/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2018 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
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/

'use strict';

// MODULES //

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


// VARIABLES //

var LEADING_TERM = ( 70.0 / 81.0 );


// MAIN //

/**
* Computes the tricube kernel for a value.
*
* @private
* @param {number} u - value for which we wish to calculate the tricube kernel
* @returns {number} the value for the kernel at u
*
* @example
* var u = 5;
* out = tricube(u);
* // returns 0
*/
function tricube(u) {
	var absU;

	if ( isnan( u ) ) {
		return NaN;
	}
	absU = abs( u );
	if ( absU > 1.0 ) {
		return 0.0;
	}
	return LEADING_TERM * pow( 1.0 - pow( absU, 3.0 ), 3.0 );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = tricube;