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List:       graphviz-devel
Subject:    Re: [graphviz-devel] Extracting the node layout algorithm
From:       Ryan Schmidt <graphviz-2012a () ryandesign ! com>
Date:       2012-05-23 1:33:12
Message-ID: C1E96C0D-F252-4167-9AD0-34CE6EEDE960 () ryandesign ! com
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On May 22, 2012, at 13:26, Keenan Brock wrote:

> The dot format works very well for some use cases, while different file formats \
> work better for others. 
> Example: I find I often like to use d3 for dynamic graphs in the browser. But when \
> I do that, I miss the wonderful layout engine of graphviz. 
> 
> Has anyone tried to pull the layout engine completely out. Either converting it \
> into Java or javascript [preferred] ? 
> It seems most of implementations that I've seen tend to send the data to the server \
> and have it render the data. 
> I also tried looking at the source code once or twice, but found it intimidating to \
> know just where to begin.

This question has come up a couple times before. I've suggested someone look into \
using emscripten to convert the Graphviz source to JavaScript. I haven't tried doing \
so myself yet though.

https://emscripten.org/




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