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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,14 +4,25 @@
 
 <section class="release" id="unreleased">
 
-## Unreleased (2024-12-24)
+## Unreleased (2024-12-29)
+
+<section class="bug-fixes">
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+-   [`be3e0b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/be3e0b984eb981caa758172dc7179cbd6a118a2e) - treat generic accessor arrays similar to built-in generic arrays
+
+</section>
+
+<!-- /.bug-fixes -->
 
 <section class="commits">
 
 ### Commits
 
 <details>
 
+-   [`be3e0b9`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/be3e0b984eb981caa758172dc7179cbd6a118a2e) - **fix:** treat generic accessor arrays similar to built-in generic arrays _(by Athan Reines)_
 -   [`4a70790`](https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/commit/4a707903dfef7c2b56216000165706497d19a251) - **style:** add missing spaces _(by Philipp Burckhardt)_
 
 </details>
@@ -24,8 +35,9 @@
 
 ### Contributors
 
-A total of 1 person contributed to this release. Thank you to this contributor:
+A total of 2 people contributed to this release. Thank you to the following contributors:
 
+-   Athan Reines
 -   Philipp Burckhardt
 
 </section>

dist/index.js

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function array() {
 			btype = getDType( buffer );
 			FLG = true;
 		} else {
-			btype = getBufferDType( buffer );
+			btype = getBufferDType( buffer ) || 'generic'; // fallback to a "generic" dtype when provided, e.g., a generic accessor array as a data source
 			FLG = false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function array() {
 		if ( btype && !isAllowedCast( btype, dtype, opts.casting ) ) {
 			throw new Error( format( 'invalid option. Data type cast is not allowed. Casting mode: `%s`. From: `%s`. To: `%s`.', opts.casting, btype, dtype ) );
 		}
-	} else if ( btype ) {
+	} else if ( btype ) { // btype !== void 0
 		// TODO: reconcile difference in behavior when provided a generic array and no `dtype` option. Currently, we cast here, but do not allow casting a generic array (by default) when explicitly providing a `dtype` option.
 
 		// Only cast generic array data sources when not provided an ndarray...
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function array() {
 			}
 		}
 	} else if ( buffer ) {
-		if ( btype === 'generic' && opts.flatten ) {
+		if ( btype === 'generic' && opts.flatten && isArray( buffer ) ) {
 			buffer = flatten( buffer, osh || arrayShape( buffer ), order === 'column-major' );
 		}
 		if ( buffer.length !== len ) {