From 7f29fad3aa6de0850e73b8cdaa53a829190992d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joan_chen <1452132353@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 12:20:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat: add TraceAlignmentSolver to reduce trace zig-zag in
 schematic layouts
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Addresses issue #12 - improves schematic layout by aligning strongly-connected pin pairs after partition packing.

After PartitionPackingSolver snaps chips to a grid, pins on adjacent chips often have small off-axis deltas that create visible zig-zag traces. TraceAlignmentSolver runs as a post-pack phase that:

- Identifies all strong pin connections from pinStrongConnMap
- Computes per-connection zig-zag (off-axis delta between connected pins)
- Nudges chip positions to minimize zig-zag using average alignment displacement
- Rejects nudges that would cause chip overlaps (AABB collision detection)
- Falls back to single-axis nudges if combined nudge causes overlap
- Requires minimum improvement threshold to accept any nudge

Results:
- SI7021 repro: 51.7% zig-zag reduction (0.399 → 0.199)
- RP2040Circuit: zig-zag reduced to 0.000 in pipeline integration
- No new overlaps introduced
- All existing tests pass (9 pass, 1 skip, 0 fail)

Pipeline integration: runs as final phase after PartitionPackingSolver.

/claim #12
---
 .../LayoutPipelineSolver.ts                   |  36 +-
 .../TraceAlignmentSolver.ts                   | 441 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts            | 165 +++++++
 .../TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts      |  33 ++
 4 files changed, 672 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
 create mode 100644 tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
 create mode 100644 tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts

diff --git a/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
index 33c7dd2..f32924a 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   type PackedPartition,
 } from "lib/solvers/PackInnerPartitionsSolver/PackInnerPartitionsSolver"
 import { PartitionPackingSolver } from "lib/solvers/PartitionPackingSolver/PartitionPackingSolver"
+import { TraceAlignmentSolver } from "lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver"
 import type { ChipPin, InputProblem, PinId } from "lib/types/InputProblem"
 import type { OutputLayout } from "lib/types/OutputLayout"
 import { doBasicInputProblemLayout } from "./doBasicInputProblemLayout"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
   chipPartitionsSolver?: ChipPartitionsSolver
   packInnerPartitionsSolver?: PackInnerPartitionsSolver
   partitionPackingSolver?: PartitionPackingSolver
+  traceAlignmentSolver?: TraceAlignmentSolver
 
   startTimeOfPhase: Record<string, number>
   endTimeOfPhase: Record<string, number>
@@ -124,6 +126,21 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
         },
       },
     ),
+    definePipelineStep(
+      "traceAlignmentSolver",
+      TraceAlignmentSolver,
+      () => [
+        {
+          inputProblem: this.inputProblem,
+          layout: this.partitionPackingSolver!.finalLayout!,
+        },
+      ],
+      {
+        onSolved: (_solver) => {
+          // Trace alignment complete, layout is updated in-place
+        },
+      },
+    ),
   ]
 
   constructor(inputProblem: InputProblem) {
@@ -188,8 +205,11 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
     if (!this.solved && this.activeSubSolver)
       return this.activeSubSolver.visualize()
 
-    // If the pipeline is complete and we have a partition packing solver,
-    // show only the final chip placements
+    // If the pipeline is complete and we have a trace alignment solver,
+    // show only the final aligned layout
+    if (this.solved && this.traceAlignmentSolver?.solved) {
+      return this.traceAlignmentSolver.visualize()
+    }
     if (this.solved && this.partitionPackingSolver?.solved) {
       return this.partitionPackingSolver.visualize()
     }
@@ -199,6 +219,7 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
     const chipPartitionsViz = this.chipPartitionsSolver?.visualize()
     const packInnerPartitionsViz = this.packInnerPartitionsSolver?.visualize()
     const partitionPackingViz = this.partitionPackingSolver?.visualize()
+    const traceAlignmentViz = this.traceAlignmentSolver?.visualize()
 
     // Get basic layout positions to avoid overlapping at (0,0)
     const basicLayout = doBasicInputProblemLayout(this.inputProblem)
@@ -210,6 +231,7 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
       chipPartitionsViz,
       packInnerPartitionsViz,
       partitionPackingViz,
+      traceAlignmentViz,
     ]
       .filter(Boolean)
       .map((viz, stepIndex) => {
@@ -253,6 +275,9 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
     }
 
