Graph::Flowchart 0.10

Graph::Flowchart is a Perl module that can generate easily flowcharts as Graph::Easy objects.

SYNOPSIS

use Graph::Flowchart;

my $flow = Graph::Flowchart->new();

print $flow->as_ascii();

This module lets you easily create flowcharts as Graph::Easy objects. This means you can output your flowchart as HTML, ASCII, Boxart (unicode drawing) or SVG.

Classes

The nodes constructed by the various add_* methods will set the subclass of the node according to the following list:

start

The start block.

end

The end block, created by finish().

block

Orindary code blocks, f.i. from $b = 9;.

if, for, while, until

Blocks for the various constructs for conditional and loop constructs.

sub

For sub routine declarations.

use

For use, no and require statements.

goto, break, return, next, last, continue

Blocks for the various constructs for jumps/returns.

true, false, goto, call, return, break, next, continue

Classes for edges of the true and false if-branches, and for goto, as well as sub routine calls.

Each class will get some default attributes, like if constructs having a diamond-shape.

You can override the graph appearance most easily by changing the (sub)-class attributes:

my $chart = Graph::Flowchart->new();

$chart->add_block($a = 9;);
$chart->add_if_then($a == 9;, $b = 1;);
$chart->finish();

my $graph = $chart->as_graph();

Now $graph is a Graph::Easy object and you can manipulate the class attributes like so:

$graph->set_attribute(node.if, fill, red);
$graph->set_attribute(edge.true, color, green);
print $graph->as_html_file();

This will color all conditional blocks red, and edges that represent the true branch green.