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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions src/tangent_types/abstract_zero.jl
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Expand Up @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ In general, it is more likely to produce a structural tangent.
function zero_tangent end

zero_tangent(x::Number) = zero(x)
zero_tangent(x::Bool) = NoTangent()

function zero_tangent(x::MutableTangent{P}) where {P}
zb = backing(zero_tangent(backing(x)))
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# Sad heauristic methods we need because of unassigned values
guess_zero_tangent_type(::Type{T}) where {T<:Number} = T
guess_zero_tangent_type(::Type{Bool}) = NoTangent()
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Should this not just be NoTangent?

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You are correct


guess_zero_tangent_type(::Type{T}) where {T<:Integer} = typeof(float(zero(T)))
function guess_zero_tangent_type(::Type{<:Array{T,N}}) where {T,N}
return Array{guess_zero_tangent_type(T),N}
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions test/tangent_types/abstract_zero.jl
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Expand Up @@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ end
@testset "basics" begin
@test zero_tangent(1) === 0
@test zero_tangent(1.0) === 0.0
@test zero_tangent(true) === NoTangent()

mutable struct MutDemo
x::Float64
end
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