Merge branch 'develop' into feature/gumbel/skewness

Signed-off-by: Shabareesh Shetty <139731143+ShabiShett07@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: ShabiShett07

.editorconfig

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ indent_style = tab
 [*.{f,f.txt}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
-insert_final_newline = false
 
 # Set properties for shell files:
 [*.{sh,sh.txt}]

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@ body:
       options:
         - label: Read and understood the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
           required: true
-        - label:  Searched for existing issues and pull requests.
+        - label: Searched for existing issues and pull requests.
           required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 contact_links:
   - name: 👩‍🏫 Frequently Asked Questions
-    url:  https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/FAQ.md
+    url: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/FAQ.md
     about: Consult the FAQ in case we have already answered your question there.
   - name: 💬 Question
-    url:  https://gitter.im/stdlib-js/stdlib
+    url: https://gitter.im/stdlib-js/stdlib
     about: Got a (non-bug related) question we haven't already answered? Ask us on Gitter! 🤗
   - name: 👏 Support Us
     url: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/support_the_project.md

.github/labeler.yml

@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ REPL:
 Statistics:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-all-files: '**/stats/**/*'
+
+Tools:
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-all-files: '**/_tools/**/*'

.github/workflows/autoclose.yml

@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
     if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: EditorConfig' }}"
 
-    # Define job permissions:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
     # Define the type of virtual host machine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -52,13 +47,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Close pull request'
         run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           BODY: |
             Thank you for working on this pull request. However, we cannot accept your contribution as this pull request does not follow our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-            Per the guidelines outlined in our [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/development.md), you should download and setup [EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/) to ensure that files are automatically configured to use expected indentation and line endings.
+            Per the guidelines outlined in our [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/contributing/development.md), you should download and setup [EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/) to ensure that files are automatically configured to use expected indentation and line endings.
 
             If you would prefer to avoid manual setup, you could also consider using a pre-configured [development container](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/.devcontainer) for use locally or in GitHub Codespaces.
 
@@ -73,11 +68,6 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
     if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Contributor Guidelines' }}"
 
-    # Define job permissions:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
     # Define the type of virtual host machine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -88,13 +78,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Close pull request'
         run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           BODY: |
             Thank you for working on this pull request. However, we cannot accept your contribution as this pull request does not follow our [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
-            Per the guidelines outlined in our [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/development.md), you should have setup your local development environment such that automated development processes for linting, license verification, and unit testing can run prior to authoring commits and pushing changes. We encourage you to refer to that guide **before** continuing to work on this pull request.
+            Per the guidelines outlined in our [development guide](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/develop/docs/contributing/development.md), you should have setup your local development environment such that automated development processes for linting, license verification, and unit testing can run prior to authoring commits and pushing changes. We encourage you to refer to that guide **before** continuing to work on this pull request.
 
             If you would prefer to avoid manual setup, you could also consider using a pre-configured [development container](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/tree/develop/.devcontainer) for use locally or in GitHub Codespaces.
 
@@ -109,11 +99,6 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
     if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Project Conventions' }}"
 
-    # Define job permissions:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
     # Define the type of virtual host machine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -124,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Close pull request'
         run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           BODY: |
@@ -149,11 +134,6 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
     if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Spam' }}"
 
-    # Define job permissions:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
-
     # Define the type of virtual host machine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -164,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Close pull request'
         run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           BODY: |
@@ -176,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Lock conversation'
         run: gh pr lock "$NUMBER" --reason spam
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
@@ -189,12 +169,6 @@ jobs:
     # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
     if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Stale' }}"
 
-    # Define job permissions:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
-
     # Define the type of virtual host machine:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -204,10 +178,73 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Close pull request'
         run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
         env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           BODY: |
             This pull request has been automatically closed because it has been inactive for an extended period after changes were requested. If you still wish to pursue this contribution, feel free to reopen the pull request or submit a new one.
 
             We appreciate your interest in contributing to stdlib!
+
+  # Define a job which closes a pull request if a PR has an inappropriate Git history:
+  git_history:
+
+    # Define job name:
+    name: 'Check for Git History label'
+
+    # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
+    if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Git History' }}"
+
+    # Define the type of virtual host machine:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Define the sequence of job steps:
+    steps:
+
+      # Close the pull request:
+      - name: 'Close pull request'
+        run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          BODY: |
+            Thank you for working on this pull request. However, we cannot accept your contribution due to Git history issues.
+
+            Some common issues include:
+
+            -   Merge conflicts
+            -   Inappropriate commit messages
+            -   Unrelated commits
+            -   Including changes from merged branches that weren't intended for this PR
+
+            We recommend opening a new pull request with only the intended changes.
+
+            Thank you for your interest in stdlib, and we look forward to your future contributions.
+
+  # Define a job which closes a pull request if proposed changes duplicate already included changes:
+  already_resolved:
+
+    # Define job name:
+    name: 'Check for already resolved label'
+
+    # Only run this job if the pull request has a specific label:
+    if: "${{ github.event.label.name == 'autoclose: Already Resolved' }}"
+
+    # Define the type of virtual host machine:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Define the sequence of job steps:
+    steps:
+
+      # Close the pull request:
+      - name: 'Close pull request'
+        run: gh pr close "$NUMBER" --comment "$BODY"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          BODY: |
+            Thank you for working on this pull request. However, we cannot accept your contribution as the issue this pull request seeks to resolve has already been addressed in a different pull request or commit.
+
+            Thank you again for your interest in stdlib, and we look forward to reviewing your future contributions.

