Graph::Easy::Layout(3) Layout the graph from Graph::Easy

SYNOPSIS


use Graph::Easy;
my $graph = Graph::Easy->new();
my $bonn = Graph::Easy::Node->new(
name => 'Bonn',
);
my $berlin = Graph::Easy::Node->new(
name => 'Berlin',
);
$graph->add_edge ($bonn, $berlin);
$graph->layout();
print $graph->as_ascii( );
# prints:
# +------+ +--------+
# | Bonn | --> | Berlin |
# +------+ +--------+

DESCRIPTION

"Graph::Easy::Layout" contains just the actual layout code for Graph::Easy.

METHODS

"Graph::Easy::Layout" injects the following methods into the "Graph::Easy" namespace:

layout()

        $graph->layout();

Layout the actual graph.

_assign_ranks()

        $graph->_assign_ranks();

Used by "layout()" to assign each node a rank, so they can be sorted and grouped on these.

_optimize_layout

Used by "layout()" to optimize the layout as a last step.

EXPORT

Exports nothing.

AUTHOR

Copyright (C) 2004 - 2008 by Tels <http://bloodgate.com>

See the LICENSE file for information.