Plots.jl/docs/example_generation.jl
Thomas Breloff a2b3657023 examples
2015-09-11 16:58:49 -04:00

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module PlotExamples
using Plots
using Colors
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
exprs::Vector{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 = RGB(0.5,0.5,0.5)))]),
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, colors=[:red,:blue]))]),
PlotExample("Build plot in pieces",
"You can add to a plot at any time.",
[:(plot(rand(100)/3; reg=true, fillto=0)), :(scatter!(rand(100); markersize=6, color=:blue))]),
PlotExample("Heatmaps",
"",
[:(heatmap(randn(10000),randn(10000); nbins=200))]),
PlotExample("Lots of line types",
"Options: (:line, :step, :stepinverted, :sticks, :dots, :none, :heatmap, :hexbin, :hist, :bar) \nNote: some may not work with all backends",
[:(plot(rand(20,4); linetypes=[:line, :step, :sticks, :dots]))]),
PlotExample("Bar",
"x is the midpoint of the bar. (todo: allow passing of edges instead of midpoints)",
[:(bar(randn(1000)))]),
PlotExample("Histogram",
"note: fillto isn't supported on all backends",
[:(histogram(randn(1000); nbins=50, fillto=20))]),
PlotExample("Subplots",
"""
subplot and subplot! are distinct commands which create many plots and add series to them in a circular fashion.
You can define the layout with keyword params... either set the number of plots `n` (and optionally number of rows `nr` or
number of columns `nc`), or you can set the layout directly with `layout`.
Note: Gadfly is not very friendly here, and although you can create a plot and save a PNG, I haven't been able to actually display it.
""",
[:(subplot(randn(100,5); layout=[1,1,3], linetypes=[:line,:hist,:dots,:step,:bar], nbins=10, legend=false))]),
PlotExample("Adding to subplots",
"Note here the automatic grid layout, as well as the order in which new series are added to the plots.",
[:(subplot(randn(100,5); n=4))]),
PlotExample("",
"",
[:(subplot!(randn(100,3)))]),
]
function generate_markdown(pkgname::Symbol)
# set up the plotter, and don't show the plots by default
plotter!(pkgname)
plotDefault!(:show, false)
# open the markdown file
md = open("$DOCDIR/$(pkgname)_examples.md", "w")
for (i,example) in enumerate(examples)
try
# run the code
map(eval, example.exprs)
# save the png
imgname = "$(pkgname)_example_$i.png"
savepng("$IMGDIR/$imgname")
# write out the header, description, code block, and image link
write(md, "### $(example.header)\n\n")
write(md, "$(example.desc)\n\n")
write(md, "```julia\n$(join(map(string, example.exprs), "\n"))\n```\n\n")
write(md, "![](../img/$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