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// Copyright Contributors to the OpenVDB Project
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
//
/// @file Math.h
/// @brief General-purpose arithmetic and comparison routines, most of which
/// accept arbitrary value types (or at least arbitrary numeric value types)
 
#ifndef OPENVDB_MATH_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
#define OPENVDB_MATH_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED
 
#include <openvdb/Platform.h>
#include <openvdb/version.h>
#include <openvdb/math/HalfDecl.h>
#include <openvdb/util/Assert.h>
#include <algorithm> // for std::max()
#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>     // for std::ceil(), std::fabs(), std::pow(), std::sqrt(), etc.
#include <cstdlib>   // for abs(int)
#include <cstring>   // for memcpy
#include <random>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits> // for std::is_arithmetic
 
 
// Compile pragmas
 
// Intel(r) compiler fires remark #1572: floating-point equality and inequality
// comparisons are unrealiable when == or != is used with floating point operands.
#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_BEGIN \
        _Pragma("warning (push)")    \
        _Pragma("warning (disable:1572)")
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_END \
        _Pragma("warning (pop)")
#elif defined(__clang__)
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_BEGIN \
        PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push) \
        PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal")
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_END \
        PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
#else
    // For GCC, #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal"
    // isn't working until gcc 4.2+,
    // Trying
    // #pragma GCC system_header
    // creates other problems, most notably "warning: will never be executed"
    // in from templates, unsure of how to work around.
    // If necessary, could use integer based comparisons for equality
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_BEGIN
    #define OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_END
#endif
 
 
#ifdef OPENVDB_IS_POD
#undef OPENVDB_IS_POD
#endif
#define OPENVDB_IS_POD(Type) \
static_assert(std::is_standard_layout<Type>::value, \
    #Type" must be a POD type (satisfy StandardLayoutType.)"); \
static_assert(std::is_trivial<Type>::value, \
    #Type" must be a POD type (satisfy TrivialType.)");
 
namespace openvdb {
OPENVDB_USE_VERSION_NAMESPACE
namespace OPENVDB_VERSION_NAME {
 
/// @brief Return the value of type T that corresponds to zero.
/// @note A zeroVal<T>() specialization must be defined for each @c ValueType T
/// that cannot be constructed using the form @c T(0).  For example, @c std::string(0)
/// treats 0 as @c nullptr and throws a @c std::logic_error.
template<typename T> inline constexpr T zeroVal() { return T(0); }
/// Return the @c std::string value that corresponds to zero.
template<> inline std::string zeroVal<std::string>() { return ""; }
/// Return the @c bool value that corresponds to zero.
template<> inline constexpr bool zeroVal<bool>() { return false; }
 
 
/// @note Extends the implementation of std::is_arithmetic to support math::half
template<typename T>
struct is_arithmetic : std::is_arithmetic<T> {};
template<>
struct is_arithmetic<math::half> : std::true_type {};
// Helper variable template (equivalent to std::is_arithmetic_v)
template<typename T>
inline constexpr bool is_arithmetic_v = is_arithmetic<T>::value;
 
namespace math {
 
/// @todo These won't be needed if we eliminate StringGrids.
//@{
/// @brief Needed to support the <tt>(zeroVal<ValueType>() + val)</tt> idiom
/// when @c ValueType is @c std::string
inline std::string operator+(const std::string& s, bool) { return s; }
inline std::string operator+(const std::string& s, int) { return s; }
inline std::string operator+(const std::string& s, float) { return s; }
inline std::string operator+(const std::string& s, double) { return s; }
//@}
 
/// @brief  Componentwise adder for POD types.
template<typename Type1, typename Type2>
inline auto cwiseAdd(const Type1& v, const Type2 s)
{
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_BEGIN
    return v + s;
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_END
}
 
/// @brief  Componentwise less than for POD types.
template<typename Type1, typename Type2>
inline bool cwiseLessThan(const Type1& a, const Type2& b)
{
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_BEGIN
    return a < b;
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_END
}
 
/// @brief  Componentwise greater than for POD types.
template<typename Type1, typename Type2>
inline bool cwiseGreaterThan(const Type1& a, const Type2& b)
{
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_BEGIN
    return a > b;
    OPENVDB_NO_TYPE_CONVERSION_WARNING_END
}
 
