VkGraph(3x)

VkGraph - A component that displays directed graphs

As shipped in IRIX 6.5.19. Unchanged since IRIX 6.5.

NAME
     VkGraph - A component that displays directed graphs

INHERITS FROM
     VkComponent : VkCallbackObject

HEADER FILE
     #include <Vk/VkGraph.h>

PUBLIC PROTOCOL SUMMARY
   Constructor/Destructor
           VkGraph(char* name, Widget parent);
           virtual void ~VkGraph(void);


   Saving graphs
           void saveToFile(void);


   Access Functions
           Widget twinsButton(void);
           Widget relayButton(void);
           Widget reorientButton(void);
           Widget workArea(void);
           int numNodes(void);
           Widget graphWidget(void);


   Controlling position
           void makeNodeVisible(VkNode* node);


   Destroying a graph
           virtual void tearDownGraph(void);


   Overview control
           void showOverview(void);
           void hideOverview(void);
           VkWindow* overviewWindow(void);


   Node control
           virtual void hideNode(VkNode *node);
           virtual void hideParents(VkNode *node);
           virtual void expandNode(VkNode *node);
           virtual void expandSubgraph(VkNode *node);
           void clearAll(void);
           virtual void displayAll(void);
           void sortAll(void);
           virtual void display(VkNode* child);
           virtual VkNode* display(char* name);
           virtual void hideParentsAndChildren(VkNode* node);
           virtual void displayParentsAndChildren(VkNode* node);
           virtual VkNode* displayParentsAndChildren(char* name);
           virtual void hideParents(VkNode* node);
           virtual void displayWithParents(VkNode* node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithParents(char* name);
           virtual void displayWithAllParents(VkNode* node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithAllParents(char* name);
           virtual void displayWithChildren(VkNode* node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithChildren(char* name);
           virtual void displayWithAllChildren(VkNode* node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithAllChildren(char* name);
           virtual void displayButterfly(VkNode* node);
           virtual void displayIf(VkGraphFilterProc filterFunction);
           void hideAllChildren(VkNode* node);
           void hideWithAllChildren(VkNode* node);


   Adding and removing nodes
           virtual void add(VkNode* parent, int parentIndex,
                            VkNode* child, int childIndex, char* attribute);
           virtual int add(VkNode* node, int givenIndex);
           virtual void add(VkNode* parent,
                            VkNode* child,
                            char* attribute);
           virtual void remove(VkNode *node,
                               Boolean deleteNode = FALSE);
           virtual void undisplay(VkNode* node);


   Operating on Nodes
           virtual void forAllNodesDo(VkGraphNodeProc filterFunction);


   Layout Styles
           virtual VkNode* displayButterfly(char* name);
           virtual void setLayoutStyle(char type);


   Finding Nodes
           VkNode* find(char* name);


   Graph Layout
           void doLayout(void);
           void doSubtreeLayout(VkNode* node);
           void doSparseLayout(void);

PROTECTED PROTOCOL SUMMARY
   Not for external use
          These functions are not intended for external use.  They are only
          used by the VkGraph constructor.  This means that, although they are
          virtual functions, by virtue of historical accident, they cannot be
          overridden. They are listed here only to avoid confusion to those
          who look at the headers.

           virtual void arcCreatedHook(VkNode*, Widget, VkNode*);
           virtual void arcDestroyedHook(Widget);
           virtual void popupMenu(VkNode*,XEvent*);
           virtual void setZoomOption(int);
           virtual void twinsVisibleHook(Boolean);


   Protected Data Members
           VkNode** _nodeList;


           int _numNodes;


           int _maxNodes;


           VkNode* _butterflyNode;


                VkPopupMenu* _desktopMenu;


                VkMenuItem* _expandSelected;


                VkMenuItem* _collapseSelected;


                VkMenuItem* _hideSelected;


                VkPopupMenu* _popupMenu;


                VkMenuItem* _expand;


                VkMenuItem* _hide;


                VkMenuItem* _expandParents;

                VkMenuItem* _hideParents;


                VkMenuItem* _collapse;


                VkMenuItem* _bigExpand;


                VkNode* _selectedNode;


                VkMenuItem* _popupTitleObj;


CLASS DESCRIPTION
          The VkGraph class is a component that provides a high-level
          interface to the XmGraph widget. Graphs are constructed by
          specifying parent/child parents of objects, represented by the
          VkNode class. The VkGraph class constructs an abstract graph from
          these objects and allows applications or users to specify which
          portions of the graph to display at any one time. In this way, the
          VkGraph component supports graphs that can be larger than it is
          practical to display at one time.

          All nodes displayed by a VkGraph component must belong to the VkNode
          class or a derived class. The VkNode class maintains information
          about parent/child relationships and is able to create a widget on
          demand to be displayed in the VkGraph component. VkGraph manages
          which of the available nodes have visible widgets at any given time.

FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS
   hideNode()
           virtual void hideNode(VkNode *node);


          Hide (remove from the visible graph) the given node.

   hideParents()
           virtual void hideParents(VkNode *node);


          Hide all visible parents of the given node.

   expandNode()
           virtual void expandNode(VkNode *node);


          Show the specified node, as well as all immediate children.

   expandSubgraph()
           virtual void expandSubgraph(VkNode *node);


          Show the specified node, as well as all nodes below this node in the
          hierarchy.

   hideAllChildren()
           void hideAllChildren(VkNode* node);


          Hide all nodes below this node in the hierarchy.

   hideWithAllChildren()
           void hideWithAllChildren(VkNode* node);


          Hide this node and also all nodes below this node in the hierarchy.

   VkGraph()
           VkGraph(char *name, Widget parent);


          Initialize a VkGraph object. Creates the user interface widget used
          by this component.

   ~VkGraph()
           virtual void ~VkGraph(void);


          Cleanup before destroying a VkGraph object. The destructor does not
          destroy any VkNode objects added to the graph.

   saveToFile()
           void saveToFile(void);


          Save a postscript representation of the graph to a file. The user is
          prompted for a filename using a file browser dialog.

   twinsButton()
           Widget twinsButton(void);


          This access function retrieves the button widget used to control
          whether sibling arcs are shown.

   relayButton()
           Widget relayButton(void);

          This access function retrieves the button widget used to relay the
          graph.

   reorientButton()
           Widget reorientButton(void);


          This access function retrieves the button widget used to reorient
          the graph.

   workArea()
           Widget workArea(void);


          This access function retrieves an XmForm widget that is located in
          the bottom left corner of the VkGraph component. Applications can
          use this area to add additional controls.

   makeNodeVisible()
           void makeNodeVisible(VkNode *node);


          Scroll the graph if necessary to ensure that the given node is in
          the visible portion of the screen.

   tearDownGraph()
           virtual void tearDownGraph(void);


          Destroys an abstract graph and resets a VkGraph object to it's
          initial state. All VkNode objects added to the graph are deleted and
          removed from the graph.

   showOverview()
           void showOverview(void);


          Display a second window that shows an overview of all nodes in the
          graph.

   hideOverview()
           void hideOverview(void);


          Remove the overview window from the screen.

   overviewWindow()
           VkWindow* overviewWindow(void);

          Return a handle on the VkWindow object that contains the overview of
          the graph.

   twinsVisibleHook()
           virtual void twinsVisibleHook(Boolean vis);


          This virtual function can be used by derived classes that wish to
          perform some additional operations when the graph changes its
          display mode from showing all arcs between nodes, to showing only a
          single arc for all connections, and vice-versa.

   setZoomOption
           void setZoomOption(int index);

               Programmatically change the scaling factor of the graph. The argument
               is an index of the supported scale factors, as shown on the zoom option
               menu.

   clearAll()
           void clearAll();


          Remove all nodes from the visible graph. The abstract graph is left
          undisturbed.

   displayAll()
           virtual void displayAll(void);


          Display every node in the abstract graph.  Beware of huge graphs.

   sortAll()
           void sortAll(void);


          Sort the nodes of the graph. See the VkNode::sortFunction member
          function.

   add()
           int add(VkNode *node);
           virtual void add( VkNode *parent,
                             VkNode *child,
                             char *attribute = NULL);


          Add a node or a pair of nodes with a parent/child relationship to
          the abstract graph. If a node has no relationships, it is simply
          entered into an internal table maintained by the graph. If two nodes
          are given, a parent/child relationship between the two nodes is
          established. A parent/child relationship may also be given an
          attribute, which may be an arbitrary string. This attribute can be
          used to control the visual appearance of the arcs that connect the
          two nodes. See "Setting Attributes".

   undisplay()
           virtual void undisplay(VkNode *node);


          Remove the given node from the visible graph.

   setSize()
           void setSize(int size);


          Some applications know in advance how many nodes will be placed in
          an abstract graph. In this case, using setSize() to specify this
          size in advance can save time by allowing the VkGraph object to
          allocate sufficient memory at one time. The graph well expand the
          tables if necessary.

   resetSize()
           void resetSize(int newSize);


          Changes the size of the internal storage for nodes in the abstract
          graph. Normally, this function is for internal use.

   display()
           virtual void display(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* display(char *name);


          Makes a node visible. The node must have been previously added to
          the abstract graph. If the node is specified by name, the first
          occurrence of that name is displayed.

   hideParentsAndChildren()
           virtual void hideParentsAndChildren(VkNode *node);


          Remove all parents and children of the specified node from the
          visible display.

   displayParentsAndChildren()
           virtual void displayParentsAndChildren(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayParentsAndChildren(char *name);


          Display all parents and children of the specified node.

   displayParentsAndChildren()

   hideParents()
           virtual void hideParents(VkNode *node);


          Remove the immediate parents of the specified node.

   displayWithParents()
           virtual void displayWithParents(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithParents(char *name);


          Show the specified node along with its immediate parents.

   displayWithAllParents()
           virtual void displayWithAllParents(VkNode  *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithAllParents(char *name);


          Show the specified node along with all nodes above it in the
          hierarchy.

   displayWithChildren()
           virtual void displayWithChildren(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithChildren(char *name);


          Show the specified node along with its immediate children.

   displayWithAllChildren()
           virtual void displayWithAllChildren(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayWithAllChildren(char *name);


          Show the specified node along with all nodes below that point in the
          hierarchy.

   displayButterfly()
           virtual void displayButterfly(VkNode *node);
           virtual VkNode* displayButterfly(char *name);


          Change the graph display mode to display the given node as a
          "butterfly", a graph that has a node in the center, immediate
          parents to the left, and immediate children to the right.

   displayIf()
           virtual void displayIf(VkGraphFilterProc filterFunction);


          Loop through all nodes in the graph displaying any node that passes
          through the given filter function. The form of the filter function
          must be:
           Boolean filterFunction(VkNode *node);


          The function should return TRUE if the node should be displayed, or
          FALSE if it should not be displayed.

   forAllNodesDo()
           virtual void forAllNodesDo(VkGraphNodeProc function);


          Perform some operation on all nodes registered with the VkGraph
          component. The form of the specified function must be:

           void function (VkNode *node);


   setLayoutStyle()
           virtual void setLayoutStyle(char type);


          Set the layout style of the graph. Currently the supported styles
          are XmGRAPH and XmBUTTERFLY. XmGRAPH is the normal, hierarchical
          display mode. XmBUTTERFLY displays a given node as the center of a
          "butterfly" graph. See the displayButterfly() member function.

   find()
           VkNode* find(char *name);


          Returns the first VkNode object registered with the VkGraph object
          that has the given name.

   doLayout()
           void doLayout(void);


          Force a layout of the current graph. Normally, a program adds nodes
          to a graph, displays a subset of these nodes, and then calls
          doLayout() to arrange the nodes on the screen.

   doSubtreeLayout()
           void doSubtreeLayout(VkNode *node);


          Invoke the graph's layout routines on a subtree starting at the
          specified node. No other nodes are moved or considered.

   numNodes()
           int numNodes(void);

          Return the number of nodes in the abstract graph.

   graphWidget()
           Widget graphWidget(void);


          Returns the XmGraph widget instantiated by the VkGraph component.
          Not all the functionality of the XmGraph widget is encapsulated in
          the VkGraph class, and it is sometimes useful to set various
          resources directly on the graph widget.

