bops/typedarray/copy.js

buffer operations

module.exports = copy

var slice = [].slice

function copy(source, target, target_start, source_start, source_end) {
  target_start = arguments.length < 3 ? 0 : target_start
  source_start = arguments.length < 4 ? 0 : source_start
  source_end = arguments.length < 5 ? source.length : source_end

  if(source_end === source_start) {
    return
  }

  if(target.length === 0 || source.length === 0) {
    return
  }

  if(source_end > source.length) {
    source_end = source.length
  }

  if(target.length - target_start < source_end - source_start) {
    source_end = target.length - target_start + source_start
  }

  if(source.buffer !== target.buffer) {
    return fast_copy(source, target, target_start, source_start, source_end)
  }
  return slow_copy(source, target, target_start, source_start, source_end)
}

function fast_copy(source, target, target_start, source_start, source_end) {
  var len = (source_end - source_start) + target_start

  for(var i = target_start, j = source_start;
      i < len;
      ++i,
      ++j) {
    target[i] = source[j]
  }
}

function slow_copy(from, to, j, i, jend) {
  // the buffers could overlap.
  var iend = jend + i
    , tmp = new Uint8Array(slice.call(from, i, iend))
    , x = 0

  for(; i < iend; ++i, ++x) {
    to[j++] = tmp[x]
  }
}