fix(engine): enforce whole-job safety invariants

Task 5 of the whole-job engine API: add a geometry safety gate that
validates every candidate trial before the runner commits accounting.

- NestJobPlacementValidator: closed-contour validity, rotation-policy
  compliance, work-area containment per quadrant, hole-aware material
  overlap, and required part spacing. Overlap is interior-only, so
  zero-clearance edge/corner contact remains a valid placement.
- NestJobValidator: route candidate validation through the geometry
  gate; reject unusable/unclosed/degenerate contours up front.
- NestJobRunner: wrap candidate evaluation in a progress bridge that
  tags legacy engine detail with the current candidate context.
- LegacyPlateNesterAdapter: forward IProgress to the legacy engine so
  its progress surfaces under the active candidate.
- Tests: geometry (quadrants, rotations, touching, containment, holes,
  empty stock, real Default/Strip smoke), validation, and cancellation
  suites; repaired test fakes that emitted out-of-bounds or overlapping
  placements the gate now correctly rejects.

Engine.Tests: 70 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped in Debug and Release.
Windows-only OpenNest.Tests not run on Linux.

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/FiniteStockJobTests.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class FiniteStockJobTests
     }
 
     internal static PlateCandidate One(PlatePlacementRequest request) => new(new[]
-        { new NestJobPlacement(request.Parts[0].Id, 99, 1, 2, 0) });
+        { new NestJobPlacement(request.Parts[0].Id, 99, 0, 0, 0) });
 
     [Theory]
     [InlineData(3, 3, 0, NestJobStatus.Complete, NestJobStopReason.Completed)]
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class FiniteStockJobTests
     public void MixedStockCanBeEvaluated()
     {
         var job = Job();
-        var mixed = new NestJob(job.Parts, job.Plates.Concat(new[] { new NestPlateStock("other", new Size(10, 20), 2) }));
+        var mixed = new NestJob(job.Parts, job.Plates.Concat(new[] { new NestPlateStock("other", new Size(20, 10), 2) }));
         var result = new NestJobRunner(_ => new Nester(One)).Solve(mixed);
         Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, result.Status);
     }

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/JobAdapterTests.cs

@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ public class JobAdapterTests
         {
             Assert.NotSame(items[0].Drawing, items[1].Drawing);
             foreach (var item in items) item.Drawing.Name = "identical";
-            return items.Select(i => new Part(i.Drawing)).ToList();
+            return new List<Part>
+            {
+                new Part(items[0].Drawing, new Vector(0, 0)),
+                new Part(items[1].Drawing, new Vector(10, 0))
+            };
         }));
         var result = new NestJobRunner(_ => adapter).Solve(job);
         Assert.Equal(new[] { "a", "b" }, result.Plates[0].Placements.Select(p => p.PartId));