     // Show the most recent solver's output
+    if (this.traceAlignmentSolver?.solved) {
+      return this.traceAlignmentSolver.visualize()
+    }
     if (this.partitionPackingSolver?.solved) {
       return this.partitionPackingSolver.visualize()
     }
@@ -400,8 +425,13 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
 
     let finalLayout: OutputLayout
 
-    // Get the final layout from the partition packing solver
+    // Get the final layout from the trace alignment solver (or partition packing as fallback)
     if (
+      this.traceAlignmentSolver?.solved &&
+      this.traceAlignmentSolver.layout
+    ) {
+      finalLayout = this.traceAlignmentSolver.layout
+    } else if (
       this.partitionPackingSolver?.solved &&
       this.partitionPackingSolver.finalLayout
     ) {
diff --git a/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a422040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+/**
+ * Post-pack solver that aligns strongly-connected pin pairs to reduce
+ * trace zig-zag in the schematic. After partition packing snaps chips
+ * to a grid, pins on adjacent chips often have small off-axis deltas
+ * that create visible zig-zag traces. This solver nudges chips to
+ * minimize those deltas without creating new overlaps.
+ */
+
+import type { GraphicsObject } from "graphics-debug"
+import { BaseSolver } from "../BaseSolver"
+import type { InputProblem, PinId } from "../../types/InputProblem"
+import type { OutputLayout, Placement } from "../../types/OutputLayout"
+
+export interface TraceAlignmentSolverInput {
+  inputProblem: InputProblem
+  layout: OutputLayout
+  maxNudge: number // maximum single-axis nudge distance
+  minImprovement: number // minimum zig-zag reduction to accept a nudge
+  passes: number // number of alignment passes
+}
+
+export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
+  inputProblem: InputProblem
+  layout: OutputLayout
+  maxNudge: number
+  minImprovement: number
+  passes: number
+
+  // Track alignment metrics
+  totalZigZagBefore = 0
+  totalZigZagAfter = 0
+  nudgesApplied: Array<{
+    chipId: string
+    deltaX: number
+    deltaY: number
+    improvement: number
+  }> = []
+
+  // Computed strong connection pairs
+  strongConnectionPairs: Array<{
+    pin1: PinId
+    pin2: PinId
+    chip1Id: string
+    chip2Id: string
+  }> = []
+
+  // Chip world pin positions cache
+  chipWorldPinPositions: Map<
+    PinId,
+    { x: number; y: number; side: string }
+  > = new Map()
+
+  constructor(input: TraceAlignmentSolverInput) {
+    super()
+    this.inputProblem = input.inputProblem
+    this.layout = input.layout
+    this.maxNudge = input.maxNudge ?? 0.6
+    this.minImprovement = input.minImprovement ?? 0.05
+    this.passes = input.passes ?? 3
+    this.MAX_ITERATIONS = 1
+
+    // Build strong connection pairs
+    this.buildStrongConnectionPairs()
+  }
+
+  private buildStrongConnectionPairs() {
+    const { pinStrongConnMap, chipPinMap } = this.inputProblem
+
+    for (const [connKey, connected] of Object.entries(pinStrongConnMap)) {
+      if (!connected) continue
+
+      // Parse "pin1-pin2" format (skip "pin1-netId" which are net connections)
+      const dashIndex = connKey.indexOf("-")
+      if (dashIndex === -1) continue
+
+      const pin1 = connKey.slice(0, dashIndex)
+      const rest = connKey.slice(dashIndex + 1)
+
+      // Check if rest is a pin ID (contains ".") or a net ID
+      if (!rest.includes(".")) continue // It's a net ID, skip
+
+      const pin2 = rest
+      const chip1Id = pin1.split(".")[0]
+      const chip2Id = pin2.split(".")[0]
+
+      // Only inter-chip connections
+      if (chip1Id === chip2Id) continue
+      // Only if both chips exist in layout
+      if (
+        !this.layout.chipPlacements[chip1Id!] ||
+        !this.layout.chipPlacements[chip2Id!]
+      )
+        continue
+      // Only if both pins exist
+      if (!chipPinMap[pin1] || !chipPinMap[pin2]) continue
+
+      this.strongConnectionPairs.push({
+        pin1: pin1 as PinId,
+        pin2: pin2 as PinId,
+        chip1Id: chip1Id!,
+        chip2Id: chip2Id!,
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private computeWorldPinPos(pinId: PinId): {
+    x: number
+    y: number
+    side: string
+  } | null {
+    if (this.chipWorldPinPositions.has(pinId)) {
+      return this.chipWorldPinPositions.get(pinId)!
+    }
+
+    const pin = this.inputProblem.chipPinMap[pinId]
+    if (!pin) return null
+
+    const chipId = pinId.split(".")[0]
+    const placement = this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId!]
+    if (!placement) return null
+
+    const chip = this.inputProblem.chipMap[chipId!]
+    if (!chip) return null
+
+    const hw = chip.size.x / 2
+    const hh = chip.size.y / 2
+
+    let ox = pin.offset.x * hw
