manticore/Manticore/Num/ContinuedFraction.pm

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Perl

package Manticore::Num::ContinuedFraction;
# lazy and potential infinite continued fraction
use strict;
use warnings;
use Math::BigRat;
# Approximation object:
# {
# a => BigRat, this integer
# r => remainder, input number; undef if fraction has ended
# c => child, better approximation (or undef)
# e => end of list?
# }
sub new {
my ($pkg, $x) = @_;
die "ContinuedFraction can only be constructed of positive numbers!" if $x<0;
my $prop = int $x;
if(0 == $prop) {
return undef; # TODO
}
my $rem = $x - $prop;
return bless {
a => $prop,
r => $rem,
}
}
sub child {
my $self = shift;
if(not $self->{c}) {
my ($a, $r) = @{$self}{qw(a r)};
my $c = Manticore::Num::ContinuedFraction->new(1/$r);
$self->{c} = $c;
}
return $self->{c}
}
1;