# Graphvix
[](https://travis-ci.org/mikowitz/graphvix)
Graphviz in Elixir
## Installation
If [available in Hex](https://hex.pm/docs/publish), the package can be installed as:
1. Add `graphvix` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[{:graphvix, "~> 0.5.0"}]
end
```
# Usage
See [the wiki](https://github.com/mikowitz/graphvix/wiki/Examples) for examples.
1. Alias the included modules for ease of use
```elixir
alias Graphvix.{Graph, Node, Edge, Cluster}
```
1. Create a new graph.
```elixir
Graph.new(:first_graph)
```
1. Add a single node
```elixir
Node.new(label: "Start")
```
1. Add an edge between two existing nodes
```elixir
{node1_id, _node} = Node.new(label: "Start")
{node2_id, _node} = Node.new(label: "End")
{edge_id, _edge} = Edge.new(node1_id, node2_id, color: "blue")
```
1. Add a cluster containing one or more nodes
```elixir
{cluster_id, _cluster} = Cluster.new([node1_id, node2_id])
```
1. Update settings to nodes and edges
```elixir
Node.update(node1_id, color: "red")
Edge.update(edge_id, label: "My connector")
```
1. Show the internal structure of the graph
```elixir
Graph.get
%{
nodes: %{ ... },
edges: %{ ... },
clusters: %{ ... },
attrs: [ ... ]
}
```
1. Convert the graph to DOT format
```elixir
Graph.write
"""
digraph G {
node_1 [label="Start",color="red"];
node_2 [label="End"];
node_1 -> node_2 [color="blue",label="My connector"];
}
"""
```
1. Save the graph to a .dot file, with an optional filename
```elixir
Graph.save #=> creates "first_graph.dot"
```
1. Compile the graph to a PDF or PNG
```elixir
Graph.compile #=> creates first_graph.dot and first_graph.pdf
Graph.compile(:png) #=> creates first_graph.dot and first_graph.png
```
1. Compile and open the graph as a PDF/PNG from IEx
```elixir
Graph.graph #=> creates first_graph.dot and first_graph.pdf; opens first_graph.pdf
Graph.graph(:png) #=> creates first_graph.dot and first_graph.png; opens first_graph.png
```
1. Load a previously created graph.
```elixir
Graph.switch(:old_graph)
```
