Class: SVG::Graph::Graph

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
REXML
Defined in:
lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb

Overview

Base object for generating SVG Graphs

Synopsis

This class is only used as a superclass of specialized charts. Do not attempt to use this class directly, unless creating a new chart type.

For examples of how to subclass this class, see the existing specific subclasses, such as SVG::Graph::Pie.

Examples

For examples of how to use this package, see either the test files, or the documentation for the specific class you want to use.

  • file:test/plot.rb

  • file:test/single.rb

  • file:test/test.rb

  • file:test/timeseries.rb

Description

This package should be used as a base for creating SVG graphs.

Acknowledgements

Leo Lapworth for creating the SVG::TT::Graph package which this Ruby port is based on.

Stephen Morgan for creating the TT template and SVG.

See

  • SVG::Graph::BarHorizontal

  • SVG::Graph::Bar

  • SVG::Graph::Line

  • SVG::Graph::Pie

  • SVG::Graph::Plot

  • SVG::Graph::TimeSeries

Author

Sean E. Russell <serATgermaneHYPHENsoftwareDOTcom>

Copyright 2004 Sean E. Russell This software is available under the Ruby license

Direct Known Subclasses

BarBase, Line, Schedule

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(config) ⇒ Graph

Initialize the graph object with the graph settings. You won’t instantiate this class directly; see the subclass for options.

width

500

height

300

show_x_guidelines

false

show_y_guidelines

true

show_data_values

true

min_scale_value

0

show_x_labels

true

stagger_x_labels

false

rotate_x_labels

false

step_x_labels

1

step_include_first_x_label

true

show_y_labels

true

rotate_y_labels

false

scale_integers

false

show_x_title

false

x_title

‘X Field names’

show_y_title

false

y_title_text_direction

:bt

y_title

‘Y Scale’

show_graph_title

false

graph_title

‘Graph Title’

show_graph_subtitle

false

graph_subtitle

‘Graph Sub Title’

key

true,

key_position

:right, # bottom or righ

font_size

12

title_font_size

16

subtitle_font_size

14

x_label_font_size

12

x_title_font_size

14

y_label_font_size

12

y_title_font_size

14

key_font_size

10

no_css

false

add_popups

false



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 101

def initialize( config )
  @config = config

  self.top_align = self.top_font = self.right_align = self.right_font = 0

  init_with({
    :width                => 500,
    :height                => 300,
    :show_x_guidelines    => false,
    :show_y_guidelines    => true,
    :show_data_values     => true,

#          :min_scale_value      => 0,

    :show_x_labels        => true,
    :stagger_x_labels     => false,
    :rotate_x_labels      => false,
    :step_x_labels        => 1,
    :step_include_first_x_label => true,

    :show_y_labels        => true,
    :rotate_y_labels      => false,
    :stagger_y_labels     => false,
    :scale_integers       => false,

    :show_x_title         => false,
    :x_title              => 'X Field names',

    :show_y_title         => false,
    :y_title_text_direction => :bt,
    :y_title              => 'Y Scale',

    :show_graph_title      => false,
    :graph_title          => 'Graph Title',
    :show_graph_subtitle  => false,
    :graph_subtitle        => 'Graph Sub Title',
    :key                  => true, 
    :key_position          => :right, # bottom or right

    :font_size            =>12,
    :title_font_size      =>16,
    :subtitle_font_size   =>14,
    :x_label_font_size    =>12,
    :x_title_font_size    =>14,
    :y_label_font_size    =>12,
    :y_title_font_size    =>14,
    :key_font_size        =>10,
    
    :no_css               =>false,
    :add_popups           =>false,
  })

				set_defaults if respond_to? :set_defaults

  init_with config
end

Instance Attribute Details

#add_popupsObject

Add popups for the data points on some graphs



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 345

def add_popups
  @add_popups
end

#font_sizeObject

Set the font size (in points) of the data point labels



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 321

def font_size
  @font_size
end

#graph_subtitleObject

What the subtitle on the graph should be.



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 313

def graph_subtitle
  @graph_subtitle
end

#graph_titleObject

What the title on the graph should be.



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 308

def graph_title
  @graph_title
end

#heightObject

Set the height of the graph box, this is the total height

of the SVG box created - not the graph it self which auto
scales to fix the space.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 232

def height
  @height
end

#keyObject

Whether to show a key, defaults to false, set to

true if you want to show it.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 316

def key
  @key
end

#key_font_sizeObject

Set the key font size



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 335

def key_font_size
  @key_font_size
end

#key_positionObject

Where the key should be positioned, defaults to

:right, set to :bottom if you want to move it.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 319

def key_position
  @key_position
end

#min_scale_valueObject

The point at which the Y axis starts, defaults to ‘0’,

if set to nil it will default to the minimum data value.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 248

def min_scale_value
  @min_scale_value
end

#no_cssObject

Do not use CSS if set to true. Many SVG viewers do not support CSS, but not using CSS can result in larger SVGs as well as making it impossible to change colors after the chart is generated. Defaults to false.



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 343

def no_css
  @no_css
end

#rotate_x_labelsObject

This turns the X axis labels by 90 degrees.

Default it false, to turn on set to true.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 262

def rotate_x_labels
  @rotate_x_labels
end

#rotate_y_labelsObject

This turns the Y axis labels by 90 degrees.

Default it false, to turn on set to true.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 265

def rotate_y_labels
  @rotate_y_labels
end

#scale_divisionsObject

This defines the gap between markers on the Y axis,

default is a 10th of the max_value, e.g. you will have
10 markers on the Y axis. NOTE: do not set this too
low - you are limited to 999 markers, after that the
graph won't generate.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 289

def scale_divisions
  @scale_divisions
end

#scale_integersObject

Ensures only whole numbers are used as the scale divisions.