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/NestJobCancellationTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.Tests.Jobs;
+
+public class NestJobCancellationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void PreTrialCancellationSkipsCandidateWorkAndPreservesInput()
+    {
+        using var cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cancellation.Cancel();
+        var nester = new CancellableNester(_ => new PlateCandidate(Array.Empty<NestJobPlacement>()));
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 3)), 1);
+        var sourceGeometry = part.Geometry.Motions.ToArray();
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 30), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock });
+
+        Assert.Throws<OperationCanceledException>(() => new NestJobRunner(_ => nester).Solve(job, token: cancellation.Token));
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, nester.Calls);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceGeometry, job.Parts[0].Geometry.Motions);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CancellationDuringCandidateThrowsWithoutCommitOrInputMutation()
+    {
+        using var cancellation = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        var reports = new List<NestJobProgress>();
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 3)), 1);
+        var sourceGeometry = part.Geometry.Motions.ToArray();
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 30), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock });
+        var nester = new CancellableNester((_, token) =>
+        {
+            cancellation.Cancel();
+            token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            return new PlateCandidate(Array.Empty<NestJobPlacement>());
+        });
+
+        Assert.Throws<OperationCanceledException>(() => new NestJobRunner(_ => nester)
+            .Solve(job, new InlineProgress(reports.Add), cancellation.Token));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, nester.Calls);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(reports, report => report.Stage == NestJobStage.PlateCommitted);
+        Assert.Equal(sourceGeometry, job.Parts[0].Geometry.Motions);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LegacyProgressIsWrappedWithCurrentCandidateContext()
+    {
+        var reports = new List<NestJobProgress>();
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 3)), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 30), 1) });
+        var runner = new NestJobRunner(_ => new LegacyPlateNesterAdapter(plate => new ReportingEngine(plate)));
+
+        var result = runner.Solve(job, new InlineProgress(reports.Add));
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStopReason.NoPlacementFound, result.StopReason);
+        var legacy = Assert.Single(reports.Where(report => report.LegacyProgress != null));
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStage.EvaluatingCandidate, legacy.Stage);
+        Assert.Equal("stock", legacy.StockId);
+        Assert.Equal(0, legacy.PlateIndex);
+        Assert.Equal(0, legacy.CommittedPlates);
+        Assert.Equal(0, legacy.CommittedParts);
+        Assert.Equal("legacy detail", legacy.LegacyProgress!.Description);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class InlineProgress(Action<NestJobProgress> report) : IProgress<NestJobProgress>
+    {
+        public void Report(NestJobProgress value) => report(value);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class CancellableNester : IPlateNester
+    {
+        private readonly Func<PlatePlacementRequest, CancellationToken, PlateCandidate> place;
+
+        public CancellableNester(Func<PlatePlacementRequest, PlateCandidate> place)
+        {
+            this.place = (request, _) => place(request);
+        }
+
+        public CancellableNester(Func<PlatePlacementRequest, CancellationToken, PlateCandidate> place)
+        {
+            this.place = place;
+        }
+
+        public int Calls { get; private set; }
+
+        public PlateCandidate Place(PlatePlacementRequest request, IProgress<NestJobProgress>? progress = null,
+            CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            Calls++;
+            return place(request, token);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ReportingEngine(Plate plate) : NestEngineBase(plate)
+    {
+        public override string Name => "reporting";
+        public override string Description => "reports progress";
+
+        public override List<Part> Nest(List<NestItem> items, IProgress<NestProgress>? progress,
+            CancellationToken token)
+        {
+            progress?.Report(new NestProgress { Description = "legacy detail" });
+            return new List<Part>();
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/NestJobGeometryTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.Tests.Jobs;
+
+public class NestJobGeometryTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void CandidateOutsideUsableWorkAreaFailsWithoutMutatingInput()
+    {
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 3)), 1);
+        var sourceGeometry = part.Geometry.Motions.ToArray();
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 30), 1,
+            edgeSpacing: new Spacing(2, 1, 3, 4));
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock });
+        var runner = new NestJobRunner(_ => new CandidateNester(new[] { new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 26, 1, 0) }));
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => runner.Solve(job));
+
+        Assert.Equal(sourceGeometry, job.Parts[0].Geometry.Motions);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(1, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData(2, -11, 0)]
+    [InlineData(3, -11, -7)]
+    [InlineData(4, 0, -7)]
+    public void UnequalRectanglesFitAtEachQuadrantsUsableOrigin(int quadrant, double x, double y)
+    {
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 3)), 1);
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(7, 11), 1, quadrant: quadrant);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock });
+
+        var result = Solve(job, new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, x, y, 0));
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, result.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, x, y, 0), Assert.Single(result.Plates[0].Placements));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FixedAndBoundedRotationPoliciesRejectDisallowedAngles()
+    {
+        var fixedPart = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 2)), 1,
+            rotation: RotationPolicy.Fixed(System.Math.PI / 2));
