bevy/crates/bevy_math
Joona Aalto bcbb7bb9dd
Add new_and_length method to Direction2d and Direction3d (#11172)
# Objective

When creating a normalized direction from a vector, it can be useful to
get both the direction *and* the original length of the vector.

This came up when I was recreating some Parry APIs using bevy_math, and
doing it manually is quite painful. Nalgebra calls this method
[`Unit::try_new_and_get`](https://docs.rs/nalgebra/latest/nalgebra/base/struct.Unit.html#method.try_new_and_get).

## Solution

Add a `new_and_length` method to `Direction2d` and `Direction3d`.

Usage:

```rust
if let Ok((direction, length)) = Direction2d::new_and_length(Vec2::X * 10.0) {
    assert_eq!(direction, Vec2::X);
    assert_eq!(length, 10.0);
}
```

I'm open to different names, couldn't come up with a perfectly clear one
that isn't too long. My reasoning with the current name is that it's
like using `new` and calling `length` on the original vector.
2024-01-08 22:36:56 +00:00
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src Add new_and_length method to Direction2d and Direction3d (#11172) 2024-01-08 22:36:56 +00:00
Cargo.toml Add libm feature to bevy_math (#11238) 2024-01-06 22:01:57 +00:00