\return total number of bins

@brief speculate placement solution file suffix

\return sub row id in a row for sub row map indexing

@brief convert to json

@brief unscale placement solution only @param shift_factor shift factor to make the origin of the layout to (0, 0) @param sca

@brief update gamma in wirelength model @param iteration optimization step @param overflow evaluated in current step

@brief convert to string

@brief string

Function that implements the strategy to advance configs within this iteration Overload this to implement different strategies, like Success

extracts the needed types from the configspace for faster retrival later type = 0 - numerical (continuous or integer) parameter type >=1 - c

hidden function to merge the list of results into one dictionary and 'normalize' the time stamps

helper function to wait for the queue to not overflow/underload it

hidden function to submit a new job to the dispatcher This function handles the actual submission in a (hopefully) thread save way

@brief align x coordinate to site

@brief apply placement solution and update database

\return area

\return the index of last non-empty row

\return begin iterator of data

\return 1D iterators of bins

\return the begin iterator of m_vRowBeginIdx

@brief adjust cell area according to routing congestion and pin utilization map

@brief detailed placement consisting of global swap and independent set matching @param params parameters @param placedb plac

@brief plot placement @param params parameters @param placedb placement database

@brief compute electric density overflow @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_colle

@brief compute half-perimeter wirelength @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_colle

@brief legality check @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collections a collection

@brief legalization @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collections a collection o

@brief build the op to compute log-sum-exp wirelength @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @par

@brief MFP macro overlap @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collections a collect

@brief macro orientation refinement

@brief bound nodes into layout region @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collecti

@brief call NCTUgr for congestion estimation

@brief add noise to cell locations @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collections

@brief sum up the pins for each cell @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collectio

@brief pin density map based on current cell locations @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @pa

@brief preconditioning to gradient @param params parameters @param placedb placement database @param data_collections

@brief compute rectilinear steiner minimal tree wirelength with flute @param params parameters @param placedb placement datab

@brief update density weight @param params parameters @param placedb placement database

@brief compute half-perimeter wirelength for weights less than ignore_net_weight @param params parameters @param placedb plac

@brief build the op to compute weighted average wirelength @param params parameters @param placedb placement database

@description: calculate number of fillers for each fence region @param fence_regions{type} @return:

@return x coordinate of the center of the box

@return y coordinate of the center of the box

@brief check whether placement is legal