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doc: create a comprehensive architectural diagram of the purecv codebase #67

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To improve onboarding and codebase understanding, we should create a comprehensive, high-level architecture diagram representing the entire purecv project structure, dependencies, and internal module relationships.

Scope of the Diagram

The diagram should capture:

  1. Core Crate Layer (lib.rs): Re-exports, the public prelude, and module configurations.
  2. core Module:
    • matrix.rs (The central Matrix<T> structure)
    • arithm.rs (Arithmetic, linear algebra, and element-wise matrix operations)
    • types.rs (Point, Size, Rect, Scalar, etc.)
    • structural.rs (Transpositions, flips, rotations, splitting, merging)
    • Utility structures, borders, and error handling (error.rs, utils.rs).
  3. imgproc Module:
    • Color space conversions (color.rs)
    • Filtering algorithms (filter.rs - blur, bilateral, box, gaussian, median)
    • Edge and derivative computation (edge.rs, derivatives.rs - Sobel, Scharr, Laplacian, Canny)
    • Thresholding (threshold.rs)
  4. features2d Module:
    • Keypoints (keypoint.rs)
    • Feature detectors (fast.rs, orb.rs)

Suggested Visual Format

A structured Mermaid graph (flowchart or class/dependency diagram) integrated directly into the README.md or a new design systems folder, using clear grouping (subgraphs) for each main package directory (core, imgproc, features2d).

Additional Goals

  • Embed the generated Mermaid diagram in the main README.md and/or src/lib.rs package-level documentation.
  • Maintain consistency in styling (e.g., color-coding subgraphs for core modules vs. image processing algorithms).

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