Method update

src/__init__.py:16206–16241

Evaluates `more, _ = self.place(fn(parameter))`. If `more` is false, then `rect` is big enough to contain `self` and we set `state.pmax=parameter` and return True. Otherwise we set `state.pmin=parameter` and return False.

(parameter)

            return result
        
        def update(parameter):
            '''
            Evaluates `more, _ = self.place(fn(parameter))`. If `more` is
            false, then `rect` is big enough to contain `self` and we
            set `state.pmax=parameter` and return True. Otherwise we set
            `state.pmin=parameter` and return False.
            '''
            rect = fn(parameter)
            assert isinstance(rect, Rect), f'{type(rect)=} {rect=}'
            if rect.is_empty:
                big_enough = False
                result = Story.FitResult(parameter=parameter, numcalls=state.numcalls)
                if verbose:
                    log(f'update(): not calling self.place() because rect is empty.')
            else:
                more, filled = self.place(rect, flags)
                state.numcalls += 1
                big_enough = not more
                result = Story.FitResult(
                        filled=filled,
                        more=more,
                        numcalls=state.numcalls,
                        parameter=parameter,
                        rect=rect,
                        big_enough=big_enough,
                        )
                if verbose:
                    log(f'update(): called self.place(): {state.numcalls:>2d}: {more=} {parameter=} {rect=}.')
            if big_enough:
                state.pmax = parameter
                state.pmax_result = result
            else:
                state.pmin = parameter
                state.pmin_result = result
            state.last_p = parameter
            return big_enough

        def opposite(p, direction):
            '''