"""Tangled Closed-Loop Counting. Each string is a smooth **closed curve** living entirely in the interior of the canvas. Loops are generated by sampling interior waypoints on a jittered ring around a random centre and fitting a periodic cubic B-spline through them — the resulting curve has no endpoints at all, which plugs the "skeletonize → count degree-1 pixels → divide by 2" shortcut that beat the previous perimeter-anchored design. All loops render in the same dark colour. Loops may cross other loops or themselves, but long parallel runs are rejected so every loop stays individually traceable. The model is asked to count the total number of distinct closed loops. """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import json import math import os import random import sys from collections import defaultdict from pathlib import Path from typing import Dict, List, Tuple import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np from scipy.interpolate import splev, splprep from tqdm import tqdm LINE_COLOR = "#2f2f2f" # ── Closed-loop construction ─────────────────────────────────────── def build_closed_loop( rng: random.Random, width: int, height: int, interior_margin: int = 55, num_waypoints_range: Tuple[int, int] = (6, 10), radius_range: Tuple[float, float] = (130.0, 215.0), radius_jitter: float = 0.30, angle_jitter: float = 0.42, num_samples: int = 520, existing_centers: List[Tuple[float, float]] | None = None, min_center_gap: float = 190.0, center_placement_attempts: int = 80, ) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, Tuple[float, float]] | None: """Build one smooth closed curve through jittered ring waypoints. Returns ``(polyline, (cx, cy))`` where the polyline's last point equals its first, or ``None`` if no valid placement was found. """ num_wp = rng.randint(*num_waypoints_range) r_mean = rng.uniform(*radius_range) max_r = r_mean * (1 + radius_jitter) low_x = interior_margin + max_r high_x = width - interior_margin - max_r low_y = interior_margin + max_r high_y = height - interior_margin - max_r if low_x >= high_x or low_y >= high_y: return None cx = cy = None centers = existing_centers or [] for _ in range(center_placement_attempts): cand_x = rng.uniform(low_x, high_x) cand_y = rng.uniform(low_y, high_y) ok = True for ex_x, ex_y in centers: if (cand_x - ex_x) ** 2 + (cand_y - ex_y) ** 2 < min_center_gap ** 2: ok = False break if ok: cx, cy = cand_x, cand_y break if cx is None: return None base_angles = np.linspace(0.0, 2 * math.pi, num_wp, endpoint=False) phase = rng.uniform(0.0, 2 * math.pi) xs: List[float] = [] ys: List[float] = [] for base in base_angles: ang = base + phase + rng.uniform(-angle_jitter, angle_jitter) r = r_mean * (1.0 + rng.uniform(-radius_jitter, radius_jitter)) xs.append(cx + r * math.cos(ang)) ys.append(cy + r * math.sin(ang)) # splprep with per=True expects the input to already be closed. xs.append(xs[0]) ys.append(ys[0]) try: tck, _ = splprep([xs, ys], s=0.0, per=True, k=3) except (TypeError, ValueError): return None u_dense = np.linspace(0.0, 1.0, num_samples) x_dense, y_dense = splev(u_dense, tck) poly = np.column_stack([np.asarray(x_dense), np.asarray(y_dense)]) if (poly[:, 0].min() < interior_margin - 5 or poly[:, 0].max() > width - interior_margin + 5 or poly[:, 1].min() < interior_margin - 5 or poly[:, 1].max() > height - interior_margin + 5): return None poly[-1] = poly[0] return poly, (cx, cy) # ── Crossing detection (used for the close-approach validation) ──── def _segments_cross(p0, p1, q0, q1) -> bool: eps = 1e-8 o1 = (p1[0]-p0[0])*(q0[1]-p0[1]) - (p1[1]-p0[1])*(q0[0]-p0[0]) o2 = (p1[0]-p0[0])*(q1[1]-p0[1]) - (p1[1]-p0[1])*(q1[0]-p0[0]) o3 = (q1[0]-q0[0])*(p0[1]-q0[1]) - (q1[1]-q0[1])*(p0[0]-q0[0]) o4 = (q1[0]-q0[0])*(p1[1]-q0[1]) - (q1[1]-q0[1])*(p1[0]-q0[0]) return ((o1 > eps and o2 < -eps) or (o1 < -eps and o2 > eps)) and \ ((o3 > eps and o4 < -eps) or (o3 < -eps and o4 > eps)) def _circular_seg_gap(i: int, j: int, n: int) -> int: d = abs(i - j) return min(d, n - d) def _find_crossings( poly_a: np.ndarray, poly_b: np.ndarray, same_curve: bool = False, min_seg_gap: int = 10, ) -> List[Dict]: na = len(poly_a) - 1 nb = len(poly_b) - 1 a_min_x = np.minimum(poly_a[:-1, 0], poly_a[1:, 0]) a_max_x = np.maximum(poly_a[:-1, 0], poly_a[1:, 0]) a_min_y = np.minimum(poly_a[:-1, 1], poly_a[1:, 1]) a_max_y = np.maximum(poly_a[:-1, 1], poly_a[1:, 1]) b_min_x = np.minimum(poly_b[:-1, 0], poly_b[1:, 0]) b_max_x = np.maximum(poly_b[:-1, 0], poly_b[1:, 0]) b_min_y = np.minimum(poly_b[:-1, 1], poly_b[1:, 1]) b_max_y = np.maximum(poly_b[:-1, 1], poly_b[1:, 1]) cell_size = max(np.median(np.concatenate([a_max_x - a_min_x, b_max_x - b_min_x])), 1.0) * 3 grid_b = defaultdict(list) for j in range(nb): cx0 = int(b_min_x[j] / cell_size); cx1 = int(b_max_x[j] / cell_size) cy0 = int(b_min_y[j] / cell_size); cy1 = int(b_max_y[j] / cell_size) for gx in range(cx0, cx1 + 1): for gy in range(cy0, cy1 + 1): grid_b[(gx, gy)].append(j) checked = set() details: List[Dict] = [] for i in range(na): cx0 = int(a_min_x[i] / cell_size); cx1 = int(a_max_x[i] / cell_size) cy0 = int(a_min_y[i] / cell_size); cy1 = int(a_max_y[i] / cell_size) for gx in range(cx0, cx1 + 1): for gy in range(cy0, cy1 + 1): if (gx, gy) not in grid_b: continue for j in grid_b[(gx, gy)]: if same_curve: ii, jj = min(i, j), max(i, j) # Closed curve: neighbours wrap around. if _circular_seg_gap(ii, jj, na) < min_seg_gap: continue key = (ii, jj) else: key = (i, j) if key in checked: continue checked.add(key) if same_curve: si, sj = key else: si, sj = i, j p0, p1 = poly_a[si], poly_a[si + 1] q0, q1 = poly_b[sj], poly_b[sj + 1] if not _segments_cross(p0, p1, q0, q1): continue d1 = p1 - p0 d2 = q1 - q0 denom = d1[0] * d2[1] - d1[1] * d2[0] if abs(denom) < 1e-12: continue ti = ((q0[0] - p0[0]) * d2[1] - (q0[1] - p0[1]) * d2[0]) / denom px = float(p0[0] + ti * d1[0]) py = float(p0[1] + ti * d1[1]) details.append({"px": px, "py": py}) return details def _details_to_points(details: List[Dict]) -> np.ndarray: if not details: return np.zeros((0, 2)) return np.array([[d["px"], d["py"]] for d in details]) def _curves_too_close( poly_a: np.ndarray, poly_b: np.ndarray, same_curve: bool = False, min_dist: float = 7.0, sample_step: int = 3, self_index_gap: int = 30, known_crossings: np.ndarray | None = None, crossing_exclude_radius: float = 55.0, ) -> bool: nb = len(poly_b) - 1 b_pts = poly_b[:-1] b_vecs = poly_b[1:] - poly_b[:-1] b_lens_sq = np.maximum((b_vecs ** 2).sum(axis=1), 1e-12) has_crossings = known_crossings is not None and len(known_crossings) > 0 for idx in range(0, len(poly_a), sample_step): px, py = poly_a[idx] p = np.array([px, py]) dp = p - b_pts t = (dp * b_vecs).sum(axis=1) / b_lens_sq t = np.clip(t, 0.0, 1.0) proj = b_pts + t[:, None] * b_vecs dists = np.sqrt(((p - proj) ** 2).sum(axis=1)) if same_curve: # Closed curve: mask neighbours with wraparound distance. seg_idx = np.arange(nb) lin = np.abs(seg_idx - idx) circ = np.minimum(lin, nb - lin) mask = circ < self_index_gap dists[mask] = 9999.0 if dists.min() < min_dist: if has_crossings: cross_dists = np.sqrt(((p - known_crossings) ** 2).sum(axis=1)) if cross_dists.min() < crossing_exclude_radius: continue return True return False # ── Instance sampling ────────────────────────────────────────────── QUESTION = ( "How many distinct closed loops are tangled together in this image? " "Each loop is a single continuous curve that closes back on itself — " "there are no loose endpoints anywhere. All loops are drawn in the " "same colour and may cross other loops or