robotic 0.2.9.dev2__cp38-cp38-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl → 0.3.1__cp38-cp38-manylinux2014_x86_64.whl

robotic/include/rai/Core/array.ipp

@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
 #include "array.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #define ARRAY_flexiMem true
 
 namespace rai {
 
 //fwd declarations
-extern int64_t globalMemoryTotal, globalMemoryBound;
-extern bool globalMemoryStrict;
 
 extern uint lineCount;
 char skip(std::istream& is, const char* skipSymbols, const char* stopSymbols, bool skipCommentLines);
@@ -77,7 +76,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T>::Array(Array<T>&& a)
     isReference(a.isReference),
     M(a.M),
     special(a.special) {
-  //if(a.jac) jac = std::move(a.jac);
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(a.jac) jac = std::move(a.jac);
+  }
   // CHECK_EQ(a.d, &a.d0, "NIY for larger tensors");
   if(a.d!=&a.d0) { d=a.d; a.d=&a.d0; }
   a.p=NULL;
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ template<class T> Array<T>::Array(std::initializer_list<T> values) : Array() { o
 /// initialization via {1., 2., 3., ...} lists, with certain dimensionality
 template<class T> Array<T>::Array(std::initializer_list<uint> dim, std::initializer_list<T> values) : Array() { operator=(values); reshape(dim); }
 
+template<class T> Array<T>::Array(const T* p, uint size, bool byReference) : Array() { if(byReference) referTo(p, size); else setCarray(p, size); }
+
 template<class T> Array<T>::~Array() {
 #if 0
   clear();
@@ -249,11 +252,6 @@ template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::reshapeAs(const Array<T>& a) {
   return *this;
 }
 
-template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::reshapeFlat() {
-  reshape(N);
-  return *this;
-}
-
 /// return the k-th dimensionality
 template<class T> uint Array<T>::dim(uint k) const {
   CHECK(k<nd, "dimensionality range check error: " <<k <<"!<" <<nd);
@@ -643,10 +641,10 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::delColumns(int i, uint k) {
 }
 
 /// inserts k columns at the i-th column [must be 2D]
-template<class T> void Array<T>::insColumns(int i, uint k) {
+template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::insColumns(int i, uint k) {
   CHECK(memMove, "only with memMove");
   CHECK_EQ(nd, 2, "only for matricies");
-  if(!k) return;
+  if(!k) return *this;
   if(i<0) i+=d1+1;
   CHECK_LE(i, (int)d1, "range check error");
   uint n=d1;
@@ -656,6 +654,7 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::insColumns(int i, uint k) {
     memset(p+j*d1+i, 0, sizeT*k);
     if(i) memmove(p+j*d1, p+j*n, sizeT*i);
   }
+  return *this;
 }
 
 /// changes the range of one dimension (generalization of ins/delColumn to arbitrary tensors)
@@ -712,8 +711,15 @@ template<class T> T& Array<T>::elem(int i, int j) {
   if(j<0) j += d1;
   CHECK(nd==2 && (uint)i<d0 && (uint)j<d1,
         "2D range error (" <<nd <<"=2, " <<i <<"<" <<d0 <<", " <<j <<"<" <<d1 <<")");
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(isSparseMatrix(*this)) {
+      return sparse().addEntry(i, j);
+    }
+    if(isRowShifted(*this)) {
+      return rowShifted().elemNew(i, j);
+    }
+  }
   return p[i*d1+j];
-
 }
 
 /// multi-dimensional (tensor) access
@@ -769,7 +775,7 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::ref() const {
 
 template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::operator()(std::pair<int, int> I) const {
   Array<T> z;
-  z.referToRange(*this, I.first, I.second);
+  z.referToRange(*this, I);
   //  if(I.size()==2) z.referToRange(*this, I.begin()[0], I.begin()[1]);
   //  else if(I.size()==0) z.referTo(*this);
   //  else if(I.size()==1) z.referToDim(*this, I.begin()[0]);
@@ -779,9 +785,8 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::operator()(std::pair<int, int> I) const {
 
 /// range reference access
 template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::operator()(int i, std::pair<int, int> J) const {
-  if(i<0) i += d0;
   Array<T> z;
-  z.referToRange(*this, i, J.first, J.second);
+  z.referToRange(*this, i, J);
 //  if(J.size()==2)
 //  else if(J.size()==0) z.referToDim(*this, i);
 //  else if(J.size()==1) z.referToDim(*this, i, J.begin()[0]);
@@ -791,10 +796,8 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::operator()(int i, std::pair<int, int> J) co
 
