From 64f131a58e2b59de202f9008f79c584e9b3adad4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trevor Gross <tmgross@umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:30:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add an `abs` function to the `Float` trait

There is no in-crate use for this yet, but we will make use of it in
`libm`.
---
 src/float/mod.rs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/float/mod.rs b/src/float/mod.rs
index 5eedf544..af839864 100644
--- a/src/float/mod.rs
+++ b/src/float/mod.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ pub(crate) trait Float:
     /// Constructs a `Self` from its parts. Inputs are treated as bits and shifted into position.
     fn from_parts(negative: bool, exponent: Self::Int, significand: Self::Int) -> Self;
 
+    fn abs(self) -> Self {
+        let abs_mask = !Self::SIGN_MASK ;
+        Self::from_bits(self.to_bits() & abs_mask)
+    }
+
     /// Returns (normalized exponent, normalized significand)
     fn normalize(significand: Self::Int) -> (i32, Self::Int);