js-draw 0.23.0 → 0.24.0

package/src/math/shapes/Path.ts

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+import { RenderablePathSpec } from '../../rendering/renderers/AbstractRenderer';
+import RenderingStyle from '../../rendering/RenderingStyle';
+import { toRoundedString, toStringOfSamePrecision } from '../rounding';
+import LineSegment2 from './LineSegment2';
+import Mat33 from '../Mat33';
+import Rect2 from './Rect2';
+import { Point2, Vec2 } from '../Vec2';
+import Abstract2DShape from './Abstract2DShape';
+import CubicBezier from './CubicBezier';
+import QuadraticBezier from './QuadraticBezier';
+import PointShape2D from './PointShape2D';
+
+export enum PathCommandType {
+	LineTo,
+	MoveTo,
+	CubicBezierTo,
+	QuadraticBezierTo,
+}
+
+export interface CubicBezierPathCommand {
+	kind: PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo;
+	controlPoint1: Point2;
+	controlPoint2: Point2;
+	endPoint: Point2;
+}
+
+export interface QuadraticBezierPathCommand {
+	kind: PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo;
+	controlPoint: Point2;
+	endPoint: Point2;
+}
+
+export interface LinePathCommand {
+	kind: PathCommandType.LineTo;
+	point: Point2;
+}
+
+export interface MoveToPathCommand {
+	kind: PathCommandType.MoveTo;
+	point: Point2;
+}
+
+export type PathCommand = CubicBezierPathCommand | QuadraticBezierPathCommand | MoveToPathCommand | LinePathCommand;
+
+interface IntersectionResult {
+	// @internal
+	curve: Abstract2DShape;
+
+	/** @internal @deprecated */
+	parameterValue?: number;
+
+	// Point at which the intersection occured.
+	point: Point2;
+}
+
+type GeometryType = Abstract2DShape;
+type GeometryArrayType = Array<GeometryType>;
+
+export default class Path {
+	/**
+	 * A rough estimate of the bounding box of the path.
+	 * A slight overestimate.
+	 * See {@link getExactBBox}
+	 */
+	public readonly bbox: Rect2;
+
+	public constructor(public readonly startPoint: Point2, public readonly parts: PathCommand[]) {
+		// Initial bounding box contains one point: the start point.
+		this.bbox = Rect2.bboxOf([startPoint]);
+
+		// Convert into a representation of the geometry (cache for faster intersection
+		// calculation)
+		for (const part of parts) {
+			this.bbox = this.bbox.union(Path.computeBBoxForSegment(startPoint, part));
+		}
+	}
+
+	public getExactBBox(): Rect2 {
+		const bboxes: Rect2[] = [];
+		for (const part of this.geometry) {
+			bboxes.push(part.getTightBoundingBox());
+		}
+
+		return Rect2.union(...bboxes);
+	}
+
+	private cachedGeometry: GeometryArrayType|null = null;
+
+	// Lazy-loads and returns this path's geometry
+	public get geometry(): GeometryArrayType {
+		if (this.cachedGeometry) {
+			return this.cachedGeometry;
+		}
+
+		let startPoint = this.startPoint;
+		const geometry: GeometryArrayType = [];
+
+		for (const part of this.parts) {
+			switch (part.kind) {
+			case PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo:
+				geometry.push(
+					new CubicBezier(
+						startPoint, part.controlPoint1, part.controlPoint2, part.endPoint
+					)
+				);
+				startPoint = part.endPoint;
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo:
+				geometry.push(
+					new QuadraticBezier(
+						startPoint, part.controlPoint, part.endPoint
+					)
+				);
+				startPoint = part.endPoint;
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.LineTo:
+				geometry.push(
+					new LineSegment2(startPoint, part.point)
+				);
+				startPoint = part.point;
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.MoveTo:
+				geometry.push(new PointShape2D(part.point));
+				startPoint = part.point;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.cachedGeometry = geometry;
+		return this.cachedGeometry;
+	}
+
+	private cachedPolylineApproximation: LineSegment2[]|null = null;
+
+	// Approximates this path with a group of line segments.
