@thi.ng/sparse/README.md

Sparse vector & matrix implementations

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- [About](#about)
- [Status](#status)
- [Support packages](#support-packages)
- [Related packages](#related-packages)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [API](#api)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [License](#license)

## About

Sparse vector & matrix implementations.

## Status

**ALPHA** - bleeding edge / work-in-progress

[Search or submit any issues for this package](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/issues?q=%5Bsparse%5D)

## Support packages

- [@thi.ng/sparse-set](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/sparse-set) - TypedArray-based sparse set implementations with extended ES Set API

## Related packages

- [@thi.ng/matrices](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/matrices) - Matrix & quaternion operations for 2D/3D geometry processing
- [@thi.ng/vectors](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/vectors) - Optimized 2d/3d/4d and arbitrary length vector operations, support for memory mapping/layouts

## Installation

```bash
yarn add @thi.ng/sparse
```

ESM import:

```ts
import * as spa from "@thi.ng/sparse";
```

Browser ESM import:

```html
<script type="module" src="https://esm.run/@thi.ng/sparse"></script>
```

[JSDelivr documentation](https://www.jsdelivr.com/)

For Node.js REPL:

```js
const spa = await import("@thi.ng/sparse");
```

Package sizes (brotli'd, pre-treeshake): ESM: 3.76 KB

## Dependencies

- [@thi.ng/api](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/api)
- [@thi.ng/errors](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/errors)
- [@thi.ng/transducers](https://codeberg.org/thi.ng/umbrella/src/branch/develop/packages/transducers)

Note: @thi.ng/api is in _most_ cases a type-only import (not used at runtime)

## API

[Generated API docs](https://docs.thi.ng/umbrella/sparse/)

TODO

## Authors

- [Karsten Schmidt](https://thi.ng)

If this project contributes to an academic publication, please cite it as:

```bibtex
@misc{thing-sparse,
  title = "@thi.ng/sparse",
  author = "Karsten Schmidt",
  note = "https://thi.ng/sparse",
  year = 2018
}
```

## License

&copy; 2018 - 2026 Karsten Schmidt // Apache License 2.0