refactor: update implementation according to current project conventions

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/README.md

@@ -51,36 +51,25 @@ The function has the following parameters:
 The `N` and `stride` parameters determine which elements in `x` are accessed at runtime. For example, to multiply every other value by a constant
 
 ```javascript
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
-
 var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
 
-var N = floor( x.length / 2 );
-var alpha = 5.0;
-var stride = 2;
-
-gscal( N, alpha, x, stride );
+gscal( 4, 5.0, x, 2 );
 // x => [ -10.0, 1.0, 15.0, -5.0, 20.0, 0.0, -5.0, -3.0 ]
 ```
 
 Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views.
 
 ```javascript
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
-var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
 
-// Initial array...
+// Initial array:
 var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ] );
 
-// Create an offset view...
+// Create an offset view:
 var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element
 
-var N = floor( x0.length / 2 );
-var alpha = 5.0;
-var stride = 2;
-
-// Scale every other value...
-gscal( N, alpha, x1, stride );
+// Scale every other value:
+gscal( 3, 5.0, x1, 2 );
 // x0 => <Float64Array>[ 1.0, -10.0, 3.0, -20.0, 5.0, -30.0 ]
 ```
 
@@ -105,9 +94,8 @@ While [`typed array`][mdn-typed-array] views mandate a view offset based on the
 
 ```javascript
 var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ];
-var alpha = 5.0;
 
-gscal.ndarray( 3, alpha, x, 1, x.length-3 );
+gscal.ndarray( 3, 5.0, x, 1, x.length-3 );
 // x => [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -20.0, 25.0, -30.0 ]
 ```
 