 /// range reference access
 template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::operator()(int i, int j, std::initializer_list<int> K) const {
-  if(i<0) i += d0;
-  if(j<0) j += d1;
   Array<T> z;
-  if(K.size()==2) z.referToRange(*this, i, j, K.begin()[0], K.begin()[1]);
+  if(K.size()==2) z.referToRange(*this, i, j, {K.begin()[0], K.begin()[1]});
   else if(K.size()==0) z.referToDim(*this, i, j);
   else if(K.size()==1) z.referToDim(*this, i, j, K.begin()[0]);
   else HALT("range list needs 0,1, or 2 entries exactly");
@@ -829,8 +832,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::copy() const { return Array<T>(*this); }
 /** @brief a sub array of a 1D Array (corresponds to matlab [i:I]); when
   the upper limit I is -1, it is replaced by the max limit (like
   [i:]) */
-template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I) const {
+template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(std::pair<int, int> _I) const {
   CHECK_EQ(nd, 1, "1D range error ");
+  int i=_I.first, I=_I.second-1;
   Array<T> x;
   if(i<0) i+=d0;
   if(I<0) I+=d0;
@@ -847,8 +851,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I) const {
 /** @brief copies a sub array of a 2D Array (corresponds to matlab [i:I, j:J]);
   when the upper limits I or J are -1, they are replaced by the
   max limit (like [i:, j:]) */
-template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, int j, int J) const {
+template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(std::pair<int, int> _I, std::pair<int, int> _J) const {
   CHECK_EQ(nd, 2, "2D range error ");
+  int i=_I.first, I=_I.second-1, j=_J.first, J=_J.second-1;
   Array<T> x;
   if(i<0) i+=d0;
   if(j<0) j+=d1;
@@ -867,8 +872,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, int j, int J) const {
 /** @brief copies a sub array of a 3D Array (corresponds to matlab [i:I, j:J]);
   when the upper limits I or J are -1, they are replaced by the
   max limit (like [i:, j:]) */
-template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, int j, int J, int k, int K) const {
+template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(std::pair<int, int> _I, std::pair<int, int> _J, std::pair<int, int> _K) const {
   CHECK_EQ(nd, 3, "3D range error ");
+  int i=_I.first, I=_I.second-1, j=_J.first, J=_J.second-1, k=_K.first, K=_K.second-1;
   Array<T> x;
   if(i<0) i+=d0;
   if(j<0) j+=d1;
@@ -893,8 +899,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, int j, int J, int k, int
   runs from i to I (as explained above) while the second index runs
   over the columns explicitly referred to by cols. (col doesn't have
   to be ordered or could also contain some columns multiply) */
-template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, Array<uint> cols) const {
+template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::pick(std::pair<int, int> _I, Array<uint> cols) const {
   CHECK_EQ(nd, 2, "2D range error ");
+  int i=_I.first, I=_I.second-1;
   Array<T> x;
   if(i<0) i+=d0;
   if(I<0) I+=d0;
@@ -904,7 +911,7 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(int i, int I, Array<uint> cols) const {
   return x;
 }
 
-template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(Array<uint> elems) const {
+template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::pick(Array<uint> elems) const {
   Array<T> x;
   if(nd==1) {
     x.resize(elems.N);
@@ -932,7 +939,7 @@ template<class T> Array<T> Array<T>::sub(Array<uint> elems) const {
  */
 template<class T>
 Array<T> Array<T>::row(uint row_index) const {
-  return sub(row_index, row_index, 0, d1 - 1);
+  return sub({row_index, row_index+1},{ 0, d1 - 1+1});
 }
 
 /**
@@ -947,7 +954,7 @@ Array<T> Array<T>::row(uint row_index) const {
  */
 template<class T>
 Array<T> Array<T>::col(uint col_index) const {
-  return sub(0, d0 - 1, col_index, col_index).reshape(d0);
+  return sub({0, d0 - 1+1},{ col_index, col_index+1}).reshape(d0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -963,7 +970,7 @@ Array<T> Array<T>::col(uint col_index) const {
  */
 template<class T>
 Array<T> Array<T>::rows(uint start_row, uint end_row) const {
-  return sub(start_row, end_row - 1, 0, d1 - 1);
+  return sub({start_row, end_row - 1+1},{ 0, d1 - 1+1});
 }
 
