@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit 0.2.1 → 0.3.0

package/NOTICE

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Copyright (c) 2016-2024 The Stdlib Authors.
+Copyright (c) 2016-2026 The Stdlib Authors.

package/README.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   <p>To join us in bringing numerical computing to the web, get started by checking us out on <a href="https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib">GitHub</a>, and please consider <a href="https://opencollective.com/stdlib">financially supporting stdlib</a>. We greatly appreciate your continued support!</p>
 </details>
 
-# signbit
+# signbitf
 
 [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][test-image]][test-url] [![Coverage Status][coverage-image]][coverage-url] <!-- [![dependencies][dependencies-image]][dependencies-url] -->
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var signbitf = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit' );
 
 #### signbitf( x )
 
-Returns a `boolean` indicating if the sign bit for a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] is on (`true`) or off (`false`).
+Returns a boolean indicating if the sign bit for a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754] is on (`true`) or off (`false`).
 
 ```javascript
 var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
@@ -105,6 +105,94 @@ for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
 
 <!-- /.examples -->
 
+<!-- C interface documentation. -->
+
+* * *
+
+<section class="c">
+
+## C APIs
+
+<!-- Section to include introductory text. Make sure to keep an empty line after the intro `section` element and another before the `/section` close. -->
+
+<section class="intro">
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.intro -->
+
+<!-- C usage documentation. -->
+
+<section class="usage">
+
+### Usage
+
+```c
+#include "stdlib/number/float32/base/signbit.h"
+```
+
+#### stdlib_base_float32_signbit( x )
+
+Returns an integer indicating whether the sign bit for a single-precision floating-point number is on (`1`) or off (`0`).
+
+```c
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+int8_t out = stdlib_base_float32_signbit( 3.14f );
+```
+
+The function accepts the following arguments:
+
+-   **x**: `[in] float` input value.
+
+```c
+int8_t stdlib_base_float32_signbit( const float x );
+```
+
+</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/number/float32/base/signbit.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+int main( void ) {
+    float x[] = { 3.14f, -3.14f, 0.0f, -0.0f, 4.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0e38f, -1.0e38f };
+
+    int8_t out;
+    int i;
+    for ( i = 0; i < 9; i++ ) {
+        stdlib_base_float32_signbit( x[ i ], &out );
+        printf( "%f => signbit: %" PRId8 "\n", x[ i ], out );
+    }
+}
+```
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.examples -->
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.c -->
+
 <!-- Section for related `stdlib` packages. Do not manually edit this section, as it is automatically populated. -->
 
 <section class="related">
@@ -145,7 +233,7 @@ See [LICENSE][stdlib-license].
 
 ## Copyright
 
-Copyright &copy; 2016-2024. The Stdlib [Authors][stdlib-authors].
+Copyright &copy; 2016-2026. The Stdlib [Authors][stdlib-authors].
 
 </section>
 
@@ -158,8 +246,8 @@ Copyright &copy; 2016-2024. The Stdlib [Authors][stdlib-authors].
 [npm-image]: http://img.shields.io/npm/v/@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit.svg
 [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit
 
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-[test-url]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/number-float32-base-signbit/actions/workflows/test.yml?query=branch:v0.2.1
+[test-image]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/number-float32-base-signbit/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=v0.3.0
+[test-url]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/number-float32-base-signbit/actions/workflows/test.yml?query=branch:v0.3.0
 
 [coverage-image]: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/stdlib-js/number-float32-base-signbit/main.svg
 [coverage-url]: https://codecov.io/github/stdlib-js/number-float32-base-signbit?branch=main
@@ -171,8 +259,8 @@ Copyright &copy; 2016-2024. The Stdlib [Authors][stdlib-authors].
 
 -->
 
-[chat-image]: https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/stdlib-js/stdlib.svg
-[chat-url]: https://app.gitter.im/#/room/#stdlib-js_stdlib:gitter.im
+[chat-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/zulip-join_chat-brightgreen.svg
+[chat-url]: https://stdlib.zulipchat.com
 
 [stdlib]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib
 

package/dist/index.js.map