Default it false, to turn on set to true. This has no effect if 
scale divisions are less than 1.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 283

def scale_integers
  @scale_integers
end

#show_data_valuesObject

(Bool) Show the value of each element of data on the graph



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 245

def show_data_values
  @show_data_values
end

#show_graph_subtitleObject

Whether to show a subtitle on the graph, defaults

to false, set to true to show.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 311

def show_graph_subtitle
  @show_graph_subtitle
end

#show_graph_titleObject

Whether to show a title on the graph, defaults

to false, set to true to show.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 306

def show_graph_title
  @show_graph_title
end

#show_x_guidelinesObject

Show guidelines for the X axis



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 337

def show_x_guidelines
  @show_x_guidelines
end

#show_x_labelsObject

Whether to show labels on the X axis or not, defaults

to true, set to false if you want to turn them off.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 251

def show_x_labels
  @show_x_labels
end

#show_x_titleObject

Whether to show the title under the X axis labels,

default is false, set to true to show.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 292

def show_x_title
  @show_x_title
end

#show_y_guidelinesObject

Show guidelines for the Y axis



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 339

def show_y_guidelines
  @show_y_guidelines
end

#show_y_labelsObject

Whether to show labels on the Y axis or not, defaults

to true, set to false if you want to turn them off.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 279

def show_y_labels
  @show_y_labels
end

#show_y_titleObject

Whether to show the title under the Y axis labels,

default is false, set to true to show.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 297

def show_y_title
  @show_y_title
end

#stagger_x_labelsObject

This puts the X labels at alternative levels so if they

are long field names they will not overlap so easily.
Default it false, to turn on set to true.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 255

def stagger_x_labels
  @stagger_x_labels
end

#stagger_y_labelsObject

This puts the Y labels at alternative levels so if they

are long field names they will not overlap so easily.
Default it false, to turn on set to true.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 259

def stagger_y_labels
  @stagger_y_labels
end

#step_include_first_x_labelObject

Whether to (when taking “steps” between X axis labels) step from

the first label (i.e. always include the first label) or step from
the X axis origin (i.e. start with a gap if step_x_labels is greater
than one).


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 276

def step_include_first_x_label
  @step_include_first_x_label
end

#step_x_labelsObject

How many “steps” to use between displayed X axis labels,

a step of one means display every label, a step of two results
in every other label being displayed (label <gap> label <gap> label),
a step of three results in every third label being displayed
(label <gap> <gap> label <gap> <gap> label) and so on.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 271

def step_x_labels
  @step_x_labels
end

#style_sheetObject

Set the path to an external stylesheet, set to ” if

you want to revert back to using the defaut internal version.

To create an external stylesheet create a graph using the
default internal version and copy the stylesheet section to
an external file and edit from there.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 243

def style_sheet
  @style_sheet
end

#subtitle_font_sizeObject

Set the subtitle font size



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 333

def subtitle_font_size
  @subtitle_font_size
end

#title_font_sizeObject

Set the title font size



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 331

def title_font_size
  @title_font_size
end

#widthObject

Set the width of the graph box, this is the total width

of the SVG box created - not the graph it self which auto
scales to fix the space.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 236

def width
  @width
end

#x_label_font_sizeObject

Set the font size of the X axis labels



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 323

def x_label_font_size
  @x_label_font_size
end

#x_titleObject

What the title under X axis should be, e.g. ‘Months’.



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 294

def x_title
  @x_title
end

#x_title_font_sizeObject

Set the font size of the X axis title



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 325

def x_title_font_size
  @x_title_font_size
end

#y_label_font_sizeObject

Set the font size of the Y axis labels



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 327

def y_label_font_size
  @y_label_font_size
end

#y_titleObject

What the title under Y axis should be, e.g. ‘Sales in thousands’.



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 303

def y_title
  @y_title
end

#y_title_font_sizeObject

Set the font size of the Y axis title



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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 329

def y_title_font_size
  @y_title_font_size
end

#y_title_text_directionObject

Aligns writing mode for Y axis label.

Defaults to :bt (Bottom to Top).
Change to :tb (Top to Bottom) to reverse.


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 301

def y_title_text_direction
  @y_title_text_direction
end

Instance Method Details

#add_data(conf) ⇒ Object

This method allows you do add data to the graph object. It can be called several times to add more data sets in.

data_sales_02 = [12, 45, 21];

graph.add_data({
  :data => data_sales_02,
  :title => 'Sales 2002'
})


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 168

def add_data conf
  @data = [] unless defined? @data

  if conf[:data] and conf[:data].kind_of? Array
    @data << conf
  else
    raise "No data provided by #{conf.inspect}"
  end
end

#burnObject

This method processes the template with the data and config which has been set and returns the resulting SVG.

This method will croak unless at least one data set has been added to the graph object.

print graph.burn


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 195

def burn
  raise "No data available" unless @data.size > 0
  
  calculations if respond_to? :calculations

  start_svg
  calculate_graph_dimensions
  @foreground = Element.new( "g" )
  draw_graph
  draw_titles
  draw_legend
  draw_data
  @graph.add_element( @foreground )
  style

  data = ""
  @doc.write( data, 0 )

  if @config[:compress]
    if @@__have_zlib
      inp, out = IO.pipe
      gz = Zlib::GzipWriter.new( out )
      gz.write data
      gz.close
      data = inp.read
    else
      data << "<!-- Ruby Zlib not available for SVGZ -->";
    end
  end
  
  return data
end

#clear_dataObject

This method removes all data from the object so that you can reuse it to create a new graph but with the same config options.

graph.clear_data


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# File 'lib/SVG/Graph/Graph.rb', line 183

def clear_data 
  @data = []
end