diff --git a/src/pathops/SkPathOpsSimplify.cpp b/src/pathops/SkPathOpsSimplify.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+#include "SkAddIntersections.h"
+#include "SkOpEdgeBuilder.h"
+#include "SkPathOpsCommon.h"
+#include "SkPathWriter.h"
+
+static bool bridgeWinding(SkTDArray<SkOpContour*>& contourList, SkPathWriter* simple) {
+    bool firstContour = true;
+    bool unsortable = false;
+    bool topUnsortable = false;
+    SkPoint topLeft = {SK_ScalarMin, SK_ScalarMin};
+    do {
+        int index, endIndex;
+        bool topDone;
+        SkOpSegment* current = FindSortableTop(contourList, &firstContour, &index, &endIndex,
+                &topLeft, &topUnsortable, &topDone, false);
+        if (!current) {
+            if (topUnsortable || !topDone) {
+                topUnsortable = false;
+                SkASSERT(topLeft.fX != SK_ScalarMin && topLeft.fY != SK_ScalarMin);
+                topLeft.fX = topLeft.fY = SK_ScalarMin;
+                continue;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        SkTDArray<SkOpSpan*> chaseArray;
+        do {
+            if (current->activeWinding(index, endIndex)) {
+                do {
+            #if DEBUG_ACTIVE_SPANS
+                    if (!unsortable && current->done()) {
+                        DebugShowActiveSpans(contourList);
+                    }
+            #endif
+                    SkASSERT(unsortable || !current->done());
+                    int nextStart = index;
+                    int nextEnd = endIndex;
+                    SkOpSegment* next = current->findNextWinding(&chaseArray, &nextStart, &nextEnd,
+                            &unsortable);
+                    if (!next) {
+                        if (!unsortable && simple->hasMove()
+                                && current->verb() != SkPath::kLine_Verb
+                                && !simple->isClosed()) {
+                            current->addCurveTo(index, endIndex, simple, true);
+                            SkASSERT(simple->isClosed());
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+        #if DEBUG_FLOW
+            SkDebugf("%s current id=%d from=(%1.9g,%1.9g) to=(%1.9g,%1.9g)\n", __FUNCTION__,
+                    current->debugID(), current->xyAtT(index).fX, current->xyAtT(index).fY,
+                    current->xyAtT(endIndex).fX, current->xyAtT(endIndex).fY);
+        #endif
+                    current->addCurveTo(index, endIndex, simple, true);
+                    current = next;
+                    index = nextStart;
+                    endIndex = nextEnd;
+                } while (!simple->isClosed() && (!unsortable
+                        || !current->done(SkMin32(index, endIndex))));
+                if (current->activeWinding(index, endIndex) && !simple->isClosed()) {
+                    SkASSERT(unsortable);
+                    int min = SkMin32(index, endIndex);
+                    if (!current->done(min)) {
+                        current->addCurveTo(index, endIndex, simple, true);
+                        current->markDoneUnary(min);
+                    }
+                }
+                simple->close();
+            } else {
+                SkOpSpan* last = current->markAndChaseDoneUnary(index, endIndex);
+                if (last && !last->fLoop) {
+                    *chaseArray.append() = last;
+                }
+            }
+            current = FindChase(chaseArray, index, endIndex);
+        #if DEBUG_ACTIVE_SPANS
+            DebugShowActiveSpans(contourList);
+        #endif
+            if (!current) {
+                break;
+            }
+        } while (true);
+    } while (true);
+    return simple->someAssemblyRequired();
+}
+
+// returns true if all edges were processed
+static bool bridgeXor(SkTDArray<SkOpContour*>& contourList, SkPathWriter* simple) {
+    SkOpSegment* current;
+    int start, end;
+    bool unsortable = false;
+    bool closable = true;
+    while ((current = FindUndone(contourList, &start, &end))) {
+        do {
+    #if DEBUG_ACTIVE_SPANS
+            if (!unsortable && current->done()) {
+                DebugShowActiveSpans(contourList);
+            }
+    #endif
+            SkASSERT(unsortable || !current->done());
+            int nextStart = start;
+            int nextEnd = end;
+            SkOpSegment* next = current->findNextXor(&nextStart, &nextEnd, &unsortable);
+            if (!next) {
+                if (!unsortable && simple->hasMove()
+                        && current->verb() != SkPath::kLine_Verb
+                        && !simple->isClosed()) {
+                    current->addCurveTo(start, end, simple, true);
+                    SkASSERT(simple->isClosed());
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        #if DEBUG_FLOW
+            SkDebugf("%s current id=%d from=(%1.9g,%1.9g) to=(%1.9g,%1.9g)\n", __FUNCTION__,
+                    current->debugID(), current->xyAtT(start).fX, current->xyAtT(start).fY,
+                    current->xyAtT(end).fX, current->xyAtT(end).fY);
+        #endif
+            current->addCurveTo(start, end, simple, true);
+            current = next;
+            start = nextStart;
+            end = nextEnd;
+        } while (!simple->isClosed() && (!unsortable || !current->done(SkMin32(start, end))));
+        if (!simple->isClosed()) {
+            SkASSERT(unsortable);
+            int min = SkMin32(start, end);
+            if (!current->done(min)) {
+                current->addCurveTo(start, end, simple, true);
+                current->markDone(min, 1);
+            }
+            closable = false;
+        }
+        simple->close();
+    #if DEBUG_ACTIVE_SPANS
+        DebugShowActiveSpans(contourList);
+    #endif
+    }
+    return closable;
+}
+
+// FIXME : add this as a member of SkPath
+void Simplify(const SkPath& path, SkPath* result) {
+#if DEBUG_SORT || DEBUG_SWAP_TOP
+    gDebugSortCount = gDebugSortCountDefault;
+#endif
+    // returns 1 for evenodd, -1 for winding, regardless of inverse-ness
+    result->reset();
+    result->setFillType(SkPath::kEvenOdd_FillType);
+    SkPathWriter simple(*result);
+
+    // turn path into list of segments
+    SkTArray<SkOpContour> contours;
+    SkOpEdgeBuilder builder(path, contours);
+    builder.finish();
+    SkTDArray<SkOpContour*> contourList;
+    MakeContourList(contours, contourList, false, false);
+    SkOpContour** currentPtr = contourList.begin();
+    if (!currentPtr) {
+        return;
+    }
+    SkOpContour** listEnd = contourList.end();
+    // find all intersections between segments
+    do {
+        SkOpContour** nextPtr = currentPtr;
+        SkOpContour* current = *currentPtr++;
+        if (current->containsCubics()) {
+            AddSelfIntersectTs(current);
+        }
+        SkOpContour* next;
+        do {
+            next = *nextPtr++;
+        } while (AddIntersectTs(current, next) && nextPtr != listEnd);
+    } while (currentPtr != listEnd);
+    // eat through coincident edges
+    CoincidenceCheck(&contourList, 0);
+    FixOtherTIndex(&contourList);
+    SortSegments(&contourList);
+#if DEBUG_ACTIVE_SPANS
+    DebugShowActiveSpans(contourList);
+#endif
+    // construct closed contours
+    if (builder.xorMask() == kWinding_PathOpsMask ? bridgeWinding(contourList, &simple)
+                : !bridgeXor(contourList, &simple))
+    {  // if some edges could not be resolved, assemble remaining fragments
+        SkPath temp;
+        temp.setFillType(SkPath::kEvenOdd_FillType);
+        SkPathWriter assembled(temp);
+        Assemble(simple, &assembled);
+        *result = *assembled.nativePath();
+    }
+}