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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+  "sourcesContent": ["/**\n* @license Apache-2.0\n*\n* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.\n*\n* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n* You may obtain a copy of the License at\n*\n*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n*\n* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n* distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n* limitations under the License.\n*/\n\n'use strict';\n\n// MODULES //\n\nvar toWord = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word' );\n\n\n// MAIN //\n\n/**\n* Returns a boolean indicating if the sign bit is on (true) or off (false).\n*\n* @param {number} x - single-precision floating-point number\n* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating if sign bit is on or off\n*\n* @example\n* var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );\n*\n* var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );\n* // returns false\n*\n* @example\n* var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );\n*\n* var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( -9.14e-34 ) );\n* // returns true\n*\n* @example\n* var bool = signbitf( 0.0 );\n* // returns false\n*\n* @example\n* var bool = signbitf( -0.0 );\n* // returns true\n*/\nfunction signbitf( x ) {\n\t// Convert `x` to an unsigned 32-bit integer corresponding to the value's IEEE 754 binary representation:\n\tvar w = toWord( x );\n\n\t// Shift off all bits which are not the sign bit and check if the sign bit is on:\n\treturn ( w >>> 31 ) ? true : false; // eslint-disable-line no-unneeded-ternary\n}\n\n\n// EXPORTS //\n\nmodule.exports = signbitf;\n", "/**\n* @license Apache-2.0\n*\n* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.\n*\n* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n* You may obtain a copy of the License at\n*\n*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n*\n* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n* distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n* limitations under the License.\n*/\n\n'use strict';\n\n/**\n* Return a boolean indicating if the sign bit is on (true) or off (false).\n*\n* @module @stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit\n*\n* @example\n* var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );\n* var signbitf = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit' );\n*\n* var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );\n* // returns false\n*\n* bool = signbitf( toFloat32( -9.14e-34 ) );\n* // returns true\n*\n* bool = signbitf( 0.0 );\n* // returns false\n*\n* bool = signbitf( -0.0 );\n* // returns true\n*/\n\n// MODULES //\n\nvar main = require( './main.js' );\n\n\n// EXPORTS //\n\nmodule.exports = main;\n"],
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package/docs/types/index.d.ts

@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 *
 * @example
 * var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
 * var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );
 * // returns false
 *
 * @example
 * var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
 * var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( -9.14e-34 ) );
 * // returns true
 *

package/include/stdlib/number/float32/base/signbit.h

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2025 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#ifndef STDLIB_NUMBER_FLOAT32_BASE_SIGNBIT_H
+#define STDLIB_NUMBER_FLOAT32_BASE_SIGNBIT_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*
+* If C++, prevent name mangling so that the compiler emits a binary file having undecorated names, thus mirroring the behavior of a C compiler.
+*/
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+* Returns an integer indicating whether the sign bit for a single-precision floating-point number is on (`1`) or off (`0`).
+*/
+int8_t stdlib_base_float32_signbit( const float x );
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif // !STDLIB_NUMBER_FLOAT32_BASE_SIGNBIT_H

package/lib/index.js

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 * @module @stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit
 *
 * @example
-* var signbitf = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit' );
 * var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+* var signbitf = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit' );
 *
 * var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );
 * // returns false

package/lib/main.js

@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ var toWord = require( '@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word' );
 *
 * @example
 * var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
 * var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );
 * // returns false
 *
 * @example
 * var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
 * var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( -9.14e-34 ) );
 * // returns true
 *

package/lib/native.js

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2025 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var Boolean = require( '@stdlib/boolean-ctor' );
+var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* Returns a boolean indicating if the sign bit is on (true) or off (false).
+*
+* @private
+* @param {number} x - input value
+* @returns {boolean} boolean indicating if sign bit is on or off
+*
+* @example
+* var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
+* var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( 4.0 ) );
+* // returns false
+*
+* @example
+* var toFloat32 = require( '@stdlib/number-float64-base-to-float32' );
+*
+* var bool = signbitf( toFloat32( -9.14e-34 ) );
+* // returns true
+*
+* @example
+* var bool = signbitf( 0.0 );
+* // returns false
+*
+* @example
+* var bool = signbitf( -0.0 );
+* // returns true
+*/
+function signbitf( x ) {