+	public polylineApproximation(): LineSegment2[] {
+		if (this.cachedPolylineApproximation) {
+			return this.cachedPolylineApproximation;
+		}
+
+		const points: Point2[] = [];
+
+		for (const part of this.parts) {
+			switch (part.kind) {
+			case PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo:
+				points.push(part.controlPoint1, part.controlPoint2, part.endPoint);
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo:
+				points.push(part.controlPoint, part.endPoint);
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.MoveTo:
+			case PathCommandType.LineTo:
+				points.push(part.point);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		const result: LineSegment2[] = [];
+		let prevPoint = this.startPoint;
+		for (const point of points) {
+			result.push(new LineSegment2(prevPoint, point));
+			prevPoint = point;
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public static computeBBoxForSegment(startPoint: Point2, part: PathCommand): Rect2 {
+		const points = [startPoint];
+		let exhaustivenessCheck: never;
+		switch (part.kind) {
+		case PathCommandType.MoveTo:
+		case PathCommandType.LineTo:
+			points.push(part.point);
+			break;
+		case PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo:
+			points.push(part.controlPoint1, part.controlPoint2, part.endPoint);
+			break;
+		case PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo:
+			points.push(part.controlPoint, part.endPoint);
+			break;
+		default:
+			exhaustivenessCheck = part;
+			return exhaustivenessCheck;
+		}
+
+		return Rect2.bboxOf(points);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Let `S` be a closed path a distance `strokeRadius` from this path.
+	 *
+	 * @returns Approximate intersections of `line` with `S` using ray marching, starting from
+	 * 	        both end points of `line` and each point in `additionalRaymarchStartPoints`.
+	 */
+	private raymarchIntersectionWith(
+		line: LineSegment2, strokeRadius: number, additionalRaymarchStartPoints: Point2[] = []
+	): IntersectionResult[] {
+		// No intersection between bounding boxes: No possible intersection
+		// of the interior.
+		if (!line.bbox.intersects(this.bbox.grownBy(strokeRadius))) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		const lineLength = line.length;
+
+		type DistanceFunction = (point: Point2) => number;
+		const partDistFunctionRecords: {
+			part: GeometryType,
+			bbox: Rect2,
+			distFn: DistanceFunction,
+		}[] = [];
+
+		// Determine distance functions for all parts that the given line could possibly intersect with
+		for (const part of this.geometry) {
+			const bbox = part.getTightBoundingBox().grownBy(strokeRadius);
+			if (!bbox.intersects(line.bbox)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			// Signed distance function
+			const partDist: DistanceFunction = (point) => part.signedDistance(point);
+
+			// Part signed distance function (negative result implies `point` is
+			// inside the shape).
+			const partSdf = (point: Point2) => partDist(point) - strokeRadius;
+
+			// If the line can't possibly intersect the part,
+			if (partSdf(line.p1) > lineLength && partSdf(line.p2) > lineLength) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			partDistFunctionRecords.push({
+				part,
+				distFn: partDist,
+				bbox,
+			});
+		}
+
+		// If no distance functions, there are no intersections.
+		if (partDistFunctionRecords.length === 0) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		// Returns the minimum distance to a part in this stroke, where only parts that the given
+		// line could intersect are considered.
+		const sdf = (point: Point2): [GeometryType|null, number] => {
+			let minDist = Infinity;
+			let minDistPart = null;
+
+			const uncheckedDistFunctions = [];
+
+			// First pass: only curves for which the current point is inside
+			// the bounding box.
+			for (const distFnRecord of partDistFunctionRecords) {
+				const { part, distFn, bbox } = distFnRecord;
+
+				// Check later if the current point isn't in the bounding box.
+				if (!bbox.containsPoint(point)) {
+					uncheckedDistFunctions.push(distFnRecord);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				const currentDist = distFn(point);
+
+				if (currentDist <= minDist) {
+					minDist = currentDist;
+					minDistPart = part;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Second pass: Everything else
+			for (const { part, distFn, bbox } of uncheckedDistFunctions) {
+				// Skip if impossible for the distance to the target to be lesser than
+				// the current minimum.
