pq_moving_average.h

 
/*
 * pq_moving_average.h
 *
 * (c) 2011-2025 Sofian Audry -- info(@)sofianaudry(.)com
 * Inspired by code by Karsten Kutza
 * http://www.ip-atlas.com/pub/nap/nn-src/bpn.txt
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#ifndef PQ_MOVING_AVERAGE_H_
#define PQ_MOVING_AVERAGE_H_
 
#include "PqCore.h"
 
namespace pq {
 
// When using a pre-initialized moving average value, we use this value as the stabilization time (in seconds).
// In other words: we presume that the pre-initialized value as if it had been stabilized over that amount of time.
constexpr float PRE_INITIALIZED_STABILIZATION_TIME = 60.0f;
 
inline float computeMovingAverageUpdate(float runningValue, float newValue, float alpha) {
  return runningValue + alpha * (newValue - runningValue);
}
 
inline float computeMovingAverageDelta(float runningValue, float delta) {
  return runningValue + delta;
}
 
inline float computeAmendMovingAverageUpdate(float runningValue, float previousValue, float newValue, float alpha) {
  return runningValue + alpha * (newValue - previousValue);
}
 
inline float applyMovingAverageUpdate(float& runningValue, float newValue, float alpha) {
  return runningValue = computeMovingAverageUpdate(runningValue, newValue, alpha);
}
 
inline float applyMovingAverageDelta(float& runningValue, float delta) {
  return runningValue = computeMovingAverageDelta(runningValue, delta);
}
 
inline float amendMovingAverageUpdate(float& runningValue, float previousValue, float newValue, float alpha) {
  return runningValue = computeAmendMovingAverageUpdate(runningValue, previousValue, newValue, alpha);
}
 
inline float movingAverageExponentialAlpha(float nSamples) {
  // Formula used is standard formula: 2 /(nSamplesTarget+1); set maximum alpha to 1.
  return (nSamples > 1.0f ?
            2.0f / (nSamples + 1) :
            1.0f);
}
 
inline float movingAverageSimpleAlpha(float nSamples) {
  return 1.0f / ((float)nSamples + 1);
}
 
float movingAverageAlpha(float sampleRate, float timeWindow=INFINITE_TIME_WINDOW, unsigned int nSamples=UINT_MAX, bool preInitialized=false);
 
}
 
#endif