+        var fixedJob = new NestJob(new[] { fixedPart }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(10, 10), 1) });
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => Solve(fixedJob, new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 0, 0, 0)));
+
+        var fixedResult = Solve(fixedJob, new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 2, 0, System.Math.PI / 2));
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, fixedResult.Status);
+
+        var boundedPart = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 2)), 1,
+            rotation: RotationPolicy.BoundedSweep(0, System.Math.PI / 2, System.Math.PI / 4));
+        var boundedJob = new NestJob(new[] { boundedPart }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(10, 10), 1) });
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => Solve(boundedJob,
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 2, 0, System.Math.PI / 3)));
+
+        var boundedResult = Solve(boundedJob, new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 2, 0, System.Math.PI / 4));
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, boundedResult.Status);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EdgeTouchingIsAllowedAtZeroSpacingAndRejectedAtPositiveSpacing()
+    {
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 2);
+        var touching = new[]
+        {
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 1, 2, 0, 0)
+        };
+        var zeroSpacing = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(10, 10), 1) });
+        var positiveSpacing = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(10, 10), 1, 0.1) });
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, Solve(zeroSpacing, touching).Status);
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => Solve(positiveSpacing, touching));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OverlapAndContainmentAreRejected()
+    {
+        var outer = new NestJobPart("outer", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(6, 6)), 1);
+        var inner = new NestJobPart("inner", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { outer, inner }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 20), 1) });
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => Solve(job,
+            new NestJobPlacement("outer", 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            new NestJobPlacement("inner", 0, 2, 2, 0)));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmptyStockStopsWithoutCallingCandidateNester()
+    {
+        var nester = new CountingNester();
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, Array.Empty<NestPlateStock>());
+
+        var result = new NestJobRunner(_ => nester).Solve(job);
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStopReason.StockExhausted, result.StopReason);
+        Assert.Equal(0, nester.Calls);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Default")]
+    [InlineData("Strip")]
+    public void RealEngineSmokeCasesPreserveInputAndProduceSafeAccounting(string strategy)
+    {
+        var drawing = new Drawing("generated rectangle", TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(6, 4));
+        var part = DrawingJobMapper.FromDrawing("part", drawing, 3);
+        var sourceGeometry = part.Geometry.Motions.ToArray();
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(30, 50), 1, 1, new Spacing(1, 1, 1, 1));
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock }, new NestJobOptions(strategy));
+
+        var result = new NestJobRunner(PlateNesterFactory.Create).Solve(job);
+        var materialized = NestResultMaterializer.Materialize(job, result);
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, result.Status);
+        Assert.All(result.Fulfillment, fulfillment => Assert.Equal(fulfillment.Requested,
+            fulfillment.Placed + fulfillment.Unplaced));
+        Assert.Equal(sourceGeometry, job.Parts[0].Geometry.Motions);
+        Assert.Equal(3, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.All(materialized.Nest.Plates, plate =>
+        {
+            var workArea = plate.WorkArea();
+            Assert.All(plate.Parts, placed =>
+            {
+                Assert.True(placed.BoundingBox.Left >= workArea.Left - 1e-6);
+                Assert.True(placed.BoundingBox.Right <= workArea.Right + 1e-6);
+                Assert.True(placed.BoundingBox.Bottom >= workArea.Bottom - 1e-6);
+                Assert.True(placed.BoundingBox.Top <= workArea.Top + 1e-6);
+            });
+            for (var left = 0; left < plate.Parts.Count; left++)
+                for (var right = left + 1; right < plate.Parts.Count; right++)
+                    Assert.False(plate.Parts[left].Intersects(plate.Parts[right], out _));
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static NestJobResult Solve(NestJob job, params NestJobPlacement[] placements) =>
+        new NestJobRunner(_ => new CandidateNester(placements)).Solve(job);
+
+    private sealed class CandidateNester(IEnumerable<NestJobPlacement> placements) : IPlateNester
+    {
+        public PlateCandidate Place(PlatePlacementRequest request, IProgress<NestJobProgress>? progress = null,
+            CancellationToken token = default) => new(placements);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class CountingNester : IPlateNester
+    {
+        public int Calls { get; private set; }
+
+        public PlateCandidate Place(PlatePlacementRequest request, IProgress<NestJobProgress>? progress = null,
+            CancellationToken token = default)
+        {
+            Calls++;
+            return new PlateCandidate(Array.Empty<NestJobPlacement>());
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/NestJobStockSelectionTests.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class NestJobStockSelectionTests
         var area = Solve(new[] { Part("p", 1) }, new[] { Stock("large", 20, 20, 1), Stock("small", 10, 10, 1) },
             request => Candidate(request, "p"));
         var envelope = Solve(new[] { Part("p", 2) }, new[] { Stock("a", 10, 10, 1), Stock("b", 10, 10, 1) },
-            request => request.Stock.Id == "a" ? CandidatePair("p", 0, 10) : CandidatePair("p", 0, 1));
+            request => request.Stock.Id == "a" ? CandidatePair("p", 4, 5) : CandidatePair("p", 4, 0));
         var inputOrder = Solve(new[] { Part("p", 1) }, new[] { Stock("first", 10, 10, 1), Stock("second", 10, 10, 1) },
             request => Candidate(request, "p"));
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class NestJobStockSelectionTests
         new NestJobRunner(_ => new Nester(place)).Solve(new NestJob(parts, stock, options));
 