+				if (!bbox.grownBy(minDist).containsPoint(point)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				const currentDist = distFn(point);
+
+				if (currentDist <= minDist) {
+					minDist = currentDist;
+					minDistPart = part;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return [ minDistPart, minDist - strokeRadius ];
+		};
+
+
+		// Raymarch:
+		const maxRaymarchSteps = 7;
+
+		// Start raymarching from each of these points. This allows detection of multiple
+		// intersections.
+		const startPoints = [
+			line.p1, ...additionalRaymarchStartPoints, line.p2
+		];
+
+		// Converts a point ON THE LINE to a parameter
+		const pointToParameter = (point: Point2) => {
+			// Because line.direction is a unit vector, this computes the length
+			// of the projection of the vector(line.p1->point) onto line.direction.
+			//
+			// Note that this can be negative if the given point is outside of the given
+			// line segment.
+			return point.minus(line.p1).dot(line.direction);
+		};
+
+		// Sort start points by parameter on the line.
+		// This allows us to determine whether the current value of a parameter
+		// drops down to a value already tested.
+		startPoints.sort((a, b) => {
+			const t_a = pointToParameter(a);
+			const t_b = pointToParameter(b);
+
+			// Sort in increasing order
+			return t_a - t_b;
+		});
+
+		const result: IntersectionResult[] = [];
+
+		const stoppingThreshold = strokeRadius / 1000;
+
+		// Returns the maximum x value explored
+		const raymarchFrom = (
+			startPoint: Point2,
+
+			// Direction to march in (multiplies line.direction)
+			directionMultiplier: -1|1,
+
+			// Terminate if the current point corresponds to a parameter
+			// below this.
+			minimumLineParameter: number,
+		): number|null => {
+			let currentPoint = startPoint;
+			let [lastPart, lastDist] = sdf(currentPoint);
+			let lastParameter = pointToParameter(currentPoint);
+
+			if (lastDist > lineLength) {
+				return lastParameter;
+			}
+
+			const direction = line.direction.times(directionMultiplier);
+
+			for (let i = 0; i < maxRaymarchSteps; i++) {
+				// Step in the direction of the edge of the shape.
+				const step = lastDist;
+				currentPoint = currentPoint.plus(direction.times(step));
+				lastParameter = pointToParameter(currentPoint);
+
+				// If we're below the minimum parameter, stop. We've already tried
+				// this.
+				if (lastParameter <= minimumLineParameter) {
+					return lastParameter;
+				}
+
+				const [currentPart, signedDist] = sdf(currentPoint);
+
+				// Ensure we're stepping in the correct direction.
+				// Note that because we could start with a negative distance and work towards a
+				// positive distance, we need absolute values here.
+				if (Math.abs(signedDist) > Math.abs(lastDist)) {
+					// If not, stop.
+					return null;
+				}
+
+				lastDist = signedDist;
+				lastPart = currentPart;
+
+				// Is the distance close enough that we can stop early?
+				if (Math.abs(lastDist) < stoppingThreshold) {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Ensure that the point we ended with is on the line.
+			const isOnLineSegment = lastParameter >= 0 && lastParameter <= lineLength;
+
+			if (lastPart && isOnLineSegment && Math.abs(lastDist) < stoppingThreshold) {
+				result.push({
+					point: currentPoint,
+					parameterValue: NaN,
+					curve: lastPart,
+				});
+			}
+
+			return lastParameter;
+		};
+
+		// The maximum value of the line's parameter explored so far (0 corresponds to
+		// line.p1)
+		let maxLineT = 0;
+
+		// Raymarch for each start point.
+		//
+		// Use a for (i from 0 to length) loop because startPoints may be added
+		// during iteration.
+		for (let i = 0; i < startPoints.length; i++) {
+			const startPoint = startPoints[i];
+
+			// Try raymarching in both directions.