 /**
@@ -979,7 +986,7 @@ Array<T> Array<T>::rows(uint start_row, uint end_row) const {
  */
 template<class T>
 Array<T> Array<T>::cols(uint start_col, uint end_col) const {
-  return sub(0, d0 - 1, start_col, end_col - 1);
+  return sub({0, d0 - 1+1},{ start_col, end_col - 1+1});
 }
 
 /// makes this array a reference to the C buffer
@@ -1015,6 +1022,10 @@ template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::operator=(const Array<T>& a) {
   if(memMove) memmove(p, a.p, sizeT*N);
   else for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) p[i]=a.p[i];
   if(special) { delete special; special=NULL; }
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(isSpecial(a)) special_copy(*this, a);
+    if(a.jac) jac = std::make_unique<arr>(*a.jac);
+  }
   return *this;
 }
 
@@ -1049,7 +1060,7 @@ template<class T> Array<T> catCol(const Array<Array<T>*>& X) {
 //          d1+=x->d1;
 //      }
   } else {
-    z.resize(d0, d1);
+    z.resize(d0, d1).setZero();
     d1=0;
     for(const Array<T>* x:  X) { z.setMatrixBlock(*x, 0, d1); d1+=x->nd==2?x->d1:1; }
   }
@@ -1070,7 +1081,7 @@ template<class T> Array<T> catCol(const Array<Array<T>>& X) {
 }
 
 /// set all entries to same value x [default: don't change dimension]
-template<class T> void Array<T>::setUni(const T& x, int d) {
+template<class T> void Array<T>::setConst(const T& x, int d) {
   if(d!=-1) resize(d);
   uint i;
   for(i=0; i<N; i++) elem(i)=x;
@@ -1082,7 +1093,9 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::setId(int d) {
   CHECK(d!=-1 || (nd==2 && d0==d1), "need squared matrix to set to identity");
   if(d!=-1) resize(d, d);
   setZero();
-  for(uint i=0; i<d0; i++) operator()(i, i)=(T)1;
+  if constexpr(std::is_scalar_v<T>){
+    for(uint i=0; i<d0; i++) operator()(i, i)=(T)1;
+  }else NIY;
 }
 
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setDiag(const T& x, int d) {
@@ -1119,13 +1132,38 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::setBlockMatrix(const Array<T>& A, const Array<T
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setBlockMatrix(const Array<T>& A, const Array<T>& B) {
   CHECK(A.nd==2 && B.nd==2, "");
   CHECK(A.d1==B.d1, "");
-  resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1);
+
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(isSparse(A)){
+      CHECK(isSparse(B), "");
+      sparse().resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1, 0);
+    }else{
+      resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1).setZero();
+    }
+  }else{
+    resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1).setZero();
+  }
+
   setMatrixBlock(A, 0, 0);
   setMatrixBlock(B, A.d0, 0);
 }
 
 /// constructs a vector x=[a, b]
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setBlockVector(const Array<T>& a, const Array<T>& b) {
+
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(a.jac || b.jac) {
+      const Array<T>& A=*a.jac;
+      const Array<T>& B=*b.jac;
+      if(isSparse(A)){
+        CHECK(isSparse(B), "");
+        J().sparse().resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1, 0);
+      }else{
+        CHECK(!isSparse(B), "");
+        J().resize(A.d0+B.d0, A.d1).setZero();
+      }
+    }
+  }
   CHECK(a.nd==1 && b.nd==1, "");
   resize(a.N+b.N);
   setVectorBlock(a, 0);   //for(i=0;i<a.N;i++) operator()(i    )=a(i);
@@ -1134,6 +1172,13 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::setBlockVector(const Array<T>& a, const Array<T
 
 /// write the matrix B into 'this' matrix at location lo0, lo1
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setMatrixBlock(const Array<T>& B, uint lo0, uint lo1) {
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(isSparse(*this)){
+      sparse().add(B, lo0, lo1);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   CHECK(!special && !B.special, "");
   CHECK(B.nd==1 || B.nd==2, "");
   if(B.nd==2) {
@@ -1157,18 +1202,29 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::setVectorBlock(const Array<T>& B, uint lo) {
   CHECK(nd==1 && B.nd==1 && lo+B.N<=N, "");
   uint i;
   for(i=0; i<B.N; i++) elem(lo+i)=B.elem(i);
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(B.jac) {
+      CHECK(jac && jac->d1==B.jac->d1, "Jacobian needs to be pre-sized");
+      CHECK(!B.jac->jac, "NOT HANDLED YET");
+      jac->setMatrixBlock(*B.jac, lo, 0);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /// sorted permutation of length \c n
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setStraightPerm(int n) {
   if(n!=-1) resize(n);
-  for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) elem(i)=(T)i;
+  if constexpr(std::is_arithmetic_v<T>){
+    for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) elem(i)=static_cast<T>(i);
+  } else NIY;
 }
 
