gnuplot 2.1 → 2.2

data/lib/gnuplot.rb

@@ -7,6 +7,45 @@ require 'matrix'
  
 module Gnuplot
 
+  # Trivial implementation of the which command that uses the PATH environment
+  # variable to attempt to find the given application.  The application must
+  # be executable and reside in one of the directories in the PATH environment
+  # to be found.  The first match that is found will be returned.
+  # 
+  # bin [String] The name of the executable to search for.
+  # 
+  # Return the full path to the first match or nil if no match is found.
+  # 
+  def Gnuplot.which ( bin )
+    return bin if File::executable? bin
+
+    path = ENV['PATH'] # || ENV['WHAT_EVER_WINDOWS_PATH_VAR_IS']
+    path.split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR).each do |dir|
+      candidate = File::join dir, bin.strip
+      return candidate if File::executable? candidate
+    end
+
+    # This is an implementation that works when the which command is
+    # available.
+    # 
+    # IO.popen("which #{bin}") { |io| return io.readline.chomp }
+
+    return nil
+  end 
+
+  # Find the path to the gnuplot executable.  The name of the executable can
+  # be specified using the RB_GNUPLOT environment variable but will default to
+  # the command 'gnuplot'.  
+  # 
+  # persist [bool] Add the persist flag to the gnuplot executable
+  # 
+  # Return the path to the gnuplot executable or nil if one cannot be found.
+  def Gnuplot.gnuplot( persist = true )
+    cmd = which( ENV['RB_GNUPLOT'] || 'gnuplot' )
+    cmd += " -persist" if persist
+    cmd
+  end
+    
   # Open a gnuplot process that exists in the current PATH.  If the persist
   # flag is true then the -persist flag is added to the command line.  The
   # path to the gnuplot executable is determined using the 'which' command. 
@@ -15,12 +54,9 @@ module Gnuplot
   #
   # <b>todo</b> Add a method to pass the gnuplot path to the function.
   
-  def Gnuplot.open(persist=true)
-    cmd = ""
-    IO.popen( "which gnuplot" ) { |io| cmd = io.readline.chomp }
-    cmd += " -persist" if persist
-    
-    IO::popen(cmd, "w") { |io| yield io }
+  def Gnuplot.open( persist=true )
+    cmd = Gnuplot.gnuplot( persist ) or raise 'gnuplot not found'
+    IO::popen( cmd, "w") { |io| yield io }
   end 
     
     
@@ -181,7 +217,7 @@ module Gnuplot
       case @data
       when nil then nil
       when String then nil
-      else @data.to_gplot
+      else @data.to_gsplot
       end
     end
     
@@ -192,7 +228,7 @@ class Array
   def to_gplot
     if ( self[0].kind_of? Array ) then
       tmp = self[0].zip( *self[1..-1] )
-      tmp.collect { |a| a.join(" ") }.join("\n") + "\n"
+      tmp.collect { |a| a.join(" ") }.join("\n") + "\ne"
     elsif ( self[0].kind_of? Numeric ) then
       s = ""
       self.length.times { |i| s << "#{self[i]}\n" }

metadata

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
-rubygems_version: 0.8.1
+rubygems_version: 0.8.11
 specification_version: 1
 name: gnuplot
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: "2.1"
-date: 2004-11-17
+  version: "2.2"
+date: 2005-11-14 00:00:00 -05:00
 summary: Utility library to aid in interacting with gnuplot
 require_paths: 
   - lib
-author: Gordon James Miller
 email: gmiller@bittwiddlers.com
 homepage: http://rgplot.rubyforge.org
 rubyforge_project: rgplot
@@ -25,6 +24,10 @@ required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version::Requirement
         version: 0.0.0
   version: 
 platform: ruby
+signing_key: 
+cert_chain: 
+authors: 
+  - Gordon James Miller
 files: 
   - lib/gnuplot.rb
 test_files: []