+			maxLineT = Math.max(maxLineT, raymarchFrom(startPoint, 1, maxLineT) ?? maxLineT);
+			maxLineT = Math.max(maxLineT, raymarchFrom(startPoint, -1, maxLineT) ?? maxLineT);
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list of intersections with this path. If `strokeRadius` is given,
+	 * intersections are approximated with the surface `strokeRadius` away from this.
+	 *
+	 * If `strokeRadius > 0`, the resultant `parameterValue` has no defined value.
+	 */
+	public intersection(line: LineSegment2, strokeRadius?: number): IntersectionResult[] {
+		let result: IntersectionResult[] = [];
+
+		// Is any intersection between shapes within the bounding boxes impossible?
+		if (!line.bbox.intersects(this.bbox.grownBy(strokeRadius ?? 0))) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
+		for (const part of this.geometry) {
+			const intersection = part.intersectsLineSegment(line);
+
+			if (intersection.length > 0) {
+				result.push({
+					curve: part,
+					point: intersection[0],
+				});
+			}
+		}
+
+		// If given a non-zero strokeWidth, attempt to raymarch.
+		// Even if raymarching, we need to collect starting points.
+		// We use the above-calculated intersections for this.
+		const doRaymarching = strokeRadius && strokeRadius > 1e-8;
+		if (doRaymarching) {
+			// Starting points for raymarching (in addition to the end points of the line).
+			const startPoints = result.map(intersection => intersection.point);
+			result = this.raymarchIntersectionWith(line, strokeRadius, startPoints);
+		}
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	private static mapPathCommand(part: PathCommand, mapping: (point: Point2)=> Point2): PathCommand {
+		switch (part.kind) {
+		case PathCommandType.MoveTo:
+		case PathCommandType.LineTo:
+			return {
+				kind: part.kind,
+				point: mapping(part.point),
+			};
+			break;
+		case PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo:
+			return {
+				kind: part.kind,
+				controlPoint1: mapping(part.controlPoint1),
+				controlPoint2: mapping(part.controlPoint2),
+				endPoint: mapping(part.endPoint),
+			};
+			break;
+		case PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo:
+			return {
+				kind: part.kind,
+				controlPoint: mapping(part.controlPoint),
+				endPoint: mapping(part.endPoint),
+			};
+			break;
+		}
+
+		const exhaustivenessCheck: never = part;
+		return exhaustivenessCheck;
+	}
+
+	public mapPoints(mapping: (point: Point2)=>Point2): Path {
+		const startPoint = mapping(this.startPoint);
+		const newParts: PathCommand[] = [];
+
+		for (const part of this.parts) {
+			newParts.push(Path.mapPathCommand(part, mapping));
+		}
+
+		return new Path(startPoint, newParts);
+	}
+
+	public transformedBy(affineTransfm: Mat33): Path {
+		if (affineTransfm.isIdentity()) {
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		return this.mapPoints(point => affineTransfm.transformVec2(point));
+	}
+
+	// Creates a new path by joining [other] to the end of this path
+	public union(other: Path|null): Path {
+		if (!other) {
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		return new Path(this.startPoint, [
+			...this.parts,
+			{
+				kind: PathCommandType.MoveTo,
+				point: other.startPoint,
+			},
+			...other.parts,
+		]);
+	}
+
+	private getEndPoint() {
+		if (this.parts.length === 0) {
+			return this.startPoint;
+		}
+		const lastPart = this.parts[this.parts.length - 1];
+		if (lastPart.kind === PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo || lastPart.kind === PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo) {
+			return lastPart.endPoint;
+		} else {
+			return lastPart.point;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public roughlyIntersects(rect: Rect2, strokeWidth: number = 0) {
+		if (this.parts.length === 0) {
+			return rect.containsPoint(this.startPoint);
+		}
+		const isClosed = this.startPoint.eq(this.getEndPoint());
+
+		if (isClosed && strokeWidth === 0) {
+			return this.closedRoughlyIntersects(rect);
+		}
+
+		if (rect.containsRect(this.bbox)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// Does the rectangle intersect the bounding boxes of any of this' parts?
