rust-ndarray · akern40 · May 21, 2025 · Apr 13, 2025 · Apr 13, 2025 · Apr 13, 2025
diff --git a/src/impl_methods.rs b/src/impl_methods.rs
@@ -2538,6 +2538,72 @@ where
        unsafe { self.with_strides_dim(new_strides, new_dim) }
    }

+    /// Permute the axes in-place.
+    ///
+    /// This does not move any data, it just adjusts the array's dimensions
+    /// and strides.
+    ///
+    /// *i* in the *j*-th place in the axes sequence means `self`'s *i*-th axis
+    /// becomes `self`'s *j*-th axis
+    ///
+    /// **Panics** if any of the axes are out of bounds, if an axis is missing,
+    /// or if an axis is repeated more than once.    
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use ndarray::{arr2, Array3};
+    ///
+    /// let mut a = arr2(&[[0, 1], [2, 3]]);
+    /// a.permute_axes([1, 0]);
+    /// assert_eq!(a, arr2(&[[0, 2], [1, 3]]));
+    ///
+    /// let mut b = Array3::<u8>::zeros((1, 2, 3));
+    /// b.permute_axes([1, 0, 2]);
+    /// assert_eq!(b.shape(), &[2, 1, 3]);
+    /// ```
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn permute_axes<T>(&mut self, axes: T)
+    where T: IntoDimension<Dim = D>
+    {
+        let axes = axes.into_dimension();
+        // Ensure that each axis is used exactly once.
+        let mut usage_counts = D::zeros(self.ndim());
+        for axis in axes.slice() {
+            usage_counts[*axis] += 1;
+        }
+        for count in usage_counts.slice() {
+            assert_eq!(*count, 1, "each axis must be listed exactly once");
+        }
+
+        let dim = self.layout.dim.slice_mut();
+        let strides = self.layout.strides.slice_mut();
+        let axes = axes.slice();
+
+        // The cycle detection is done using a bitmask to track visited positions.
+        // For example, axes from [0,1,2] to [2, 0, 1]
+        // For axis values [1, 0, 2]:
+        // 1 << 1  // 0b0001 << 1 = 0b0010 (decimal 2)
+        // 1 << 0  // 0b0001 << 0 = 0b0001 (decimal 1)
+        // 1 << 2  // 0b0001 << 2 = 0b0100 (decimal 4)
+        //
+        // Each axis gets its own unique bit position in the bitmask:
+        // - Axis 0: bit 0 (rightmost)
+        // - Axis 1: bit 1
+        // - Axis 2: bit 2
+        //
+        let mut visited = 0usize;
+        for (new_axis, &axis) in axes.iter().enumerate() {
+            if (visited & (1 << axis)) != 0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            dim.swap(axis, new_axis);
+            strides.swap(axis, new_axis);
+
+            visited |= (1 << axis) | (1 << new_axis);
+        }
+    }
+
    /// Transpose the array by reversing axes.
    ///
    /// Transposition reverses the order of the axes (dimensions and strides)
@@ -2548,6 +2614,16 @@ where
        self.layout.strides.slice_mut().reverse();
        self
    }
+
+    /// Reverse the axes of the array in-place.
+    ///
+    /// This does not move any data, it just adjusts the array's dimensions
+    /// and strides.
+    pub fn reverse_axes(&mut self)
+    {
+        self.layout.dim.slice_mut().reverse();
+        self.layout.strides.slice_mut().reverse();
+    }
 }

 impl<A, D: Dimension> ArrayRef<A, D>

diff --git a/tests/array.rs b/tests/array.rs
@@ -2828,3 +2828,81 @@ fn test_slice_assign()
    *a.slice_mut(s![1..3]) += 1;
    assert_eq!(a, array![0, 2, 3, 3, 4]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn reverse_axes()
+{
+    let mut a = arr2(&[[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
+    a.reverse_axes();
+    assert_eq!(a, arr2(&[[1, 3], [2, 4]]));
+
+    let mut a = arr2(&[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]);
+    a.reverse_axes();
+    assert_eq!(a, arr2(&[[1, 4], [2, 5], [3, 6]]));
+
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..24)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4))
+        .unwrap();
+    let original = a.clone();
+    a.reverse_axes();
+    for ((i0, i1, i2), elem) in original.indexed_iter() {
+        assert_eq!(*elem, a[(i2, i1, i0)]);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn permute_axes()
+{
+    let mut a = arr2(&[[1, 2], [3, 4]]);
+    a.permute_axes([1, 0]);
+    assert_eq!(a, arr2(&[[1, 3], [2, 4]]));
+
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..24)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4))
+        .unwrap();
+    let original = a.clone();
+    a.permute_axes([2, 1, 0]);
+    for ((i0, i1, i2), elem) in original.indexed_iter() {
+        assert_eq!(*elem, a[(i2, i1, i0)]);
+    }
+
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..120)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4, 5))
+        .unwrap();
+    let original = a.clone();
+    a.permute_axes([1, 0, 3, 2]);
+    for ((i0, i1, i2, i3), elem) in original.indexed_iter() {
+        assert_eq!(*elem, a[(i1, i0, i3, i2)]);
+    }
+}
+
+#[should_panic]
+#[test]
+fn permute_axes_repeated_axis()
+{
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..24)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4))
+        .unwrap();
+    a.permute_axes([1, 0, 1]);
+}
+
+#[should_panic]
+#[test]
+fn permute_axes_missing_axis()
+{
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..24)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4))
+        .unwrap()
+        .into_dyn();
+    a.permute_axes(&[2, 0][..]);
+}
+
+#[should_panic]
+#[test]
+fn permute_axes_oob()
+{
+    let mut a = Array::from_iter(0..24)
+        .into_shape_with_order((2, 3, 4))
+        .unwrap();
+    a.permute_axes([1, 0, 3]);
+}