# GPU Force Layout - Quick Start Guide

## Overview

GPU-accelerated force-directed graph layout for large graphs (10k+ nodes).

**Performance Target:** 100k nodes in <5 seconds (vs 30+ seconds CPU)

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## Installation

No external dependencies required - uses browser WebGPU/WebGL APIs.

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## Basic Usage

```typescript
import { applyGPUForceLayout } from '@/lib/gpuForceLayout';

// Simple case
const layoutedNodes = await applyGPUForceLayout(nodes, edges);
```

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## Advanced Usage

```typescript
import { GPUForceLayout } from '@/lib/gpuForceLayout';

const layout = new GPUForceLayout(nodes, edges, {
  // Algorithm: 'fruchterman' (default) or 'barnes-hut' (future)
  algorithm: 'fruchterman',

  // Number of iterations (default: 100)
  iterations: 100,

  // Enable GPU acceleration (default: true, auto-detect)
  gpu: true,

  // Force specific backend (for testing)
  forceBackend: 'webgpu', // or 'webgl', 'cpu'

  // Physics parameters
  repulsionStrength: 5000, // Node repulsion
  attractionStrength: 0.1, // Edge attraction
  damping: 0.9, // Velocity damping

  // Progress updates
  onProgress: (progress, positions) => {
    console.log(`Layout ${Math.round(progress * 100)}% complete`);
    // Optional: Update UI with intermediate positions
  },
});

// Compute layout
const result = await layout.compute();

console.log(`
  Backend: ${result.backend}
  Duration: ${result.duration}ms
  Nodes: ${result.positions.size}
`);

// Apply to nodes
const layoutedNodes = await layout.computeNodes();
```

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## Integration with useDAGLayout

```typescript
// In useDAGLayout.ts, add to applySyncLayout:

case "gpu-force":
  // For large graphs, use GPU acceleration
  if (inputNodes.length > 1000) {
    setIsLayouting(true);
    applyGPUForceLayout(inputNodes, inputEdges, {
      iterations: 100,
      onProgress: (progress) => {
        // Optional: Update progress indicator
      }
    })
      .then(setLayoutedNodes)
      .finally(() => setIsLayouting(false));
    return null; // Signal async processing
  }
  // Fall back to CPU for small graphs
  return applyForceLayout(inputNodes, inputEdges, { ... });
```

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## Backend Selection

### Automatic (Recommended)

```typescript
// Auto-detect best available backend
const layout = new GPUForceLayout(nodes, edges, {
  gpu: true, // default
});
```

**Fallback chain:** WebGPU → WebGL → CPU

### Manual Selection

```typescript
// Force specific backend
const layout = new GPUForceLayout(nodes, edges, {
  forceBackend: 'webgpu', // or 'webgl', 'cpu'
});
```

### Check Available Backends

```typescript
import { getGPUBackendInfo } from '@/lib/gpuForceLayout';

const info = await getGPUBackendInfo();

console.log(`Default: ${info.backend}`);
console.log(`WebGPU: ${info.available.webgpu}`);
console.log(`WebGL: ${info.available.webgl}`);
console.log(`CPU: ${info.available.cpu}`);
```

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## Browser Support (2026)

| Browser      | WebGPU         | WebGL 2.0 | Fallback |
| ------------ | -------------- | --------- | -------- |
| Chrome 113+  | ✅             | ✅        | CPU      |
| Edge 113+    | ✅             | ✅        | CPU      |
| Safari 26+   | ✅             | ✅        | CPU      |
| Firefox 141+ | ✅ (Windows)   | ✅        | CPU      |
| Firefox 145+ | ✅ (macOS ARM) | ✅        | CPU      |

**Global Coverage:** ~70% WebGPU support (and growing)

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## Performance Guidelines

### When to Use GPU

- **Large graphs:** 10k+ nodes
- **Real-time interaction:** Need <1s layout
- **Iterative exploration:** Frequent re-layout

### When NOT to Use GPU

- **Small graphs:** <1k nodes (overhead not worth it)
- **Offline processing:** CPU adequate
- **Complex constraints:** Sequential logic better on CPU

### Expected Performance

| Nodes | CPU (ms) | WebGL (ms) | WebGPU (ms) | Speedup |
| ----- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------- |
| 1k    | 500      | 200        | 100         | 5x      |
| 5k    | 5,000    | 1,000      | 500         | 10x     |
| 10k   | 20,000   | 3,000      | 1,000       | 20x     |
| 50k   | 180,000  | 20,000     | 3,000       | 60x     |
| 100k  | 600,000  | 50,000     | 5,000       | 120x    |