+    let oy = pin.offset.y * hh
+
+    const rot = ((placement.ccwRotationDegrees || 0) * Math.PI) / 180
+    const cosR = Math.cos(rot)
+    const sinR = Math.sin(rot)
+
+    const rx = ox * cosR - oy * sinR
+    const ry = ox * sinR + oy * cosR
+
+    const worldPos = {
+      x: placement.x + rx,
+      y: placement.y + ry,
+      side: pin.side,
+    }
+
+    this.chipWorldPinPositions.set(pinId, worldPos)
+    return worldPos
+  }
+
+  private invalidateChipPinPositions(chipId: string) {
+    for (const pinId of this.chipWorldPinPositions.keys()) {
+      if (pinId.startsWith(chipId + ".")) {
+        this.chipWorldPinPositions.delete(pinId)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private computeZigZagForChip(chipId: string): number {
+    let totalZigZag = 0
+    let connectionCount = 0
+
+    for (const pair of this.strongConnectionPairs) {
+      if (pair.chip1Id !== chipId && pair.chip2Id !== chipId) continue
+
+      const p1 = this.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin1)
+      const p2 = this.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin2)
+      if (!p1 || !p2) continue
+
+      // Zig-zag is the off-axis delta for connected pins
+      // If both pins face left/right (horizontal sides), zig-zag is the Y delta
+      // If both pins face top/bottom (vertical sides), zig-zag is the X delta
+      // For mixed sides, use Euclidean distance as zig-zag metric
+      const dx = p2.x - p1.x
+      const dy = p2.y - p1.y
+
+      const isHorizontal =
+        (p1.side === "x+" || p1.side === "x-") &&
+        (p2.side === "x+" || p2.side === "x-")
+      const isVertical =
+        (p1.side === "y+" || p1.side === "y-") &&
+        (p2.side === "y+" || p2.side === "y-")
+
+      let zigzag: number
+      if (isHorizontal) {
+        zigzag = Math.abs(dy)
+      } else if (isVertical) {
+        zigzag = Math.abs(dx)
+      } else {
+        // Mixed sides: consider off-axis component
+        // If one is horizontal and one is vertical, we want to minimize
+        // the perpendicular component
+        const primaryAxis = Math.max(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy))
+        const perpAxis = Math.min(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy))
+        zigzag = perpAxis
+      }
+
+      totalZigZag += zigzag
+      connectionCount++
+    }
+
+    return connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZag / connectionCount : 0
+  }
+
+  private computeTotalZigZag(): number {
+    let total = 0
+    const chipIds = new Set<string>()
+    for (const pair of this.strongConnectionPairs) {
+      chipIds.add(pair.chip1Id)
+      chipIds.add(pair.chip2Id)
+    }
+    for (const chipId of chipIds) {
+      total += this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId)
+    }
+    return chipIds.size > 0 ? total / chipIds.size : 0
+  }
+
+  private checkOverlap(
+    chipId: string,
+    newX: number,
+    newY: number,
+  ): boolean {
+    const chip1 = this.inputProblem.chipMap[chipId]
+    if (!chip1) return false
+
+    const placement1 = this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]
+    const rot1 = ((placement1?.ccwRotationDegrees || 0) * Math.PI) / 180
+    const cos1 = Math.abs(Math.cos(rot1))
+    const sin1 = Math.abs(Math.sin(rot1))
+    const hw1 = chip1.size.x / 2
+    const hh1 = chip1.size.y / 2
+    const rw1 = hw1 * cos1 + hh1 * sin1
+    const rh1 = hw1 * sin1 + hh1 * cos1
+
+    for (const otherId of Object.keys(this.layout.chipPlacements)) {
+      if (otherId === chipId) continue
+
+      const chip2 = this.inputProblem.chipMap[otherId]
+      if (!chip2) continue
+
+      const placement2 = this.layout.chipPlacements[otherId]
+      const rot2 = ((placement2?.ccwRotationDegrees || 0) * Math.PI) / 180
+      const cos2 = Math.abs(Math.cos(rot2))
+      const sin2 = Math.abs(Math.sin(rot2))
+      const hw2 = chip2.size.x / 2
+      const hh2 = chip2.size.y / 2
+      const rw2 = hw2 * cos2 + hh2 * sin2
+      const rh2 = hw2 * sin2 + hh2 * cos2
+
+      // Add a small margin to avoid edge touching
+      const margin = 0.05
+      if (
+        newX + rw1 + margin > placement2.x - rw2 &&
+        newX - rw1 - margin < placement2.x + rw2 &&
+        newY + rh1 + margin > placement2.y - rh2 &&
+        newY - rh1 - margin < placement2.y + rh2
+      ) {
+        return true // Overlap detected
+      }
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
+  override _step() {
+    this.totalZigZagBefore = this.computeTotalZigZag()
+
+    // Collect all chips involved in strong connections
+    const chipIds = new Set<string>()
+    for (const pair of this.strongConnectionPairs) {
+      chipIds.add(pair.chip1Id)
+      chipIds.add(pair.chip2Id)
+    }
+
+    // Multiple passes to allow cascading improvements
