feat: add float16 dtype support to array/typed

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/typed/benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -85,6 +85,24 @@ bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'float32' ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
+bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'float16' ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var arr;
+	var i;
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		arr = typedarray( 0, 'float16' );
+		if ( arr.length !== 0 ) {
+			b.fail( 'should have length 0' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isTypedArray( arr ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return a typed array' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
 bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'complex128' ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var arr;
 	var i;

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/typed/benchmark/benchmark.length.float16.js

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2026 The Stdlib Authors.
+*
+* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+* You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+* limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+// MODULES //
+
+var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
+var isTypedArray = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-typed-array' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
+var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
+var typedarray = require( './../lib' );
+
+
+// FUNCTIONS //
+
+/**
+* Creates a benchmark function.
+*
+* @private
+* @param {PositiveInteger} len - array length
+* @returns {Function} benchmark function
+*/
+function createBenchmark( len ) {
+	return benchmark;
+
+	/**
+	* Benchmark function.
+	*
+	* @private
+	* @param {Benchmark} b - benchmark instance
+	*/
+	function benchmark( b ) {
+		var arr;
+		var i;
+
+		b.tic();
+		for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+			arr = typedarray( len, 'float16' );
+			if ( arr.length !== len ) {
+				b.fail( 'unexpected length' );
+			}
+		}
+		b.toc();
+		if ( !isTypedArray( arr ) ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return a typed array' );
+		}
+		b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+		b.end();
+	}
+}
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* Main execution sequence.
+*
+* @private
+*/
+function main() {
+	var len;
+	var min;
+	var max;
+	var f;
+	var i;
+
+	min = 1; // 10^min
+	max = 6; // 10^max
+
+	for ( i = min; i <= max; i++ ) {
+		len = pow( 10, i );
+		f = createBenchmark( len );
+		bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s,len=%d', pkg, 'float32', len ), f );
+	}
+}
+
+main();

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/typed/lib/main.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var ctors = require( '@stdlib/array/typed-ctors' );
 var reinterpret128 = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-complex128' );
 var reinterpret64 = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-complex64' );
 var reinterpretBoolean = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-boolean' );
+var reinterpretFloat16 = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-float16' );
 var defaults = require( '@stdlib/array/defaults' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ var DEFAULT_DTYPE = defaults.get( 'dtypes.default' );
 var Complex64Array = ctors( 'complex64' );
 var Complex128Array = ctors( 'complex128' );
 var BooleanArray = ctors( 'bool' );
+var Float16Array = ctors( 'float16' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ function typedarray() {
 			arg = reinterpret128( arg, 0 );
 		} else if ( arg instanceof BooleanArray ) {
 			arg = reinterpretBoolean( arg, 0 );
+		} else if ( arg instanceof Float16Array ) {
+			arg = reinterpretFloat16( arg, 0 );
 		}
 		return new ctor( arg );
 	}

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/typed/test/test.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' );
+var Float16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float16' );
 var Int32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int32' );
 var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint32' );
 var Int16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int16' );
@@ -308,6 +309,13 @@
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( 'the function returns a typed array (dtype=float16)', function test( t ) {
+	var arr = typedarray( 'float16' );
+	t.strictEqual( instanceOf( arr, Float16Array ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( arr.length, 0, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( 'the function returns a typed array (dtype=complex128)', function test( t ) {
 	var arr = typedarray( 'complex128' );
 	t.strictEqual( instanceOf( arr, Complex128Array ), true, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -1203,7 +1211,7 @@
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 1 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 2 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 3 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 4 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 5 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 6 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.strictEqual( out[ 7 ], 0, 'returns expected value' );