export default function potpack(boxes) { // calculate total box area and maximum box width let area = 0; let maxWidth = 0; for (const box of boxes) { area += box.w * box.h; maxWidth = Math.max(maxWidth, box.w); } // sort the boxes for insertion by height, descending boxes.sort((a, b) => b.h - a.h); // aim for a squarish resulting container, // slightly adjusted for sub-100% space utilization const startWidth = Math.max(Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(area / 0.95)), maxWidth); // start with a single empty space, unbounded at the bottom const spaces = [{x: 0, y: 0, w: startWidth, h: Infinity}]; let width = 0; let height = 0; for (const box of boxes) { // look through spaces backwards so that we check smaller spaces first for (let i = spaces.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { const space = spaces[i]; // look for empty spaces that can accommodate the current box if (box.w > space.w || box.h > space.h) continue; // found the space; add the box to its top-left corner // |-------|-------| // | box | | // |_______| | // | space | // |_______________| box.x = space.x; box.y = space.y; height = Math.max(height, box.y + box.h); width = Math.max(width, box.x + box.w); if (box.w === space.w && box.h === space.h) { // space matches the box exactly; remove it const last = spaces.pop(); if (i < spaces.length) spaces[i] = last; } else if (box.h === space.h) { // space matches the box height; update it accordingly // |-------|---------------| // | box | updated space | // |_______|_______________| space.x += box.w; space.w -= box.w; } else if (box.w === space.w) { // space matches the box width; update it accordingly // |---------------| // | box | // |_______________| // | updated space | // |_______________| space.y += box.h; space.h -= box.h; } else { // otherwise the box splits the space into two spaces // |-------|-----------| // | box | new space | // |_______|___________| // | updated space | // |___________________| spaces.push({ x: space.x + box.w, y: space.y, w: space.w - box.w, h: box.h }); space.y += box.h; space.h -= box.h; } break; } } return { w: width, // container width h: height, // container height fill: (area / (width * height)) || 0 // space utilization }; }