+    for (let pass = 0; pass < this.passes; pass++) {
+      for (const chipId of chipIds) {
+        this.tryAlignChip(chipId)
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.totalZigZagAfter = this.computeTotalZigZag()
+    this.solved = true
+  }
+
+  private tryAlignChip(chipId: string) {
+    const currentPlacement = this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]
+    if (!currentPlacement) return
+
+    const currentZigZag = this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId)
+    if (currentZigZag < 0.01) return // Already well-aligned
+
+    // Collect all strong connections for this chip
+    const connections: Array<{
+      otherPinId: PinId
+      otherChipId: string
+      myPinId: PinId
+    }> = []
+
+    for (const pair of this.strongConnectionPairs) {
+      if (pair.chip1Id === chipId) {
+        connections.push({
+          myPinId: pair.pin1,
+          otherPinId: pair.pin2,
+          otherChipId: pair.chip2Id,
+        })
+      } else if (pair.chip2Id === chipId) {
+        connections.push({
+          myPinId: pair.pin2,
+          otherPinId: pair.pin1,
+          otherChipId: pair.chip1Id,
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (connections.length === 0) return
+
+    // Compute desired nudge for each connection
+    let totalDesiredDeltaX = 0
+    let totalDesiredDeltaY = 0
+
+    for (const conn of connections) {
+      const myPin = this.computeWorldPinPos(conn.myPinId)
+      const otherPin = this.computeWorldPinPos(conn.otherPinId)
+      if (!myPin || !otherPin) continue
+
+      const chip = this.inputProblem.chipMap[chipId]
+      if (!chip) continue
+
+      const placement = this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!
+      const myPinData = this.inputProblem.chipPinMap[conn.myPinId]
+      if (!myPinData) continue
+
+      // Compute the ideal nudge to align this pin with its partner
+      const rot = ((placement.ccwRotationDegrees || 0) * Math.PI) / 180
+
+      // Pin offset in chip-local coordinates
+      const hw = chip.size.x / 2
+      const hh = chip.size.y / 2
+      let localX = myPinData.offset.x * hw
+      let localY = myPinData.offset.y * hh
+
+      // After rotation, how does a chip-center delta affect this pin?
+      const cosR = Math.cos(rot)
+      const sinR = Math.sin(rot)
+
+      // dPinX/dChipCenterX = cosR, dPinX/dChipCenterY = -sinR
+      // dPinY/dChipCenterX = sinR, dPinY/dChipCenterY = cosR
+      // Inverse: to change pin world position by (dx, dy), we need to move chip center by:
+      // chipDx = cosR * dx + sinR * dy (not right, need inverse of the rotation)
+
+      // Actually for rotation R, pin_offset_world = R * pin_offset_local
+      // If chip center moves by (dx, dy), pin world pos moves by (dx, dy)
+      // So to align myPin with otherPin:
+      // currentPinPos + nudge = otherPinPos
+      // nudge = otherPinPos - currentPinPos
+
+      const desiredDx = otherPin.x - myPin.x
+      const desiredDy = otherPin.y - myPin.y
+
+      totalDesiredDeltaX += desiredDx
+      totalDesiredDeltaY += desiredDy
+    }
+
+    // Average desired nudge
+    const avgDx = totalDesiredDeltaX / connections.length
+    const avgDy = totalDesiredDeltaY / connections.length
+
+    // Clamp to max nudge
+    const clampedDx = Math.max(-this.maxNudge, Math.min(this.maxNudge, avgDx))
+    const clampedDy = Math.max(-this.maxNudge, Math.min(this.maxNudge, avgDy))
+
+    // Skip tiny nudges
+    if (Math.abs(clampedDx) < 0.01 && Math.abs(clampedDy) < 0.01) return
+
+    // Try the nudge
+    const newX = currentPlacement.x + clampedDx
+    const newY = currentPlacement.y + clampedDy
+
+    // Check for overlaps
+    if (this.checkOverlap(chipId, newX, newY)) {
+      // Try X-only nudge
+      if (Math.abs(clampedDx) > 0.01) {
+        const xOnlyX = currentPlacement.x + clampedDx
+        if (!this.checkOverlap(chipId, xOnlyX, currentPlacement.y)) {
+          this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.x = xOnlyX
+          this.invalidateChipPinPositions(chipId)
+          this.nudgesApplied.push({
+            chipId,
+            deltaX: clampedDx,
+            deltaY: 0,
+            improvement:
+              currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
+          })
+        }
+      }
+      // Try Y-only nudge
+      if (Math.abs(clampedDy) > 0.01) {
+        const yOnlyY = currentPlacement.y + clampedDy
+        if (!this.checkOverlap(chipId, currentPlacement.x, yOnlyY)) {
+          this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.y = yOnlyY
+          this.invalidateChipPinPositions(chipId)
+          this.nudgesApplied.push({
+            chipId,
+            deltaX: 0,
+            deltaY: clampedDy,
+            improvement:
+              currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
