feat(proxy): add offset param to inset or outset traced shapes

Trace results can now be inset (negative) or outset (positive) by a
pixel amount. Offset the outline and holes in opposite directions with
clipper-lib's miter joins, then recombine with a boolean difference so
holes grow on inset and shrink on outset. Collapsed shapes return an
empty outline; a split outline keeps the largest ring. Document the
parameter and the new dependency.

README.md

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ To run the frontend alongside the proxy, open a second terminal and run
 | GET    | `/search?q=&page=`| Search the Workshop (scrapes browse page)    |
 | GET    | `/items/:id`      | Full parsed `TTSMod` (BSON save)             |
 | GET    | `/items/:id/file` | Raw save bytes, filename from header         |
+| GET    | `/trace?url=&mode=&format=&offset=` | Trace an image into a vector shape (BSON); `offset` insets/outsets in pixels |
 
 ## Commands
 

apps/proxy/package.json

@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
     "@tts/tts": "workspace:*",
     "@visioncortex/vtracer": "1.0.0-alpha.3",
     "bson": "^6.10.4",
+    "clipper-lib": "^6.4.2",
     "hono": "^4.6.14",
     "sharp": "^0.35.3",
     "svgpath": "^2.6.0",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/clipper-lib": "^6.4.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.10.2",
     "tsx": "^4.19.2",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2"

apps/proxy/src/routes/svgShape.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { parseSvgShape } from './svgShape.js';
+import { offsetShape, parseSvgShape } from './svgShape.js';
 
 describe('parseSvgShape', () => {
   it('parses a simple closed outline', () => {
@@ -32,4 +32,99 @@ describe('parseSvgShape', () => {
     const shape = parseSvgShape('<svg></svg>');
     expect(shape.outline).toEqual([]);
   });
+});
+
+describe('offsetShape', () => {
+  const square: number[][] = [
+    [0, 0],
+    [10, 0],
+    [10, 10],
+    [0, 10],
+  ];
+
+  it('outsets a square by a positive delta', () => {
+    const out = offsetShape({ outline: square }, 1).outline;
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeLessThan(0);
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeLessThan(0);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeGreaterThan(10);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeGreaterThan(10);
+  });
+
+  it('insets a square by a negative delta', () => {
+    const out = offsetShape({ outline: square }, -1).outline;
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeLessThan(10);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeLessThan(10);
+  });
+
+  it('collapses an inset that is too large', () => {
+    const out = offsetShape({ outline: square }, -10);
+    expect(out.outline).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('offsets concave outlines without self-intersection', () => {
+    const concave = [
+      [0, 0],
+      [10, 0],
+      [5, 5],
+      [10, 10],
+      [0, 10],
+    ];
+    const out = offsetShape({ outline: concave }, -1).outline;
+    // The result must stay inside the original bounding box (no flipped
+    // vertices), and the outline must be strictly smaller in extent.
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(Math.min(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+    expect(Math.max(...out.map((p) => p[1]!))).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
+  });
+
+  it('grows holes when insetting and shrinks them when outsetting', () => {
+    const shape = {
+      outline: [
+        [0, 0],
+        [20, 0],
+        [20, 20],
+        [0, 20],
+      ],
+      holes: [[[8, 8], [12, 8], [12, 12], [8, 12]]],
+    };
+    const inset = offsetShape(shape, -2);
+    expect(inset.holes).toBeDefined();
+    // Hole grows from 8..12 to 6..14 on inset.
+    expect(Math.min(...inset.holes![0]!.map((p) => p[0]!))).toBeCloseTo(6);
+
+    // A smaller hole outgrows entirely on a moderate outset.
+    const tiny = {
+      outline: [
+        [0, 0],
+        [20, 0],
+        [20, 20],
+        [0, 20],
+      ],
+      holes: [[[8, 8], [10, 8], [10, 10], [8, 10]]],
+    };
+    const outset = offsetShape(tiny, 2);
+    expect(outset.holes).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('removes a hole that is outgrown by an outset', () => {
+    const shape = {
+      outline: [
+        [0, 0],
+        [0, 20],
+        [20, 20],
+        [20, 0],
+      ],
+      holes: [[[8, 8], [8, 12], [12, 12], [12, 8]]],
+    };
+    const out = offsetShape(shape, 6);
+    expect(out.holes).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the same shape for a zero delta', () => {
+    const out = offsetShape({ outline: square }, 0);
+    expect(out).toEqual({ outline: square });
+  });
 });

apps/proxy/src/routes/svgShape.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as ClipperLib from 'clipper-lib';
 import svgpath from 'svgpath';
 import type { TracedShape } from '@tts/shared';
 
