NAME

Chart::Clicker::Tutorial

DESCRIPTION

This document aims to provide a tutorial for using Chart::Clicker.

DISCLAIMER

This is a work in progress. If you find errors or would like to make contributions, drop me a line!

EXAMPLES

Simple chart from a single data source

    # grab the needed modules
    use Chart::Clicker;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::Series;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet;

    # build the chart
    my $chart = Chart::Clicker->new;

    # build the series (static here, will usually be supplied arrayrefs from elsewhere)
    my $series = Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    =>      [ 1,2,3,4,5  ],
        values  =>      [ 52,74,52,82,14 ],
    );

    # build the dataset
    my $dataset = Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet->new(
        series  =>      [ $series ],
    );

    # add the dataset to the chart
    $chart->add_to_datasets($dataset);

    # write the chart to a file
    $chart->write_output('chart.png');

Simple chart from multiple data sources

    use Chart::Clicker;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::Series;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet;

    my $chart = Chart::Clicker->new;

    # start an array that will hold the series data
    my $series1 = Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    =>      [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  =>      [ 52,74,52,82,14 ]
    );
    my $series2 = Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    =>      [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  =>      [ 34,67,89,45,67 ]
    );

    # add the array of series data to the dataset
    my $dataset = Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet->new(
        series  => [ $series1, $series2 ]
    );

    $chart->add_to_datasets($dataset);

    $chart->write_output('chart.png');

Simple chart with multiple data sources and custom colors

    use Chart::Clicker;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::Series;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet;
    # some new modules, these are only needed if you want to monkey with color changing
    use Graphics::Color::RGB;
    use Chart::Clicker::Drawing::ColorAllocator;

    # build the color allocator
    my $ca = Chart::Clicker::Drawing::ColorAllocator->new;
    # this hash is simply here to make things readable and cleaner, you can always call G::C::R inline
    my $red => Graphics::Color::RGB->new({
        red =>.75, green =>0, blue =>0, alpha =>.8
    });
    my $green => Graphics::Color::RGB->new({
        red => 0,green => .75, blue=> 0, alpha=>.8
    });
    my $blue => Graphics::Color::RGB->new({
        red => 0, green => 0, blue => .75, alpha => .8
    }),

    my $chart = Chart::Clicker->new;

    # Create an empty dataset that we can add to
    my $dataset = Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet->new;

    $dataset->add_to_series(Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    => [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  => [ 52,74,52,82,14 ]
    ));
    # add a color - note that the order of colors and the order of the
    # series must match, the first series will use the first color and so on
    # see contexts and axes for alternate ways of doing this
    $ca->add_to_colors($blue);

    $dataset->add_to_series(Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    =>      [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  =>      [ 34,67,89,45,67 ],
    ));
    # add a second color
    $ca->add_to_colors($colorset{red});

    $dataset->add_to_series(Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    =>      [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  =>      [ 11,22,33,44,55 ],
    ));
    # add a third color
    $ca->add_to_colors($colorset{green});

    $chart->add_to_datasets($dataset);

    # assign the color allocator to the chart
    $chart->color_allocator($ca);

    $chart->write_output('chart.png');

Example 4 : Simple chart with a different render type

    use Chart::Clicker;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::Series;
    use Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet;
    # add in the module of the renerer(s) you want to use
    use Chart::Clicker::Renderer::Area;

    my $chart=Chart::Clicker->new;

    my $series=Chart::Clicker::Data::Series->new(
        keys    => [ 1,2,3,4,5 ],
        values  => [ 52,74,52,82,14 ]
    );

    my $dataset = Chart::Clicker::Data::DataSet->new(
        series  => [ $series ]
    );

    $chart->add_to_datasets($dataset);

    # build the renderer to use
    my $renderer = Chart::Clicker::Renderer::Area->new(
        opacity => .75,
    );

    # assign the renderer to the default context
    $chart->set_renderer($renderer);

    $chart->write_output('chart.png');

AUTHOR

Cory G Watson <gphat@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTORS

Steve Bradford

LICENSE

You can redistribute and/or modify this code under the same terms as Perl itself.