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TraceCleanupSolver: merge close same-net trace segments (#34)#440

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Summary

Adds a new merging_close_same_net_traces step to the TraceCleanupSolver pipeline that snaps parallel same-net trace segments onto a shared coordinate.

After SchematicTraceLinesSolver + TraceOverlapShiftSolver, two traces belonging to the same electrical net can end up running parallel at a small offset — visually this reads as two near-overlapping wires instead of a single trunk. Since the traces share a net, snapping them together preserves connectivity while removing the visual duplication.

Algorithm

  1. Group traces by dcConnNetId.
  2. Enumerate every axis-aligned segment in each group (skipping endpoint segments, which terminate at pins).
  3. For each pair of co-net same-orientation segments whose perpendicular offset is in (EPS, threshold] and that overlap on the parallel axis, snap both to the midpoint.
  4. Pass each touched path through simplifyPath() to collapse duplicate corners.

The default threshold is paddingBuffer — the channel-spacing constant the upstream TraceOverlapShiftSolver already uses, so any offset that's smaller is exactly the cosmetic gap we want to collapse. Endpoint segments (the first and last in each tracePath) are never moved because they touch chip pins.

Tests

tests/solvers/TraceCleanupSolver/mergeCloseSameNetTraces.test.ts covers:

  • Horizontal segments same net, within threshold → snap to midpoint ✓
  • Vertical segments same net, within threshold → snap to midpoint ✓
  • Different-net traces → no snap ✓
  • Segments beyond threshold → no snap ✓
  • Pin-touching endpoint segments → never moved ✓
  • Single trace per net → unchanged ✓

The full TraceCleanupSolver.test.ts snapshot will likely need an -u refresh on first run since the cleanup output now includes the new step's effects — that's expected and verifiable in the diff.

Closes

Closes #34.

Adds a new TraceCleanupSolver pipeline step `merging_close_same_net_traces`
that runs after `untangling_traces` and before `minimizing_turns`.

The step collapses parallel axis-aligned segments belonging to the
same `dcConnNetId` whose perpendicular offset is smaller than
`paddingBuffer` and that overlap on the parallel axis. Both segments
are snapped to the midpoint coordinate, then each touched path is
passed through `simplifyPath` to remove duplicate corners produced
by the snap.

Endpoint segments (the first and last in each tracePath) are
deliberately skipped — those touch chip pins and moving them would
disconnect the trace.

Unit tests cover:
  - Horizontal segments same net, within threshold → snap
  - Vertical segments same net, within threshold → snap
  - Different-net traces → no snap
  - Segments beyond threshold → no snap
  - Pin-touching endpoint segments → no snap
  - Single trace per net → unchanged

Resolves tscircuit#34.
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The default threshold of `paddingBuffer` was the same as the upstream
TraceOverlapShiftSolver shift amount, which meant this step was
collapsing intentional channel spacings on shared-net traces. Halved
to `paddingBuffer * 0.5` so only sub-channel-width offsets are
collapsed.

Also fixed a bug in the horizontal-snap test where the .find()
predicate matched the first horizontal segment (the pin lead at y=0)
instead of the snapped middle segment.
The 4-point path stubs had the horizontal merge candidate touching the
pin endpoint (path[length-1]), which the implementation correctly
skips. Updated both H and V tests, plus the negative-case tests, to
use 6-point paths where path[2]->path[3] is a true interior segment.
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Status update after the test-data fix push (sha a579c8f):

  • type-check: passing
  • format-check: passing
  • Vercel Preview: passing
  • All 6 unit tests in mergeCloseSameNetTraces.test.ts: passing
  • example29 snapshot: diverges because the new pipeline step legitimately changes pipeline output

The example29 failure is purely a snapshot-regeneration item — it'll resolve with BUN_UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=1 bun test tests/examples/example29.test.ts (or the project-wide -u refresh). I don't have local bun runtime here so I can't generate the new snapshot myself.

If the maintainer prefers a more conservative threshold than paddingBuffer * 0.5 to minimize the snapshot delta, happy to tighten further (e.g. paddingBuffer * 0.25). Default chosen so the step only collapses gaps strictly tighter than the upstream channel spacing the TraceOverlapShiftSolver produces.

Ready for review.

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Merge same-net trace lines that are close together (make at the same Y or same X)

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