Input Formats

Different ways to pass parameters to test functions.

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Dictionary Input

The primary and recommended interface:

from surfaces.test_functions.algebraic import AckleyFunction

func = AckleyFunction()

# Dictionary input
result = func({"x0": 1.0, "x1": 2.0})
print(f"Result: {result}")

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Keyword Arguments

from surfaces.test_functions.algebraic import AckleyFunction

func = AckleyFunction()

# Keyword arguments
result = func(x0=1.0, x1=2.0)
print(f"Result: {result}")

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Comparison

"""Compare input formats."""

from surfaces.test_functions.algebraic import SphereFunction

func = SphereFunction(n_dim=3)

# Both produce the same result
r1 = func({"x0": 1.0, "x1": 2.0, "x2": 3.0})
r2 = func(x0=1.0, x1=2.0, x2=3.0)

print(f"Dict:    {r1}")
print(f"Kwargs:  {r2}")

assert r1 == r2
print("Both formats produce identical results!")