     private static NestJobPart Part(string id, int quantity, int priority = 0) =>
-        new(id, PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle()), quantity, priority);
+        new(id, PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(4, 5)), quantity, priority);
 
     private static NestPlateStock Stock(string id, double width, double length, int? quantity) =>
         new(id, new Size(width, length), quantity);
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ public class NestJobStockSelectionTests
         return new PlateCandidate(new[] { new NestJobPlacement(id, 0, firstX, 0, 0) });
     }
 
-    private static PlateCandidate CandidatePair(string id, double first, double second) => new(new[]
+    private static PlateCandidate CandidatePair(string id, double secondX, double secondY) => new(new[]
     {
-        new NestJobPlacement(id, 0, first, first, 0),
-        new NestJobPlacement(id, 1, second, second, 0)
+        new NestJobPlacement(id, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+        new NestJobPlacement(id, 1, secondX, secondY, 0)
     });
 
     private static PlateCandidate Empty() => new(Array.Empty<NestJobPlacement>());

OpenNest.Engine.Tests/Jobs/NestJobValidationTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.Tests.Jobs;
+
+public class NestJobValidationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void IncrementalContoursUseAccumulatedCoordinates()
+    {
+        var program = new Program(Mode.Incremental);
+        program.MoveTo(0, 0);
+        program.LineTo(4, 0);
+        program.LineTo(0, 3);
+        program.LineTo(-4, 0);
+        program.LineTo(0, -3);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[]
+        {
+            new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(program), 1)
+        }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(10, 10), 1) });
+
+        var result = Solve(job, new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, result.Status);
+        Assert.Equal(new PartFulfillment("part", 1, 1, 0), Assert.Single(result.Fulfillment));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CandidateInsideAnotherRequirementsHoleDoesNotOverlapMaterial()
+    {
+        var outer = new NestJobPart("outer", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(RectangleWithHole()), 1);
+        var inner = new NestJobPart("inner", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { outer, inner }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 20), 1) });
+
+        var result = Solve(job,
+            new NestJobPlacement("outer", 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            new NestJobPlacement("inner", 0, 4, 4, 0));
+
+        Assert.Equal(NestJobStatus.Complete, result.Status);
+        Assert.Single(result.Plates);
+        Assert.Equal(2, result.Plates[0].Placements.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void UnknownOrOverproducingCandidateFailsBeforeCommitWithoutChangingInput()
+    {
+        var reports = new List<NestJobProgress>();
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 1);
+        var stock = new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 20), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { stock });
+        var runner = new NestJobRunner(_ => new CandidateNester(new[]
+        {
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            new NestJobPlacement("unknown", 0, 4, 0, 0)
+        }));
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => runner.Solve(job, new InlineProgress(reports.Add)));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(reports, report => report.Stage == NestJobStage.PlateCommitted);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CandidateThatOverproducesIsRejectedRatherThanClamped()
+    {
+        var part = new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(2, 2)), 1);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { part }, new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 20), 1) });
+
+        Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => Solve(job,
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            new NestJobPlacement("part", 1, 4, 0, 0)));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Parts[0].Quantity);
+        Assert.Equal(1, job.Plates[0].Quantity);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(true)]
+    [InlineData(false)]
+    public void OpenOrZeroLengthContoursAreRejected(bool zeroLength)
+    {
+        var program = new Program();
+        program.MoveTo(0, 0);
+        program.LineTo(4, 0);
+        if (zeroLength) program.LineTo(4, 0);
+        program.LineTo(4, 3);
+        program.LineTo(0, 3);
+        if (zeroLength) program.LineTo(0, 0);
+        var job = new NestJob(new[] { new NestJobPart("part", PartGeometrySnapshot.FromProgram(program), 1) },
+            new[] { new NestPlateStock("stock", new Size(20, 20), 1) });
+
+        Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => new NestJobRunner(_ => new CandidateNester(Array.Empty<NestJobPlacement>())).Solve(job));
+    }
+
+    private static NestJobResult Solve(NestJob job, params NestJobPlacement[] placements) =>
+        new NestJobRunner(_ => new CandidateNester(placements)).Solve(job);
+
+    private static Program RectangleWithHole()
+    {
+        var program = TestDrawingFactory.Rectangle(10, 10);
+        program.MoveTo(3, 3);
