point: add query for furthest pair

point.cpp

@@ -38,10 +38,39 @@ namespace util::debug  {
 }
 
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template <size_t S, typename T>
+std::pair<
+    util::point<S,T>,
+    util::point<S,T>
+>
+util::furthest (util::view<const util::point<S,T>*> src)
+{
+    CHECK_GE (src.size (), 2u);
+
+    auto a = 0;
+    auto b = 1;
+    auto d = distance2 (src[a],src[b]);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < src.size (); ++i) {
+        for (size_t j = i + 1; j < src.size (); ++j) {
+            if (auto d2 = distance2 (src[i], src[j]); d2 > d) {
+                a = i;
+                b = j;
+                d = d2;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { src[a], src[b] };
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #define INSTANTIATE_S_T(S,T)        \
 template struct util::point<S,T>;   \
 template bool util::debug::is_valid (const point<S,T>&); \
+template std::pair<util::point<S,T>,util::point<S,T>> util::furthest (util::view<const util::point<S,T>*>); \
 template struct util::debug::validator<point<S,T>>;
 
 #define INSTANTIATE(T)  \

point.hpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "vector.hpp"
 #include "coord.hpp"
 #include "maths.hpp"
+#include "view.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -83,6 +84,35 @@ namespace util {
         void sanity (void) const;
     };
 
+
+    // Convenience typedefs
+    template <typename T> using point1 = point<1,T>;
+    template <typename T> using point2 = point<2,T>;
+    template <typename T> using point3 = point<3,T>;
+    template <typename T> using point4 = point<4,T>;
+
+    template <size_t S> using pointi = point<S,int>;
+    template <size_t S> using pointf = point<S,float>;
+
+    typedef point1<float> point1f;
+    typedef point2<float> point2f;
+    typedef point3<float> point3f;
+    typedef point4<float> point4f;
+
+    typedef point2<double> point2d;
+    typedef point3<double> point3d;
+    typedef point4<double> point4d;
+
+    typedef point1<unsigned> point1u;
+    typedef point2<unsigned> point2u;
+    typedef point3<unsigned> point3u;
+    typedef point4<unsigned> point4u;
+
+    typedef point2<int> point2i;
+    typedef point3<int> point3i;
+    typedef point4<int> point4i;
+
+
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // distance operators
 
@@ -158,32 +188,21 @@ namespace util {
         return util::max (abs (a - b));
     }
 
-    // Convenience typedefs
-    template <typename T> using point1 = point<1,T>;
-    template <typename T> using point2 = point<2,T>;
-    template <typename T> using point3 = point<3,T>;
-    template <typename T> using point4 = point<4,T>;
 
-    template <size_t S> using pointi = point<S,int>;
-    template <size_t S> using pointf = point<S,float>;
-
-    typedef point1<float> point1f;
-    typedef point2<float> point2f;
-    typedef point3<float> point3f;
-    typedef point4<float> point4f;
-
-    typedef point2<double> point2d;
-    typedef point3<double> point3d;
-    typedef point4<double> point4d;
-
-    typedef point1<unsigned> point1u;
-    typedef point2<unsigned> point2u;
-    typedef point3<unsigned> point3u;
-    typedef point4<unsigned> point4u;
-
-    typedef point2<int> point2i;
-    typedef point3<int> point3i;
-    typedef point4<int> point4i;
+    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // returns the most distant pair of points in a set
+    //
+    // performance has no guarantees. in fact it's probably spectacularly slow.
+    //
+    // especially given we have nothing to accelerate lookups with. if you
+    // want it to be fast it may be an idea to construct a bounding volume and
+    // pass those vertices instead.
+    template <size_t S, typename T>
+    std::pair<
+        util::point<S,T>,
+        util::point<S,T>
+    >
+    furthest (util::view<const util::point<S,T>*>);
 }
 
 #endif // __UTIL_POINT_HPP

test/point.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "debug.hpp"
 #include "tap.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
+#include "coord/iostream.hpp"
 
 using namespace util;
 
@@ -89,5 +90,22 @@ main (void)
         tap.expect_eq (chebyshev (a, b), 8.f, "chebyshev");
     }
 
+    // test furthest point calculation
+    {
+        util::point2f const cloud[] = {
+            { 0, 0},
+            {-1, 2},
+            { 9,-3},
+            { 6, 1},
+        };
+
+        auto const i = 1, j = 2;
+        auto const [a,b] = furthest (util::view{cloud});
+
+        tap.expect ((a == cloud[i] && b == cloud[j]) ||
+                    (b == cloud[i] && a == cloud[j]),
+                    "furthest point test");
+    };
+
     return tap.status ();
 }