rubypost 0.0.7 → 0.0.8

data/lib/objects.rb

@@ -1,217 +1,203 @@
-module RubyPost
-
-  #base class for rubypost
-  class Object
-    #returns the string of metapost commmands
-    def compile
-      '%compile not implemented for ' + self.class.to_s
-    end
-  end
-
-  #stores the macros that particular drawbles need.
-  #This should really be a private class.
-  class Macros < Object
-  
-    def initialize
-      @inputs = Hash.new
-    end
-  
-    #uses hash to make sure we never input same thing twice 
-    def add_input(s)
-      @inputs[s] = nil
-    end
-  
-    def compile
-      str = String.new
-      @inputs.each_key do
-        |k| str = str + "input " + k + ";\n"
-      end
-      str
-    end
-  
-  end
-
-  #stores the macros that particular drawbles need.
-  #This should really be a private class.
-  class PicturePrecompiler < Object
-  
-    def initialize
-      @pictures = Array.new
-    end
-  
-    def add_picture(s)
-      @pictures.push(s)
-    end
-  
-    def compile
-      str = "picture " + @@org_picture + ";\n" + @@org_picture + " := currentpicture;\n"
-      @pictures.each do
-        |p| str = str + p.precompile + "\n"
-      end
-      str
-    end
-  
-  end
-
-  #module variable to be altered by drawables that
-  #need a particular metapost macro input.  
-  @@picture_precompiler = PicturePrecompiler.new
-
-  #module variable to be altered by drawables that
-  #need a particular metapost macro input.  
-  @@Inputs = Macros.new
-
-  #this is the origninal metapost picture that is
-  #what actually gets displayed.  You shouldn't use
-  #this name for any other picture!
-  @@org_picture = "ORIGINAL_PICTURE"
-
-  #metapost file
-  #A metapost file can contain many figures.
-  #Notes: Filenames cannot contain underscores for view to work! <br>
-  #compile_to_str has a dodgy backspace handler.
-  class File < Object
-  
-    attr_writer :fname
-  
-    @@start_of_file = <<END_OF_STRING
-prologues := 2;
-filenametemplate "%j-%c.mps";
-verbatimtex
-%&latex
-\\documentclass{minimal}
-\\begin{document}
-etex
-END_OF_STRING
-  
-    #input 'sarith' so that metapost can read exponential notation
-    def initialize(fname = nil)
-      @figures = Array.new
-      @fname = fname
-    end
-
-    #set a string at the very start of the file.  For example, prologues
-    #latex setup etc. The default string is: <br>
-    #prologues := 2;<br>
-    #filenametemplate "%j-%c.mps";<br>
-    #verbatimtex<br>
-    #%&latex<br>
-    #\documentclass{minimal}<br>
-    #\begin{document}<br>
-    #etex<br>
-    def startstring(str)
-      @@start_of_file = str
-    end
-  
-    #add a new figure to this mpost file
-    def add_figure(f)
-      @figures.push(f)
-    end
-  
-    #returns the mp file as a str
-    def compile_to_string
-      str = @@start_of_file + @@Inputs.compile
-      #save the original metapost picture
-      str = str + @@picture_precompiler.compile
-      @figures.each_index do
-        |i| str = str + 'beginfig(' + (i+1).to_s + ");\n" + @figures[i].compile + "\n"
-      end
-      str = str + "end;\n"
-      #remove the backspaces
-      strback = str.gsub(/.[\b]/, '')
-      if (strback==nil) 
-        return str
-      else 
-        return strback 
-      end
-    end
-  
-    #writes the string of metapost commands to a file named 'fname.mp'
-    def compile_to_file(fname=@fname)
-      @fname = fname
-      IO::File.open(fname + '.mp','w') { |f| f.puts self.compile_to_string }
-    end
-  
-    #calls compile_to_file and writes the
-    #and copmiles the metapost commands if mpost is in the path
-    def compile(fname=@fname)
-      compile_to_file(fname)
-      system('mpost ' + fname + '.mp')
-    end
-  
-    #default view command is view_dvi
-    def view
-      view_dvi
-    end
-  
-    #assumes that the file has already been compiled by metapost.  ie compile_to_ps
-    #has already been called.  This assumes that the yap viewer and tex is in your path. Install
-    #miktex to get these by default. <p>
-    #Notes: Filenames cannot contain underscores for view_dvi to work.  The "tex mproof" will
-    #not work with underscores
-    def view_dvi
-      str = 'tex mproof'
-      @figures.each_index { |i| str = str + ' ' + @fname + '.' + (i+1).to_s }
-      system(str)
-      system('yap mproof.dvi')
-    end
-  
-  end
-
-  #wrapper for the metapost figure
-  #Figures actually become the figures that will to be viewed
-  class Figure < Object
-  
-    def initialize
-      @draw_commands = Array.new
-    end
-  
-    def add_drawable(d)
-      @draw_commands.push(d)
-    end
-  
-    def compile
-      str = String.new
-      @draw_commands.each do |d| 
-        str = str + d.compile +  "\n"
-      end
-      str = str + "endfig;\n"
-      return str
-    end
-  
-  end
-
-  #end module RubyPost
-end
-
-#Add the compile functionality to Ruby Numeric.  Calling
-#compile will add the cm, inch, bp metapost sizes to the
-#to_s 
-class Numeric
-  def cm
-    @mpsize = 'cm'
-    self
-  end
-  def inch
-    @mpsize = 'inch'
-    self
-  end
-  def bp
-    @mpsize = 'bp'
-    self
-  end
-  #A nifty thing here is that if you dont specify the size
-  #if wont print anything
-  def compile
-    #@mpsize='cm' if(@mpsize==nil)
-    to_s + @mpsize.to_s
-  end
-end
-
-#Add the compile functionality to Ruby String class
-#it just calls to_s
-class String
-  def compile
-    to_s
-  end
-end
+module RubyPost
+
+  #base class for rubypost
+  class Object
+    #returns the string of metapost commmands
+    def compile
+      '%compile not implemented for ' + self.class.to_s
+    end
+  end
+
+  #stores the macros that particular drawbles need.
