lagrange v0.1.0

node-lagrange

Implements Lagrange polynomial interpolation for both the numbers you are used to as well as finite fields. Given a list of x values and a list of y values, it will attempt to solve f(x) for a given x value.

All finite field arithmetic uses the galois NPM module (npm show galois).

Functions

• base10(x, xValues, yValues) - Assumes the standard decimal system.

• galois(x, xValues, yValues, gfW) - The gfW parameter is passed to the galois module functions, which uses it as the exponent to define the field size (2^w).

• splitCoords(coords) - The above math functions take two separate arrays, one for x values and one for y values, but your application is likely to use an array of tuples to define coordinates. This utility function splits them out, giving you a tuple of x and y values ([xValues, yValues]).

Examples

See ./tests/lagrange.js for examples using different equations.

var lagrange = require('lagrange');

var GF_W = 8;

//f(x)=2x, for GF(256)
var coords = [[5, 10], [244, 245]];    //app stores tuples
coords = lagrange.splitCoords(coords); //make them lagrange friendly

assert.equal(lagrange.galois(0, coords[0], coords[1], GF_W), 0);
assert.equal(lagrange.galois(255, coords[0], coords[1], GF_W), 227);
console.log('success');