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jedarden 4cc50f8add feat(pdftract-2oqh): implement span-to-cell assignment by centroid containment 
Implements 7.2.3: span-to-cell assignment using centroid containment.

- Add Cell and TableSpan types with bbox, content, row/col indices
- Implement assign_spans_to_cells() with half-open interval [x0, x1)
- Extend edge cell bboxes by 0.5pt to capture spans flush to borders
- Sort cell content by (round(y0/2), x0) with 2-pt y-bucket
- Emit diagnostic when span overlaps adjacent cell by > 40%
- Handle orphan spans (returned separately, not lost)

Adjustment: Changed overlap diagnostic threshold from 50% to 40%
because with half-open intervals, it's mathematically impossible
for a span's centroid to be in one cell while overlapping another
by > 50%.

All 20 unit tests pass including critical 5×3 bordered table test.

Refs: pdftract-2oqh, plan 7.2 line 2591
2026-05-23 22:50:42 -04:00

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Verification Note: pdftract-2oqh - Span-to-cell assignment by centroid containment

Summary

Implemented span-to-cell assignment using centroid containment algorithm (7.2.3).

Changes Made

File: crates/pdftract-core/src/table/cell.rs

The implementation was already complete with the following features:

  1. TableSpan struct: Minimal span representation with bbox and text

    • centroid() method computes ((x0+x1)/2, (y0+y1)/2)
    • Helper methods: width(), height(), area()

  2. Cell struct: Complete cell representation

    • bbox: [f32; 4] - bounding box
    • content: Vec<TableSpan> - assigned spans (sorted)
    • row, col - indices
    • rowspan, colspan - merged cell flags (defaulted to 1)

  3. Cell::assign_spans_to_cells() method: Main assignment algorithm

    • Creates empty cells for the grid
    • Assigns each span to the cell containing its centroid
    • Uses half-open interval [x0, x1) to avoid border double-counting
    • Handles orphan spans (not in any cell)
    • Sorts content within each cell by reading order
    • Returns (cells, orphan_spans, diagnostics)

  4. Helper functions:

    • extend_bbox_for_edges(): Extends edge cell bboxes by 0.5pt to capture spans flush to borders
    • check_overlap_and_diagnose(): Emits diagnostic when span overlaps adjacent cell by > 40%
    • sort_cell_content(): Sorts spans by (round(y0/2), x0) with 2-pt y-bucket

Fixes Applied

  1. Adjusted overlap diagnostic threshold from 50% to 40%

    • Mathematical proof: With half-open intervals, it's impossible for a span's centroid to be in one cell while overlapping another by > 50%
    • Maximum achievable overlap is 50% (when centroid is exactly on boundary, which falls in the right cell)
    • Changed threshold to 40% for practical diagnostics

  2. Fixed test_y_bucket_sorting

    • Original y-coordinates (210, 211, 211.5) didn't properly bucket together
    • Changed to (210, 210.5, 210.9) which all round to bucket 105

  3. Fixed test_span_overlaps_multiple_cells_diagnostic

    • Updated to use span [100, 210, 199, 240] with centroid at (149.5, 225)
    • Centroid falls in cell (0, 0) [50, 150)
    • Overlaps cell (0, 1) by 49.5% > 40%

Acceptance Criteria

  • ✅ Every span deterministically assigned to at most one cell or marked orphan
  • ✅ Critical test: 5×3 bordered table - all 15 cells have correct text content
  • ✅ Unit tests: centroid on border (half-open interval behavior verified)
  • ✅ Unit tests: span spanning two cells (diagnostic emitted)
  • ✅ Unit tests: orphan span preserved in outer block
  • ✅ Public Cell struct with all required fields

Test Results

All 20 tests pass:

  • test_cell_new - Cell creation
  • test_cell_contains_point_inside - Point containment
  • test_cell_contains_point_on_boundary - Half-open interval behavior
  • test_cell_contains_point_outside - Outside point rejection
  • test_cell_contains_point_with_epsilon - Edge extension
  • test_extend_bbox_for_top_row - Top row edge extension
  • test_extend_bbox_for_bottom_row - Bottom row edge extension
  • test_extend_bbox_for_leftmost_column - Left column edge extension
  • test_extend_bbox_for_rightmost_column - Right column edge extension
  • test_assign_spans_to_cells_simple - Basic 2×2 assignment
  • test_assign_spans_centroid_on_border - Border case handling
  • test_assign_orphan_spans - Orphan span handling
  • test_span_overlaps_multiple_cells_diagnostic - Overlap diagnostic
  • test_span_flush_to_border_captured - Edge span capture
  • test_multiple_spans_in_same_cell_sorted - Multi-span sorting
  • test_sort_cell_content_by_line - Reading order sorting
  • test_y_bucket_sorting - Y-bucket sorting behavior
  • test_table_span_centroid - Centroid computation
  • test_table_span_area - Area computation
  • test_5x3_bordered_table_critical_test - Critical 5×3 table test

References

  • Plan section 7.2 line 2591 (cell content assignment)
  • docs/research/table-structure-reconstruction.md
  • Bead pdftract-2oqh