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NAME
       libpathplan - finds and smooths shortest paths

SYNOPSIS
       #include <graphviz/pathplan.h>

       typedef struct Pxy_t {
           double x, y;
       } Pxy_t;

       typedef struct Pxy_t Ppoint_t;
       typedef struct Pxy_t Pvector_t;

       typedef struct Ppoly_t {
           Ppoint_t *ps;
           int pn;
       } Ppoly_t;

       typedef Ppoly_t Ppolyline_t;

       typedef struct Pedge_t {
           Ppoint_t a, b;
       } Pedge_t;

       typedef struct vconfig_s vconfig_t;

       #define POLYID_NONE
       #define POLYID_UNKNOWN



FUNCTIONS
       int Pshortestpath(Ppoly_t *boundary, Ppoint_t endpoints[2], Ppolyline_t *output_route);

       Finds a shortest path between two points in a simple polygon.  You pass
       endpoints interior to the polygon boundary.  A shortest path connecting
       the points that remains in the polygon is returned in output_route.  If
       either endpoint does not lie in the polygon, an error code is returned.
       (what code!!)


       vconfig_t *Pobsopen(Ppoly_t **obstacles, int n_obstacles);
       int Pobspath(vconfig_t *config, Ppoint_t p0, int poly0, Ppoint_t p1, int poly1, Ppolyline_t *output_route);
       void Pobsclose(vconfig_t *config);

       These  functions  find  a  shortest path between two points in a simple
       polygon that possibly contains polygonal obstacles  (holes).   Pobsopen
       creates  a  configuration (an opaque struct of type vconfig_t) on a set
       of obstacles. Pobspath finds a shortest path between the endpoints that
       remains  outside  the  obstacles.   If  the  endpoints are known to lie
       inside obstacles, poly0 or poly1 should be set  to  the  index  in  the
       obstacles  array.  If an endpoint is definitely not inside an obstacle,
       then POLYID_NONE should be passed.  If the caller has not checked, then
       POLYID_UNKNOWN  should be passed, and the path library will perform the



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       test.

       (!! there is no boundary polygon in this model?!!!)


       int Proutespline (Pedge_t *barriers, int n_barriers, Ppolyline_t input_route, Pvector_t endpoint_slopes[2],
              Ppolyline_t *output_route);


       This function fits a Bezier curve to a polyline path.  The  curve  must
       avoid  a  set  of  barrier  segments.  The polyline is usually the out-
       put_route of one of the shortest path finders, but it can be any simple
       path  that  doesn't  cross any obstacles.  The input also includes end-
       point slopes and 0,0 means unconstrained slope.

       Finally, this utility function converts an input list of polygons  into
       an output list of barrier segments:

       int Ppolybarriers(Ppoly_t **polys, int n_polys, Pedge_t **barriers, int *n_barriers);



AUTHORS
       David    Dobkin    (dpd@cs.princeton.edu),    Eleftherios    Koutsofios
       (ek@research.att.com), Emden Gansner (erg@research.att.com).
































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