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+---@class oxmath : mathlib
+lib.math = math
+
+local function parseNumber(input, min, max, round)
+    local n = tonumber(input)
+
+    if not n then
+        error(("value cannot be converted into a number (received %s)"):format(input), 3)
+    end
+
+    n = round and math.floor(n + 0.5) or n
+
+    if min and n < min then
+        error(("value does not meet minimum value of '%s' (received %s)"):format(min, n), 3)
+    end
+
+    if max and n > max then
+        error(("value exceeds maximum value of '%s' (received %s)"):format(max, n), 3)
+    end
+
+    return n
+end
+
+---Takes a string and returns a set of scalar values.
+---@param input string
+---@param min? number
+---@param max? number
+---@param round? boolean
+---@return number? ...
+function math.toscalars(input, min, max, round)
+    local arr = {}
+    local i = 0
+
+    for s in string.gmatch(input:gsub('[%w]+%w?%(', ''), '(-?[%w.%w]+)') do
+        local n = parseNumber(s, min, max, round)
+
+        i += 1
+        arr[i] = n
+    end
+
+    return table.unpack(arr)
+end
+
+---Tries to convert its argument to a vector.
+---@param input string | table
+---@param min? number
+---@param max? number
+---@param round? boolean
+---@return number | vector2 | vector3 | vector4
+function math.tovector(input, min, max, round)
+    local inputType = type(input)
+
+    if inputType == 'string' then
+        ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+        return vector(math.toscalars(input, min, max, round))
+    end
+
+    if inputType == 'table' then
+        for _, v in pairs(input) do
+            parseNumber(v, min, max, round)
+        end
+
+        if table.type(input) == 'array' then
+            return vector(table.unpack(input))
+        end
+
+        -- vector doesn't accept literal nils
+        return input.w and vector4(input.x, input.y, input.z, input.w)
+            or input.z and vector3(input.x, input.y, input.z)
+            or input.y and vector2(input.x, input.y)
+            or input.x + 0.0
+    end
+
+    error(('cannot convert %s to a vector value'):format(inputType), 2)
+end
+
+---Tries to convert its argument to a vector.
+---@param input string | table
+---@return number | vector2 | vector3 | vector4
+function math.torgba(input)
+    return math.tovector(input, 0, 255, true)
+end
+
+---Formats a number as a hexadecimal string.
+---@param n number | string
+---@param upper? boolean
+---@return string
+function math.tohex(n, upper)
+    n = ('0x%x'):format(n)
+    return upper and n:upper() or n
+end
+
+return lib.math