 /// reverse sorted permutation of lenth \c N
 template<class T> void Array<T>::setReversePerm(int n) {
   if(n!=-1) resize(n);
-  for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) elem(N-1-i)=(T)i;
+  if constexpr(std::is_arithmetic_v<T>){
+    for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) elem(N-1-i)=static_cast<T>(i);
+  } else NIY;
 }
 
 /// permute all elements randomly
@@ -1211,8 +1267,9 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::referTo(const Array<T>& a) {
 }
 
 /// make this array a subarray reference to \c a
-template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i_lo, int i_up) {
+template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, std::pair<int, int> I) {
   CHECK_LE(a.nd, 3, "not implemented yet");
+  int i_lo=I.first, i_up=I.second-1;
   if(i_lo<0) i_lo+=a.d0;
   if(i_up<0) i_up+=a.d0;
   if(i_lo>i_up) { clear(); return; }
@@ -1230,9 +1287,10 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i_lo, int i
 }
 
 /// make this array a subarray reference to \c a
-template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i, int j_lo, int j_up) {
+template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i, std::pair<int, int> J) {
   CHECK(a.nd>1, "does not make sense");
   CHECK_LE(a.nd, 3, "not implemented yet");
+  int j_lo=J.first, j_up=J.second-1;
   if(i<0) i+=a.d0;
   if(j_lo<0) j_lo+=a.d1;
   if(j_up<0) j_up+=a.d1;
@@ -1249,9 +1307,10 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i, int j_lo
 }
 
 /// make this array a subarray reference to \c a
-template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i, int j, int k_lo, int k_up) {
+template<class T> void Array<T>::referToRange(const Array<T>& a, int i, int j, std::pair<int, int> K) {
   CHECK(a.nd>2, "does not make sense");
   CHECK_LE(a.nd, 3, "not implemented yet");
+  int k_lo=K.first, k_up=K.second-1;
   if(i<0) i+=a.d0;
   if(j<0) j+=a.d1;
   if(k_lo<0) k_lo+=a.d2;
@@ -1338,47 +1397,6 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::takeOver(Array<T>& a) {
 #endif
 }
 
-/** @brief return a `dim'-dimensional grid with `steps' intervals
-  filling the range [lo, hi] in each dimension. Note: returned array is
-  `flat', rather than grid-shaped. */
-template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::setGrid(uint dim, T lo, T hi, uint steps) {
-  CHECK(steps, "steps needs to be >0");
-  uint i, j, k;
-  if(dim==1) {
-    resize(steps+1, 1);
-    for(i=0; i<d0; i++) elem(i)=lo+(hi-lo)*i/steps;
-    return *this;
-  }
-  if(dim==2) {
-    resize(steps+1, steps+1, 2);
-    for(i=0; i<d0; i++) for(j=0; j<d1; j++) {
-        operator()(i, j, 0)=lo+(hi-lo)*i/steps;
-        operator()(i, j, 1)=lo+(hi-lo)*j/steps;
-      }
-    reshape(d0*d1, 2);
-    return *this;
-  }
-  if(dim==3) {
-    resize(uintA{steps+1, steps+1, steps+1, 3});
-    T dx = (hi-lo)/steps;
-    for(i=0; i<d0; i++) for(j=0; j<d1; j++) {
-        T* p = &elem(uintA{i, j, 0, 0});
-        for(k=0; k<d2; k++) {
-          *(p++) = lo+dx*i;
-          *(p++) = lo+dx*j;
-          *(p++) = lo+dx*k;
-//        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 0}) = lo+dx*i;
-//        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 1}) = lo+dx*j;
-//        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 2}) = lo+dx*k;
-        }
-      }
-    reshape(d0*d1*d2, 3);
-    return *this;
-  }
-  NIY;
-  return *this;
-}
-
 template<class T> T rai::Array<T>::median_nonConst() {
   CHECK_GE(N, 1, "");
   std::nth_element(p, p+N/2, p+N);
@@ -1500,7 +1518,7 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::permuteInv(const Array<uint>& permutation) {
 template<class T> void Array<T>::permuteRowsInv(const Array<uint>& permutation) {
   CHECK_LE(permutation.N, d0, "array smaller than permutation ("<<N<<"<"<<permutation.N<<")");
   Array<T> b=(*this);
-  for(uint i=0; i<d0; i++) operator[](permutation(i))()=b[i];
+  for(uint i=0; i<d0; i++) operator[](permutation(i))=b[i];
 }
 