+          })
+        }
+      }
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Apply nudge
+    this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.x = newX
+    this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.y = newY
+
+    const newZigZag = this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId)
+    const improvement = currentZigZag - newZigZag
+
+    // Reject if improvement is too small or negative
+    if (improvement < this.minImprovement) {
+      // Revert
+      this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.x = currentPlacement.x
+      this.layout.chipPlacements[chipId]!.y = currentPlacement.y
+      this.invalidateChipPinPositions(chipId)
+      return
+    }
+
+    this.invalidateChipPinPositions(chipId)
+    this.nudgesApplied.push({
+      chipId,
+      deltaX: clampedDx,
+      deltaY: clampedDy,
+      improvement,
+    })
+  }
+
+  override visualize(): GraphicsObject {
+    // Delegate to the input problem visualization with the aligned layout
+    const { visualizeInputProblem } = require("../LayoutPipelineSolver/visualizeInputProblem")
+    return visualizeInputProblem(this.inputProblem, this.layout)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ef8bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { LayoutPipelineSolver } from "lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver"
+import { TraceAlignmentSolver } from "lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver"
+import { getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic } from "lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic"
+import SI7021Input from "../../pages/repros/repro-si7021/si7021-matchpack-input.json"
+import { getExampleCircuitJson } from "../assets/ExampleCircuit04"
+import type { InputProblem, PinId } from "lib/types/InputProblem"
+
+test("TraceAlignmentSolver01 - reduces zig-zag on SI7021 repro", () => {
+  const problem = SI7021Input as InputProblem
+
+  // Run the layout pipeline first
+  const pipelineSolver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  pipelineSolver.solve()
+  const layoutBefore = pipelineSolver.getOutputLayout()
+
+  // Compute zig-zag before alignment
+  const alignerBefore = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
+    inputProblem: problem,
+    layout: layoutBefore,
+  })
+  alignerBefore.buildStrongConnectionPairs()
+
+  // Compute average zig-zag for all strong connections
+  let totalZigZagBefore = 0
+  let connectionCount = 0
+  for (const pair of alignerBefore.strongConnectionPairs) {
+    const p1 = alignerBefore.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin1)
+    const p2 = alignerBefore.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin2)
+    if (!p1 || !p2) continue
+
+    const dx = p2.x - p1.x
+    const dy = p2.y - p1.y
+    const isHorizontal =
+      (p1.side === "x+" || p1.side === "x-") &&
+      (p2.side === "x+" || p2.side === "x-")
+    const isVertical =
+      (p1.side === "y+" || p1.side === "y-") &&
+      (p2.side === "y+" || p2.side === "y-")
+
+    let zigzag: number
+    if (isHorizontal) zigzag = Math.abs(dy)
+    else if (isVertical) zigzag = Math.abs(dx)
+    else zigzag = Math.min(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy))
+
+    totalZigZagBefore += zigzag
+    connectionCount++
+  }
+  const avgZigZagBefore = connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagBefore / connectionCount : 0
+
+  // Run trace alignment
+  const aligner = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
+    inputProblem: problem,
+    layout: layoutBefore,
+    maxNudge: 0.6,
+    minImprovement: 0.05,
+    passes: 3,
+  })
+  aligner.solve()
+
+  // Compute zig-zag after alignment
+  let totalZigZagAfter = 0
+  const alignerAfter = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
+    inputProblem: problem,
+    layout: aligner.layout,
+  })
+  for (const pair of alignerAfter.strongConnectionPairs) {
+    const p1 = alignerAfter.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin1)
+    const p2 = alignerAfter.computeWorldPinPos(pair.pin2)
+    if (!p1 || !p2) continue
+
+    const dx = p2.x - p1.x
+    const dy = p2.y - p1.y
+    const isHorizontal =
+      (p1.side === "x+" || p1.side === "x-") &&
+      (p2.side === "x+" || p2.side === "x-")
+    const isVertical =
+      (p1.side === "y+" || p1.side === "y-") &&
+      (p2.side === "y+" || p2.side === "y-")
+
+    let zigzag: number
+    if (isHorizontal) zigzag = Math.abs(dy)
+    else if (isVertical) zigzag = Math.abs(dx)
+    else zigzag = Math.min(Math.abs(dx), Math.abs(dy))
+
+    totalZigZagAfter += zigzag
+  }
+  const avgZigZagAfter = connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagAfter / connectionCount : 0
+
+  // The alignment should reduce zig-zag
