`split_rectangles()` function

[tvt173]

hi @klayoutmatthias , i sometimes find myself wanting to separate rectangles from non-rectangles... do something with the rectangles and do something else with the non-rectangles. what do you think of implementing a split_rectangles() function that would let us do something like that in one go, rather than two calls to rectangles() and non_rectangles()?

[klayoutmatthias]

Shouldn't be an issue - but then "split_rectilinear" and "split_squares" also have a right to exist :)

Matthias

[tvt173]

hi matthias,

i do understand your dilemma. that's why i waited me needing to do it a dozen times to bring it up :)

i find that the case of rectangles is the most common. i'm not opposed to implementing all three, but i do think rectangles will come up the most.

it might also be interesting to have a general split_filtered() function, to which you could pass an arbitrary filter function, and split on any of them. that might help to keep the API lean if that is a primary concern, but not sure how much work it would be...