+  #This should really be a private class.
+  class Macros < Object
+  
+    def initialize
+      @inputs = Hash.new
+    end
+  
+    #uses hash to make sure we never input same thing twice 
+    def add_input(s)
+      @inputs[s] = nil
+    end
+  
+    def compile
+      str = String.new
+      @inputs.each_key do
+        |k| str = str + "input " + k + ";\n"
+      end
+      str
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+  #Defines all the pictures at the front of the file
+  class PicturePrecompiler < Object
+  
+    def initialize
+      @pictures = Array.new
+    end
+  
+    def add_picture(s)
+      @pictures.push(s)
+    end
+  
+    def compile
+      str = "picture " + @@org_picture + ";\n" + @@org_picture + " := currentpicture;\n"
+      @pictures.each do
+        |p| str = str + p.precompile + "\n"
+      end
+      str
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+  #module variable to be altered by drawables that
+  #need a particular metapost macro input.  
+  @@picture_precompiler = PicturePrecompiler.new
+
+  #module variable to be altered by drawables that
+  #need a particular metapost macro input.  
+  @@Inputs = Macros.new
+
+  #this is the origninal metapost picture that is
+  #what actually gets displayed.  You shouldn't use
+  #this name for any other picture!
+  @@org_picture = "ORIGINAL_PICTURE"
+
+  #metapost file
+  #A metapost file can contain many figures.
+  #Notes: Filenames cannot contain underscores for view to work! <br>
+  #compile_to_str has a dodgy backspace handler.
+  class File < Object
+  
+    attr_writer :fname, 
+      #name of div viewer program to use
+      :dvi_viewer,
+       #option for metapost command line
+      :metapost_options
+  
+    @@start_of_file = <<END_OF_STRING
+prologues := 2;
+END_OF_STRING
+  
+    #input 'sarith' so that metapost can read exponential notation
+    def initialize(fname = nil)
+      @figures = Array.new
+      @fname = fname
+      @dvi_viewer = 'yap'
+      @metapost_options = '-interaction=nonstopmode'
+    end
+  
+    #add a new figure to this mpost file
+    def add_figure(f)
+      @figures.push(f)
+    end
+  
+    #returns the mp file as a str
+    def compile_to_string
+      str = @@start_of_file + @@Inputs.compile
+      #save the original metapost picture
+      str = str + @@picture_precompiler.compile
+      @figures.each_index do
+        |i| str = str + 'beginfig(' + (i+1).to_s + ");\n" + @figures[i].compile + "\n"
+      end
+      str = str + "end;\n"
+      #remove the backspaces
+      strback = str.gsub(/.[\b]/, '')
+      if (strback==nil) 
+        return str
+      else 
+        return strback 
+      end
+    end
+  
+    #writes the string of metapost commands to a file named 'fname.mp'
+    def compile_to_file(fname=@fname)
+      @fname = fname
+      IO::File.open(fname + '.mp','w') { |f| f.puts self.compile_to_string }
+    end
+  
+    #calls compile_to_file and writes the
+    #and copmiles the metapost commands if mpost is in the path
+    def compile(fname=@fname)
+      compile_to_file(fname)
+      system('mpost ' + @metapost_options + ' ' + fname + '.mp')
+    end
+
+    #default view command is view_dvi
+    def view
+      view_dvi
+    end
+  
+    #assumes that the file has already been compiled by metapost.  ie compile_to_ps
+    #has already been called.  This assumes that the yap viewer and tex is in your path. Install
+    #miktex to get these by default. <p>
+    #Notes: Filenames cannot contain underscores for view_dvi to work.  The "tex mproof" will
+    #not work with underscores
+    def view_dvi
+      str = 'tex mproof'
+      @figures.each_index { |i| str = str + ' ' + @fname + '.' + (i+1).to_s }
+      system(str)
+      system(@dvi_viewer + ' mproof.dvi')
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+  #wrapper for the metapost figure
+  #Figures actually become the figures that will to be viewed
+  class Figure < Object
+  
+    def initialize
+      @draw_commands = Array.new
+    end
+  
+    def add_drawable(d)
+      @draw_commands.push(d)
+    end
+  
+    def compile
+      str = String.new
+      @draw_commands.each do |d| 
+        str = str + d.compile +  "\n"
+      end
+      str = str + "endfig;\n"
+      return str
+    end
+  
+  end
+
+  #end module RubyPost
+end
+
+#Add the compile functionality to Ruby Numeric.  Calling
+#compile will add the cm, inch, bp metapost sizes to the
+#to_s 
+class Numeric
+  def cm
+    @mpsize = 'cm'
+    self
+  end
+  def inch
+    @mpsize = 'inch'
+    self
+  end
+  def bp
+    @mpsize = 'bp'
+    self
+  end
+  #A nifty thing here is that if you dont specify the size
+  #if wont print anything
+  def compile
+    #@mpsize='cm' if(@mpsize==nil)
+    to_s + @mpsize.to_s
+  end
+end
+
+#Add the compile functionality to Ruby String class
+#it just calls to_s
+class String
+  def compile
+    to_s
+  end
+end