+  console.log(`Average zig-zag: ${avgZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${avgZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)} (${((1 - avgZigZagAfter / avgZigZagBefore) * 100).toFixed(1)}% reduction)`)
+  console.log(`Nudges applied: ${aligner.nudgesApplied.length}`)
+  for (const nudge of aligner.nudgesApplied) {
+    console.log(`  ${nudge.chipId}: Δ=(${nudge.deltaX.toFixed(3)}, ${nudge.deltaY.toFixed(3)}), improvement=${nudge.improvement.toFixed(3)}`)
+  }
+
+  expect(avgZigZagAfter).toBeLessThan(avgZigZagBefore)
+})
+
+test("TraceAlignmentSolver02 - preserves overlap-free layout on ExampleCircuit04", () => {
+  const circuitJson = getExampleCircuitJson()
+  const problem = getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic(circuitJson, {
+    useReadableIds: true,
+  })
+
+  const pipelineSolver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  pipelineSolver.solve()
+  const layout = pipelineSolver.getOutputLayout()
+
+  // No overlaps before
+  const overlapsBefore = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(layout)
+
+  // Run trace alignment
+  const aligner = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
+    inputProblem: problem,
+    layout,
+  })
+  aligner.solve()
+
+  // No overlaps after
+  const overlapsAfter = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(aligner.layout)
+
+  expect(overlapsAfter.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(overlapsBefore.length)
+})
+
+test("TraceAlignmentSolver03 - integrated into pipeline on RP2040Circuit", () => {
+  import("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic").then(({ getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput }) => {
+    // dynamic
+  })
+  import("../assets/RP2040Circuit").then(({ getExampleCircuitJson }) => {
+    // dynamic
+  })
+  const { getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput } = require("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic")
+  const { getExampleCircuitJson } = require("../assets/RP2040Circuit")
+
+  const circuitJson = getExampleCircuitJson()
+  const problem = getInput(circuitJson, { useReadableIds: true })
+
+  const pipelineSolver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  pipelineSolver.solve()
+  const layout = pipelineSolver.getOutputLayout()
+
+  const overlapsBefore = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(layout)
+  console.log(`RP2040 overlaps before: ${overlapsBefore.length}`)
+  for (const o of overlapsBefore) {
+    console.log(`  ${o.chip1} overlaps ${o.chip2} (area: ${o.overlapArea.toFixed(4)})`)
+  }
+
+  // Run trace alignment
+  const aligner = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
+    inputProblem: problem,
+    layout,
+    maxNudge: 0.6,
+    minImprovement: 0.02,
+    passes: 3,
+  })
+  aligner.solve()
+
+  const overlapsAfter = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(aligner.layout)
+  console.log(`RP2040 overlaps after: ${overlapsAfter.length}`)
+  console.log(`Zig-zag: ${aligner.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${aligner.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`)
+
+  // Should not introduce new overlaps
+  expect(overlapsAfter.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(overlapsBefore.length)
+})
diff --git a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47903fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { LayoutPipelineSolver } from "lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver"
+import SI7021Input from "../../pages/repros/repro-si7021/si7021-matchpack-input.json"
+import type { InputProblem, PinId } from "lib/types/InputProblem"
+
+test("TraceAlignmentSolver - integrated into pipeline reduces zig-zag on SI7021", () => {
+  const problem = SI7021Input as InputProblem
+
+  const solver = new LayoutPipelineSolver(problem)
+  solver.solve()
+
+  // Verify the pipeline includes trace alignment
+  expect(solver.traceAlignmentSolver).toBeDefined()
+  expect(solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.solved).toBe(true)
+
+  // Verify zig-zag reduction
+  expect(solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagAfter).toBeLessThan(
+    solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagBefore,
+  )
+
+  // Verify no new overlaps
+  const layout = solver.getOutputLayout()
+  const overlaps = solver.checkForOverlaps(layout)
+  expect(overlaps.length).toBe(0)
+
+  // Verify all chips still have placements
+  for (const chipId of Object.keys(problem.chipMap)) {
+    expect(layout.chipPlacements[chipId]).toBeDefined()
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Pipeline zig-zag: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`)
+  console.log(`Pipeline nudges: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.nudgesApplied.length}`)
+})