+        program.LineTo(3, 7);
+        program.LineTo(7, 7);
+        program.LineTo(7, 3);
+        program.LineTo(3, 3);
+        return program;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class CandidateNester(IEnumerable<NestJobPlacement> placements) : IPlateNester
+    {
+        public PlateCandidate Place(PlatePlacementRequest request, IProgress<NestJobProgress>? progress = null,
+            CancellationToken token = default) => new(placements);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class InlineProgress(Action<NestJobProgress> report) : IProgress<NestJobProgress>
+    {
+        public void Report(NestJobProgress value) => report(value);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/Adapters/LegacyPlateNesterAdapter.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public sealed class LegacyPlateNesterAdapter : IPlateNester
             });
         }
         var engine = engineFactory(plate) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Legacy engine factory returned null.");
-        var parts = engine.Nest(items, null, token);
+        var legacyProgress = progress == null ? null : new LegacyProgress(progress, request.Stock.Id);
+        var parts = engine.Nest(items, legacyProgress, token);
         token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
         if (parts == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("Legacy engine returned null placements.");
         var placements = new List<NestJobPlacement>();
@@ -58,4 +59,13 @@ public sealed class LegacyPlateNesterAdapter : IPlateNester
         }
         return new PlateCandidate(placements);
     }
+
+    private sealed class LegacyProgress(IProgress<NestJobProgress> progress, string stockId) : IProgress<NestProgress>
+    {
+        public void Report(NestProgress value)
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+            progress.Report(new NestJobProgress(NestJobStage.EvaluatingCandidate, stockId, -1, 0, 0, value));
+        }
+    }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/NestJobPlacementValidator.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Converters;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+
+namespace OpenNest;
+
+/// <summary>Validates a trial against immutable job geometry before the runner commits accounting.</summary>
+internal static class NestJobPlacementValidator
+{
+    private const double Epsilon = 0.0000001;
+
+    internal static void ValidateCandidate(PlateCandidate candidate, NestPlateStock stock,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> remaining, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, NestJobPart> parts)
+    {
+        if (candidate == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("The plate nester returned a null candidate.");
+        var counts = new Dictionary<string, int>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var placed = new List<ShapeTopology>();
+        foreach (var placement in candidate.Placements)
+        {
+            if (placement.PartId == null || !remaining.TryGetValue(placement.PartId, out var available) ||
+                !parts.TryGetValue(placement.PartId, out var part))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate references an unknown requirement ID.");
+            if (!double.IsFinite(placement.X) || !double.IsFinite(placement.Y) || !double.IsFinite(placement.Rotation))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate poses must be finite.");
+            counts.TryGetValue(placement.PartId, out var count);
+            if (count >= available) throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate overproduces a requirement.");
+            if (!RotationIsAllowed(part.Rotation, placement.Rotation))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate rotation is not allowed for the requirement.");
+
+            var shape = Transform(CreateShape(part.Geometry), placement);
+            if (!FitsWorkArea(shape, stock))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate placement falls outside the usable stock area.");
+            foreach (var other in placed)
+            {
+                if (Overlaps(shape, other))
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate placements overlap.");
+                if (stock.PartSpacing > 0 && Distance(shape, other) < stock.PartSpacing - Epsilon)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate placements violate required part spacing.");
+            }
+
+            placed.Add(shape);
+            counts[placement.PartId] = count + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static void ValidateGeometry(PartGeometrySnapshot geometry)
+    {
+        _ = CreateShape(geometry);
+    }
+
+    private static bool RotationIsAllowed(RotationPolicy policy, double rotation)
+    {
+        if (policy.Kind == RotationPolicyKind.Automatic) return true;
+        if (policy.Kind == RotationPolicyKind.Fixed)
+            return AnglesEqual(rotation, policy.Start);
+        if (rotation < policy.Start - Epsilon || rotation > policy.End + Epsilon) return false;
+        var steps = (rotation - policy.Start) / policy.Step;
+        return System.Math.Abs(steps - System.Math.Round(steps)) <= Epsilon;
+    }
+
+    private static bool AnglesEqual(double left, double right)
+    {
+        var delta = (left - right) % (System.Math.PI * 2);