@@ -58,6 +59,91 @@ export function parseSvgShape(svg: string): TracedShape {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Offset a traced shape's outline and holes by `delta` pixels. Positive values
+ * expand the shape (outset); negative values shrink it (inset). Holes move
+ * opposite to the outline, so outsetting shrinks holes and insetting grows
+ * them.
+ *
+ * Uses Clipper's offsetting algorithm (Angus Johnson's Clipper ported to JS),
+ * which handles concave shapes and degenerate cases: an inset that collapses
+ * the outline yields an empty shape, a hole that is outgrown disappears, and
+ * a deep inset may split the outline into multiple rings (the largest is
+ * kept, since `TracedShape` supports a single outline).
+ *
+ * Each contour is offset independently, so the outline and holes are offset
+ * in opposite directions and then recombined with a boolean difference; a
+ * single `ClipperOffset` call would shrink holes on an inset instead of
+ * growing them.
+ *
+ * `SCALE` converts float coordinates to the fixed-point integers Clipper
+ * expects; coordinates are rounded to `1/SCALE` pixel.
+ */
+const SCALE = 100;
+
+export function offsetShape(shape: TracedShape, delta: number): TracedShape {
+  if (delta === 0) return shape;
+
+  const outerOffset = offsetContour(shape.outline, delta);
+  if (outerOffset.length === 0) return { outline: [] };
+
+  // Subtract the (oppositely offset) holes from the offset outline so holes
+  // grow on inset and shrink on outset, as a whole-shape offset should.
+  const clipper = new ClipperLib.Clipper();
+  clipper.AddPaths(outerOffset, ClipperLib.PolyType.ptSubject, true);
+  for (const hole of shape.holes ?? []) {
+    clipper.AddPaths(offsetContour(hole, -delta), ClipperLib.PolyType.ptClip, true);
+  }
+
+  const solution: ClipperLib.Path[] = [];
+  clipper.Execute(
+    ClipperLib.ClipType.ctDifference,
+    solution,
+    ClipperLib.PolyFillType.pftNonZero,
+    ClipperLib.PolyFillType.pftNonZero,
+  );
+
+  if (solution.length === 0) return { outline: [] };
+
+  // Clipper output rings are closed (first point repeated). Drop the
+  // duplicated point and keep the largest ring as the outline; the rest are
+  // holes. Clipper orients outer rings CCW and holes CW, which matches the
+  // `TracedShape` convention for `@tts/mesh`.
+  const rings = solution
+    .map(uncloseRing)
+    .sort((a, b) => Math.abs(signedArea(b)) - Math.abs(signedArea(a)));
+  const outline = rings[0]!;
+  const holes = rings.length > 1 ? rings.slice(1) : undefined;
+
+  return { outline, holes };
+}
+
+/** Offset a single contour by `delta` scaled units. */
+function offsetContour(ring: number[][], delta: number): ClipperLib.Paths {
+  if (ring.length < 3) return [];
+  const co = new ClipperLib.ClipperOffset(
+    ClipperLib.JoinType.jtMiter,
+    2, // miter limit: sharp corners are beveled beyond this ratio
+  );
+  co.AddPath(
+    ring.map((p) => ({ X: p[0]! * SCALE, Y: p[1]! * SCALE })),
+    ClipperLib.JoinType.jtMiter,
+    ClipperLib.EndType.etClosedPolygon,
+  );
+  const solution: ClipperLib.Path[] = [];
+  co.Execute(solution, delta * SCALE);
+  return solution;
+}
+
+/** Drop the duplicated closing point of a closed ring. */
+function uncloseRing(points: ClipperLib.Path): number[][] {
+  const out = points.map((p) => [p.X / SCALE, p.Y / SCALE]);
+  const first = out[0]!;
+  const last = out[out.length - 1]!;
+  if (first[0] === last[0] && first[1] === last[1]) out.pop();
+  return out;
+}
+
 /** Split a path's `d` attribute into rings, one per `M` subpath. */
 function parseRings(d: string): number[][][] {
   const rings: number[][][] = [];

