Implement conversion methods for RowDVector

src/base/conversion.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::base::{
     MatrixSliceMut, OMatrix, Scalar,
 };
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
-use crate::base::{DVector, VecStorage};
+use crate::base::{DVector, RowDVector, VecStorage};
 use crate::base::{SliceStorage, SliceStorageMut};
 use crate::constraint::DimEq;
 use crate::{IsNotStaticOne, RowSVector, SMatrix, SVector};
@@ -453,6 +453,14 @@ impl<'a, T: Scalar> From<Vec<T>> for DVector<T> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
+impl<'a, T: Scalar> From<Vec<T>> for RowDVector<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(vec: Vec<T>) -> Self {
+        Self::from_vec(vec)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a, T: Scalar + Copy, R: Dim, C: Dim, S: RawStorage<T, R, C> + IsContiguous>
     From<&'a Matrix<T, R, C, S>> for &'a [T]
 {

src/base/matrix.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::{ArrayStorage, SMatrix, SimdComplexField, Storage, UninitMatrix};
 use crate::storage::IsContiguous;
 use crate::uninit::{Init, InitStatus, Uninit};
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
-use crate::{DMatrix, DVector, Dynamic, VecStorage};
+use crate::{DMatrix, DVector, Dynamic, RowDVector, VecStorage};
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
 /// A square matrix.
@@ -411,6 +411,21 @@ impl<T> DVector<T> {
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: Consider removing/deprecating `from_vec_storage` once we are able to make
+// `from_data` const fn compatible
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
+impl<T> RowDVector<T> {
+    /// Creates a new heap-allocated matrix from the given [`VecStorage`].
+    ///
+    /// This method exists primarily as a workaround for the fact that `from_data` can not
+    /// work in `const fn` contexts.
+    pub const fn from_vec_storage(storage: VecStorage<T, U1, Dynamic>) -> Self {
+        // This is sound because the dimensions of the matrix and the storage are guaranteed
+        // to be the same
+        unsafe { Self::from_data_statically_unchecked(storage) }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T, R: Dim, C: Dim> UninitMatrix<T, R, C>
 where
     DefaultAllocator: Allocator<T, R, C>,