diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 61feb96..902c17b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function ee(e,a,r){var o,i;for(o=[],i=0;i<r-e;i++)o.push(1);for(i=0;i<e;i++)o.pu
 });var C=g(function(Ve,N){
 var re=require('@stdlib/math-base-special-abs/dist');function ie(e,a,r,o){var i,t,u,n,f;if(t=r.length,f=e-t,i=[],o==="row-major"){for(u=re(r[0])*a[f],n=0;n<f;n++)i.push(u);for(n=0;n<t;n++)i.push(r[n])}else{for(n=0;n<f;n++)i.push(1);for(n=0;n<t;n++)i.push(r[n])}return i}N.exports=ie
 });var M=g(function(Le,I){
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+var d=require('@stdlib/assert-has-own-property/dist'),V=require('@stdlib/assert-is-plain-object/dist'),L=require('@stdlib/assert-is-boolean/dist').isPrimitive,te=require('@stdlib/assert-is-array/dist'),ae=require('@stdlib/assert-is-nonnegative-integer/dist').isPrimitive,ne=require('@stdlib/assert-is-ndarray-like/dist'),oe=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape2strides/dist'),se=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2offset/dist'),ue=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2order/dist'),h=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-numel/dist'),fe=require('@stdlib/ndarray-ctor/dist'),pe=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-data-type/dist'),de=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-order/dist'),le=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-casting-mode/dist'),ve=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-allowed-data-type-cast/dist'),ce=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer/dist'),ge=require('@stdlib/ndarray-base-buffer-dtype/dist'),ye=require('@stdlib/ndarray-dtype/dist'),me=require('@stdlib/ndarray-shape/dist'),P=require('@stdlib/ndarray-strides/dist'),he=require('@stdlib/ndarray-offset/dist'),z=require('@stdlib/ndarray-order/dist'),qe=require('@stdlib/ndarray-data-buffer/dist'),F=require('@stdlib/array-shape/dist'),we=require('@stdlib/array-base-flatten/dist'),p=require('@stdlib/error-tools-fmtprodmsg/dist'),q=E(),be=x(),Oe=k(),Ee=D(),Te=A(),xe=C(),l=be();function je(){var e,a,r,o,i,t,u,n,f,v,s,w,c,b,y;if(arguments.length===1)if(q(arguments[0]))r=arguments[0],e={};else{if(e=arguments[0],!V(e))throw new TypeError(p('0hT56',e));if(d(e,"buffer")&&(r=e.buffer,!q(r)))throw new TypeError(p('0hT57',"buffer",r))}else{if(r=arguments[0],!q(r))throw new TypeError(p('0hT58',r));if(e=arguments[1],!V(e))throw new TypeError(p('0hT2V',e))}if(r&&(ne(r)?(u=ye(r),y=!0):(u=ge(r),y=!1)),v={},s={},d(e,"casting")){if(s.casting=e.casting,!le(s.casting))throw new TypeError(p('0hT59',"casting",s.casting))}else s.casting=l.casting;if(d(e,"flatten")){if(s.flatten=e.flatten,!L(s.flatten))throw new TypeError(p('0hT2o',"flatten",s.flatten))}else s.flatten=l.flatten;if(d(e,"ndmin")){if(s.ndmin=e.ndmin,!ae(s.ndmin))throw new TypeError(p('0hT2t',"ndmin",s.ndmin))}else s.ndmin=l.ndmin;if(d(e,"dtype")){if(t=e.dtype,!pe(t))throw new TypeError(p('0hTBf',"dtype",t));if(u&&!ve(u,t,s.casting))throw new Error(p('0hT5B',s.casting,u,t))}else u?!y&&u==="generic"?t=l.dtype:t=u:t=l.dtype;if(d(e,"order")){if(i=e.order,i==="any"||i==="same")y?i==="any"?(b=ue(P(r)),b===3?i=l.order:i=z(r)):i==="same"&&(i=z(r)):i=l.order;else if(!de(i))throw new TypeError(p('0hT5C',"order",i))}else i=l.order;if(d(e,"mode")?v.mode=e.mode:v.mode=l.mode,d(e,"submode")?v.submode=e.submode:v.submode=[v.mode],d(e,"readonly")?v.readonly=e.readonly:v.readonly=l.readonly,d(e,"copy")){if(s.copy=e.copy,!L(s.copy))throw new TypeError(p('0hT2o',"copy",s.copy))}else s.copy=l.copy;if(d(e,"shape")){if(n=e.shape,!q(n))throw new TypeError(p('0hT5D',"shape",n));f=n.length,c=h(n)}else if(r)y?(n=me(r),f=n.length,c=h(n)):s.flatten&&te(r)?(n=F(r),w=n,f=n.length,c=h(n)):(f=1,c=r.length,n=[c]);else throw new Error(p('0hT0X'));if(f<s.ndmin&&(n=Te(f,n,s.ndmin),f=s.ndmin),y){if(h(r.shape)!==c)throw new RangeError(p('0hT0Y'));u!==t||s.copy?r=Ee(r,t):(a=P(r),o=he(r),r=qe(r),a.length<f&&(a=xe(f,n,a,i)))}else if(r){if(u==="generic"&&s.flatten&&(r=we(r,w||F(r),!1)),r.length!==c)throw new RangeError(p('0hT0Y'));(u!==t||s.copy)&&(r=Oe(r,c,t))}else r=ce(t,c);return a===void 0&&(a=oe(n,i),o=se(n,a)),new fe(t,r,n,a,o,i,v)}I.exports=je
