text: /**
  * @license Apache-2.0
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2018 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.
  */
  
  'use strict';
  
  // MODULES //
  
  var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
  var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' );
  var isndarrayLike = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-ndarray-like' );
  var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
  var array = require( './../lib' );
  
  
  // MAIN //
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,linear_buffer', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,shape', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 6 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,ndarray', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = array( new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] ) );
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,no_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float32'
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,default_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation,dtype_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float64'
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation:copy=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': false
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation:copy=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': true
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation:dtype=generic', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic'
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': true
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::1d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': false
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,linear_buffer', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,shape', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,ndarray', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  	arr = array( arr, opts );
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,no_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float32',
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,default_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation,dtype_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float64',
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation:copy=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': false,
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation:copy=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': true,
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation:dtype=generic', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ [ 1.0, 2.0 ], [ 3.0, 4.0 ], [ 5.0, 6.0 ] ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': true
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::2d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': false,
  		'shape': [ 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,linear_buffer', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,shape', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,ndarray', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  	arr = array( arr, opts );
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,no_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float32',
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,default_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation,dtype_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float64',
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation:copy=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': false,
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation:copy=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': true,
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation:dtype=generic', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ [ [ 1.0, 2.0 ], [ 3.0, 4.0 ], [ 5.0, 6.0 ] ] ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': true
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::3d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': false,
  		'shape': [ 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,linear_buffer', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,shape', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var i;
  
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,ndarray', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  	arr = array( arr, opts );
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,no_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float32',
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,default_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation,dtype_cast', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'float64',
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation:copy=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': false,
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation:copy=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'copy': true,
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation:dtype=generic', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=true', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ [ [ [ 1.0, 2.0 ], [ 3.0, 4.0 ], [ 5.0, 6.0 ] ] ] ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': true
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::4d,instantiation:dtype=generic,flatten=false', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ];
  	opts = {
  		'dtype': 'generic',
  		'flatten': false,
  		'shape': [ 1, 1, 3, 2 ]
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  
  bench( pkg+'::5d,instantiation:ndmin=5', function benchmark( b ) {
  	var opts;
  	var out;
  	var arr;
  	var i;
  
  	arr = new Float32Array( [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 ] );
  	opts = {
  		'ndmin': 5
  	};
  
  	b.tic();
  	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
  		out = array( arr, opts );
  		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
  			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
  		}
  	}
  	b.toc();
  	if ( !isndarrayLike( out ) ) {
  		b.fail( 'should return an ndarray' );
  	}
  	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
  	b.end();
  });
  