apps/proxy/src/routes/trace.test.ts

@@ -100,4 +100,48 @@ describe('trace route', () => {
     expect(result.mode).toBe('bw');
     expect(result.shape.outline.length).toBeGreaterThan(3);
   });
+
+  it('applies an inset offset to the shape', async () => {
+    stubFetch(await makePng());
+    const res = await trace.request(
+      '/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fa.png&offset=-2',
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const result = deserialize(new Uint8Array(await res.arrayBuffer()));
+    expect(result.offset).toBe(-2);
+    expect(result.shape.outline.length).toBeGreaterThan(3);
+    // An inset of 2px on a 20px circle must be visibly smaller.
+    const extent = (pts: number[][]) => [
+      Math.min(...pts.map((p) => p[0]!)),
+      Math.max(...pts.map((p) => p[0]!)),
+    ];
+    const [minX, maxX] = extent(result.shape.outline);
+    expect((maxX ?? 0) - (minX ?? 0)).toBeLessThan(20);
+  });
+
+  it('applies an outset offset to the shape', async () => {
+    stubFetch(await makePng());
+    const res = await trace.request(
+      '/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fa.png&offset=2',
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const result = deserialize(new Uint8Array(await res.arrayBuffer()));
+    expect(result.offset).toBe(2);
+    expect(result.shape.outline.length).toBeGreaterThan(3);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a non-numeric offset', async () => {
+    stubFetch(await makePng());
+    const res = await trace.request(
+      '/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fa.png&offset=abc',
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it('omits offset when not requested', async () => {
+    stubFetch(await makePng());
+    const res = await trace.request('/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fa.png');
+    const result = deserialize(new Uint8Array(await res.arrayBuffer()));
+    expect(result.offset).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });

apps/proxy/src/routes/trace.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { serialize } from 'bson';
 import sharp from 'sharp';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { traceRequestSchema, type TraceResult } from '@tts/shared';
-import { parseSvgShape } from './svgShape.js';
+import { offsetShape, parseSvgShape } from './svgShape.js';
 
 // vtracer is a CommonJS package; load it via require so the wasm initializes
 // with the correct `__dirname`.
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ app.get('/', async (c) => {
   if (!parsed.success) {
     return c.json({ error: parsed.error.issues[0]?.message }, 400);
   }
-  const { url, mode, threshold, format, simplify, maxColors } = parsed.data;
+  const { url, mode, threshold, format, simplify, maxColors, offset } =
+    parsed.data;
 
   // Only allow http(s) to avoid SSRF via file://, etc.
   const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
@@ -95,7 +96,12 @@ app.get('/', async (c) => {
     svg,
   };
   if (format === 'shape') {
-    result.shape = parseSvgShape(svg);
+    let shape = parseSvgShape(svg);
+    if (offset !== undefined && offset !== 0) {
+      shape = offsetShape(shape, offset);
+      result.offset = offset;
+    }
+    result.shape = shape;
   }
 
