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Arkadiusz Sygulski	85def73bd9	Pathfinding Refinement (#2878) ... # Pathfinding pt. 3 ## Description: This PR introduces final change to the pathfinding - path refinement. It optimizes Line of Sight refinement by searching with for the best tile with a binary search instead of linearly. And then spends the recovered budget on better refinement of the first and last 50 tiles of the journey - the place where user is most likely to look at. Additionally this PR re-introduces magnitude check and makes the ships prefer sailing close to the coast, but not too close. ## Please complete the following: - [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates - [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText() and I've added it to the en.json file - [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory - [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full responsibility for any bugs introduced ## What? | Before | After | | :--- | :--- | | <img width="1097" height="1117" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4a0b300d-10ef-4151-b6dc-33acfb49f992" /> | <img width="1093" height="1119" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cf81c515-c145-40f4-91e5-a4353986907b" /> | | <img width="1096" height="1129" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/21b46bce-f961-4259-88f6-fe4a66180270" /> | <img width="1098" height="1126" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d92587d1-e6b6-4353-b4a4-1efe71bca43d" /> | ## Performance There is actually a severe performance impact of these changes. The path initial path takes almost 2x as long to generate - this is because pre processing can only do so much if the initial path is ugly. Luckily in real gameplay we only need to do this calculation once per edge, so the actual observed performance impact should be much smaller. Cache FTW. | | No Cache | Cache | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Before | 277.04ms | 208.58ms | | After | 498.34ms | 264.27ms | ## DebugSpan Small utility, it allows any code to be easily instrumented for performance. The idea is the same as with [OTEL Spans](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/signals/traces/). Produce a span, create sub-spans, measure whatever you need. Works only when `globalThis.__DEBUG_SPAN_ENABLED__ === true`, otherwise no-op. Cool stuff, try it out: ```ts // Convenient wrapper, small performance impact return DebugSpan.wrap('add', () => a + b) // Synchronous API, basically free DebugSpan.start('work') work() DebugSpan.end() // Create sub spans DebugSpan.wrap('complex', () => { const aPlusB = DebugSpan.wrap('add', () => a + b) DebugSpan.set('additionResult', () => aPlusB) // Store data return aPlusB * c }) // Access spans, data and timing const span = DebugSpan.getLast() const compelxSpan = DebugSpan.getLast('complex') console.log(complexSpan.duration, complexSpan.data['additionResult']) ``` These are virtually free and can be enabled on-demand **in production** and available in the devtools. Under the hood devtools integration is just a wrapper around [Performance API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Performance_API). For clarity data keys not prefixed by `$` are omitted from the integration. Every key prefixed with `$` must be fully JSON serializable. <img width="977" height="799" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4d43506-1639-4f78-a611-30e61de12a07" />	2026-01-13 12:39:54 -08:00
Arkadiusz Sygulski	0e3ced3bfa	Pathfinding Refactor pt. 2 (#2866) ... ## Playtest https://pf-pt-2.openfront.dev/ ## Pathfinding Refactor pt. 2 <img width="1536" height="1024" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9477958e-54b7-4c83-b317-ba789e809e9e" /> This is a follow-up to a previous PR introducing pathfinding changes. This time, it introduces a complete refactor of `pathfinding` directory and breakdown into composable pieces. ### Unified PathFinder interface `PathFinder<T>` and `SteppingPathFinder<T>` are introduced to unify **all** pathfinding across the application. First one exposes complete path, while stepping variant allows the callee to iterate over the path by calling `.next`. All pathfinders share this one common interface, which makes them easy to use in any scenario - `PathFinding.Water(game).search(from, to)`. `SteppingPathFinder<T>` extends `PathFinder<T>` with an ability to iterate over the path. It handles caching, storing current index and invalidation. This allows the units to not care about the inner workings of the pathfinder and just call `pf.next(current, target)` and receive instructions on what to do next. ### Common entry point All pathfinders are now exposed from common `PathFinding` entrypoint: - `PathFinding.Water` - `PathFinding.Rail` - `PathFinding.Stations` - `PathFinding.Rail` Additional entry point is introduced for pathfinders which need to work both in the worker, but also on the frontend, which lacks `Game` interface. Currently only `UniversalPathFinding.Parabola` is available. ### Spatial Query New module has been introduced close to `pathfinding` - `SpatialQuery`. It aims to resolve any questions game may have about finding tiles meeting criteria. Currently `SpatialQuery.closestShore(player, target)` and `SpatialQuery.closestShoreByWater(player, target)` are available - they help answering questions about naval invasion: "What is the best landing location from user's click?" and "Which our tile should be used to launch the transport ship?". Under the hood they use very similar mechanics to pathfinding, so it felt right to put them close by. ### Modular architecture Pathfinders now support transformers: `MiniMapTransformer`, `ShoreCoercingTransformer`, `ComponentCheckTransformer`, `SmoothingTransformer`. Transformers functions like a middleware in the pathfinding chain. They wrap around the pathfinder and provide additional functionality. This allows the pathfinder to focus on actually finding the path instead of doing unrelated things. Example chain for simple (A*) water pathfinding: ```ts static WaterSimple(game: Game): SteppingPathFinder<TileRef> { const miniMap = game.miniMap(); const pf = new AStarWater(miniMap); return PathFinderBuilder.create(pf) .wrap((pf) => new ShoreCoercingTransformer(pf, miniMap)) .wrap((pf) => new MiniMapTransformer(pf, game.map(), miniMap)) .buildWithStepper(tileStepperConfig(game)); } ``` The Pathfinder - here `AStarWater` - does not care about the conversion between minimap and main map tiles. It also does not care if the source or destination is a land tile. The transformers take care of that. The pathfinder gets a set of valid coordinates and produces the path - that's it. Modular approach makes working on a particular set of utilities much easier - for example map upscaling is handled consistently across all pathfinders. Additionally, the pathfinders are not tied to the particular map resolution used. Pass them a different map and they will work the same. ### Algorithms Algorithms used are neatly organized inside `src/core/pathfinding/algorithms`. They are prefixed with the algorithm name and suffixed with the use case. File without suffix exposes generic version ready to traverse any graph with adapters. Specialized versions either use an adapter or inline logic when performance is critical - using adapters leads to 20-30% performance loss. The directory includes `A*` and `BFS` but also other useful utils, such as `AbstractGraph` used to generate... an abstract graph on top of the tile map and `ConnectedComponents` helping to identify whether two tiles are connected by a path without actually computing the path. ### Playground The playground have been updated with new algorithms, including tweaked very greedy `A*`. <img width="2175" height="1424" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1f833651-0024-4299-bf86-882f5368358c" /> ### Tests Yeah, there are some, a little too many if I say so myself. But there are no useless tests. I had to ensure refactored code works somehow reliably. This PR comes with trust me bro guarantee, but I would appreciate someone confirming **naval invasions, nukes (esp. MIRV) and warships**. ### Discord `moleole` GL & HF	2026-01-11 20:11:14 -08:00