 
 
/// @brief  Pi constant taken from Boost to match old behaviour
/// @note   Available in C++20
template <typename T> inline constexpr T pi() { return 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884e+00; }
template <> inline constexpr float pi() { return 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884e+00F; }
template <> inline constexpr double pi() { return 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884e+00; }
template <> inline constexpr long double pi() { return 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884e+00L; }
 
 
/// @brief Return the unary negation of the given value.
/// @note A negative<T>() specialization must be defined for each ValueType T
/// for which unary negation is not defined.
template<typename T> inline T negative(const T& val)
{
// disable unary minus on unsigned warning
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning(push)
#pragma warning(disable:4146)
#endif
    return T(-val);
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#pragma warning(pop)
#endif
}
/// Return the negation of the given boolean.
template<> inline bool negative(const bool& val) { return !val; }
/// Return the "negation" of the given string.
template<> inline std::string negative(const std::string& val) { return val; }
 
 
//@{
/// Tolerance for floating-point comparison
template<typename T> struct Tolerance   { static T value() { return zeroVal<T>(); } };
template<> struct Tolerance<math::half> { static math::half value() { return math::half(0.00097656f); } };
template<> struct Tolerance<float>      { static float value() { return 1e-8f; } };
template<> struct Tolerance<double>     { static double value() { return 1e-15; } };
//@}
 
//@{
/// Delta for small floating-point offsets
template<typename T> struct Delta   { static T value() { return zeroVal<T>(); } };
template<> struct Delta<math::half> { static math::half value() { return math::half(0.00390625f); } };
template<> struct Delta<float>      { static float value() { return  1e-5f; } };
template<> struct Delta<double>     { static double value() { return 1e-9; } };
//@}
 
 
// ==========> Random Values <==================
 
/// @brief Simple generator of random numbers over the range [0, 1)
/// @details Thread-safe as long as each thread has its own Rand01 instance
template<typename FloatType = double, typename EngineType = std::mt19937>
class Rand01
{
private:
    EngineType mEngine;
    std::uniform_real_distribution<FloatType> mRand;
 
public:
    using ValueType = FloatType;
 
    /// @brief Initialize the generator.
    /// @param engine  random number generator
    Rand01(const EngineType& engine): mEngine(engine) {}
 
    /// @brief Initialize the generator.
    /// @param seed  seed value for the random number generator
    Rand01(unsigned int seed): mEngine(static_cast<typename EngineType::result_type>(seed)) {}
 
    /// Set the seed value for the random number generator
    void setSeed(unsigned int seed)
    {
        mEngine.seed(static_cast<typename EngineType::result_type>(seed));
    }
 
    /// Return a const reference to the random number generator.
    const EngineType& engine() const { return mEngine; }
 
    /// Return a uniformly distributed random number in the range [0, 1).
    FloatType operator()() { return mRand(mEngine); }
};
 
using Random01 = Rand01<double, std::mt19937>;
 
 
/// @brief Simple random integer generator
/// @details Thread-safe as long as each thread has its own RandInt instance
template<typename IntType = int, typename EngineType = std::mt19937>
class RandInt
{
private:
    using Distr = std::uniform_int_distribution<IntType>;
    EngineType mEngine;
    Distr mRand;
 
public:
    /// @brief Initialize the generator.
    /// @param engine     random number generator
    /// @param imin,imax  generate integers that are uniformly distributed over [imin, imax]
    RandInt(const EngineType& engine, IntType imin, IntType imax):
        mEngine(engine),
        mRand(std::min(imin, imax), std::max(imin, imax))
    {}
 
    /// @brief Initialize the generator.
    /// @param seed       seed value for the random number generator
    /// @param imin,imax  generate integers that are uniformly distributed over [imin, imax]
    RandInt(unsigned int seed, IntType imin, IntType imax):
        mEngine(static_cast<typename EngineType::result_type>(seed)),
        mRand(std::min(imin, imax), std::max(imin, imax))
    {}
 
    /// Change the range over which integers are distributed to [imin, imax].
    void setRange(IntType imin, IntType imax)
    {
        mRand = Distr(std::min(imin, imax), std::max(imin, imax));
    }
 