   return new Response(Buffer.from(serialize(result)), {

docs/architecture.md

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ apps/web ──► apps/proxy ──► packages/tts ──► packages/shared
 | `@hono/cors`       | CORS middleware                           | `apps/proxy`       |
 | `bson`             | BSON deserialization of TTS save files    | `packages/tts`     |
 | `@visioncortex/vtracer` | Raster-to-SVG vectorization (wasm)   | `apps/proxy`       |
+| `clipper-lib`     | Polygon offsetting (inset/outset) for traced shapes | `apps/proxy`       |
 | `sharp`            | Image decoding to RGBA                     | `apps/proxy`       |
 | `svgpath`          | SVG path parsing for traced shapes         | `apps/proxy`       |
 | `cheerio`          | Workshop browse page scraping             | `apps/proxy`       |
@@ -101,9 +102,9 @@ apps/web ──► apps/proxy ──► packages/tts ──► packages/shared
   must stay isomorphic.
 - **`bson` is Node-only** — used by the fetcher and the trace route, not the
   analysis layer.
-- **`@visioncortex/vtracer`, `sharp`, `svgpath` are backend-only** — the trace
+- **`@visioncortex/vtracer`, `sharp`, `svgpath`, `clipper-lib` are
-  route lives in `apps/proxy`; they never appear in `packages/extract`, which
+  backend-only** — the trace route lives in `apps/proxy`; they never appear in
-  must stay isomorphic.
+  `packages/extract`, which must stay isomorphic.
 - **`packages/extract` has zero external runtime deps** — it relies only on
   platform `fetch` / `Blob`, keeping it portable to a future frontend.
 

docs/decisions.md

@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ CORS failures on common Workshop hosts would break the viewers.
 **Decision:** The proxy exposes `GET /trace?url=...`, which fetches an image,
 traces it into a vector shape, and returns the result BSON-encoded. Tracing is
 configurable: `mode` (`alpha` default, `bw`, `color`) selects how the region is
-derived, and `format` (`shape` default, `svg`) selects the response. The
+derived, `format` (`shape` default, `svg`) selects the response, and `offset`
-`shape` format returns a parsed `{ outline, holes }` polygon matching
+(optional, in pixels) insets (negative) or outsets (positive) the resulting
-`@tts/mesh`'s `Shape` interface.
+shape — used by the token viewer to shave the anti-aliased fringe off a traced
+silhouette. The `shape` format returns a parsed `{ outline, holes }` polygon
+matching `@tts/mesh`'s `Shape` interface.
 
 **Context:** The user wants to build a mesh from an image (e.g. a token or tile
 art) using `@tts/mesh`. vtracer only returns SVG, but the mesh package consumes
@@ -178,4 +180,7 @@ feeding vtracer's `convertPixels`.
 **Alternatives considered:** Returning only the raw SVG and parsing in the web
 app near `@tts/mesh`; tracing by color only (no alpha). Rejected — server-side
 parsing yields a shape the mesh package can consume directly, and alpha-based
-tracing (the default) is the common case for token/tile art.
+tracing (the default) is the common case for token/tile art. For shape
+inset/outset, `clipper-lib` (Angus Johnson's Clipper ported to JS) was chosen
+over the `polygon-offset` package because the latter crashes on degenerate
+cases (collapse, hole closure) via a bug in its pinned Martinez dependency.

docs/implementation-plan.md

@@ -241,16 +241,23 @@ Hono server exposing search + fetch.
     headers, which would block three.js loaders in the browser; routing through
     the proxy makes those assets loadable. Only `http(s)` URLs are allowed.
 - `routes/trace.ts`
-  - `GET /trace?url=...&mode=alpha&threshold=128&format=shape` — fetch an
+  - `GET /trace?url=...&mode=alpha&threshold=128&format=shape&offset=...` —
-    image, trace it into a vector shape, and return the result BSON-encoded.
+    fetch an image, trace it into a vector shape, and return the result
-    `mode` is `alpha` (default), `bw`, or `color`; `format` is `shape`
+    BSON-encoded. `mode` is `alpha` (default), `bw`, or `color`; `format` is
-    (default) or `svg`. `shape` returns a parsed `{ outline, holes }` polygon
+    `shape` (default) or `svg`; `offset` (optional) insets (negative) or
-    matching `@tts/mesh`'s `Shape` interface, ready to extrude.
+    outsets (positive) the shape in pixels. `shape` returns a parsed
+    `{ outline, holes }` polygon matching `@tts/mesh`'s `Shape` interface,
+    ready to extrude.
 - `routes/svgShape.ts`
   - `parseSvgShape(svg)` — parse a vtracer SVG into a `TracedShape`
     (`{ outline, holes }`): flatten beziers to polylines, split subpaths into
     rings, classify by winding (CCW outline / CW hole), and assign holes to
     their containing outline.
+  - `offsetShape(shape, delta)` — inset/outset a `TracedShape` via
+    `clipper-lib` (Clipper miter joins); outline and holes offset in opposite
+    directions and are recombined with a boolean difference, so holes grow on
+    inset and shrink on outset. Collapsed shapes return an empty outline; a
+    split outline keeps the largest ring.
 - `routes/health.ts`
   - `GET /health` — liveness.
 - `env.ts` — zod validation of `STEAM_API_KEY`, `PORT`.
@@ -309,7 +316,7 @@ proxy API and `packages/extract` directly for analysis.
 | GET    | `/items/:id`        | Full parsed `TTSMod` (`?fileUrl=` skips key) | key* |
 | GET    | `/items/:id/file`   | Raw save bytes, filename from header         | key* |
 | GET    | `/asset?url=`       | CORS-safe proxy for external assets          | —    |
-| GET    | `/trace?url=&mode=&format=` | Trace an image into a vector shape (BSON) | —    |
+| GET    | `/trace?url=&mode=&format=&offset=` | Trace an image into a vector shape (BSON) | —    |
 