+        return System.Math.Abs(delta) <= Epsilon || System.Math.Abs(System.Math.Abs(delta) - System.Math.PI * 2) <= Epsilon;
+    }
+
+    private static ShapeTopology CreateShape(PartGeometrySnapshot geometry)
+    {
+        var entities = ConvertProgram.ToGeometry(DrawingJobMapper.ToProgram(geometry));
+        var cutEntities = new List<Entity>();
+        foreach (var entity in entities)
+            if (!ReferenceEquals(entity.Layer, SpecialLayers.Rapid))
+                cutEntities.Add(entity);
+
+        var contours = ShapeBuilder.GetShapes(cutEntities);
+        if (contours.Count == 0) throw new ArgumentException("Geometry must contain a closed contour.");
+        foreach (var contour in contours)
+            ValidateContour(contour);
+
+        var profile = new ShapeProfile(cutEntities);
+        profile.NormalizeWinding();
+        return new ShapeTopology(profile.Perimeter, profile.Cutouts);
+    }
+
+    private static void ValidateContour(Shape contour)
+    {
+        if (!contour.IsClosed())
+            throw new ArgumentException("Geometry must contain closed contours with usable edges.");
+        foreach (var entity in contour.Entities)
+            if (entity.Length <= Epsilon)
+                throw new ArgumentException("Geometry contains a zero-length edge.");
+        if (contour.Area() <= Epsilon)
+            throw new ArgumentException("Geometry must contain non-degenerate contours.");
+    }
+
+    private static ShapeTopology Transform(ShapeTopology source, NestJobPlacement placement)
+    {
+        var perimeter = TransformContour(source.Perimeter, placement);
+        var cutouts = new List<Shape>(source.Cutouts.Count);
+        foreach (var cutout in source.Cutouts)
+            cutouts.Add(TransformContour(cutout, placement));
+        return new ShapeTopology(perimeter, cutouts);
+    }
+
+    private static Shape TransformContour(Shape source, NestJobPlacement placement)
+    {
+        var contour = (Shape)source.Clone();
+        contour.Rotate(placement.Rotation);
+        contour.Offset(placement.X, placement.Y);
+        return contour;
+    }
+
+    private static bool FitsWorkArea(ShapeTopology shape, NestPlateStock stock)
+    {
+        var workArea = WorkArea(stock);
+        if (!FitsWorkArea(shape.Perimeter, workArea)) return false;
+        foreach (var cutout in shape.Cutouts)
+            if (!FitsWorkArea(cutout, workArea)) return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static Box WorkArea(NestPlateStock stock)
+    {
+        var left = stock.Quadrant is 1 or 4 ? 0 : -stock.Size.Length;
+        var bottom = stock.Quadrant is 1 or 2 ? 0 : -stock.Size.Width;
+        return new Box(left + stock.EdgeSpacing.Left, bottom + stock.EdgeSpacing.Bottom,
+            stock.Size.Length - stock.EdgeSpacing.Left - stock.EdgeSpacing.Right,
+            stock.Size.Width - stock.EdgeSpacing.Bottom - stock.EdgeSpacing.Top);
+    }
+
+    private static bool FitsWorkArea(Shape contour, Box workArea)
+    {
+        var bounds = contour.BoundingBox;
+        return bounds.Left >= workArea.Left - Epsilon && bounds.Right <= workArea.Right + Epsilon &&
+            bounds.Bottom >= workArea.Bottom - Epsilon && bounds.Top <= workArea.Top + Epsilon;
+    }
+
+    private static bool Overlaps(ShapeTopology left, ShapeTopology right)
+    {
+        var leftPoly = ToPolygon(left.Perimeter);
+        var rightPoly = ToPolygon(right.Perimeter);
+        if (!leftPoly.BoundingBox.Intersects(rightPoly.BoundingBox))
+            return false;
+        // True material overlap requires shared interior area, not boundary touching.
+        // Edge/corner contact (zero clearance) is a valid placement when part spacing is zero.
+        return InteriorOverlap(leftPoly, left, rightPoly, right);
+    }
+
+    private static bool InteriorOverlap(Polygon leftPoly, ShapeTopology left, Polygon rightPoly, ShapeTopology right)
+    {
+        // The intersection of two polygons is either empty, a region of positive area (true overlap),
+        // or a zero-area line/point (boundary contact). Test the interior of the intersection region:
+        // a point strictly inside BOTH perimeters and outside both parts' holes proves shared material.
+        foreach (var point in InteriorWitnessPoints(leftPoly, rightPoly))
+        {
+            if (StrictlyInside(leftPoly, point) && !InAnyHole(left, point) &&
+                StrictlyInside(rightPoly, point) && !InAnyHole(right, point))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Points that lie in the interior of the perimeter-perimeter intersection when one exists.
+    /// For each pair of crossing edges, the two interior-side vertices (one from each polygon)
+    /// have their midpoint inside both perimeters; that midpoint is a witness of positive-area
+    /// overlap. For containment, an interior vertex of the inner perimeter witnesses it.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static IEnumerable<Vector> InteriorWitnessPoints(Polygon left, Polygon right)
+    {
+        foreach (var l in left.ToLines())
+            foreach (var r in right.ToLines())
+                if (l.Intersects(r, out var pt) && pt.IsValid())
+                {
+                    yield return Midpoint(l, pt);
+                    yield return Midpoint(r, pt);
+                }
+        // Containment: an interior point of one polygon inside the other. Use a point pulled
