feat: add float16 dtype support to array/empty

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/benchmark/benchmark.js

@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'float32' ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
+bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'float16' ), function benchmark( b ) {
+	var arr;
+	var i;
+	b.tic();
+	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+		arr = empty( 0, 'float16' );
+		if ( arr.length !== 0 ) {
+			b.fail( 'should have length 0' );
+		}
+	}
+	b.toc();
+	if ( !isTypedArrayLike( arr ) ) {
+		b.fail( 'should return a typed array' );
+	}
+	b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+	b.end();
+});
+
 bench( format( '%s:dtype=%s', pkg, 'bool' ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var arr;
 	var i;

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/benchmark/benchmark.length.float16.js

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+* @license Apache-2.0
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2026 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 pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
+var isTypedArrayLike = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-typed-array-like' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
+var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
+var empty = require( './../lib' );
+
+
+// FUNCTIONS //
+
+/**
+* Creates a benchmark function.
+*
+* @private
+* @param {PositiveInteger} len - array length
+* @returns {Function} benchmark function
+*/
+function createBenchmark( len ) {
+	return benchmark;
+
+	/**
+	* Benchmark function.
+	*
+	* @private
+	* @param {Benchmark} b - benchmark instance
+	*/
+	function benchmark( b ) {
+		var arr;
+		var i;
+
+		b.tic();
+		for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
+			arr = empty( len, 'float16' );
+			if ( arr.length !== len ) {
+				b.fail( 'unexpected length' );
+			}
+		}
+		b.toc();
+		if ( !isTypedArrayLike( arr ) ) {
+			b.fail( 'should return a typed array' );
+		}
+		b.pass( 'benchmark finished' );
+		b.end();
+	}
+}
+
+
+// MAIN //
+
+/**
+* Main execution sequence.
+*
+* @private
+*/
+function main() {
+	var len;
+	var min;
+	var max;
+	var f;
+	var i;
+
+	min = 1; // 10^min
+	max = 6; // 10^max
+
+	for ( i = min; i <= max; i++ ) {
+		len = pow( 10, i );
+		f = createBenchmark( len );
+		bench( format( '%s:dtype=float16,len=%d', pkg, len ), f );
+	}
+}
+
+main();

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/docs/types/index.d.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ import { DataTypeMap } from '@stdlib/types/array';
 * @example
 * var arr = empty( 2, 'float32' );
 * // returns <Float32Array>
+*
+* @example
+* var arr = empty( 2, 'float16' );
+* // returns <Float16Array>
 */
 declare function empty<T extends keyof DataTypeMap<number> = 'float64'>( length: number, dtype?: T ): DataTypeMap<number>[T];
 

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/docs/types/test.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import empty = require( './index' );
 	empty( 10 ); // $ExpectType Float64Array
 	empty( 10, 'float64' ); // $ExpectType Float64Array
 	empty( 10, 'float32' ); // $ExpectType Float32Array
+	empty( 10, 'float16' ); // $ExpectType Float16ArrayFallback
 	empty( 10, 'complex128' ); // $ExpectType Complex128Array
 	empty( 10, 'complex64' ); // $ExpectType Complex64Array
 	empty( 10, 'bool' ); // $ExpectType BooleanArray

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/package.json

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "matrix",
     "float64array",
     "float32array",
+    "float16array",
     "int32array",
     "uint32array",
     "int16array",
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@
     "float",
     "single-precision",
     "float32",
+    "half",
+    "half-precision",
+    "float16",
     "ieee754",
     "integer",
     "int32",

lib/node_modules/@stdlib/array/empty/test/test.main.js

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );
 var Float32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float32' );
+var Float16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float16' );
 var Int32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int32' );
 var Uint32Array = require( '@stdlib/array/uint32' );
 var Int16Array = require( '@stdlib/array/int16' );
@@ -170,6 +171,16 @@ tape( 'the function returns an empty array (dtype=float32)', function test( t )
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( 'the function returns an empty array (dtype=float16)', function test( t ) {
+	var arr;
+
+	arr = empty( 5, 'float16' );
+	t.strictEqual( instanceOf( arr, Float16Array ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	t.strictEqual( arr.length, 5, 'returns expected value' );
+
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( 'the function returns an empty array (dtype=bool)', function test( t ) {
 	var arr;