themselves freely. Count " "the total number of distinct closed loops and report the count as " "a positive integer. " "Provide your final answer enclosed in ... tags." ) def _min_crossing_angle_deg(poly_a: np.ndarray, poly_b: np.ndarray, details: List[Dict], same_curve: bool = False) -> float: """Return the smallest crossing angle (deg) across all crossings, or 180.0 if there are no crossings.""" if not details: return 180.0 # Re-detect with segment indices for angle computation. na = len(poly_a) - 1 nb = len(poly_b) - 1 min_angle = 180.0 for i in range(na): p0, p1 = poly_a[i], poly_a[i + 1] for j in range(nb): if same_curve: ii, jj = min(i, j), max(i, j) if _circular_seg_gap(ii, jj, na) < 10: continue q0, q1 = poly_b[j], poly_b[j + 1] if not _segments_cross(p0, p1, q0, q1): continue d1 = p1 - p0 d2 = q1 - q0 n1 = math.hypot(d1[0], d1[1]) n2 = math.hypot(d2[0], d2[1]) if n1 < 1e-9 or n2 < 1e-9: continue cos_a = (d1[0] * d2[0] + d1[1] * d2[1]) / (n1 * n2) cos_a = max(-1.0, min(1.0, cos_a)) ang = math.degrees(math.acos(abs(cos_a))) if ang < min_angle: min_angle = ang return min_angle def sample_instance( rng: random.Random, width: int, height: int, num_loops: int, interior_margin: int = 55, max_attempts: int = 600, min_inter_crossings: int = 0, max_self_crossings_per_loop: int = 0, min_crossing_angle_deg: float = 30.0, ) -> Dict | None: for _ in range(max_attempts): polylines: List[np.ndarray] = [] centers: List[Tuple[float, float]] = [] build_failed = False for _ in range(num_loops): result = None for _ in range(40): result = build_closed_loop( rng, width, height, interior_margin=interior_margin, existing_centers=centers, ) if result is not None: break if result is None: build_failed = True break poly, centre = result polylines.append(poly) centers.append(centre) if build_failed: continue self_details: List[List[Dict]] = [] pair_details: Dict[Tuple[int, int], List[Dict]] = {} for a in range(num_loops): self_details.append(_find_crossings(polylines[a], polylines[a], same_curve=True)) for b in range(a + 1, num_loops): pair_details[(a, b)] = _find_crossings(polylines[a], polylines[b]) # Enforce: no self-crossings beyond allowed limit. if any(len(sd) > max_self_crossings_per_loop for sd in self_details): continue # Enforce: total inter-loop crossings >= min_inter_crossings. total_inter = sum(len(v) for v in pair_details.values()) if total_inter < min_inter_crossings: continue # Enforce: every crossing has angle >= min_crossing_angle_deg. bad_angle = False for a in range(num_loops): if _min_crossing_angle_deg(polylines[a], polylines[a], self_details[a], same_curve=True) < min_crossing_angle_deg: bad_angle = True break for b in range(a + 1, num_loops): if _min_crossing_angle_deg(polylines[a], polylines[b], pair_details[(a, b)]) < min_crossing_angle_deg: bad_angle = True break if bad_angle: break if bad_angle: continue too_close = False for a in range(num_loops): if _curves_too_close(polylines[a], polylines[a], same_curve=True, known_crossings=_details_to_points(self_details[a])): too_close = True break for b in range(a + 1, num_loops): if _curves_too_close(polylines[a], polylines[b], known_crossings=_details_to_points(pair_details[(a, b)])): too_close = True break if too_close: break if too_close: continue return { "width": width, "height": height, "num_loops": num_loops, "polylines": polylines, "inter_loop_crossings": int(total_inter), "question": QUESTION, "answer": num_loops, } return None # ── Rendering ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── def render_instance(out_path: Path, record: Dict, noise_seed: int, thickness: float) -> None: width = int(record["width"]) height = int(record["height"]) polylines = record["polylines"] fig = plt.figure(figsize=(width / 100, height / 100), dpi=100) ax = fig.add_axes([0, 0, 1, 1]) ax.set_xlim(0, width) ax.set_ylim(height, 0) ax.axis("off") ax.set_facecolor("#f8f6f0") nrng = np.random.default_rng(noise_seed) noise = nrng.normal(0.0, 1.0, size=(height, width)) noise = (noise - noise.min()) / max(noise.max() - noise.min(), 1e-6) ax.imshow(noise, cmap="Greys", alpha=0.05, extent=(0, width, height, 0), interpolation="bilinear") for poly in polylines: ax.plot(poly[:, 0], poly[:, 1], color=LINE_COLOR, linewidth=thickness, alpha=0.92, solid_capstyle="round", solid_joinstyle="round", zorder=2.0) fig.savefig(out_path, dpi=100, bbox_inches="tight", pad_inches=0) plt.close(fig) # ── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── def main() -> None: parser = argparse.ArgumentParser() parser.add_argument("--output-root", type=Path, required=True) parser.add_argument("--count", type=int, default=30) parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42) parser.add_argument("--width", type=int, default=1024) parser.add_argument("--height", type=int, default=1024) parser.add_argument("--min-loops", type=int, default=3) parser.add_argument("--max-loops", type=int, default=5) parser.add_argument("--thickness", type=float, default=2.0, help="Absolute pixel thickness; never scaled.") parser.add_argument("--difficulty", type=int, default=5, help="Integer difficulty >=0; scales loop count.") parser.add_argument("--workers", type=int, default=8, help="Parallel worker processes for sampling. 1 = serial.") args = parser.parse_args() d = max(0, int(args.difficulty)) # Canvas scaling: N_d = 5 + d, N_0 = 5. N_d = 5 + d N_0 = 5 s = math.sqrt(max(1.0, N_d / N_0)) args.width = int(round(args.width * s)) args.height = int(round(args.height * s)) # num_loops ∈ [3, 5 + d] args.min_loops = 10 args.max_loops = 10 + 2 * d # Fixed constraints. max_self_crossings_per_loop = 0 min_inter_crossings = 10 + 2 * d min_crossing_angle_deg = 30.0 loop_thickness_px = 4.0 # absolute; do not scale out_root: Path = args.output_root img_dir = out_root / "images" img_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3])) from _sample_pool import parallel_sample_records # noqa: E402 # Force evenly-spaced answer counts across [min_loops, max_loops]. if args.count > 1: forced_targets = [ int(round(args.min_loops + i * (args.max_loops - args.min_loops) / (args.count - 1))) for i in range(args.count) ] else: forced_targets = [args.min_loops] print(f"forced loop counts: {forced_targets}") records_raw = [] for ti, tgt in enumerate(forced_targets): def _attempt(rng, _tgt=tgt): rec = sample_instance( rng, args.width, args.height, num_loops=_tgt, min_inter_crossings=min_inter_crossings, max_self_crossings_per_loop=max_self_crossings_per_loop, min_crossing_angle_deg=min_crossing_angle_deg, max_attempts=50, ) return rec sub = parallel_sample_records( _attempt, count=1, workers=args.workers, seed_base=args.seed + ti * 977, ) records_raw.extend(sub) rng_render = random.Random(args.seed ^ 0xA5A5) records = [] for idx, record in enumerate(records_raw): name = f"tangled_loops_{idx:05d}.png" ns = rng_render.randint(0, 10**9) render_instance(img_dir / name, record, noise_seed=ns, thickness=loop_thickness_px) record.pop("polylines") record["image"] = f"images/{name}" records.append(record) print(f" {len(records)}/{args.count} valid samples (workers={args.workers})") with (out_root / "annotations.jsonl").open("w") as fh: for r in records: fh.write(json.dumps(r) + "\n") data_json = { "task": "tangled_loops", "category": "distributed_scanning", "count": len(records), "items": [ {"image": r["image"], "question": r["question"], "answer": r["answer"]} for r in records ], } (out_root / "data.json").write_text(json.dumps(data_json, indent=2)) print(f"Saved {len(records)} items to {out_root}") if __name__ == "__main__": main()