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using System;
using System.Numerics;

namespace Algorithms.Numeric;

/// <summary>
///     Find the absolute value of a number.
/// </summary>
public static class Abs
{
    /// <summary>
    ///    Returns the absolute value of a number.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of number.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="inputNum">Number to find the absolute value of.</param>
    /// <returns>Absolute value of the number.</returns>
    public static T AbsVal<T>(T inputNum) where T : INumber<T>
    {
        return T.IsNegative(inputNum) ? -inputNum : inputNum;
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///   Returns the number with the smallest absolute value on the input array.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of number.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="inputNums">Array of numbers to find the smallest absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>Smallest absolute number.</returns>
    public static T AbsMin<T>(T[] inputNums) where T : INumber<T>
    {
        if (inputNums.Length == 0)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("Array is empty.");
        }

        var min = inputNums[0];
        for (var index = 1; index < inputNums.Length; index++)
        {
            var current = inputNums[index];
            if (AbsVal(current).CompareTo(AbsVal(min)) < 0)
            {
                min = current;
            }
        }

        return min;
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///  Returns the number with the largest absolute value on the input array.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="T">Type of number.</typeparam>
    /// <param name="inputNums">Array of numbers to find the largest absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>Largest absolute number.</returns>
    public static T AbsMax<T>(T[] inputNums) where T : INumber<T>
    {
        if (inputNums.Length == 0)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("Array is empty.");
        }

        var max = inputNums[0];
        for (var index = 1; index < inputNums.Length; index++)
        {
            var current = inputNums[index];
            if (AbsVal(current).CompareTo(AbsVal(max)) > 0)
            {
                max = current;
            }
        }

        return max;
    }
}