type to any instance
you like, including the default one.)

Uses this facility to bring fraction.js Fraction into Pocomath, and
tests the resulting type.

Currently the "standard" interface for an arithmetical type is heavily modeled
after the design of fraction.js, but with experience with other 3rd-party types
it could be streamlined to something pretty generic (and the Fraction
adaptation could be patched to conform to the resulting "standard"). Or a
proposal along the lines of https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212
could be adopted, and a shim could be added to fraction.js to conform to
that standard.

Resolves #30.

Inspired by https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212 and https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/issues/2585. Provides a simple adapter function `adapted` which takes a class implementing an arithmetical datatype and returns a PocomathInstance with a new type for that class, invoking the methods of the class in a standard way for the Pocomath/mathjs operations. (That instance can then be installed in another to add the new type to any instance you like, including the default one.) Uses this facility to bring fraction.js Fraction into Pocomath, and tests the resulting type. Currently the "standard" interface for an arithmetical type is heavily modeled after the design of fraction.js, but with experience with other 3rd-party types it could be streamlined to something pretty generic (and the Fraction adaptation could be patched to conform to the resulting "standard"). Or a proposal along the lines of https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212 could be adopted, and a shim could be added to fraction.js to conform to **that** standard. Resolves #30.

glen added 1 commit 2022-08-07 16:34:34 +00:00

feat: Generic numerical types bcbb24acd2

Inspired by https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212 and
  https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/issues/2585.

  Provides a simple adapter function `adapted` which takes a class
  implementing an arithmetical datatype and returns a PocomathInstance
  with a new type for that class, invoking the methods of the class
  in a standard way for the Pocomath/mathjs operations.  (That instance
  can then be installed in another to add the new type to any instance
  you like, including the default one.)

  Uses this facility to bring fraction.js Fraction into Pocomath, and
  tests the resulting type.

  Currently the "standard" interface for an arithmetical type is heavily modeled
  after the design of fraction.js, but with experience with other 3rd-party types
  it could be streamlined to something pretty generic (and the Fraction
  adaptation could be patched to conform to the resulting "standard"). Or a
  proposal along the lines of https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/discussions/2212
  could be adopted, and a shim could be added to fraction.js to conform to
  **that** standard.

  Resolves #30.