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CutList/CutList.Core/Nesting/PackingStrategy.cs
AJ Isaacs b19ecf3610 refactor: Redesign nesting engines with pipeline pattern and add exhaustive search
- Rename Result to PackResult to avoid confusion with Result<T>
- Add PackingRequest as immutable configuration replacing mutable engine state
- Add PackingStrategy enum (AdvancedFit, BestFit, Exhaustive)
- Implement pipeline pattern for composable packing steps
- Rewrite AdvancedFitEngine as stateless using pipeline
- Rewrite BestFitEngine as stateless
- Add ExhaustiveFitEngine with symmetry breaking for optimal solutions
  - Tries all bin assignments to find minimum bins
  - Falls back to AdvancedFit for >20 items
  - Configurable threshold via constructor
- Update IEngine/IEngineFactory interfaces for new pattern
- Add strategy parameter to MCP tools

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-01 15:16:40 -05:00

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namespace CutList.Core.Nesting
{
/// <summary>
/// Specifies the bin packing strategy/algorithm to use.
/// </summary>
public enum PackingStrategy
{
/// <summary>
/// First-Fit Decreasing with optimization passes.
/// Sorts items by length descending, then packs using first-fit.
/// Includes optimization to improve packing by swapping items.
/// Best for general-purpose use cases.
/// </summary>
AdvancedFit,
/// <summary>
/// Best-Fit Decreasing algorithm.
/// Sorts items by length descending, then places each item in the bin
/// with the least remaining space that can still fit it.
/// Simpler but can be effective for certain distributions.
/// </summary>
BestFit,
/// <summary>
/// Exhaustive search that tries all possible combinations.
/// Guarantees optimal solution but has exponential time complexity.
/// Automatically falls back to AdvancedFit for more than 15 items.
/// </summary>
Exhaustive
}
}