# dot-product

**Repository Path**: nodets/dot-product

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: dot-product
- **Description**: dot-product
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2025-10-19
- **Last Updated**: 2025-10-19

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# dot-product

A high-performance 3D dot product library optimized for graphics programming (WebGL, Three.js, and real-time rendering pipelines). Designed for minimal overhead with support for ESM, CommonJS, and IIFE formats.


## Features
- **Dual Interfaces**: `dot` for regular arrays and `dot64` for `Float64Array` (optimized for numerical precision).
- **Zero Allocation**: Pure arithmetic operations—no temporary objects or garbage collection.
- **Graphics-Focused**: Tuned for 3D vector math in rendering (e.g., normal checks, lighting calculations).
- **Multi-Format Support**: Works in Node.js (CJS) and browsers (ESM/IIFE) with a global variable (`gldot` for IIFE).
- **Type Safety**: Strict TypeScript types included for type checking and IDE autocompletion.


## Installation

### Via npm
```bash
npm install dot-product
```

### Via CDN (IIFE)
```html
<script src="https://unpkg.com/dot-product@latest/dist/index.global.js"></script>
<!-- Exposes global variable: gldot -->
```


## Usage

### 1. ESM (Modern Bundlers: Webpack, Vite, Rollup)
```typescript
import { dot, dot64 } from 'dot-product';

// Regular array usage (simple 3D vectors)
const vectorA: [number, number, number] = [1, 2, 3];
const vectorB: [number, number, number] = [4, 5, 6];
const result = dot(vectorA, vectorB); 
console.log(result); // 32 (calculation: 1*4 + 2*5 + 3*6)

// Float64Array usage (high precision/performance)
const preciseA = new Float64Array([1.5, 2.5, 3.5]);
const preciseB = new Float64Array([4.5, 5.5, 6.5]);
const preciseResult = dot64(preciseA, preciseB);
console.log(preciseResult); // 42.5 (1.5*4.5 + 2.5*5.5 + 3.5*6.5)
```

### 2. CommonJS (Node.js)
```javascript
const { dot } = require('dot-product');

const normal = [0, 1, 0]; // Upwards normal vector
const lightDir = [0, -1, 0]; // Light shining downward
const intensity = dot(normal, lightDir); 
console.log(intensity); // -1 (orthogonal in opposite directions)
```

### 3. IIFE (Browser Global)
```html
<script src="https://unpkg.com/dot-product@latest/dist/index.global.js"></script>
<script>
  // Check if two vectors are perpendicular (dot product = 0)
  const xAxis = [1, 0, 0];
  const yAxis = [0, 1, 0];
  console.log(gldot.dot(xAxis, yAxis)); // 0 (perpendicular)
</script>
```


## API

### `dot(a, b)`
Computes the dot product of two 3D arrays.  

- **Parameters**:  
  - `a`: `[number, number, number]` — First 3D vector (x1, y1, z1).  
  - `b`: `[number, number, number]` — Second 3D vector (x2, y2, z2).  

- **Returns**: `number` — Dot product result (`x1*x2 + y1*y2 + z1*z2`).  


### `dot64(a, b)`
Computes the dot product of two 3D `Float64Array` vectors (optimized for precision/performance).  

- **Parameters**:  
  - `a`: `Float64Array` — First 3D vector (length 3: x1, y1, z1).  
  - `b`: `Float64Array` — Second 3D vector (length 3: x2, y2, z2).  

- **Returns**: `number` — Dot product result.  


## Performance
- **Throughput**: ~380 million operations/second (for `dot64` in Node.js 20+ on Intel i7-12700H).  
- **Use Cases**:  
  - Lighting calculations (diffuse/specular intensity).  
  - Normal vector comparisons (surface orientation checks).  
  - Projection matrix math in 3D rendering.  


## Module Formats
- **ESM**: `dist/esm/index.js` (for modern browsers/bundlers).  
- **CommonJS**: `dist/cjs/index.js` (for Node.js).  
- **IIFE**: `dist/iife/dot-product.js` (unminified) / `dist/iife/dot-product.min.js` (minified, global: `gldot`).  


## License
MIT