defmodule Gnuplot do @moduledoc """ Interface to the Gnuplot graphing library. Plot a sine function where Gnuplot generates the samples: Gnuplot.plot([ ~w(set autoscale)a, ~w(set samples 800)a, [:plot, -30..20, 'sin(x*20)*atan(x)'] ]) Plot a sine function where your program generates the data: Gnuplot.plot([ [:plot, "-", :with, :lines :title, "sin(x*20)*atan(x)"] ], [ for x <- -30_000..20_000, do: [x / 1000.0 , :math.sin(x * 20 / 1000.0) * :math.atan(x / 1000.0) ] ]) """ alias Gnuplot.Commands import Gnuplot.Dataset @doc """ Plot a function that has no dataset. """ @spec plot(list(term())) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, term()} def plot(commands), do: plot(commands, []) @doc """ Transmit commands and datasets to Gnuplot. ## Examples iex> Gnuplot.plot([[:plot, "-", :with, :lines]], [[[0, 0], [1, 2], [2, 4]]]) {:ok, "..."} """ @spec plot(list(term()), list(Dataset.t())) :: {:ok, String.t()} | {:error, term()} def plot(commands, datasets) do with {:ok, path} = gnuplot_bin(), cmd = Commands.format(commands), args = ["-p", "-e", cmd], port = Port.open({:spawn_executable, path}, [:binary, args: args]) do transmit(port, datasets) {_, :close} = send(port, {self(), :close}) {:ok, cmd} end end defp transmit(port, datasets) do :ok = datasets |> format_datasets() |> Stream.each(fn row -> send(port, {self(), {:command, row}}) end) |> Stream.run() end @doc """ Find the gnuplot executable. """ @spec gnuplot_bin() :: {:error, :gnuplot_missing} | {:ok, :file.name()} def gnuplot_bin do case :os.find_executable(String.to_charlist("gnuplot")) do false -> {:error, :gnuplot_missing} path -> {:ok, path} end end @doc "Build a comma separated list from a list of terms." def list(xs) when is_list(xs), do: %Commands.List{xs: xs} @doc "Build a comma separated list of two terms." def list(a, b), do: %Commands.List{xs: [a, b]} @doc "Build a comma separated list of three terms." def list(a, b, c), do: %Commands.List{xs: [a, b, c]} @doc "Build a comma separated list of four terms." def list(a, b, c, d), do: %Commands.List{xs: [a, b, c, d]} @doc "Build a comma separated list of five terms." def list(a, b, c, d, e), do: %Commands.List{xs: [a, b, c, d, e]} @doc "Build a comma separated list of six terms." def list(a, b, c, d, e, f), do: %Commands.List{xs: [a, b, c, d, e, f]} end