 /// randomly permute all entries of 'this'
@@ -1533,9 +1551,28 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::shift(int offset, bool wrapAround) {
 
 //==================================================================================
 
+/// return fraction of non-zeros in the array
+template<class T> double Array<T>::sparsity() {
+  uint i, m=0;
+  for(i=0; i<N; i++) if(elem(i)) m++;
+  return ((double)m)/N;
+}
+
+//==================================================================================
+
 /** @brief prototype for operator<<, writes the array by separating elements with ELEMSEP, separating rows with LINESEP, using BRACKETS[0] and BRACKETS[1] to brace the data, optionally writs a dimensionality tag before the data (see below), and optinally in binary format */
 template<class T> void Array<T>::write(std::ostream& os, const char* ELEMSEP, const char* LINESEP, const char* BRACKETS, bool dimTag, bool binary) const {
-  CHECK(!special, "");
+
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(special){
+      special_write(os, *this);
+      if(jac) os <<" -- JACOBIAN:\n" <<*jac <<endl;
+      return;
+    }
+  }else{
+    CHECK(!special, "");
+  }
+
   CHECK(!binary || memMove, "binary write works only for memMoveable data");
   uint i, j, k;
   if(!ELEMSEP) ELEMSEP=arrayElemsep;
@@ -1583,6 +1620,10 @@ template<class T> void Array<T>::write(std::ostream& os, const char* ELEMSEP, co
     }
     if(BRACKETS[1]) os <<BRACKETS[1];
   }
+
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(jac) os <<" -- JACOBIAN:\n" <<*jac <<endl;
+  }
 }
 
 /** @brief prototype for operator>>, if there is a dimensionality tag: fast reading of ascii (if there is brackets[]) or binary (if there is \\0\\0 brackets) data; otherwise slow ascii read */
@@ -1609,7 +1650,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::read(std::istream& is) {
     } else { //fast ascii read
       for(uint i=0; i<N; i++) {
         if(is.fail()) PARSERR("could not read " <<i <<"-th element of an array");
-        is >>p[i];
+        if constexpr(!std::is_pointer_v<T>){
+          is >>p[i];
+        } else NIY;
       }
     }
     if(expectBracket) {
@@ -1634,7 +1677,9 @@ template<class T> Array<T>& Array<T>::read(std::istream& is) {
         continue;
       }
       if(c!=',') is.putback(c);
-      is >>x;
+      if constexpr(!std::is_pointer_v<T>){
+        is >>x;
+      }else NIY;
       if(!is.good()) {
         if(!expectBracket) is.clear(); //ok
         else PARSERR("failed reading ending bracket ]");
@@ -1827,6 +1872,7 @@ template<class T> void writeConsecutiveConstant(std::ostream& os, const Array<T>
 
 /// contatenation of two arrays
 template<class T> Array<T> operator, (const Array<T>& y, const Array<T>& z) { Array<T> x(y); x.append(z); return x; }
+
 /// calls Array<T>::read
 template<class T> std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is, Array<T>& x) { x.read(is); return is; }
 
@@ -1871,4 +1917,122 @@ template<class T> bool operator<(const Array<T>& v, const Array<T>& w) {
   return v.N<w.N;
 }
 
