float16cr

This shard provides a Float16 type (implementing the IEEE 754 binary16 type), which can be used like any other float.

Internally, the Float16 math operations convert the Float16 to a Float32, run the operation and convert it back.

You should avoid using math operations directly. Rather use this type to convert to other floating types:

# io is some unknown IO
f16 = io.read_bytes(Float16, IO::ByteFormat::BigEndian)
f64 = f16.to_f64

Installation

1. Add the dependency to your shard.yml:

   dependencies:
     float16cr:
       gitlab: BlobCodes/float16cr
   

2. Run shards install

Usage

View docs here

require "float16cr"

# Use Float16 like any other float
# Note that Float16 literals are not supported, you'll have to convert from other types.

f16 = 0.12.to_f16
puts f16 * 10 # => 1.2

Development

TODO: Write development instructions here

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://gitlab.com/BlobCodes/float16cr/-/forks/new)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Contributors

• BlobCodes - creator and maintainer