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package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.polynomials;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Arrays;

import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;
import org.apache.commons.math.exception.NoDataException;
import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.DifferentiableUnivariateRealFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math.util.FastMath;

/**
 * Immutable representation of a real polynomial function with real coefficients.
 * <p>
 * <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HornersMethod.html">Horner's Method</a>
 *  is used to evaluate the function.</p>
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1042376 $ $Date: 2010-12-05 16:54:55 +0100 (dim. 05 déc. 2010) $
 */
public class PolynomialFunction implements DifferentiableUnivariateRealFunction, Serializable {

    /**
     * Serialization identifier
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7726511984200295583L;

    /**
     * The coefficients of the polynomial, ordered by degree -- i.e.,
     * coefficients[0] is the constant term and coefficients[n] is the
     * coefficient of x^n where n is the degree of the polynomial.
     */
    private final double coefficients[];

    /**
     * Construct a polynomial with the given coefficients.  The first element
     * of the coefficients array is the constant term.  Higher degree
     * coefficients follow in sequence.  The degree of the resulting polynomial
     * is the index of the last non-null element of the array, or 0 if all elements
     * are null.
     * <p>
     * The constructor makes a copy of the input array and assigns the copy to
     * the coefficients property.</p>
     *
     * @param c polynomial coefficients
     * @throws NullPointerException if c is null
     * @throws NoDataException if c is empty
     */
    public PolynomialFunction(double c[]) {
        super();
        int n = c.length;
        if (n == 0) {
            throw new NoDataException(LocalizedFormats.EMPTY_POLYNOMIALS_COEFFICIENTS_ARRAY);
        }
        while ((n > 1) && (c[n - 1] == 0)) {
            --n;
        }
        this.coefficients = new double[n];
        System.arraycopy(c, 0, this.coefficients, 0, n);
    }

    /**
     * Compute the value of the function for the given argument.
     * <p>
     *  The value returned is <br>
     *   <code>coefficients[n] * x^n + ... + coefficients[1] * x  + coefficients[0]</code>
     * </p>
     *
     * @param x the argument for which the function value should be computed
     * @return the value of the polynomial at the given point
     * @see UnivariateRealFunction#value(double)
     */
    public double value(double x) {
       return evaluate(coefficients, x);
    }


    /**
     *  Returns the degree of the polynomial
     *
     * @return the degree of the polynomial
     */
    public int degree() {
        return coefficients.length - 1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a copy of the coefficients array.
     * <p>
     * Changes made to the returned copy will not affect the coefficients of
     * the polynomial.</p>
     *
     * @return  a fresh copy of the coefficients array
     */
    public double[] getCoefficients() {
        return coefficients.clone();
    }

    /**
     * Uses Horner's Method to evaluate the polynomial with the given coefficients at
     * the argument.
     *
     * @param coefficients  the coefficients of the polynomial to evaluate
     * @param argument  the input value
     * @return  the value of the polynomial
     * @throws NoDataException if coefficients is empty
     * @throws NullPointerException if coefficients is null
     */
    protected static double evaluate(double[] coefficients, double argument) {
        int n = coefficients.length;
        if (n == 0) {
            throw new NoDataException(LocalizedFormats.EMPTY_POLYNOMIALS_COEFFICIENTS_ARRAY);
        }
        double result = coefficients[n - 1];
        for (int j = n -2; j >=0; j--) {
            result = argument * result + coefficients[j];
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Add a polynomial to the instance.
     * @param p polynomial to add
     * @return a new polynomial which is the sum of the instance and p
     */
    public PolynomialFunction add(final PolynomialFunction p) {

        // identify the lowest degree polynomial
        final int lowLength  = FastMath.min(coefficients.length, p.coefficients.length);
        final int highLength = FastMath.max(coefficients.length, p.coefficients.length);

        // build the coefficients array
        double[] newCoefficients = new double[highLength];
        for (int i = 0; i < lowLength; ++i) {
            newCoefficients[i] = coefficients[i] + p.coefficients[i];
        }
        System.arraycopy((coefficients.length < p.coefficients.length) ?
                         p.coefficients : coefficients,
                         lowLength,
                         newCoefficients, lowLength,
                         highLength - lowLength);

        return new PolynomialFunction(newCoefficients);

    }

    /**
     * Subtract a polynomial from the instance.
     * @param p polynomial to subtract
     * @return a new polynomial which is the difference the instance minus p
     */
    public PolynomialFunction subtract(final PolynomialFunction p) {

        // identify the lowest degree polynomial
        int lowLength  = FastMath.min(coefficients.length, p.coefficients.length);
        int highLength = FastMath.max(coefficients.length, p.coefficients.length);