+		let startPoint = this.startPoint;
+		for (const part of this.parts) {
+			const bbox = Path.computeBBoxForSegment(startPoint, part).grownBy(strokeWidth);
+
+			if (part.kind === PathCommandType.LineTo || part.kind === PathCommandType.MoveTo) {
+				startPoint = part.point;
+			} else {
+				startPoint = part.endPoint;
+			}
+
+			if (rect.intersects(bbox)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Treats this as a closed path and returns true if part of `rect` is roughly within
+	// this path's interior.
+	//
+	// Note: Assumes that this is a closed, non-self-intersecting path.
+	public closedRoughlyIntersects(rect: Rect2): boolean {
+		if (rect.containsRect(this.bbox)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		// Choose a point outside of the path.
+		const startPt = this.bbox.topLeft.minus(Vec2.of(1, 1));
+		const testPts = rect.corners;
+		const polygon = this.polylineApproximation();
+
+		for (const point of testPts) {
+			const testLine = new LineSegment2(point, startPt);
+
+			let intersectionCount = 0;
+			for (const line of polygon) {
+				if (line.intersects(testLine)) {
+					intersectionCount ++;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Odd? The point is within the polygon!
+			if (intersectionCount % 2 === 1) {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Grow the rectangle for possible additional precision.
+		const grownRect = rect.grownBy(Math.min(rect.size.x, rect.size.y));
+		const edges = [];
+		for (const subrect of grownRect.divideIntoGrid(4, 4)) {
+			edges.push(...subrect.getEdges());
+		}
+
+		for (const edge of edges) {
+			for (const line of polygon) {
+				if (edge.intersects(line)) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Even? Probably no intersection.
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	// Returns a path that outlines [rect]. If [lineWidth] is not given, the resultant path is
+	// the outline of [rect]. Otherwise, the resultant path represents a line of width [lineWidth]
+	// that traces [rect].
+	public static fromRect(rect: Rect2, lineWidth: number|null = null): Path {
+		const commands: PathCommand[] = [];
+
+		let corners;
+		let startPoint;
+
+		if (lineWidth !== null) {
+			// Vector from the top left corner or bottom right corner to the edge of the
+			// stroked region.
+			const cornerToEdge = Vec2.of(lineWidth, lineWidth).times(0.5);
+			const innerRect = Rect2.fromCorners(
+				rect.topLeft.plus(cornerToEdge),
+				rect.bottomRight.minus(cornerToEdge)
+			);
+			const outerRect = Rect2.fromCorners(
+				rect.topLeft.minus(cornerToEdge),
+				rect.bottomRight.plus(cornerToEdge)
+			);
+
+			corners = [
+				innerRect.corners[3],
+				...innerRect.corners,
+				...outerRect.corners.reverse(),
+			];
+			startPoint = outerRect.corners[3];
+		} else {
+			corners = rect.corners.slice(1);
+			startPoint = rect.corners[0];
+		}
+
+		for (const corner of corners) {
+			commands.push({
+				kind: PathCommandType.LineTo,
+				point: corner,
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Close the shape
+		commands.push({
+			kind: PathCommandType.LineTo,
+			point: startPoint,
+		});
+
+		return new Path(startPoint, commands);
+	}
+
+	public static fromRenderable(renderable: RenderablePathSpec): Path {
+		if (renderable.path) {
+			return renderable.path;
+		}
+
+		return new Path(renderable.startPoint, renderable.commands);
+	}
+
+	public toRenderable(fill: RenderingStyle): RenderablePathSpec {
+		return {
+			startPoint: this.startPoint,
+			style: fill,
+			commands: this.parts,
+			path: this,
+		};
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @returns a Path that, when rendered, looks roughly equivalent to the given path.
+	 */
+	public static visualEquivalent(renderablePath: RenderablePathSpec, visibleRect: Rect2): RenderablePathSpec {
+		const path = Path.fromRenderable(renderablePath);
+		const strokeWidth = renderablePath.style.stroke?.width ?? 0;
+		const onlyStroked = strokeWidth > 0 && renderablePath.style.fill.a === 0;
+
+		// Scale the expanded rect --- the visual equivalent is only close for huge strokes.