    /// Set the seed value for the random number generator
    void setSeed(unsigned int seed)
    {
        mEngine.seed(static_cast<typename EngineType::result_type>(seed));
    }
 
    /// Return a const reference to the random number generator.
    const EngineType& engine() const { return mEngine; }
 
    /// Return a randomly-generated integer in the current range.
    IntType operator()() { return mRand(mEngine); }
 
    /// @brief Return a randomly-generated integer in the new range [imin, imax],
    /// without changing the current range.
    IntType operator()(IntType imin, IntType imax)
    {
        const IntType lo = std::min(imin, imax), hi = std::max(imin, imax);
        return mRand(mEngine, typename Distr::param_type(lo, hi));
    }
};
 
using RandomInt = RandInt<int, std::mt19937>;
 
 
// ==========> Clamp <==================
 
/// Return @a x clamped to [@a min, @a max]
template<typename Type>
inline Type
Clamp(Type x, Type min, Type max)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT( !(min>max) );
    return x > min ? x < max ? x : max : min;
}
 
 
/// Return @a x clamped to [0, 1]
template<typename Type>
inline Type
Clamp01(Type x) { return x > Type(0) ? x < Type(1) ? x : Type(1) : Type(0); }
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is outside [0,1]
template<typename Type>
inline bool
ClampTest01(Type &x)
{
    if (x >= Type(0) && x <= Type(1)) return false;
    x = x < Type(0) ? Type(0) : Type(1);
    return true;
}
 
/// @brief Return 0 if @a x < @a 0, 1 if @a x > 1 or else (3 &minus; 2 @a x) @a x&sup2;.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
SmoothUnitStep(Type x)
{
    return x > 0 ? x < 1 ? (3-2*x)*x*x : Type(1) : Type(0);
}
 
/// @brief Return 0 if @a x < @a min, 1 if @a x > @a max or else (3 &minus; 2 @a t) @a t&sup2;,
/// where @a t = (@a x &minus; @a min)/(@a max &minus; @a min).
template<typename Type>
inline Type
SmoothUnitStep(Type x, Type min, Type max)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT(min < max);
    return SmoothUnitStep((x-min)/(max-min));
}
 
 
// ==========> Absolute Value <==================
 
 
//@{
/// Return the absolute value of the given quantity.
inline int32_t Abs(int32_t i) { return std::abs(i); }
inline int64_t Abs(int64_t i)
{
    static_assert(sizeof(decltype(std::abs(i))) == sizeof(int64_t),
                  "std::abs(int64) broken");
    return std::abs(i);
}
inline float Abs(float x) { return std::fabs(x); }
inline double Abs(double x) { return std::fabs(x); }
inline long double Abs(long double x) { return std::fabs(x); }
inline uint32_t Abs(uint32_t i) { return i; }
inline uint64_t Abs(uint64_t i) { return i; }
inline bool Abs(bool b) { return b; }
// On systems like macOS and FreeBSD, size_t and uint64_t are different types
template <typename T>
inline typename std::enable_if<std::is_same<T, size_t>::value, T>::type
Abs(T i) { return i; }
//@}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
// ==========> Value Comparison <==================
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is exactly equal to zero.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isZero(const Type& x)
{
    OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_BEGIN
    return x == zeroVal<Type>();
    OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_END
}
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is equal to zero to within the given tolerance.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isApproxZero(const Type& x, const Type& tolerance)
{
    return !cwiseGreaterThan(x, tolerance) && !cwiseLessThan(x, -tolerance);
}
 
/// @brief Return @c true if @a x is equal to zero to within
/// the default floating-point comparison tolerance.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isApproxZero(const Type& x)
{
    return isApproxZero(x, Type(zeroVal<Type>() + Tolerance<Type>::value()));
}
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is less than zero.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isNegative(const Type& x) { return cwiseLessThan(x, zeroVal<Type>()); }
 
