/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2020 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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*/

'use strict';

// MODULES //

var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );


// MAIN //

/**
* Computes the range of a strided array.
*
* @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of indexed elements
* @param {NumericArray} x - input array
* @param {integer} stride - stride length
* @param {NonNegativeInteger} offset - starting index
* @returns {number} range
*
* @example
* var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
*
* var x = [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ];
* var N = floor( x.length / 2 );
*
* var v = range( N, x, 2, 1 );
* // returns 6.0
*/
function range( N, x, stride, offset ) {
	var max;
	var min;
	var ix;
	var v;
	var i;

	if ( N <= 0 ) {
		return NaN;
	}
	if ( N === 1 || stride === 0 ) {
		if ( isnan( x[ offset ] ) ) {
			return NaN;
		}
		return 0.0;
	}
	ix = offset;
	min = x[ ix ];
	max = min;
	for ( i = 1; i < N; i++ ) {
		ix += stride;
		v = x[ ix ];
		if ( isnan( v ) ) {
			return v;
		}
		if ( v < min ) {
			min = v;
		} else if ( v > max ) {
			max = v;
		}
	}
	return max - min;
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = range;