 });var ke=M();module.exports=ke;
 /** @license Apache-2.0 */
 /** @license Apache-2.0 */
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e9d59c..625db17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "@stdlib/buffer-alloc-unsafe": "^0.1.0",
     "@stdlib/constants-float64-pinf": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/math-base-assert-is-integer": "^0.1.1",
-    "@stdlib/math-base-special-abs": "^0.1.0",
+    "@stdlib/math-base-special-abs": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-allowed-data-type-cast": "^0.1.0",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-casting-mode": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-assert-is-data-type": "^0.1.0",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-numel": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-shape2strides": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2offset": "^0.1.1",
-    "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2order": "^0.1.0",
+    "@stdlib/ndarray-base-strides2order": "^0.1.1",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-ctor": "^0.1.0",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-data-buffer": "github:stdlib-js/ndarray-data-buffer#main",
     "@stdlib/ndarray-defaults": "^0.1.1",
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
     "multidimensional",
     "dimensions",
     "dims",
-    "numpy.array"
+    "numpy.array",
+    "numpy.asarray"
   ],
   "__stdlib__": {},
   "funding": {
diff --git a/test/dist/test.js b/test/dist/test.js
index 5ccb991..a8a9c60 100644
--- a/test/dist/test.js
+++ b/test/dist/test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
 * @license Apache-2.0
 *
-* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
+* Copyright (c) 2023 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.
@@ -21,106 +21,13 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var ndarray = require( './../../dist' );
+var main = require( './../../dist' );
 
 
 // TESTS //
 
-tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
+tape( 'main export is defined', function test( t ) {
 	t.ok( true, __filename );
-	t.strictEqual( typeof ndarray, 'function', 'main export is a function' );
+	t.strictEqual( main !== void 0, true, 'main export is defined' );
 	t.end();
 });
-
-tape( 'the function throws an error if provided an options argument which is not an object', function test( t ) {
-	var values;
-	var i;
-
-	values = [
-		'5',
-		5,
-		NaN,
-		true,
-		false,
-		null,
-		void 0,
-		function noop() {}
-	];
-
-	for ( i = 0; i < values.length; i++ ) {
-		t.throws( badValue( values[i] ), TypeError, 'throws an error when provided '+values[ i ] );
-	}
-	t.end();
-
-	function badValue( value ) {
-		return function badValue() {
-			ndarray( value );
-		};
-	}
-});
-
-tape( 'the function throws an error if not provided either a `shape` or `buffer` option', function test( t ) {
-	t.throws( badValue( {} ), Error, 'throws an error when not provided either a `shape` or `buffer` option' );
-	t.end();
-
-	function badValue( value ) {
-		return function badValue() {
-			ndarray( value );
-		};
-	}
-});
-
-tape( 'the function throws an error if provided an invalid option', function test( t ) {
-	var values;
-	var i;
-
-	values = [
-		'5',
-		'beep',
-		'boop',
-		'foo',
-		'bar',
-		5,
-		NaN,
-		true,
-		false,
-		null,
-		void 0,
-		[],
-		{},
-		function noop() {}
-	];
-
-	for ( i = 0; i < values.length; i++ ) {
-		t.throws( badValue( values[i] ), TypeError, 'throws an error when provided '+values[ i ] );
-	}
-	t.end();
-
-	function badValue( value ) {
-		return function badValue() {
-			var opts = {
-				'shape': [ 3, 2 ],
-				'dtype': value
-			};
-			ndarray( opts );
-		};
-	}
-});
-
-tape( 'the function throws an error if provided a `shape` option which is incompatible with a provided buffer', function test( t ) {
-	var opts = {
-		'dtype': 'generic',
-		'shape': [ 3, 3 ],
-		'buffer': [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
-	};
-	t.throws( badValue( opts ), Error, 'throws an error when provided incompatible `shape` and `buffer` options' );
-	t.end();
-
-	function badValue( value ) {
-		return function badValue() {
-			ndarray( value );
-		};
-	}
-});
-
-// TODO: tests