// Return false, since bool values are never less than zero.
template<> inline bool isNegative<bool>(const bool&) { return false; }
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is finite.
inline bool
isFinite(const float x) { return std::isfinite(x); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is finite.
inline bool
isFinite(const math::half x) { return x.isFinite(); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is finite.
template<typename Type, typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<Type>::value, int>::type = 0>
inline bool
isFinite(const Type& x) { return std::isfinite(static_cast<double>(x)); }
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is an infinity value (either positive infinity or negative infinity).
inline bool
isInfinite(const float x) { return std::isinf(x); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is an infinity value (either positive infinity or negative infinity).
inline bool
isInfinite(const math::half x) { return x.isInfinity(); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is an infinity value (either positive infinity or negative infinity).
template<typename Type, typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<Type>::value, int>::type = 0>
inline bool
isInfinite(const Type& x) { return std::isinf(static_cast<double>(x)); }
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is a NaN (Not-A-Number) value.
inline bool
isNan(const float x) { return std::isnan(x); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is a NaN (Not-A-Number) value.
inline bool
isNan(const math::half x) { return x.isNan(); }
 
/// Return @c true if @a x is a NaN (Not-A-Number) value.
template<typename Type, typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<Type>::value, int>::type = 0>
inline bool
isNan(const Type& x) { return std::isnan(static_cast<double>(x)); }
 
 
/// Return @c true if @a a is equal to @a b to within the given tolerance.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isApproxEqual(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& tolerance)
{
    return !cwiseGreaterThan(Abs(a - b), tolerance);
}
 
/// @brief Return @c true if @a a is equal to @a b to within
/// the default floating-point comparison tolerance.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isApproxEqual(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    const Type tolerance = Type(zeroVal<Type>() + Tolerance<Type>::value());
    return isApproxEqual(a, b, tolerance);
}
 
#define OPENVDB_EXACT_IS_APPROX_EQUAL(T) \
    template<> inline bool isApproxEqual<T>(const T& a, const T& b) { return a == b; } \
    template<> inline bool isApproxEqual<T>(const T& a, const T& b, const T&) { return a == b; } \
    /**/
 
OPENVDB_EXACT_IS_APPROX_EQUAL(bool)
OPENVDB_EXACT_IS_APPROX_EQUAL(std::string)
 
 
/// @brief Return @c true if @a a is larger than @a b to within
/// the given tolerance, i.e., if @a b - @a a < @a tolerance.
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isApproxLarger(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& tolerance)
{
    return (b - a < tolerance);
}
 
 
/// @brief Return @c true if @a a is exactly equal to @a b.
template<typename T0, typename T1>
inline bool
isExactlyEqual(const T0& a, const T1& b)
{
    OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_BEGIN
    return a == b;
    OPENVDB_NO_FP_EQUALITY_WARNING_END
}
 
 
template<typename Type>
inline bool
isRelOrApproxEqual(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& absTol, const Type& relTol)
{
    // First check to see if we are inside the absolute tolerance
    // Necessary for numbers close to 0
    if (!(Abs(a - b) > absTol)) return true;
 
    // Next check to see if we are inside the relative tolerance
    // to handle large numbers that aren't within the abs tolerance
    // but could be the closest floating point representation
    double relError;
    if (Abs(b) > Abs(a)) {
        relError = Abs((a - b) / b);
    } else {
        relError = Abs((a - b) / a);
    }
    return (relError <= relTol);
}
 
template<>
inline bool
isRelOrApproxEqual(const bool& a, const bool& b, const bool&, const bool&)
{
    return (a == b);
}
 
inline int32_t
floatToInt32(const float f)
{
    // switch to std:bit_cast in C++20
    static_assert(sizeof(int32_t) == sizeof f, "`float` has an unexpected size.");
    int32_t ret;
    std::memcpy(&ret, &f, sizeof(int32_t));
    return ret;
}
 
inline int64_t
doubleToInt64(const double d)
{
    // switch to std:bit_cast in C++20
    static_assert(sizeof(int64_t) == sizeof d, "`double` has an unexpected size.");
    int64_t ret;
    std::memcpy(&ret, &d, sizeof(int64_t));
    return ret;
}
 
