Class: Gnuplot::Plot

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/gnuplot.rb

Overview

Holds command information and performs the formatting of that command information to a Gnuplot process. When constructing a new plot for gnuplot, this is the first object that must be instantiated. On this object set the various properties and add data sets.

Direct Known Subclasses

SPlot

Constant Summary collapse

QUOTED = 
[ "title", "output", "xlabel", "ylabel" ]

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(io = nil, cmd = "plot") {|_self| ... } ⇒ Plot

Returns a new instance of Plot.

Yields:

  • (_self)

Yield Parameters:

  • _self (Gnuplot::Plot) —

    the object that the method was called on



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 37

def initialize (io = nil, cmd = "plot")
  @cmd = cmd
  @sets = []
  @data = []
  yield self if block_given?
  
  io << to_gplot if io
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(methId, *args) ⇒ Object

Invoke the set method on the plot using the name of the invoked method as the set variable and any arguments that have been passed as the value. See the set method for more details.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 50

def method_missing( methId, *args )
  set methId.id2name, *args
end

Instance Attribute Details

#cmd ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute cmd.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 33

def cmd
  @cmd
end

#data ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute data.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 33

def data
  @data
end

#sets ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute sets.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 33

def sets
  @sets
end

Instance Method Details

#[](var) ⇒ Object

Return the current value of the variable. This will return the setting that is currently in the instance, not one that’s been given to a gnuplot process.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 72

def [] ( var )
  v = @sets.assoc( var )
  v[1] || nil
end

#add_data(ds) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 78

def add_data ( ds )
  @data << ds
end

#set(var, value = "") ⇒ Object

Set a variable to the given value. Var must be a gnuplot variable and value must be the value to set it to. Automatic quoting will be performed if the variable requires it.

This is overloaded by the method_missing method so see that for more readable code.



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 62

def set ( var, value = "" )
  value = "'#{value}'" if QUOTED.include? var unless value =~ /^'.*'$/
  @sets << [ var, value ]
end

#to_gplot(io = "") ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/gnuplot.rb', line 83

def to_gplot (io = "")
  @sets.each { |var, val| io << "set #{var} #{val}\n" }

  if @data.size > 0 then
    io << @cmd << " " << @data.collect { |e| e.plot_args }.join(", ")
    io << "\n"

  v = @data.collect { |ds| ds.to_gplot }
  io << v.compact.join("e\n")
  end

  io
end