@@ -133,27 +121,11 @@ gscal.ndarray( 3, alpha, x, 1, x.length-3 );
 <!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
 
 ```javascript
-var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' ).factory;
+var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var gscal = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/gscal' );
 
-var rand;
-var sign;
-var x;
-var i;
-
-x = new Float64Array( 100 );
-for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-    rand = round( randu()*100.0 );
-    sign = randu();
-    if ( sign < 0.5 ) {
-        sign = -1.0;
-    } else {
-        sign = 1.0;
-    }
-    x[ i ] = sign * rand;
-}
+var x = filledarrayBy( 10, 'float64', discreteUniform( -100, 100 ) );
 console.log( x );
 
 gscal( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
@@ -192,14 +164,14 @@ console.log( x );
 
 [mdn-typed-array]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/TypedArray
 
-<!-- <related-links> -->
-
 [@stdlib/blas/base/dscal]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/blas/base/dscal
 
-[@stdlib/blas/base/gaxpy]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/blas/base/gaxpy
-
 [@stdlib/blas/base/sscal]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/blas/base/sscal
 
+<!-- <related-links> -->
+
+[@stdlib/blas/base/gaxpy]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/blas/base/gaxpy
+
 <!-- </related-links> -->
 
 </section>

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/uniform' ).factory;
+var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var gscal = require( './../lib' );
 
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var rand = uniform( -100.0, 100.0 );
+
+
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
 /**
@@ -38,13 +44,7 @@ var gscal = require( './../lib' );
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = [];
-	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
-		x.push( ( randu()*20.0 ) - 10.0 );
-	}
+	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'generic', rand );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/benchmark/benchmark.ndarray.js

@@ -21,13 +21,19 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/uniform' ).factory;
+var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var gscal = require( './../lib' ).ndarray;
 
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var rand = uniform( -100.0, 100.0 );
+
+
 // FUNCTIONS //
 
 /**
@@ -38,13 +44,7 @@ var gscal = require( './../lib' ).ndarray;
 * @returns {Function} benchmark function
 */
 function createBenchmark( len ) {
-	var x;
-	var i;
-
-	x = [];
-	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
-		x.push( ( randu()*10.0 ) - 20.0 );
-	}
+	var x = filledarrayBy( len, 'generic', rand );
 	return benchmark;
 
 	function benchmark( b ) {

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/docs/repl.txt

@@ -39,23 +39,18 @@
 
     // Using `N` and `stride` parameters:
     > x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
-    > var N = {{alias:@stdlib/math/base/special/floor}}( x.length / 2 );
-    > alpha = 5.0;
-    > var stride = 2;
-    > {{alias}}( N, alpha, x, stride )
+    > {{alias}}( 3, 5.0, x, 2 )
     [ -10.0, 1.0, 15.0, -5.0, 20.0, -1.0, -3.0 ]
 
     // Using view offsets:
     > var x0 = new {{alias:@stdlib/array/float64}}( [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ] );
     > var x1 = new {{alias:@stdlib/array/float64}}( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 );
-    > N = {{alias:@stdlib/math/base/special/floor}}( x0.length / 2 );
-    > alpha = 5.0;
-    > stride = 2;
-    > {{alias}}( N, alpha, x1, stride )
+    > {{alias}}( 3, 5.0, x1, 2 )
     <Float64Array>[ -10.0, 3.0, -20.0, 5.0, -30.0 ]
     > x0
     <Float64Array>[ 1.0, -10.0, 3.0, -20.0, 5.0, -30.0 ]
 
+
 {{alias}}.ndarray( N, alpha, x, stride, offset )
     Multiplies `x` by a constant `alpha` using alternative indexing semantics.
 
@@ -89,16 +84,12 @@
     --------
     // Standard Usage:
     > var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
-    > var alpha = 5.0;
-    > {{alias}}.ndarray( x.length, alpha, x, 1, 0 )
+    > {{alias}}.ndarray( x.length, 5.0, x, 1, 0 )
     [ -10.0, 5.0, 15.0, -25.0, 20.0, -5.0, -15.0 ]
 
     // Using an index offset:
     > x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 3.0, -4.0, 5.0, -6.0 ];
-    > var N = {{alias:@stdlib/math/base/special/floor}}( x.length / 2 );
-    > alpha = 5.0;
-    > var stride = 2;
-    > {{alias}}.ndarray( N, alpha, x, stride, 1 )
+    > {{alias}}.ndarray( 3, 5.0, x, 2, 1 )
     [ 1.0, -10.0, 3.0, -20.0, 5.0, -30.0 ]
 
     See Also

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/docs/types/index.d.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	* @param alpha - constant
 	* @param x - input array
 	* @param stride - stride length
-	* @returns `y`
+	* @returns input array
 	*
 	* @example
 	* var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ interface Routine {
 	* @param x - input array
 	* @param stride - stride length
 	* @param offset - starting index
-	* @returns `x`
+	* @returns input array
 	*
 	* @example
 	* var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ interface Routine {
 * @param alpha - constant
 * @param x - input array
 * @param stride - stride length
-* @returns `x`
+* @returns input array
 *
 * @example
 * var x = [ -2.0, 1.0, 3.0, -5.0, 4.0, 0.0, -1.0, -3.0 ];

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/examples/index.js

@@ -18,27 +18,12 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
-var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
+var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/base/discrete-uniform' ).factory;
+var filledarrayBy = require( '@stdlib/array/filled-by' );
 var gscal = require( './../lib' );
 
-var rand;
-var sign;
-var x;
-var i;
-
-x = new Float64Array( 100 );
-for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
-	rand = round( randu()*100.0 );
-	sign = randu();
-	if ( sign < 0.5 ) {
-		sign = -1.0;
-	} else {
-		sign = 1.0;
-	}
-	x[ i ] = sign * rand;
-}
+var x = filledarrayBy( 10, 'float64', discreteUniform( -100, 100 ) );
+console.log( x );
 
 gscal( x.length, 5.0, x, 1 );
 console.log( x );

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/test/test.main.js

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
 });
 
 tape( 'the function has an arity of 4', function test( t ) {
-	t.strictEqual( gscal.length, 4, 'has expected arity' );
+	t.strictEqual( gscal.length, 4, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ tape( 'the function returns a reference to the input array', function test( t )
 	x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ];
 	out = gscal( x.length, 3.0, x, 1 );
 
-	t.strictEqual( out, x, 'same reference' );
+	t.strictEqual( out, x, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });
 

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/gscal/test/test.ndarray.js

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
 });
 
 tape( 'the function has an arity of 5', function test( t ) {
-	t.strictEqual( gscal.length, 5, 'has expected arity' );
+	t.strictEqual( gscal.length, 5, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ tape( 'the function returns a reference to the input array', function test( t )
 	x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ];
 	out = gscal( x.length, 3.0, x, 1, 0 );
 
-	t.strictEqual( out, x, 'same reference' );
+	t.strictEqual( out, x, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });