I'm building a autolayout algorithm specifically [0] for software diagrams. The autolayout algorithm will be used for generating pretty software architecture d

I'm building a autolayout algorithm specifically [0] for software diagrams. The autolayout algorithm will be used for generating pretty software architecture diagrams from text that get you 90% of the way there, and then you can tweek it to perfection via a UI. I have an alpha out of the algorithm on https://terrastruct.com https://terrastruct.com and it's by far the hardest thing I've worked on, and it mostly works, though I'm constantly finding ways to improve it. [0] It needs to handle containers and clusters, its connections should be mostly orthogonally routed (the tree structure with curved routing in default graphviz is mostly unsuitable), prefer symmetrical structures while reducing total edge distance, etc.