+		const expandedRect = visibleRect.grownBy(strokeWidth)
+			.transformedBoundingBox(Mat33.scaling2D(4, visibleRect.center));
+
+		// TODO: Handle simplifying very small paths.
+		if (expandedRect.containsRect(path.bbox.grownBy(strokeWidth))) {
+			return renderablePath;
+		}
+		const parts: PathCommand[] = [];
+		let startPoint = path.startPoint;
+
+		for (const part of path.parts) {
+			const partBBox = Path.computeBBoxForSegment(startPoint, part).grownBy(strokeWidth);
+			let endPoint;
+
+			if (part.kind === PathCommandType.LineTo || part.kind === PathCommandType.MoveTo) {
+				endPoint = part.point;
+			} else {
+				endPoint = part.endPoint;
+			}
+
+			const intersectsVisible = partBBox.intersects(visibleRect);
+
+			if (intersectsVisible) {
+				// TODO: Can we trim parts of paths that intersect the visible rectangle?
+				parts.push(part);
+			} else if (onlyStroked || part.kind === PathCommandType.MoveTo) {
+				// We're stroking (not filling) and the path doesn't intersect the bounding box.
+				// Don't draw it, but preserve the endpoints.
+				parts.push({
+					kind: PathCommandType.MoveTo,
+					point: endPoint,
+				});
+			}
+			else {
+				// Otherwise, we may be filling. Try to roughly preserve the filled region.
+				parts.push({
+					kind: PathCommandType.LineTo,
+					point: endPoint,
+				});
+			}
+
+			startPoint = endPoint;
+		}
+
+		return new Path(path.startPoint, parts).toRenderable(renderablePath.style);
+	}
+
+	private cachedStringVersion: string|null = null;
+
+	public toString(useNonAbsCommands?: boolean): string {
+		if (this.cachedStringVersion) {
+			return this.cachedStringVersion;
+		}
+
+		if (useNonAbsCommands === undefined) {
+			// Hueristic: Try to determine whether converting absolute to relative commands is worth it.
+			useNonAbsCommands = Math.abs(this.bbox.topLeft.x) > 10 && Math.abs(this.bbox.topLeft.y) > 10;
+		}
+
+		const result = Path.toString(this.startPoint, this.parts, !useNonAbsCommands);
+		this.cachedStringVersion = result;
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public serialize(): string {
+		return this.toString();
+	}
+
+	// @param onlyAbsCommands - True if we should avoid converting absolute coordinates to relative offsets -- such
+	//   conversions can lead to smaller output strings, but also take time.
+	public static toString(startPoint: Point2, parts: PathCommand[], onlyAbsCommands?: boolean): string {
+		const result: string[] = [];
+
+		let prevPoint: Point2|undefined;
+		const addCommand = (command: string, ...points: Point2[]) => {
+			const absoluteCommandParts: string[] = [];
+			const relativeCommandParts: string[] = [];
+			const makeAbsCommand = !prevPoint || onlyAbsCommands;
+			const roundedPrevX = prevPoint ? toRoundedString(prevPoint.x) : '';
+			const roundedPrevY = prevPoint ? toRoundedString(prevPoint.y) : '';
+
+			for (const point of points) {
+				const xComponent = toRoundedString(point.x);
+				const yComponent = toRoundedString(point.y);
+
+				// Relative commands are often shorter as strings than absolute commands.