        // build the coefficients array
        double[] newCoefficients = new double[highLength];
        for (int i = 0; i < lowLength; ++i) {
            newCoefficients[i] = coefficients[i] - p.coefficients[i];
        }
        if (coefficients.length < p.coefficients.length) {
            for (int i = lowLength; i < highLength; ++i) {
                newCoefficients[i] = -p.coefficients[i];
            }
        } else {
            System.arraycopy(coefficients, lowLength, newCoefficients, lowLength,
                             highLength - lowLength);
        }

        return new PolynomialFunction(newCoefficients);

    }

    /**
     * Negate the instance.
     * @return a new polynomial
     */
    public PolynomialFunction negate() {
        double[] newCoefficients = new double[coefficients.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < coefficients.length; ++i) {
            newCoefficients[i] = -coefficients[i];
        }
        return new PolynomialFunction(newCoefficients);
    }

    /**
     * Multiply the instance by a polynomial.
     * @param p polynomial to multiply by
     * @return a new polynomial
     */
    public PolynomialFunction multiply(final PolynomialFunction p) {

        double[] newCoefficients = new double[coefficients.length + p.coefficients.length - 1];

        for (int i = 0; i < newCoefficients.length; ++i) {
            newCoefficients[i] = 0.0;
            for (int j = FastMath.max(0, i + 1 - p.coefficients.length);
                 j < FastMath.min(coefficients.length, i + 1);
                 ++j) {
                newCoefficients[i] += coefficients[j] * p.coefficients[i-j];
            }
        }

        return new PolynomialFunction(newCoefficients);

    }

    /**
     * Returns the coefficients of the derivative of the polynomial with the given coefficients.
     *
     * @param coefficients  the coefficients of the polynomial to differentiate
     * @return the coefficients of the derivative or null if coefficients has length 1.
     * @throws NoDataException if coefficients is empty
     * @throws NullPointerException if coefficients is null
     */
    protected static double[] differentiate(double[] coefficients) {
        int n = coefficients.length;
        if (n == 0) {
            throw new NoDataException(LocalizedFormats.EMPTY_POLYNOMIALS_COEFFICIENTS_ARRAY);
        }
        if (n == 1) {
            return new double[]{0};
        }
        double[] result = new double[n - 1];
        for (int i = n - 1; i  > 0; i--) {
            result[i - 1] = i * coefficients[i];
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the derivative as a PolynomialRealFunction
     *
     * @return  the derivative polynomial
     */
    public PolynomialFunction polynomialDerivative() {
        return new PolynomialFunction(differentiate(coefficients));
    }

    /**
     * Returns the derivative as a UnivariateRealFunction
     *
     * @return  the derivative function
     */
    public UnivariateRealFunction derivative() {
        return polynomialDerivative();
    }

    /** Returns a string representation of the polynomial.

     * <p>The representation is user oriented. Terms are displayed lowest
     * degrees first. The multiplications signs, coefficients equals to
     * one and null terms are not displayed (except if the polynomial is 0,
     * in which case the 0 constant term is displayed). Addition of terms
     * with negative coefficients are replaced by subtraction of terms
     * with positive coefficients except for the first displayed term
     * (i.e. we display <code>-3</code> for a constant negative polynomial,
     * but <code>1 - 3 x + x^2</code> if the negative coefficient is not
     * the first one displayed).</p>

     * @return a string representation of the polynomial

     */
    @Override
     public String toString() {

       StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder();
       if (coefficients[0] == 0.0) {
         if (coefficients.length == 1) {
           return "0";
         }
       } else {
         s.append(Double.toString(coefficients[0]));
       }

       for (int i = 1; i < coefficients.length; ++i) {

         if (coefficients[i] != 0) {

           if (s.length() > 0) {
             if (coefficients[i] < 0) {
               s.append(" - ");
             } else {
               s.append(" + ");
             }
           } else {
             if (coefficients[i] < 0) {
               s.append("-");
             }
           }

           double absAi = FastMath.abs(coefficients[i]);
           if ((absAi - 1) != 0) {
             s.append(Double.toString(absAi));
             s.append(' ');
           }

           s.append("x");
           if (i > 1) {
             s.append('^');
             s.append(Integer.toString(i));
           }
         }

       }

       return s.toString();

     }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int result = 1;
        result = prime * result + Arrays.hashCode(coefficients);
        return result;
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (!(obj instanceof PolynomialFunction))
            return false;
        PolynomialFunction other = (PolynomialFunction) obj;
        if (!Arrays.equals(coefficients, other.coefficients))
            return false;
        return true;
    }

}