use crate::math::{
avg::average,
utils::{run_with_function_with_cell_paths, run_with_function_with_cell_paths_const},
};
use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
use std::cmp::Ordering;
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct MathMedian;
impl Command for MathMedian {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"math median"
}
fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
Signature::build("math median")
.input_output_types(vec![
(Type::List(Box::new(Type::Number)), Type::Number),
(Type::List(Box::new(Type::Duration)), Type::Duration),
(Type::List(Box::new(Type::Filesize)), Type::Filesize),
(Type::Range, Type::Number),
(Type::table(), Type::record()),
(Type::record(), Type::record()),
])
.allow_variants_without_examples(true)
.rest(
"columns",
SyntaxShape::CellPath,
"The cell-paths/columns to operate on.",
)
.category(Category::Math)
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Computes the median of a list of numbers."
}
fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
vec!["middle", "statistics"]
}
fn is_const(&self) -> bool {
true
}
fn run(
&self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
run_with_function_with_cell_paths(engine_state, stack, call, input, median)
}
fn run_const(
&self,
working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
call: &Call,
input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
run_with_function_with_cell_paths_const(working_set, call, input, median)
}
fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example<'_>> {
vec![
Example {
description: "Compute the median of a list of numbers.",
example: "[3 8 9 12 12 15] | math median",
result: Some(Value::test_float(10.5)),
},
Example {
description: "Compute the medians of the columns of a table.",
example: "[{a: 1 b: 3} {a: 2 b: -1} {a: -3 b: 5}] | math median",
result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
"a" => Value::test_int(1),
"b" => Value::test_int(3),
})),
},
Example {
description: "Find the median of a list of file sizes.",
example: "[5KB 10MB 200B] | math median",
result: Some(Value::test_filesize(5 * 1_000)),
},
Example {
description: "Compute the median of list-valued columns in a record.",
example: "{alice: [3 1 2], bob: [4 5 6]} | math median",
result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
"alice" => Value::test_int(2),
"bob" => Value::test_int(5),
})),
},
Example {
description: "Compute the median of a single column using a cell path.",
example: "{alice: [3 1 2], bob: [4 5 6]} | math median alice",
result: Some(Value::test_record(record! {
"alice" => Value::test_int(2),
"bob" => Value::list(
vec![Value::test_int(4), Value::test_int(5), Value::test_int(6)],
Span::test_data(),
),
})),
},
]
}
}
enum Pick {
MedianAverage,
Median,
}
pub fn median(values: &[Value], span: Span, head: Span) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
for value in values {
match value {
Value::Int { .. }
| Value::Float { .. }
| Value::Duration { .. }
| Value::Filesize { .. } => {}
Value::Error { error, .. } => return Err(*error.clone()),
other => {
return Err(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
exp_input_type: crate::math::utils::NUMERIC_INPUT_TYPES.into(),
wrong_type: other.get_type().to_string(),
dst_span: head,
src_span: other.span(),
});
}
}
}
let mut sorted = values
.iter()
.filter(|x| !x.as_float().is_ok_and(f64::is_nan))
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
if sorted.is_empty() {
return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput {
msg: "Empty input".to_string(),
input: "value originates from here".into(),
msg_span: head,
input_span: span,
});
}
sorted.sort_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(Ordering::Equal));
let take = if sorted.len().is_multiple_of(2) {
Pick::MedianAverage
} else {
Pick::Median
};
match take {
Pick::Median => {
let idx = sorted.len() / 2;
Ok(sorted[idx].to_owned().to_owned())
}
Pick::MedianAverage => {
let idx_end = sorted.len() / 2;
let idx_start = idx_end - 1;
let left = sorted[idx_start].to_owned().to_owned();
let right = sorted[idx_end].to_owned().to_owned();
average(&[left, right], span, head)
}
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
use super::*;
#[test]
fn test_examples() -> nu_test_support::Result {
nu_test_support::test().examples(MathMedian)
}
#[test]
fn test_median_with_nan_values() {
let span = Span::test_data();
let values = vec![
Value::test_float(f64::NAN),
Value::test_float(f64::NAN),
Value::test_float(1.0),
Value::test_float(2.0),
Value::test_float(3.0),
Value::test_float(4.0),
];
let result = median(&values, span, span).unwrap();
assert_eq!(result, Value::test_float(2.5));
}
}