README

2D bin packing for PHP, with rotation and growth function

Usage

Basic

$bin = new Bin(1000, 1000);
$blocks = [
    new Block(100, 100),
    new Block(300, 100),
    new Block(175, 125),
    new Block(200, 75),
    new Block(200, 75),
];

$packer = new BinPacker();

$blocks = $packer->pack($bin, $blocks);

Determining the result (was a block packed?)

foreach ($blocks as $block) {
    if ($block->getNode() && $block->getNode()->isUsed()) {
        // packed
    }
}

Rotation

By default, all blocks are allowed to rotate. Rotation occures only if a fit is not found with the initial orientation.

You can disable rotation by passing false as the 3rd parameter to the block's constructor.

new Block(100, 100, false);

Identifying blocks

Sometimes it can be useful to set an identifier for the block. The optional 4th parameter of the constructor is the block ID.

new Block(100, 100, false, 'My id, can be anything.');

Bin growth

By allowing the bin to grow, you can fit all blocks, every time.

You can enable growth by passing true as the 3rd parameter to the bin's constructor.

$bin = new Bin(1000, 1000, true);

Visualizer

You can use the visualizer to create pictures of the packed bin.

$bin = new Bin(1000, 1000);
$blocks = [
    new Block(100, 100),
    new Block(300, 100),
    new Block(175, 125),
    new Block(200, 75),
    new Block(200, 75),
];

$packer = new BinPacker();

$blocks = $packer->pack($bin, $blocks);

$image = $visualizer->visualize($bin, $blocks);

This feature uses the Imagick extension, and returns an \Imagick class. You can use the result to save, or display the image.

$image->setFormat('jpg');
$image->writeImage('bin.jpg');

GIF creator

WARNING The GIF creators performance is very slow. I would suggest only using it for debug purposes, or non real-time scenarios

$packer = new BinPacker();
$gifMaker = new GifMaker(new Visualizer());

$blocks = $packer->pack($bin, $blocks, $gifMaker);

$gif = $gifMaker->create();

$gif->writeImages('bin.gif', true);