+				if (!makeAbsCommand) {
+					const xComponentRelative = toStringOfSamePrecision(point.x - prevPoint!.x, xComponent, roundedPrevX, roundedPrevY);
+					const yComponentRelative = toStringOfSamePrecision(point.y - prevPoint!.y, yComponent, roundedPrevX, roundedPrevY);
+
+					// No need for an additional separator if it starts with a '-'
+					if (yComponentRelative.charAt(0) === '-') {
+						relativeCommandParts.push(`${xComponentRelative}${yComponentRelative}`);
+					} else {
+						relativeCommandParts.push(`${xComponentRelative},${yComponentRelative}`);
+					}
+				} else {
+					absoluteCommandParts.push(`${xComponent},${yComponent}`);
+				}
+			}
+
+			let commandString;
+			if (makeAbsCommand) {
+				commandString = `${command}${absoluteCommandParts.join(' ')}`;
+			} else {
+				commandString = `${command.toLowerCase()}${relativeCommandParts.join(' ')}`;
+			}
+
+			// Don't add no-ops.
+			if (commandString === 'l0,0' || commandString === 'm0,0') {
+				return;
+			}
+			result.push(commandString);
+
+			if (points.length > 0) {
+				prevPoint = points[points.length - 1];
+			}
+		};
+
+		// Don't add two moveTos in a row (this can happen if
+		// the start point corresponds to a moveTo _and_ the first command is
+		// also a moveTo)
+		if (parts[0]?.kind !== PathCommandType.MoveTo) {
+			addCommand('M', startPoint);
+		}
+
+		let exhaustivenessCheck: never;
+		for (let i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
+			const part = parts[i];
+
+			switch (part.kind) {
+			case PathCommandType.MoveTo:
+				addCommand('M', part.point);
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.LineTo:
+				addCommand('L', part.point);
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo:
+				addCommand('C', part.controlPoint1, part.controlPoint2, part.endPoint);
+				break;
+			case PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo:
+				addCommand('Q', part.controlPoint, part.endPoint);
+				break;
+			default:
+				exhaustivenessCheck = part;
+				return exhaustivenessCheck;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return result.join('');
+	}
+
+	// Create a Path from a SVG path specification.
+	// TODO: Support a larger subset of SVG paths.
+	// TODO: Support `s`,`t` commands shorthands.
+	public static fromString(pathString: string): Path {
+		// See the MDN reference:
+		// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/d
+		// and
+		// https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/paths.html
+
+		// Remove linebreaks
+		pathString = pathString.split('\n').join(' ');
+
+		let lastPos: Point2 = Vec2.zero;
+		let firstPos: Point2|null = null;
+		let startPos: Point2|null = null;
+		let isFirstCommand: boolean = true;
+		const commands: PathCommand[] = [];
+
+
+		const moveTo = (point: Point2) => {
+			// The first moveTo/lineTo is already handled by the [startPoint] parameter of the Path constructor.
+			if (isFirstCommand) {
+				isFirstCommand = false;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			commands.push({
+				kind: PathCommandType.MoveTo,
+				point,
+			});
+		};
+		const lineTo = (point: Point2) => {
+			if (isFirstCommand) {
+				isFirstCommand = false;
+				return;
+			}
+
+			commands.push({
+				kind: PathCommandType.LineTo,
+				point,
+			});
+		};
+		const cubicBezierTo = (cp1: Point2, cp2: Point2, end: Point2) => {
+			commands.push({
+				kind: PathCommandType.CubicBezierTo,
+				controlPoint1: cp1,
+				controlPoint2: cp2,
+				endPoint: end,
+			});
+		};
+		const quadraticBeierTo = (controlPoint: Point2, endPoint: Point2) => {
+			commands.push({
+				kind: PathCommandType.QuadraticBezierTo,
+				controlPoint,
+				endPoint,
+			});
+		};
+		const commandArgCounts: Record<string, number> = {
+			'm': 1,
+			'l': 1,
+			'c': 3,
+			'q': 2,
+			'z': 0,
+			'h': 1,
+			'v': 1,
+		};
+
+		// Each command: Command character followed by anything that isn't a command character
+		const commandExp = /([MZLHVCSQTA])\s*([^MZLHVCSQTA]*)/ig;
+		let current;
+		while ((current = commandExp.exec(pathString)) !== null) {
+			const argParts = current[2].trim().split(/[^0-9Ee.-]/).filter(
+				part => part.length > 0
+			).reduce((accumualtor: string[], current: string): string[] => {
+				// As of 09/2022, iOS Safari doesn't support support lookbehind in regular
+				// expressions. As such, we need an alternative.
