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+import { AutoroutingPipelineDebugger } from "lib/testing/AutoroutingPipelineDebugger"
+import type { SimpleRouteJson } from "lib/types"
+
+const simpleRouteJson: SimpleRouteJson = {
+  layerCount: 2,
+  minTraceWidth: 0.2,
+  obstacles: [
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: -1.8, y: 1.9 },
+      width: 1.2,
+      height: 1,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 0.2, y: 1.6 },
+      width: 1.4,
+      height: 0.9,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 1.7, y: 1.4 },
+      width: 1.1,
+      height: 1.2,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: -1.6, y: 0.2 },
+      width: 1.3,
+      height: 1.1,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 0.4, y: 0.3 },
+      width: 1.3,
+      height: 1.4,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 1.6, y: 0 },
+      width: 1.2,
+      height: 1,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: -1.5, y: -1.8 },
+      width: 1.2,
+      height: 1,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 0.1, y: -1.5 },
+      width: 1.5,
+      height: 0.9,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top", "bottom"],
+      center: { x: 1.5, y: -1.7 },
+      width: 1.1,
+      height: 1.1,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top"],
+      center: { x: -4.5, y: 4.5 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top"],
+      center: { x: 4.5, y: -4.5 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["bottom"],
+      center: { x: -4.5, y: -4.5 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["bottom"],
+      center: { x: 4.5, y: 4.5 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["top"],
+      center: { x: -4.5, y: 0 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "rect",
+      layers: ["bottom"],
+      center: { x: 4.5, y: 0.2 },
+      width: 0.5,
+      height: 0.5,
+      connectedTo: [],
+    },
+  ],
+  connections: [
+    {
+      name: "net-diagonal-top-left-to-bottom-right",
+      pointsToConnect: [
+        { x: -4.5, y: 4.5, layer: "top" },
+        { x: 4.5, y: -4.5, layer: "top" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: "net-diagonal-bottom-left-to-top-right",
+      pointsToConnect: [
+        { x: -4.5, y: -4.5, layer: "bottom" },
+        { x: 4.5, y: 4.5, layer: "bottom" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: "net-horizontal-middle",
+      pointsToConnect: [
+        { x: -4.5, y: 0, layer: "top" },
+        { x: 4.5, y: 0.2, layer: "bottom" },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+  bounds: { minX: -6, maxX: 6, minY: -6, maxY: 6 },
+  outline: [
+    { x: -5.5, y: 5.5 },
+    { x: -5.5, y: -5.5 },
+    { x: 5.5, y: -5.5 },
+    { x: 5.5, y: 5.5 },
+  ],
+}
+
+export default () => <AutoroutingPipelineDebugger srj={simpleRouteJson} />