.github/workflows/check_commit_metadata.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#/
+# @license Apache-2.0
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025 The Stdlib Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#/
+
+# Workflow name:
+name: check_commit_metadata
+
+# Workflow triggers:
+on:
+  # Trigger on pull request events:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+# Global permissions:
+permissions:
+  # Allow read-only access to the repository contents:
+  contents: read
+
+# Workflow jobs:
+jobs:
+
+  # Define a job for checking the commit metadata for whether local development is properly setup...
+  check_commit_metadata:
+
+    # Define a display name:
+    name: 'Check Commit Metadata'
+
+    # Define the type of virtual host machine:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Temporarily disable the entire workflow:
+    if: false
+
+    # Define the sequence of job steps...
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the repository:
+      - name: 'Checkout repository'
+        # Pin action to full length commit SHA
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          # Ensure we have access to the scripts directory:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+              .github/workflows/scripts
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+
+      # Extract commit metadata from commit messages as JSON:
+      - name: 'Extract commit metadata'
+        id: extract-metadata
+        # Pin action to full length commit SHA
+        uses: stdlib-js/metadata-action@3ccf68f24c51ae23470319e8e5619d539df8212b # v3.0.0
+
+      # Check commit metadata:
+      - name: 'Check commit metadata'
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          COMMIT_METADATA: ${{ steps.extract-metadata.outputs.metadata }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
+        run: |
+          . "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/scripts/check_commit_metadata" $PR_NUMBER $COMMIT_METADATA

.github/workflows/check_contributing_guidelines_acceptance.yml

@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
       - reopened
+      - edited
 
 # Global permissions:
 permissions:
   # Allow read-only access to the repository contents:
   contents: read
 
-  # Allow write access to pull requests:
-  pull-requests: write
-
 # Workflow jobs:
 jobs:
 
@@ -72,22 +70,18 @@ jobs:
       # Checkout the repository:
       - name: 'Checkout repository'
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
-          # Specify whether to remove untracked files before checking out the repository:
-          clean: true
-
-          # Limit clone depth to the most recent commit:
-          fetch-depth: 1
-
-          # Specify whether to download Git-LFS files:
-          lfs: false
+          # Ensure we have access to the scripts directory:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+              .github/workflows/scripts
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
         timeout-minutes: 10
 
       # Check contributing guidelines acceptance:
       - name: 'Check contributing guidelines acceptance'
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_PAT_REPO_WRITE }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number || inputs.pull_request_number }}
         run: |
           . "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/scripts/check_contributing_guidelines_acceptance" $PR_NUMBER

.github/workflows/check_licenses.yml

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       # Checkout the repository:
       - name: 'Checkout repository'
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
-        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           # Specify whether to remove untracked files before checking out the repository:
           clean: false
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install Node.js:
       - name: 'Install Node.js'
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
-        uses: actions/setup-node@39370e3970a6d050c480ffad4ff0ed4d3fdee5af # v4.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@1d0ff469b7ec7b3cb9d8673fde0c81c44821de2a # v4.2.0
         with:
           node-version: '20' # 'lts/*'
         timeout-minutes: 5
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the log file:
       - name: 'Upload log file'
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
         if: always()
         with:
           # Define a name for the uploaded artifact:

.github/workflows/check_required_files.yml

@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ jobs:
       # Get list of added files:
       - name: 'Get list of added files'
         id: added-files
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ inputs.pull_request_number }}
         run: |
           page=1
           files=""
           while true; do
-              new_files=$(curl -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.STDLIB_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN
-                 }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/stdlib-js/stdlib/pulls/${{ inputs.pull_request_number }}/files?page=$page&per_page=100" | jq -r '.[] | select(.status == "added") | .filename')
+              new_files=$(curl -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" "https://api.github.com/repos/stdlib-js/stdlib/pulls/$PR_NUMBER/files?page=$page&per_page=100" | jq -r '.[] | select(.status == "added") | .filename')
               if [ -z "$new_files" ]; then
                   break
               fi