USING ATTRIBUTES
     When specifying a parent/child connection in the VkGraph component's
     abstract graph, it is possible to specify an attribute for that
     connection. An attribute is an arbitrary name that can be used to control
     the appearance of the arc widget that connects the two nodes.  For
     example, assume two nodes are added to a graph as follows:


            graph->add(parent, child, "primary");
            graph->add(parent, child, "secondary");


     The resulting graph will display two connecting arcs between the two
     nodes. One can now specify X resources to control various aspects of the
     arc. For example:


           *primary*foreground: red
           *secondary*foreground: blue
           *primary*arcDirection: bidirected
           *secondary*arcDirection: undirected


     Most resource supported by the Arc widget are supported through this
     interface. The supported resources are:


           foreground
           toSide
           fromSide
           fromPosition
           toPosition
           arcDirection
           fontList
           arcWidth
           style
           dashes


     See the SgArc man page for details on these resources.

X RESOURCES
     The VkGraph component sets the following default resources to control
     menu labels.


           "*graph*popupMenu*hideNode*labelString:         Hide Node",
           "*graph*popupMenu*collapseSubgraph*labelString: Collapse Subgraph",
           "*graph*popupMenu*expandOneLevel*labelString:   Show Immediate Children",
           "*graph*popupMenu*expandSubgraph*labelString:   Expand Subgraph",
           "*graph*popupMenu*hideParents.labelString:      Hide Parents",
           "*graph*popupMenu*expandParents.labelString:    Show Parents",
           "*graph*popupMenu*selectedNodes.labelString:    Selected Nodes",
           "*graph*popupMenu*hideSelectedNodes.labelString:     Hide",
           "*graph*popupMenu*collapseSelectedNodes.labelString: Collapse",
           "*graph*popupMenu*expandSelectedNodes.labelString:   Expand",



EXAMPLES
     The following code segment creates a graph that displays a simple tree of
     three nodes.


           #include <Vk/VkNode.h>
           #include <Vk/VkGraph.h>

           void buildgraph(Widget parent)
           {
              VkGraph *graph = new VkGraph("graph", parent);

              VkNode *node1 = new VkNode("node1");
              VkNode *node2 = new VkNode("node2");
              VkNode *node3 = new VkNode("node3");
              VkNode *node4 = new VkNode("node4");

              graph->add(node1, node2);
              graph->add(node1, node3);
              graph->add(node2, node4);

              graph->displayAll();
              graph->doLayout();

              graph->show();
           }


     The following code segment reads data from standard input in the form:


          parent child parentLabel childLabel

     and creates a graph. Note the use of VkGraph::find() to find an existing
     node for a given unique name.


           #include <Vk/VkNode.h>
           #include <Vk/VkGraph.h>

           void buildgraph(Widget parent)
           {
              char    parentName[1000];
              char    childName[1000];
              char    childLabel[1000];
              char    parentLabel[1000];

              VkGraph *graph = new VkGraph("graph", parent);

              while((nitems = scanf("%s %s %s %s",
                                   parentName, childName,
                                   parentLabel, childLabel)) != EOF &&
                    nitems == 4)
              {
                  VkNode *parent, *child;

                  parent = child = NULL;

                  if(parentName &&
                     (parent = graph->find(parentName)) == NULL)
                         parent = new VkNode(parentName, parentLabel);

                  if(childName &&
                     (child = graph->find(childName)) == NULL)
                         child = new VkNode(childName, childLabel);

                  graph->add(parent, child);
              }

              graph->displayAll();
              graph->doLayout();

              graph->show();
           }



INHERITED MEMBER FUNCTIONS
   Inherited from VkComponent
          installDestroyHandler(), removeDestroyHandler(), widgetDestroyed(),
          setDefaultResources(), getResources(), VkComponent(), manage(),
          unmanage(), baseWidget(), okToQuit(), _name, _baseWidget, _w,
          deleteCallback

   Inherited from VkCallbackObject
          callCallbacks(), addCallback(), removeCallback(),
          removeAllCallbacks()


CLASSES USED BY THIS CLASS
     VkApp, VkMenu, VkMenuItem, VkNode, VkPopupMenu

SEE ALSO
     VkComponent, VkApp, VkMenu, VkMenuItem, VkNode, VkPopupMenu
     ViewKit Programmer's Guide
     The X Window System, DEC Press, Bob Sheifler and Jim Gettys
     The X Window System Toolkit, DEC Press, Paul Asente and Ralph Swick
     The OSF/Motif Programmers Reference, Prentice Hall, OSF