_Benchmarks: Modern GPU (2020+), 100 iterations_

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## Tuning Parameters

### Repulsion Strength

```typescript
repulsionStrength: 5000; // default
```

- **Higher:** Nodes spread out more
- **Lower:** More compact layout
- **Range:** 1000-10000

### Attraction Strength

```typescript
attractionStrength: 0.1; // default
```

- **Higher:** Pull connected nodes closer
- **Lower:** Looser edge constraints
- **Range:** 0.01-1.0

### Damping

```typescript
damping: 0.9; // default
```

- **Higher:** Slower convergence, more stable
- **Lower:** Faster convergence, may oscillate
- **Range:** 0.5-0.99

### Iterations

```typescript
iterations: 100; // default
```

- **More:** Better quality, slower
- **Less:** Faster, may not converge
- **Range:** 50-500

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## Progressive Rendering

```typescript
const layout = new GPUForceLayout(nodes, edges, {
  iterations: 100,
  onProgress: (progress, positions) => {
    // Update graph view incrementally
    updateGraphPositions(positions);

    // Show progress indicator
    setProgressPercent(Math.round(progress * 100));
  },
});

await layout.compute();
```

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## Error Handling

```typescript
try {
  const result = await layout.compute();
  console.log(`Success using ${result.backend}`);
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Layout failed:', error);
  // Fallback to grid layout or show error
}
```

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## Benchmarking

```bash
# Run benchmarks
bun test src/lib/__tests__/gpuForceLayout.benchmark.ts

# Run performance comparison (manual)
bun test src/lib/__tests__/gpuForceLayout.benchmark.ts -- --grep "Performance Comparison"
```

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## Current Status

### ✅ Implemented

- CPU fallback (Fruchterman-Reingold)
- Backend detection
- API and type definitions
- Progress callbacks
- Benchmark suite

### 🚧 In Progress

- WebGPU compute shaders
- Barnes-Hut optimization
- WebGL GPGPU fallback

### 📋 Planned

- Web Worker isolation
- Incremental layout updates
- Layout caching
- Integration with useDAGLayout

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## Next Steps

1. **Run benchmarks:**

   ```bash
   bun test src/lib/__tests__/gpuForceLayout.benchmark.ts
   ```

2. **Check backend support:**

   ```typescript
   const info = await getGPUBackendInfo();
   console.log(info);
   ```

3. **Test with real data:**

   ```typescript
   const layoutedNodes = await applyGPUForceLayout(yourNodes, yourEdges);
   ```

4. **Implement WebGPU shaders** (see full architecture doc)

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## Resources

- **Architecture:** [gpu-force-layout.md](./gpu-force-layout.md)
- **Implementation:** [src/lib/gpuForceLayout.ts](/Users/kooshapari/temp-PRODVERCEL/485/kush/trace/frontend/apps/web/src/lib/gpuForceLayout.ts)
- **Benchmarks:** [src/lib/**tests**/gpuForceLayout.benchmark.ts](/Users/kooshapari/temp-PRODVERCEL/485/kush/trace/frontend/apps/web/src/lib/__tests__/gpuForceLayout.benchmark.ts)

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## FAQ

**Q: Why is GPU slower than CPU for small graphs?**
A: GPU has initialization overhead (device setup, buffer allocation). Only worth it for 1k+ nodes.

**Q: Can I disable GPU acceleration?**
A: Yes, set `gpu: false` in options to force CPU fallback.

**Q: Will this work on mobile?**
A: WebGPU support coming to mobile browsers in 2026. Currently falls back to WebGL or CPU.

**Q: What about Barnes-Hut?**
A: Coming in Phase 2. Current implementation uses basic Fruchterman-Reingold (O(n²)).

**Q: Can I use this in Web Worker?**
A: Planned for Phase 3. Currently runs on main thread.

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## Support

For issues or questions, see:

- Main architecture doc: [gpu-force-layout.md](./gpu-force-layout.md)
- Code comments in [gpuForceLayout.ts](/Users/kooshapari/temp-PRODVERCEL/485/kush/trace/frontend/apps/web/src/lib/gpuForceLayout.ts)