+        // toward the centroid of each polygon from a vertex (guaranteed interior for simple shapes).
+        foreach (var poly in new[] { left, right })
+        {
+            foreach (var vertex in poly.Vertices)
+            {
+                var centroid = Centroid(poly);
+                yield return (vertex + centroid) * 0.5;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Vector Midpoint(Line line, Vector point)
+    {
+        var other = line.StartPoint.DistanceTo(point) <= line.EndPoint.DistanceTo(point)
+            ? line.EndPoint
+            : line.StartPoint;
+        return (other + point) * 0.5;
+    }
+
+    private static Vector Centroid(Polygon polygon)
+    {
+        var n = polygon.IsClosed() ? polygon.Vertices.Count - 1 : polygon.Vertices.Count;
+        var sum = Vector.Zero;
+        for (var i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            sum += polygon.Vertices[i];
+        return sum / n;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Winding-number point-in-polygon. Returns false for points on an edge or vertex.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static bool StrictlyInside(Polygon polygon, Vector point)
+    {
+        var n = polygon.IsClosed() ? polygon.Vertices.Count - 1 : polygon.Vertices.Count;
+        if (n < 3) return false;
+        var winding = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        {
+            var p1 = polygon.Vertices[i];
+            var p2 = polygon.Vertices[(i + 1) % n];
+            if (OnSegment(p1, p2, point)) return false;
+            if (p1.Y <= point.Y)
+            {
+                if (p2.Y > point.Y && IsLeft(p1, p2, point) > 0)
+                    winding++;
+            }
+            else if (p2.Y <= point.Y && IsLeft(p1, p2, point) < 0)
+            {
+                winding--;
+            }
+        }
+        return winding != 0;
+    }
+
+    private static bool OnSegment(Vector a, Vector b, Vector p)
+    {
+        var cross = (b.X - a.X) * (p.Y - a.Y) - (b.Y - a.Y) * (p.X - a.X);
+        if (!cross.IsEqualTo(0.0)) return false;
+        return System.Math.Min(a.X, b.X) - Epsilon <= p.X && p.X <= System.Math.Max(a.X, b.X) + Epsilon &&
+               System.Math.Min(a.Y, b.Y) - Epsilon <= p.Y && p.Y <= System.Math.Max(a.Y, b.Y) + Epsilon;
+    }
+
+    private static double IsLeft(Vector p1, Vector p2, Vector p) =>
+        (p2.X - p1.X) * (p.Y - p1.Y) - (p2.Y - p1.Y) * (p.X - p1.X);
+
+    private static bool InAnyHole(ShapeTopology topology, Vector point)
+    {
+        foreach (var cutout in topology.Cutouts)
+            if (ToPolygon(cutout).ContainsPoint(point))
+                return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static double Distance(ShapeTopology left, ShapeTopology right)
+    {
+        var result = double.PositiveInfinity;
+        foreach (var leftContour in AllContours(left))
+            foreach (var rightContour in AllContours(right))
+                result = System.Math.Min(result, BoundaryDistance(ToPolygon(leftContour), ToPolygon(rightContour)));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<Shape> AllContours(ShapeTopology shape)
+    {
+        yield return shape.Perimeter;
+        foreach (var cutout in shape.Cutouts)
+            yield return cutout;
+    }
+
+    private static List<Polygon> ToPolygons(List<Shape> contours)
+    {
+        var polygons = new List<Polygon>(contours.Count);
+        foreach (var contour in contours)
+            polygons.Add(ToPolygon(contour));
+        return polygons;
+    }
+
+    private static Polygon ToPolygon(Shape contour)
+    {
+        var polygon = contour.ToPolygon();
+        polygon.UpdateBounds();
+        return polygon;
+    }
+
+    private static double BoundaryDistance(Polygon left, Polygon right)
+    {
+        var result = double.PositiveInfinity;
+        foreach (var leftLine in left.ToLines())
+        {
+            foreach (var rightLine in right.ToLines())
+            {
+                if (leftLine.Intersects(rightLine)) return 0;
+                result = System.Math.Min(result, leftLine.ClosestPointTo(rightLine.StartPoint).DistanceTo(rightLine.StartPoint));
+                result = System.Math.Min(result, leftLine.ClosestPointTo(rightLine.EndPoint).DistanceTo(rightLine.EndPoint));
+                result = System.Math.Min(result, rightLine.ClosestPointTo(leftLine.StartPoint).DistanceTo(leftLine.StartPoint));
+                result = System.Math.Min(result, rightLine.ClosestPointTo(leftLine.EndPoint).DistanceTo(leftLine.EndPoint));
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ShapeTopology(Shape perimeter, List<Shape> cutouts)
+    {
+        internal Shape Perimeter { get; } = perimeter;
+        internal List<Shape> Cutouts { get; } = cutouts;
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/NestJobProgress.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace OpenNest;
+
+public enum NestJobStage { EvaluatingCandidate, PlateCommitted }
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Whole-job progress. Counts change only after a physical sheet commits; LegacyProgress is optional
+/// non-authoritative detail from a plate nester while its candidate remains under evaluation.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed record NestJobProgress(NestJobStage Stage, string StockId, int PlateIndex,
+    int CommittedPlates, int CommittedParts, NestProgress LegacyProgress = null);

