JuliaGeometry / JuliaGeometry/CoordinateTransformations.jl

API for derivatives

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Description

transform_deriv() was always rather clunky. Some way of enabling automatic differentiation while at the same time enabling manually written derivatives would be great. C.f. JuliaDiff/ForwardDiff.jl#89

Not sure how the API could work out. Something like

tform(x; deriv = true)

is certainly possible, but maybe not ideal.

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Start by reviewing the existing transform_deriv() entry point and the JuliaDiff/ForwardDiff.jl#89 discussion referenced in the issue. The work is complete when a settled API supports both automatic differentiation and manually written derivatives, but the issue does not define the design or identify tests.

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Tech stack
julia
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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Over a week
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Needs clarification
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