Plots.jl/docs/example_generation.jl
Thomas Breloff 27b1fea1a3 examples
2015-09-10 14:46:57 -04:00

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module PlotExamples
using Plots
const DOCDIR = Pkg.dir("Plots") * "/docs"
const IMGDIR = Pkg.dir("Plots") * "/img"
doc"""
Holds all data needed for a documentation example... header, description, and plotting expression (Expr)
"""
type PlotExample
header::String
desc::String
expr::Expr
end
# the examples we'll run for each
const examples = PlotExample[
PlotExample("Lines",
"A simple line plot of the 3 columns.",
:(plot(rand(100,3)))),
PlotExample("Functions",
"Plot multiple functions",
:(plot(0:0.01:4π, [sin,cos]))),
PlotExample("Global",
"Change the guides/background without a separate call.",
:(plot(rand(10); title="TITLE", xlabel="XLABEL", ylabel="YLABEL", background_color=:red))),
PlotExample("Vectors",
"Plot multiple series with different numbers of points.",
:(plot(Vector[rand(10), rand(20)]; marker=:ellipse, markersize=8))),
PlotExample("Vectors w/ pluralized args",
"Mix arguments that apply to all series with arguments unique to each series.",
:(plot(Vector[rand(10), rand(20)]; marker=:ellipse, markersize=8, markercolors=[:red,:blue]))),
]
function generate_markdown(pkgname::Symbol)
# set up the plotter, and don't show the plots by default
plotter!(pkgname)
# open the markdown file
md = open("$DOCDIR/$(pkgname)_examples.md", "w")
for (i,example) in enumerate(examples)
try
# run the code
eval(example.expr)
# save the png
imgname = "$(pkgname)_example_$i.png"
savepng("$IMGDIR/$imgname")
write(md, "### $(example.header)\n\n")
write(md, "$(example.desc)\n\n")
write(md, "```julia\n$(string(example.expr))\n```\n\n")
write(md, "![](../$imgname)\n\n")
catch ex
# TODO: put error info into markdown?
warn("Example $pkgname:$i failed with: $ex")
end
#
end
close(md)
end
# run it!
map(generate_markdown, (:qwt, :gadfly))
end # module