// aUnitsInLastPlace is the allowed difference between the least significant digits
// of the numbers' floating point representation
// Please read the reference paper before trying to use isUlpsEqual
// http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm
inline bool
isUlpsEqual(const double aLeft, const double aRight, const int64_t aUnitsInLastPlace)
{
    int64_t longLeft = doubleToInt64(aLeft);
    // Because of 2's complement, must restore lexicographical order
    if (longLeft < 0) {
        longLeft = INT64_C(0x8000000000000000) - longLeft;
    }
 
    int64_t longRight = doubleToInt64(aRight);
    // Because of 2's complement, must restore lexicographical order
    if (longRight < 0) {
        longRight = INT64_C(0x8000000000000000) - longRight;
    }
 
    int64_t difference = Abs(longLeft - longRight);
    return (difference <= aUnitsInLastPlace);
}
 
inline bool
isUlpsEqual(const float aLeft, const float aRight, const int32_t aUnitsInLastPlace)
{
    int32_t intLeft = floatToInt32(aLeft);
    // Because of 2's complement, must restore lexicographical order
    if (intLeft < 0) {
        intLeft = 0x80000000 - intLeft;
    }
 
    int32_t intRight = floatToInt32(aRight);
    // Because of 2's complement, must restore lexicographical order
    if (intRight < 0) {
        intRight = 0x80000000 - intRight;
    }
 
    int32_t difference = Abs(intLeft - intRight);
    return (difference <= aUnitsInLastPlace);
}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
// ==========> Pow <==================
 
/// Return @a x<sup>2</sup>.
template<typename Type>
inline Type Pow2(Type x) { return x*x; }
 
/// Return @a x<sup>3</sup>.
template<typename Type>
inline Type Pow3(Type x) { return x*x*x; }
 
/// Return @a x<sup>4</sup>.
template<typename Type>
inline Type Pow4(Type x) { return Pow2(Pow2(x)); }
 
/// Return @a x<sup>n</sup>.
template<typename Type>
Type
Pow(Type x, int n)
{
    Type ans = 1;
    if (n < 0) {
        n = -n;
        x = Type(1)/x;
    }
    while (n--) ans *= x;
    return ans;
}
 
//@{
/// Return @a b<sup>e</sup>.
inline math::half
Pow(math::half b, math::half e)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT( b >= 0.0f && "Pow(half,half): base is negative" );
    return math::half(powf(float(b),float(e)));
}
 
//@{
/// Return @a b<sup>e</sup>.
inline float
Pow(float b, float e)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT( b >= 0.0f && "Pow(float,float): base is negative" );
    return powf(b,e);
}
 
inline double
Pow(double b, double e)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT( b >= 0.0 && "Pow(double,double): base is negative" );
    return std::pow(b,e);
}
//@}
 
 
// ==========> Max <==================
 
namespace internal {
 
inline const math::half&
max_impl(const math::half& a, const math::half& b)
{
    return a < b ? b : a;
}
 
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
max_impl(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    return std::max(a,b);
}
 
} // namespace internal
 
/// Return the maximum of two values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    return internal::max_impl(a,b);
}
 
/// Return the maximum of three values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c)
{
    return internal::max_impl(internal::max_impl(a,b), c);
}
 
/// Return the maximum of four values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d)
{
    return internal::max_impl(internal::max_impl(a,b), internal::max_impl(c,d));
}
 
/// Return the maximum of five values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d, const Type& e)
{
    return internal::max_impl(internal::max_impl(a,b), Max(c,d,e));
}
 
/// Return the maximum of six values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d, const Type& e, const Type& f)
{
    return internal::max_impl(Max(a,b,c), Max(d,e,f));
}
 
/// Return the maximum of seven values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d,
    const Type& e, const Type& f, const Type& g)
{
    return internal::max_impl(Max(a,b,c,d), Max(e,f,g));
}
 
/// Return the maximum of eight values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Max(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d,
    const Type& e, const Type& f, const Type& g, const Type& h)
{
    return internal::max_impl(Max(a,b,c,d), Max(e,f,g,h));
}
 
 
// ==========> Min <==================
 
namespace internal {
 
inline const math::half&
min_impl(const math::half& a, const math::half& b)
{
    return b < a ? b : a;
}
 
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
min_impl(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    return std::min(a,b);
}
 
} // namespace internal
 
/// Return the minimum of two values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b) { return internal::min_impl(a, b); }
 
/// Return the minimum of three values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c)
{
    return internal::min_impl(internal::min_impl(a, b), c);
}
 
