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+#ifndef BLANK_GEOMETRY_DISTANCE_HPP_
+#define BLANK_GEOMETRY_DISTANCE_HPP_
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+
+namespace blank {
+
+inline float length_squared(const glm::vec3 &v) noexcept {
+ return dot(v, v);
+}
+
+inline float distance_squared(const glm::vec3 &a, const glm::vec3 &b) noexcept {
+ return length_squared(a - b);
+}
+
+template <class T>
+inline bool iszero(const T &v) noexcept {
+ return length_squared(v) < std::numeric_limits<typename T::value_type>::epsilon();
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T manhattan_distance(const glm::tvec3<T> &a, const glm::tvec3<T> &b) noexcept {
+ glm::tvec3<T> diff(abs(a - b));
+ return diff.x + diff.y + diff.z;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T manhattan_radius(const glm::tvec3<T> &v) noexcept {
+ glm::tvec3<T> a(abs(v));
+ return std::max(a.x, std::max(a.y, a.z));
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif