NAME
    Algorithm::BinPack::2D - efficiently pack items into rectangles

SYNOPSIS
    `Algorithm::BinPack::2D' efficiently packs items into bins. The bins are
    given a maximum width and height, and items are packed in with as little
    empty space as possible. An example use would be backing up small images
    to concatenated images, while minimizing the number of images required.

        my $bp = Algorithm::BinPack::2D->new(binwidth => 512, binheight => 512);

        $bp->add_item(label => "one.png",   width =>  30, height =>  10);
        $bp->add_item(label => "two.png",   width => 200, height =>  40);
        $bp->add_item(label => "three.png", width =>  30, height => 300);
        $bp->add_item(label => "four.png",  width => 400, height => 100);

        for ($bp->pack_bins) {
            print "Bin width: ", $_->{width}, " x ", $_->{height}, "\n";
            print "     Item: ", $_->{label}, "\n" for @{ $_->{items} };
        }
    =cut

METHODS
    new     Creates a new `Algorithm::BinPack::2D' object. The maximum bin
            width and height is specified as a named argument 'binwidth' and
            'binheight', and is required.

                my $bp = Algorithm::BinPack::2D->new(binwidth => 512, binheight => 512);

    add_item
            Adds an item to be packed into a bin. Required named arguments
            are 'label', 'width' and 'height', but any others can be
            specified, and will be saved.

                $bp->add_item(label => 'one',  width => 1, height => 1);

    pack_bins
            Packs the items into bins. This method tries to leave as little
            empty space in each bin as possible. It returns a list of
            hashrefs with the key 'width' containing the total bin width,
            'height' containing the total bin height, and 'items' containing
            an arrayref holding the items in the bin. Each item is in turn a
            hashref containing the keys 'label', 'x', 'y', 'width' and
            'height'.

                for my $bin ($bp->pack_bins) {
                    print "Bin width: ", $bin->{width}, " x ", $bin->{height}, "\n";

                    for my $item (@{ $bin->{items} }) {
                        printf "  %-6s %-20s\n", $_, $item->{$_} for keys %{ $item };
                        print  "  ---\n";
                    }
                }

SEE ALSO
    `Algorithm::BinPack'

AUTHOR
    Tasuku SUENAGA a.k.a. gunyarakun <tasuku-s-cpan@titech.ac<gt>

LICENSE
