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From: Jukka Aho <ahojukka5@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:56:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(assemblers): Add symmetric scatter_blocks_to_triplets!
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New file: src/assemblers/scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric.jl (92 lines)

Features:
- scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric!(cache, K_blocks, dofs, N)
- Exploits matrix symmetry (only store upper triangle + diagonal)
- Reduces triplet count by ~50%
- Uses cache for I, J, V, counter

Implementation:
- Outer loop: k in 1:N
- Inner loop: l in k:N (only k ≤ l, upper triangle)
- Store both (i,j) and (j,i) entries for off-diagonal
- Store only (i,i) for diagonal

Optimization over general scatter:
- Half the triplets for symmetric matrices
- Lower memory usage
- Faster sparse matrix construction

Original cache-based version before direct scatter optimization.
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 .../scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric.jl   | 101 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/assemblers/scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric.jl

diff --git a/src/assemblers/scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric.jl b/src/assemblers/scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric.jl
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+# This file is a part of JuliaFEM.
+# License is MIT: see https://github.com/JuliaFEM/JuliaFEM.jl/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+
+"""
+    scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric!(
+        cache::COOCache,
+        K_blocks::AbstractMatrix{<:Tensor{2,3}},
+        dofs::AbstractVector{Int},
+        N::Int
+    )
+
+Scatter blocked tensor stiffness matrix directly to triplet arrays **exploiting symmetry**.
+
+Only upper triangle blocks (k ≤ l) are assumed to be computed. For each block:
+- Diagonal blocks (k == l): Add once
+- Off-diagonal blocks (k < l): Add both K[k,l] and K[l,k] (symmetric)
+
+This halves the assembly cost and memory usage.
+
+# Arguments
+- `cache`: COO cache with triplet arrays
+- `K_blocks`: Element stiffness as [N×N] matrix of 3×3 tensor blocks (only upper triangle valid)
+- `dofs`: Global DOF indices [3*N]
+- `N`: Number of nodes in element
+
+# Zero-Allocation Guarantee
+
+Writes directly to pre-allocated triplet arrays. No intermediate matrices created.
+
+# Algorithm
+
+```julia
+for k in 1:N, l in k:N  # Upper triangle only
+    block = K_blocks[k, l]
+    # Add block[α,β] to (i,j) triplet
+    # If k != l, also add block[β,α] to (j,i) triplet (symmetry)
+end
+```
+"""
+@inline function scatter_blocks_to_triplets_symmetric!(
+    cache::COOCache{EC,MC},
+    K_blocks::Matrix{Tensor{2,3,Float64,9}},
+    dofs::Vector{Int},
+    N::Int
+) where {EC,MC}
+    counter = cache.counter[]
+
+    # Each diagonal block contributes 9 triplets
+    # Each off-diagonal block contributes 18 triplets (9 for K[k,l] + 9 for K[l,k])
+    n_diagonal = N
+    n_offdiagonal = (N * (N - 1)) ÷ 2
+    new_triplets = 9 * n_diagonal + 18 * n_offdiagonal
+
+    if counter + new_triplets > cache.capacity
+        error("COO cache overflow: need $(counter + new_triplets) triplets, " *
+              "capacity is $(cache.capacity). Increase cache size.")
+    end
+
+    # Scatter upper triangle blocks
+    @inbounds for k in 1:N, l in k:N
+        block = K_blocks[k, l]
+        k_offset = 3(k - 1)
+        l_offset = 3(l - 1)
+
+        if k == l
+            # Diagonal block: add once
+            for α in 1:3, β in 1:3
+                counter += 1
+                i_global = dofs[k_offset+α]
+                j_global = dofs[l_offset+β]
+                cache.I[counter] = i_global
+                cache.J[counter] = j_global
+                cache.V[counter] = block[α, β]
+            end
+        else
+            # Off-diagonal block: add both K[k,l] and K[l,k]
+            # For symmetry: K_global[i_k_α, j_l_β] == K_global[j_l_β, i_k_α]
+            # So: K_blocks[k,l][α,β] contributes to both (i_k_α, j_l_β) and (j_l_β, i_k_α)
+            for α in 1:3, β in 1:3
+                value = block[α, β]
+
+                # K[k,l] contribution: row from node k, col from node l
+                counter += 1
+                i_global = dofs[k_offset+α]
+                j_global = dofs[l_offset+β]
+                cache.I[counter] = i_global
+                cache.J[counter] = j_global
+                cache.V[counter] = value
+
+                # K[l,k] contribution (symmetric): row from node l, col from node k
+                counter += 1
+                cache.I[counter] = j_global  # Swap row and col
+                cache.J[counter] = i_global
+                cache.V[counter] = value     # Same value (symmetry)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    cache.counter[] = counter
+    return nothing
+end