/// Return the minimum of four values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d)
{
    return internal::min_impl(internal::min_impl(a, b), internal::min_impl(c, d));
}
 
/// Return the minimum of five values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d, const Type& e)
{
    return internal::min_impl(internal::min_impl(a,b), Min(c,d,e));
}
 
/// Return the minimum of six values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d, const Type& e, const Type& f)
{
    return internal::min_impl(Min(a,b,c), Min(d,e,f));
}
 
/// Return the minimum of seven values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d,
    const Type& e, const Type& f, const Type& g)
{
    return internal::min_impl(Min(a,b,c,d), Min(e,f,g));
}
 
/// Return the minimum of eight values
template<typename Type>
inline const Type&
Min(const Type& a, const Type& b, const Type& c, const Type& d,
    const Type& e, const Type& f, const Type& g, const Type& h)
{
    return internal::min_impl(Min(a,b,c,d), Min(e,f,g,h));
}
 
 
// ============> Exp <==================
 
/// Return @a e<sup>x</sup>.
template<typename Type>
inline Type Exp(const Type& x) { return std::exp(x); }
 
// ============> Sin <==================
 
//@{
/// Return sin @a x.
inline float Sin(const float& x) { return std::sin(x); }
 
inline double Sin(const double& x) { return std::sin(x); }
//@}
 
// ============> Cos <==================
 
//@{
/// Return cos @a x.
inline float Cos(const float& x) { return std::cos(x); }
 
inline double Cos(const double& x) { return std::cos(x); }
//@}
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
/// Return the sign of the given value as an integer (either -1, 0 or 1).
template <typename Type>
inline int Sign(const Type &x) { return (zeroVal<Type>() < x) - (x < zeroVal<Type>()); }
 
 
/// @brief Return @c true if @a a and @a b have different signs.
/// @note Zero is considered a positive number.
template <typename Type>
inline bool
SignChange(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    return ( (a<zeroVal<Type>()) ^ (b<zeroVal<Type>()) );
}
 
 
/// @brief Return @c true if the interval [@a a, @a b] includes zero,
/// i.e., if either @a a or @a b is zero or if they have different signs.
template <typename Type>
inline bool
ZeroCrossing(const Type& a, const Type& b)
{
    return a * b <= zeroVal<Type>();
}
 
 
//@{
/// Return the square root of a floating-point value.
inline float Sqrt(float x) { return std::sqrt(x); }
inline double Sqrt(double x) { return std::sqrt(x); }
inline long double Sqrt(long double x) { return std::sqrt(x); }
//@}
 
 
//@{
/// Return the cube root of a floating-point value.
inline float Cbrt(float x) { return std::cbrt(x); }
inline double Cbrt(double x) { return std::cbrt(x); }
inline long double Cbrt(long double x) { return std::cbrt(x); }
//@}
 
 
//@{
/// Return the remainder of @a x / @a y.
inline int Mod(int x, int y) { return (x % y); }
inline float Mod(float x, float y) { return std::fmod(x, y); }
inline double Mod(double x, double y) { return std::fmod(x, y); }
inline long double Mod(long double x, long double y) { return std::fmod(x, y); }
template<typename Type> inline Type Remainder(Type x, Type y) { return Mod(x, y); }
//@}
 
 
//@{
/// Return @a x rounded up to the nearest integer.
inline float RoundUp(float x) { return std::ceil(x); }
inline double RoundUp(double x) { return std::ceil(x); }
inline long double RoundUp(long double x) { return std::ceil(x); }
//@}
/// Return @a x rounded up to the nearest multiple of @a base.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
RoundUp(Type x, Type base)
{
    Type remainder = Remainder(x, base);
    return remainder ? x-remainder+base : x;
}
 
 
//@{
/// Return @a x rounded down to the nearest integer.
inline float RoundDown(float x) { return std::floor(x); }
inline double RoundDown(double x) { return std::floor(x); }
inline long double RoundDown(long double x) { return std::floor(x); }
//@}
/// Return @a x rounded down to the nearest multiple of @a base.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
RoundDown(Type x, Type base)
{
    Type remainder = Remainder(x, base);
    return remainder ? x-remainder : x;
}
 
