NAME

Tree::Simple::View::ASCII - A class for viewing Tree::Simple hierarchies in ASCII

SYNOPSIS

    use Tree::Simple::View::ASCII;
    my $tree_view = Tree::Simple::View::ASCII->new($tree);
    $tree_view->includeTrunk(1);
    print $tree_view->expandAll();
    # root
    #     |---Node Level: 1
    #     |       |---Node Level: 1.1
    #     |       |---Node Level: 1.2
    #     |       |       |---Node Level: 1.2.1
    #     |       |       \---Node Level: 1.2.2
    #     |       \---Node Level: 1.3
    #     |---Node Level: 2
    #     |       |---Node Level: 2.1
    #     |       \---Node Level: 2.2
    #     |---Node Level: 3
    #     |       \---Node Level: 3.1
    #     |               |---Node Level: 3.1.1
    #     |               \---Node Level: 3.1.2
    #     \---Node Level: 4
    #             \---Node Level: 4.1
    print $tree_view->expandPath("root", "Node Level: 1", "Node Level: 1.2");
    # root
    #     |---Node Level: 1
    #     |       |---Node Level: 1.1
    #     |       |---Node Level: 1.2
    #     |       |       |---Node Level: 1.2.1
    #     |       |       \---Node Level: 1.2.2
    #     |       \---Node Level: 1.3
    #     |---Node Level: 2
    #     |---Node Level: 3
    #     \---Node Level: 4
    my $tree_view = Tree::Simple::View::ASCII->new($tree, (
        characters => [ indent => "    ", pipe => " |  ", last_branch => " \- ", branch => " |- " ]
    ) );
    # root
    #  |- Node Level: 1
    #  |  |- Node Level: 1.1
    #  |  |- Node Level: 1.2
    #  |  |  |- Node Level: 1.2.1
    #  |  |  \- Node Level: 1.2.2
    #  |  \- Node Level: 1.3
    #  |- Node Level: 2
    #  |- Node Level: 3
    #  \- Node Level: 4

DESCRIPTION

This is a Tree::Simple::View subclass which provides simple ASCII formatting for trees.

I had this code lying around, and I figured it was best to put it into here. This is an early release of this, and it lacks configuration parameter handling, but that can be easily added later when I need it.

METHODS

expandAllSimple

This will draw a fully expanded tree.

expandAllComplex

This currently is aliased to the "expandAllSimple" since we don't have config handling.

expandPathSimple (@path)

This will draw a tree with the given @path expanded.

expandPathComplex

This currently is aliased to the "expandPathSimple" since we don't have config handling.

TODO

Config handling, allowing you to customize the drawing. Patches welcome, I just don't currently have the time to add it.

Repository

<https://github.com/ronsavage/Tree-Simple.git>

SUPPORT

Bugs should be reported via the CPAN bug tracker at

<https://github.com/ronsavage/Tree-Simple/issues>

AUTHOR

stevan little, <stevan@iinteractive.com>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright 2004-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.

<http://www.iinteractive.com>

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.