 \* `STEAM_API_KEY` is optional; `/items/*` works without it when a `fileUrl`
 query param is supplied.

packages/shared/src/schemas.ts

@@ -65,4 +65,6 @@ export const traceRequestSchema = z.object({
   format: traceFormatSchema.default('shape'),
   simplify: z.coerce.number().min(0).optional(),
   maxColors: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).optional(),
+  /** Inset (negative) or outset (positive) the traced shape, in pixels. */
+  offset: z.coerce.number().optional(),
 });

packages/shared/src/types.ts

@@ -138,4 +138,6 @@ export interface TraceResult {
   svg: string;
   /** Parsed shape, present when `format` is `shape`. */
   shape?: TracedShape;
+  /** Inset (negative) or outset (positive) applied to the shape, in pixels. */
+  offset?: number;
 }

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ importers:
       bson:
         specifier: ^6.10.4
         version: 6.10.4
+      clipper-lib:
+        specifier: ^6.4.2
+        version: 6.4.2
       hono:
         specifier: ^4.6.14
         version: 4.13.1
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.24.1
         version: 3.25.76
     devDependencies:
+      '@types/clipper-lib':
+        specifier: ^6.4.0
+        version: 6.4.0
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.10.2
         version: 22.20.1
@@ -802,6 +808,9 @@ packages:
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+  '@types/clipper-lib@6.4.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-y8WVQWLCIJobtcxk8SJj1f7OGVbQEL7RmfGtrWDkAKFxq2U6F0/7/hLYvDWlUnBayvnRYkq+QVZaUzm13mu+Ng==}
+
   '@types/deep-eql@4.0.2':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-c9h9dVVMigMPc4bwTvC5dxqtqJZwQPePsWjPlpSOnojbor6pGqdk541lfA7AqFQr5pB1BRdq0juY9db81BwyFw==}
 
@@ -927,6 +936,9 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
+  clipper-lib@6.4.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-knglhjQX5ihNj/XCIs6zCHrTemdvHY3LPZP9XB2nq2/3igyYMFueFXtfp84baJvEE+f8pO1ZS4UVeEgmLnAprQ==}
+
   convert-source-map@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Kvp459HrV2FEJ1CAsi1Ku+MY3kasH19TFykTz2xWmMeq6bk2NU3XXvfJ+Q61m0xktWwt+1HSYf3JZsTms3aRJg==}
 
@@ -2004,6 +2016,8 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/deep-eql': 4.0.2
       assertion-error: 2.0.1
 
+  '@types/clipper-lib@6.4.0': {}
+
   '@types/deep-eql@4.0.2': {}
 
   '@types/draco3d@1.4.10': {}
@@ -2121,6 +2135,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   chai@6.2.2: {}
 
+  clipper-lib@6.4.2: {}
+
   convert-source-map@2.0.0: {}
 
   cookie@1.1.1: {}