From 7451536aabc7582a473a3a7e1b96abaf0c0f7f53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joan_chen <1452132353@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 15:19:39 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: TraceAlignmentSolver TypeScript and formatting fixes

- Make maxNudge/minImprovement/passes optional in TraceAlignmentSolverInput
- Add null check for placement2 in wouldOverlap()
- Change buildStrongConnectionPairs/computeWorldPinPos from private to public
- Apply biome formatting
---
 .../LayoutPipelineSolver.ts                   |  5 +--
 .../TraceAlignmentSolver.ts                   | 33 ++++++++----------
 .../TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts            | 34 +++++++++++++------
 .../TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts      |  8 +++--
 4 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
index f32924a..80a68bf 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/LayoutPipelineSolver/LayoutPipelineSolver.ts
@@ -426,10 +426,7 @@ export class LayoutPipelineSolver extends BaseSolver {
     let finalLayout: OutputLayout
 
     // Get the final layout from the trace alignment solver (or partition packing as fallback)
-    if (
-      this.traceAlignmentSolver?.solved &&
-      this.traceAlignmentSolver.layout
-    ) {
+    if (this.traceAlignmentSolver?.solved && this.traceAlignmentSolver.layout) {
       finalLayout = this.traceAlignmentSolver.layout
     } else if (
       this.partitionPackingSolver?.solved &&
diff --git a/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts b/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
index a422040..2a18205 100644
--- a/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
+++ b/lib/solvers/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import type { OutputLayout, Placement } from "../../types/OutputLayout"
 export interface TraceAlignmentSolverInput {
   inputProblem: InputProblem
   layout: OutputLayout
-  maxNudge: number // maximum single-axis nudge distance
-  minImprovement: number // minimum zig-zag reduction to accept a nudge
-  passes: number // number of alignment passes
+  maxNudge?: number // maximum single-axis nudge distance
+  minImprovement?: number // minimum zig-zag reduction to accept a nudge
+  passes?: number // number of alignment passes
 }
 
 export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
   }> = []
 
   // Chip world pin positions cache
-  chipWorldPinPositions: Map<
-    PinId,
-    { x: number; y: number; side: string }
-  > = new Map()
+  chipWorldPinPositions: Map<PinId, { x: number; y: number; side: string }> =
+    new Map()
 
   constructor(input: TraceAlignmentSolverInput) {
     super()
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
     this.buildStrongConnectionPairs()
   }
 
-  private buildStrongConnectionPairs() {
+  public buildStrongConnectionPairs() {
     const { pinStrongConnMap, chipPinMap } = this.inputProblem
 
     for (const [connKey, connected] of Object.entries(pinStrongConnMap)) {
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
     }
   }
 
-  private computeWorldPinPos(pinId: PinId): {
+  public computeWorldPinPos(pinId: PinId): {
     x: number
     y: number
     side: string
@@ -212,11 +210,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
     return chipIds.size > 0 ? total / chipIds.size : 0
   }
 
-  private checkOverlap(
-    chipId: string,
-    newX: number,
-    newY: number,
-  ): boolean {
+  private checkOverlap(chipId: string, newX: number, newY: number): boolean {
     const chip1 = this.inputProblem.chipMap[chipId]
     if (!chip1) return false
 
@@ -236,6 +230,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
       if (!chip2) continue
 
       const placement2 = this.layout.chipPlacements[otherId]
+      if (!placement2) continue
       const rot2 = ((placement2?.ccwRotationDegrees || 0) * Math.PI) / 180
       const cos2 = Math.abs(Math.cos(rot2))
       const sin2 = Math.abs(Math.sin(rot2))
@@ -385,8 +380,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
             chipId,
             deltaX: clampedDx,
             deltaY: 0,
-            improvement:
-              currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
+            improvement: currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
           })
         }
       }
@@ -400,8 +394,7 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
             chipId,
             deltaX: 0,
             deltaY: clampedDy,
-            improvement:
-              currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
+            improvement: currentZigZag - this.computeZigZagForChip(chipId),
           })
         }
       }
@@ -435,7 +428,9 @@ export class TraceAlignmentSolver extends BaseSolver {
 
   override visualize(): GraphicsObject {
     // Delegate to the input problem visualization with the aligned layout
-    const { visualizeInputProblem } = require("../LayoutPipelineSolver/visualizeInputProblem")
+    const {
+      visualizeInputProblem,
+    } = require("../LayoutPipelineSolver/visualizeInputProblem")
     return visualizeInputProblem(this.inputProblem, this.layout)
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
index 8ef8bd4..50d004e 100644
--- a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
+++ b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolver01.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver01 - reduces zig-zag on SI7021 repro", () => {
     totalZigZagBefore += zigzag
     connectionCount++
   }
-  const avgZigZagBefore = connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagBefore / connectionCount : 0
+  const avgZigZagBefore =
+    connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagBefore / connectionCount : 0
 
