From 3711597433fb77aa39ecde1dea0f130b03ad8fd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Piv <18462828+Piv200@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 16:03:07 +0930
Subject: [PATCH] Start upgrading grouping algorithm to be more performant in
 python

---
 pycar/src/car/tracking/algorithms.py | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pycar/src/car/tracking/algorithms.py b/pycar/src/car/tracking/algorithms.py
index 8f4df7a..13652e0 100644
--- a/pycar/src/car/tracking/algorithms.py
+++ b/pycar/src/car/tracking/algorithms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import math
+import numpy as np
 
 
 class Group:
@@ -134,6 +135,17 @@ def calc_groups(scan):
 
     return allGroups
 
+def calc_groups_edge_algorithm(scan):
+    """
+    Calculates groups using an edge algorithm. This takes advantage of numpy arrays
+    and vectorisation, rather than the primitive python loop grouping, resulting in
+    faster grouping speeds.
+    """
+    allGroups = []
+    scanArray = np.array(scan)
+
+def edge_algorithm():
+    pass
 
 def find_centre(group):
     """