+				// Because '-' can be used as a path separator, unless preceeded by an 'e' (as in 1e-5),
+				// we need special cases:
+				current = current.replace(/([^eE])[-]/g, '$1 -');
+				const parts = current.split(' -');
+				if (parts[0] !== '') {
+					accumualtor.push(parts[0]);
+				}
+				accumualtor.push(...parts.slice(1).map(part => `-${part}`));
+				return accumualtor;
+			}, []);
+
+			let numericArgs = argParts.map(arg => parseFloat(arg));
+
+			let commandChar = current[1].toLowerCase();
+			let uppercaseCommand = current[1] !== commandChar;
+
+			// Convert commands that don't take points into commands that do.
+			if (commandChar === 'v' || commandChar === 'h') {
+				numericArgs = numericArgs.reduce((accumulator: number[], current: number): number[] => {
+					if (commandChar === 'v') {
+						return accumulator.concat(uppercaseCommand ? lastPos.x : 0, current);
+					} else {
+						return accumulator.concat(current, uppercaseCommand ? lastPos.y : 0);
+					}
+				}, []);
+				commandChar = 'l';
+			} else if (commandChar === 'z') {
+				if (firstPos) {
+					numericArgs = [ firstPos.x, firstPos.y ];
+					firstPos = lastPos;
+				} else {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// 'z' always acts like an uppercase lineTo(startPos)
+				uppercaseCommand = true;
+				commandChar = 'l';
+			}
+
+
+			const commandArgCount: number = commandArgCounts[commandChar] ?? 0;
+			const allArgs = numericArgs.reduce((
+				accumulator: Point2[], current, index, parts
+			): Point2[] => {
+				if (index % 2 !== 0) {
+					const currentAsFloat = current;
+					const prevAsFloat = parts[index - 1];
+					return accumulator.concat(Vec2.of(prevAsFloat, currentAsFloat));
+				} else {
+					return accumulator;
+				}
+			}, []).map((coordinate, index): Point2 => {
+				// Lowercase commands are relative, uppercase commands use absolute
+				// positioning
+				let newPos;
+				if (uppercaseCommand) {
+					newPos = coordinate;
+				} else {
+					newPos = lastPos.plus(coordinate);
+				}
+
+				if ((index + 1) % commandArgCount === 0) {
+					lastPos = newPos;
+				}
+
+				return newPos;
+			});
+
+			if (allArgs.length % commandArgCount !== 0) {
+				throw new Error([
+					`Incorrect number of arguments: got ${JSON.stringify(allArgs)} with a length of ${allArgs.length} ≠ ${commandArgCount}k, k ∈ ℤ.`,
+					`The number of arguments to ${commandChar} must be a multiple of ${commandArgCount}!`,
+					`Command: ${current[0]}`,
+				].join('\n'));
+			}
+
+			for (let argPos = 0; argPos < allArgs.length; argPos += commandArgCount) {
+				const args = allArgs.slice(argPos, argPos + commandArgCount);
+
+				switch (commandChar.toLowerCase()) {
+				case 'm':
+					if (argPos === 0) {
+						moveTo(args[0]);
+					} else {
+						lineTo(args[0]);
+					}
+					break;
+				case 'l':
+					lineTo(args[0]);
+					break;
+				case 'c':
+					cubicBezierTo(args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+					break;
+				case 'q':
+					quadraticBeierTo(args[0], args[1]);
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new Error(`Unknown path command ${commandChar}`);
+				}
+
+				isFirstCommand = false;
+			}
+
+			if (allArgs.length > 0) {
+				firstPos ??= allArgs[0];
+				startPos ??= firstPos;
+				lastPos = allArgs[allArgs.length - 1];
+			}
+		}
+
+		const result = new Path(startPos ?? Vec2.zero, commands);
+		result.cachedStringVersion = pathString;
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	public static empty: Path = new Path(Vec2.zero, []);
+}