2D Point to Line Segment distance function
npm install point-to-segment-2dCalculate the closest distance from a point to a line segment in 2D.
``javascript
import dist from 'point-to-segment-2d';
import { distToSegmentSquared } from 'point-to-segment-2d';
/*
(-5, 5) o
(-10, 0)
o───────────o
(0, 0)
o
(-25, -5)
*/
const p0 = [ -10, 0 ]
const p1 = [ 0, 0 ]
console.log(dist([ -5, -5 ], p0, p1)) // 5
console.log(dist([ -25, -5 ], p0, p1)) // 15.811388300841896
console.log(distToSegmentSquared([ -25, -5 ], p0, p1)) // 250
``
ported from https://gist.github.com/mattdesl/47412d930dcd8cd765c871a65532ffac