+//core for matrix-matrix (elem-wise) update
+#define UpdateOperator_MM( op ) \
+if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){ \
+      if(isNoArr(x)){ return; } \
+      if(isSparseMatrix(x) && isSparseMatrix(y)){ x.sparse() op y.sparse(); return; }  \
+      if(isRowShifted(x) && isRowShifted(y)){ x.rowShifted() op y.rowShifted(); return; }  \
+} \
+    CHECK(!x.special, "");  \
+    CHECK(!y.special, "");  \
+    CHECK_EQ(x.N, y.N, "update operator on different array dimensions (" <<x.N <<", " <<y.N <<")"); \
+    T *xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N; \
+    const T *yp=y.p; \
+    for(; xp!=xstop; xp++, yp++) *xp op *yp;
+
+//core for matrix-scalar update
+#define UpdateOperator_MS( op ) \
+if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){ \
+      if(isNoArr(x)){ return; } \
+      if(isSparseMatrix(x)){ x.sparse() op y; return; }  \
+      if(isRowShifted(x)){ x.rowShifted() op y; return; }  \
+} \
+    CHECK(!x.special, "");  \
+    T *xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N; \
+    for(; xp!=xstop; xp++) *xp op y;
+
+
+template<class T> void operator+=(Array<T>& x, const Array<T>& y) {
+  UpdateOperator_MM(+=);
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(y.jac) {
+      if(x.jac) *x.jac += *y.jac;
+      else x.J() = *y.jac;
+    }
+  }
+  // CHECK_EQ(x.N, y.N, "update operator on different array dimensions (" <<x.N <<", " <<y.N <<")");
+  // T* xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N;
+  // const T* yp=y.p;
+  // for(; xp!=xstop; xp++, yp++) *xp += *yp;
+}
+template<class T> void operator+=(Array<T>& x, const T& y) {
+  UpdateOperator_MS(+=);
+  // T* xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N;
+  // for(; xp!=xstop; xp++) *xp += y;
+}
+template<class T> void operator-=(Array<T>& x, const Array<T>& y) {
+  UpdateOperator_MM(-=);
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(y.jac) {
+      if(x.jac) *x.jac -= *y.jac;
+      else x.J() = -(*y.jac);
+    }
+  }
+  // CHECK_EQ(x.N, y.N, "update operator on different array dimensions (" <<x.N <<", " <<y.N <<")");
+  // T* xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N;
+  // const T* yp=y.p;
+  // for(; xp!=xstop; xp++, yp++) *xp -= *yp;
+}
+template<class T> void operator-=(Array<T>& x, const T& y) {
+  UpdateOperator_MS(-=);
+  // T* xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N;
+  // for(; xp!=xstop; xp++) *xp -= y;
+}
+template<class T> void operator*=(Array<T>& x, const T& y) {
+  if constexpr(std::is_same_v<T, double>){
+    if(x.jac) *x.jac *= y;
+  }
+  UpdateOperator_MS(*=);
+  // T* xp=x.p, *xstop=xp+x.N;
+  // for(; xp!=xstop; xp++) *xp *= y;
+}
+
+#undef UpdateOperator_MM
+#undef UpdateOperator_MS
+
+//===========================================================================
+
+/** @brief return a `dim'-dimensional grid with `steps' intervals
+  filling the range [lo, hi] in each dimension. Note: returned array is
+  `flat', rather than grid-shaped. */
+template<class T> Array<T> grid(uint dim, T lo, T hi, uint steps) {
+  Array<T> x;
+  CHECK(steps, "steps needs to be >0");
+  uint i, j, k;
+  if(dim==1) {
+    x.resize(steps+1, 1);
+    for(i=0; i<x.d0; i++) x.elem(i)=lo+(hi-lo)*i/steps;
+    return x;
+  }
+  if(dim==2) {
+    x.resize(steps+1, steps+1, 2);
+    for(i=0; i<x.d0; i++) for(j=0; j<x.d1; j++) {
+        x(i, j, 0)=lo+(hi-lo)*i/steps;
+        x(i, j, 1)=lo+(hi-lo)*j/steps;
+      }
+    x.reshape(x.d0*x.d1, 2);
+    return x;
+  }
+  if(dim==3) {
+    x.resize(uintA{steps+1, steps+1, steps+1, 3});
+    T dx = (hi-lo)/steps;
+    for(i=0; i<x.d0; i++) for(j=0; j<x.d1; j++) {
+        T* p = &x.elem(uintA{i, j, 0, 0});
+        for(k=0; k<x.d2; k++) {
+          *(p++) = lo+dx*i;
+          *(p++) = lo+dx*j;
+          *(p++) = lo+dx*k;
+          //        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 0}) = lo+dx*i;
+          //        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 1}) = lo+dx*j;
+          //        elem(uintA{i, j, k, 2}) = lo+dx*k;
+        }
+      }
+    x.reshape(x.d0*x.d1*x.d2, 3);
+    return x;
+  }
+  NIY;
+  return x;
+}
+
 } //namespace