# findPortClutter

Canonical: https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/library/api/findPortClutter
Language: en

@shumoku/core · 0.4.0 · function

# findPortClutter

[Source](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/invariants.ts#L294)

Find collisions among port boxes, among label boxes, and between a label and a FOREIGN node box (a label may touch its own node). O(n²) on layout-sized inputs.

```
findPortClutter(ports: readonly ResolvedPort[], nodeBoxes?: readonly BoxSpec[]): PortClutter[]
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ports` | `readonly ResolvedPort[]` | No additional description. | `—` |
| `nodeBoxes` | `readonly BoxSpec[]` | No additional description. | `[]` |

## Returns

```
PortClutter[]
```

[`libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/invariants.ts:294`](https://github.com/konoe-akitoshi/shumoku/blob/main/libs/@shumoku/core/src/layout/invariants.ts#L294)