 
//@{
/// Return @a x rounded to the nearest integer.
inline float Round(float x) { return RoundDown(x + 0.5f); }
inline double Round(double x) { return RoundDown(x + 0.5); }
inline long double Round(long double x) { return RoundDown(x + 0.5l); }
//@}
 
 
/// Return the euclidean remainder of @a x.
/// Note unlike % operator this will always return a positive result
template<typename Type>
inline Type
EuclideanRemainder(Type x) { return x - RoundDown(x); }
 
 
/// Return the integer part of @a x.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
IntegerPart(Type x)
{
    return (x > 0 ? RoundDown(x) : RoundUp(x));
}
 
/// Return the fractional part of @a x.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
FractionalPart(Type x) { return Mod(x,Type(1)); }
 
 
//@{
/// Return the floor of @a x.
inline int Floor(float x) { return int(RoundDown(x)); }
inline int Floor(double x) { return int(RoundDown(x)); }
inline int Floor(long double x) { return int(RoundDown(x)); }
//@}
 
 
//@{
/// Return the ceiling of @a x.
inline int Ceil(float x) { return int(RoundUp(x)); }
inline int Ceil(double x) { return int(RoundUp(x)); }
inline int Ceil(long double x) { return int(RoundUp(x)); }
//@}
 
 
/// Return @a x if it is greater or equal in magnitude than @a delta.  Otherwise, return zero.
template<typename Type>
inline Type Chop(Type x, Type delta) { return (Abs(x) < delta ? zeroVal<Type>() : x); }
 
 
/// Return @a x truncated to the given number of decimal digits.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
Truncate(Type x, unsigned int digits)
{
    Type tenth = static_cast<Type>(Pow(size_t(10), digits));
    return RoundDown(x*tenth+0.5)/tenth;
}
 
////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
/// @brief 8-bit integer values print to std::ostreams as characters.
/// Cast them so that they print as integers instead.
template<typename T>
inline auto PrintCast(const T& val) -> typename std::enable_if<!std::is_same<T, int8_t>::value
    && !std::is_same<T, uint8_t>::value, const T&>::type { return val; }
inline int32_t PrintCast(int8_t val) { return int32_t(val); }
inline uint32_t PrintCast(uint8_t val) { return uint32_t(val); }
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
/// Return the inverse of @a x.
template<typename Type>
inline Type
Inv(Type x)
{
    OPENVDB_ASSERT(x);
    return Type(1)/x;
}
 
 
enum Axis {
    X_AXIS = 0,
    Y_AXIS = 1,
    Z_AXIS = 2
};
 
// enum values are consistent with their historical mx analogs.
enum RotationOrder {
    XYZ_ROTATION = 0,
    XZY_ROTATION,
    YXZ_ROTATION,
    YZX_ROTATION,
    ZXY_ROTATION,
    ZYX_ROTATION,
    XZX_ROTATION,
    ZXZ_ROTATION
};
 
template <typename S, typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<openvdb::is_arithmetic_v<S>&& openvdb::is_arithmetic_v<T>>>
struct promote {
    using type = typename std::common_type_t<S,T>;
};
 
 
/// @brief Return the index [0,1,2] of the smallest value in a 3D vector.
/// @note This methods assumes operator[] exists.
/// @details The return value corresponds to the largest index of the of
/// the smallest vector components.
template<typename Vec3T>
size_t
MinIndex(const Vec3T& v)
{
    size_t r = 0;
    for (size_t i = 1; i < 3; ++i) {
        // largest index (backwards compatibility)
        if (v[i] <= v[r]) r = i;
    }
    return r;
}
 
/// @brief Return the index [0,1,2] of the largest value in a 3D vector.
/// @note This methods assumes operator[] exists.
/// @details The return value corresponds to the largest index of the of
/// the largest vector components.
template<typename Vec3T>
size_t
MaxIndex(const Vec3T& v)
{
    size_t r = 0;
    for (size_t i = 1; i < 3; ++i) {
        // largest index (backwards compatibility)
        if (v[i] >= v[r]) r = i;
    }
    return r;
}
 
} // namespace math
} // namespace OPENVDB_VERSION_NAME
} // namespace openvdb
 
#endif // OPENVDB_MATH_MATH_HAS_BEEN_INCLUDED