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/NestJobResult.cs

@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ namespace OpenNest;
 
 public enum NestJobStatus { Complete, Incomplete }
 public enum NestJobStopReason { Completed, StockExhausted, NoPlacementFound, PlateLimitReached }
-public enum NestJobStage { EvaluatingCandidate, PlateCommitted }
-
-/// <summary>Committed counts only; candidate evaluation does not imply committed production.</summary>
-public sealed record NestJobProgress(NestJobStage Stage, string StockId, int PlateIndex,
-    int CommittedPlates, int CommittedParts);
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Rotate about the snapshot origin, then translate by X/Y into the selected plate quadrant frame.

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/NestJobRunner.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public sealed class NestJobRunner : INestingEngine
         var plates = new List<NestJobPlateResult>();
         var remaining = job.Parts.ToDictionary(part => part.Id, part => part.Quantity, StringComparer.Ordinal);
         var placed = job.Parts.ToDictionary(part => part.Id, _ => 0, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        var parts = job.Parts.ToDictionary(part => part.Id, StringComparer.Ordinal);
         var used = job.Plates.ToDictionary(stock => stock.Id, _ => 0, StringComparer.Ordinal);
         var comparer = new NestJobCandidateComparer(job.Parts);
         var nester = job.Parts.Count == 0 ? null : plateNesterFactory(job.Options.PlacementStrategy) ??
@@ -55,9 +56,11 @@ public sealed class NestJobRunner : INestingEngine
                 progress?.Report(new NestJobProgress(NestJobStage.EvaluatingCandidate, stock.Id,
                     plates.Count, plates.Count, placed.Values.Sum()));
                 token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                var candidate = nester.Place(request, token: token);
+                var candidateProgress = progress == null ? null : new CandidateProgress(progress, stock.Id,
+                    plates.Count, plates.Count, placed.Values.Sum());
+                var candidate = nester.Place(request, candidateProgress, token);
                 token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                NestJobValidator.ValidateCandidate(candidate, remaining);
+                NestJobValidator.ValidateCandidate(candidate, stock, remaining, parts);
                 var trial = new CandidateTrial(candidate, stock, index);
                 if (winner == null || comparer.Compare(trial.Candidate, trial.Stock, trial.StockIndex,
                     winner.Candidate, winner.Stock, winner.StockIndex) > 0)
@@ -95,4 +98,15 @@ public sealed class NestJobRunner : INestingEngine
     }
 
     private sealed record CandidateTrial(PlateCandidate Candidate, NestPlateStock Stock, int StockIndex);
+
+    private sealed class CandidateProgress(IProgress<NestJobProgress> progress, string stockId, int plateIndex,
+        int committedPlates, int committedParts) : IProgress<NestJobProgress>
+    {
+        public void Report(NestJobProgress value)
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+            progress.Report(new NestJobProgress(NestJobStage.EvaluatingCandidate, stockId, plateIndex,
+                committedPlates, committedParts, value.LegacyProgress));
+        }
+    }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/Jobs/NestJobValidator.cs

@@ -25,23 +25,21 @@ public static class NestJobValidator
                 !double.IsFinite(m.X) || !double.IsFinite(m.Y) ||
                 !double.IsFinite(m.CenterX) || !double.IsFinite(m.CenterY)))
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Geometry must contain finite motions: {part.Id}.", nameof(job));
+            try
+            {
+                NestJobPlacementValidator.ValidateGeometry(part.Geometry);
+            }
+            catch (ArgumentException exception)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Geometry must contain usable closed edges: {part.Id}.", nameof(job), exception);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    internal static void ValidateCandidate(PlateCandidate candidate, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> remaining)
+    internal static void ValidateCandidate(PlateCandidate candidate, NestPlateStock stock,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, int> remaining, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, NestJobPart> parts)
     {
-        if (candidate == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("The plate nester returned a null candidate.");
-        var counts = new Dictionary<string, int>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
-        foreach (var placement in candidate.Placements)
-        {
-            if (placement.PartId == null || !remaining.TryGetValue(placement.PartId, out var available))
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate references an unknown requirement ID.");
-            if (!double.IsFinite(placement.X) || !double.IsFinite(placement.Y) || !double.IsFinite(placement.Rotation))
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate poses must be finite.");
-            counts.TryGetValue(placement.PartId, out var count);
-            if (count >= available) throw new InvalidOperationException("Candidate overproduces a requirement.");
-            counts[placement.PartId] = count + 1;
-        }
+        NestJobPlacementValidator.ValidateCandidate(candidate, stock, remaining, parts);
     }
 
     private static bool Positive(double value) => double.IsFinite(value) && value > 0;