   // Run trace alignment
   const aligner = new TraceAlignmentSolver({
@@ -85,13 +86,18 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver01 - reduces zig-zag on SI7021 repro", () => {
 
     totalZigZagAfter += zigzag
   }
-  const avgZigZagAfter = connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagAfter / connectionCount : 0
+  const avgZigZagAfter =
+    connectionCount > 0 ? totalZigZagAfter / connectionCount : 0
 
   // The alignment should reduce zig-zag
-  console.log(`Average zig-zag: ${avgZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${avgZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)} (${((1 - avgZigZagAfter / avgZigZagBefore) * 100).toFixed(1)}% reduction)`)
+  console.log(
+    `Average zig-zag: ${avgZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${avgZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)} (${((1 - avgZigZagAfter / avgZigZagBefore) * 100).toFixed(1)}% reduction)`,
+  )
   console.log(`Nudges applied: ${aligner.nudgesApplied.length}`)
   for (const nudge of aligner.nudgesApplied) {
-    console.log(`  ${nudge.chipId}: Δ=(${nudge.deltaX.toFixed(3)}, ${nudge.deltaY.toFixed(3)}), improvement=${nudge.improvement.toFixed(3)}`)
+    console.log(
+      `  ${nudge.chipId}: Δ=(${nudge.deltaX.toFixed(3)}, ${nudge.deltaY.toFixed(3)}), improvement=${nudge.improvement.toFixed(3)}`,
+    )
   }
 
   expect(avgZigZagAfter).toBeLessThan(avgZigZagBefore)
@@ -124,13 +130,17 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver02 - preserves overlap-free layout on ExampleCircuit04
 })
 
 test("TraceAlignmentSolver03 - integrated into pipeline on RP2040Circuit", () => {
-  import("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic").then(({ getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput }) => {
-    // dynamic
-  })
+  import("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic").then(
+    ({ getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput }) => {
+      // dynamic
+    },
+  )
   import("../assets/RP2040Circuit").then(({ getExampleCircuitJson }) => {
     // dynamic
   })
-  const { getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput } = require("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic")
+  const {
+    getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic: getInput,
+  } = require("lib/testing/getInputProblemFromCircuitJsonSchematic")
   const { getExampleCircuitJson } = require("../assets/RP2040Circuit")
 
   const circuitJson = getExampleCircuitJson()
@@ -143,7 +153,9 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver03 - integrated into pipeline on RP2040Circuit", () =>
   const overlapsBefore = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(layout)
   console.log(`RP2040 overlaps before: ${overlapsBefore.length}`)
   for (const o of overlapsBefore) {
-    console.log(`  ${o.chip1} overlaps ${o.chip2} (area: ${o.overlapArea.toFixed(4)})`)
+    console.log(
+      `  ${o.chip1} overlaps ${o.chip2} (area: ${o.overlapArea.toFixed(4)})`,
+    )
   }
 
   // Run trace alignment
@@ -158,7 +170,9 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver03 - integrated into pipeline on RP2040Circuit", () =>
 
   const overlapsAfter = pipelineSolver.checkForOverlaps(aligner.layout)
   console.log(`RP2040 overlaps after: ${overlapsAfter.length}`)
-  console.log(`Zig-zag: ${aligner.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${aligner.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`)
+  console.log(
+    `Zig-zag: ${aligner.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${aligner.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`,
+  )
 
   // Should not introduce new overlaps
   expect(overlapsAfter.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(overlapsBefore.length)
diff --git a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts
index 47903fb..985e1d9 100644
--- a/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts
+++ b/tests/TraceAlignmentSolver/TraceAlignmentSolverPipeline.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ test("TraceAlignmentSolver - integrated into pipeline reduces zig-zag on SI7021"
     expect(layout.chipPlacements[chipId]).toBeDefined()
   }
 
-  console.log(`Pipeline zig-zag: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`)
-  console.log(`Pipeline nudges: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.nudgesApplied.length}`)
+  console.log(
+    `Pipeline zig-zag: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagBefore.toFixed(3)} → ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.totalZigZagAfter.toFixed(3)}`,
+  )
+  console.log(
+    `Pipeline nudges: ${solver.traceAlignmentSolver!.nudgesApplied.length}`,
+  )
 })