+	return Boolean( addon( x ) );
+}
+
+
+// EXPORTS //
+
+module.exports = signbitf;

package/manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{
+  "options": {
+    "task": "build",
+    "wasm": false
+  },
+  "fields": [
+    {
+      "field": "src",
+      "resolve": true,
+      "relative": true
+    },
+    {
+      "field": "include",
+      "resolve": true,
+      "relative": true
+    },
+    {
+      "field": "libraries",
+      "resolve": false,
+      "relative": false
+    },
+    {
+      "field": "libpath",
+      "resolve": true,
+      "relative": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "confs": [
+    {
+      "task": "build",
+      "wasm": false,
+      "src": [
+        "./src/main.c"
+      ],
+      "include": [
+        "./include"
+      ],
+      "libraries": [],
+      "libpath": [],
+      "dependencies": [
+        "@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "task": "benchmark",
+      "wasm": false,
+      "src": [
+        "./src/main.c"
+      ],
+      "include": [
+        "./include"
+      ],
+      "libraries": [],
+      "libpath": [],
+      "dependencies": [
+        "@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "task": "examples",
+      "wasm": false,
+      "src": [
+        "./src/main.c"
+      ],
+      "include": [
+        "./include"
+      ],
+      "libraries": [],
+      "libpath": [],
+      "dependencies": [
+        "@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stdlib/number-float32-base-signbit",
-  "version": "0.2.1",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Return a boolean indicating if the sign bit for a single-precision floating-point number is on (true) or off (false).",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": {
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
     }
   ],
   "main": "./lib",
+  "gypfile": false,
   "directories": {
     "doc": "./docs",
+    "include": "./include",
     "lib": "./lib",
+    "src": "./src",
     "dist": "./dist"
   },
   "types": "./docs/types",
@@ -30,7 +33,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word": "^0.2.1"
+    "@stdlib/number-float32-base-to-word": "^0.2.2",
+    "@stdlib/utils-library-manifest": "^0.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "engines": {

package/src/addon.c

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2025 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "stdlib/number/float32/base/signbit.h"
+#include <node_api.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+/**
+* Receives JavaScript callback invocation data.
+*
+* @param env    environment under which the function is invoked
+* @param info   callback data
+* @return       Node-API value
+*/
+static napi_value addon( napi_env env, napi_callback_info info ) {
+	napi_status status;
+
+	// Get callback arguments:
+	size_t argc = 1;
+	napi_value argv[ 1 ];
+	status = napi_get_cb_info( env, info, &argc, argv, NULL, NULL );
+	assert( status == napi_ok );
+
+	// Check whether we were provided the correct number of arguments:
+	if ( argc < 1 ) {
+		status = napi_throw_error( env, NULL, "invalid invocation. Insufficient arguments." );
+		assert( status == napi_ok );
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if ( argc > 1 ) {
+		status = napi_throw_error( env, NULL, "invalid invocation. Too many arguments." );
+		assert( status == napi_ok );
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	napi_valuetype vtype0;
+	status = napi_typeof( env, argv[ 0 ], &vtype0 );
+	assert( status == napi_ok );
+	if ( vtype0 != napi_number ) {
+		status = napi_throw_type_error( env, NULL, "invalid argument. First argument must be a number." );
+		assert( status == napi_ok );
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	double value;
+	status = napi_get_value_double( env, argv[ 0 ], &value );
+	assert( status == napi_ok );
+
+	int8_t out = stdlib_base_float32_signbit( (float)value );
+
+	napi_value v;
+	status = napi_create_int32( env, (int8_t)out, &v );
+	assert( status == napi_ok );
+
+	return v;
+}
+
+/**
+* Initializes a Node-API module.
+*
+* @param env      environment under which the function is invoked
+* @param exports  exports object
+* @return         main export
+*/
+static napi_value init( napi_env env, napi_value exports ) {
+	napi_value fcn;
+	napi_status status = napi_create_function( env, "exports", NAPI_AUTO_LENGTH, addon, NULL, &fcn );
+	assert( status == napi_ok );
+	return fcn;
+}
+
+NAPI_MODULE( NODE_GYP_MODULE_NAME, init )

package/src/main.c

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2025 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "stdlib/number/float32/base/signbit.h"
+#include "stdlib/number/float32/base/to_word.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/**
+* Returns an integer indicating whether the sign bit for a single-precision floating-point number is on (`1`) or off (`0`).
+*
+* @param x       input value
+* @return        result
+*
+* @example
+* #include <stdint.h>
+*
+* int8_t out = stdlib_base_float32_signbit( 3.14f );
+*/
+int8_t stdlib_base_float32_signbit( const float x ) {
+	uint32_t w;
+
+	// Convert the floating-point value to a word (unsigned 32-bit integer) containing the exponent and sign:
+	stdlib_base_float32_to_word( x, &w );
+
+	// Shift off all bits which are not the sign bit and check if the sign bit is on:
+	return (int8_t)( w >> 31 );
+}