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Visio - Perl extension mainpulating XML based Visio files
To create a viso vdx file, create multiple pages, reorient one of the pages:
my $v = new Visio();
$v->set_title('wabla wabla');
$v->set_timeCreated();
$v->set_timeSaved()
my $page = $v->addpage();
$page->set_name('my page');
$page->set_heightWidth(8,11);
my $page2 = $v->addpage();
$page2->set_name('my page2');
$v->toFile('myvisofile.vdx');
Visio is an alpha stage library to create and manipulate Microsoft Visio drawings.
Visio is an alpha stage library to create and manipulate Microsoft Visio drawings. Currently it can only create drawings from scratch, and can not create a usable object model from a pre-existing file. The Visio module is however able to extract stencils from pre-existing files and insert them into your new drawings. This is helpfull as it is fairly difficult to make a nice drawing on your own via the current Visio perl module API. This is my first public Perl module, and I'm sure there are tons of mistakes. Please feel free to communicate any design flaws or reworking you may feel would make Visio more usable and approachable.
A new Visio document is created using the new method:
my $vDoc = new Visio();
By default the document is completely empty and the document creator is set to 'perl-visio'. This can be overwritten by use of the set_creator method.
Visio document is returned as an XML string.
my $vString = $vDoc->toString;
Visio doc is written out to an XML file.
$vDoc->toFile('myfile.vdx');
libxml2 doc element is returned
$vDoc->toXmlDoc();
Sets Document title
$vDoc->set_title('my title');
Sets Document subject
$vDoc->set_subject('my subject');
Sets Document manager field
$vDoc->set_manager('my manager');
Sets company filed in document.
$vDoc->set_company('my company');
Sets Document description.
$vDoc->set_desc('my really good description');
Sets Document creator field.
$vDoc->set_creator('just me');
Set's document time created information. If time is not passed, the current time (UTC) is set.
$vDoc->set_timeCreated();
Set's document time saved information. If time is not passed, the current time (UTC) is set.
$vDoc->set_timeSaved();
Takes in argument of $time, which is in the format of the perl time() function. Returns a $visioTimeString formatted string.
$vDoc->set_timeCreated(Visio::visio_timeformat(time())); is equivilent to: $vDoc->set_timeCreated();
searches the visio masters (stencils). filters can be specifed:
$vDoc->find_master_dom({name=>'myrectangle'})
returns a libxml nodelist object of all stencils that had name 'myractangle'. Not specifying filters returns all stencils.
filters avaliable:
name
A new Visio page is created in a Visio document.
my $vPage1 = $vDoc->addpage();
By default the document is completely empty and the document creator is set to 'perl-visio'. This can be overwritten by use of the set_creator method.
Sets the name of the page
$vPage->set_name('mypage');
Sets a page's height and width. In inches by default:
$vPage->setheightWidth(8,11);
creates a pageSheet method if needed under this page
my $pageSheet = $vPage->create_pageSheet();
For the most part one shouldn't need to directly use these methods
new creates (if one does not already exist) a new child PageSheet element node under $parentNode, which is a libxml2 object.
returns the PageSheet libxml2 node
my $pageSheetNode = $pageSheet->getnode();
creates a PageProps object and element under the current PageSheet
For the most part one shouldn't need to directly use these methods
new creates (if one does not already exist) a new child PageProps element node under $parentNode, which is a libxml2 object.
returns the PageProps libxml2 node
my $pagePropsNode = $pageProps->getnode();
sets the page width of this PageProps node. Default unit is in inches.
$pageProps->set_PageWidth($width);
sets the page height of this PageProps node. Default unit is in inches.
$pageProps->set_PageHeight($height);
None by default.
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Aamer Akhter, <aakhter@cisco.com> <aakhter@gmail.com>
Copyright 2005 by Aamer Akhter
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as in LICENSE and MSPATENTLICENSE files.
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package Visio; #PLEASE SEE MSPATENTLICENSE # "This product may incorporate intellectual property owned by # Microsoft Corporation. The terms and conditions upon which Microsoft # is licensing such intellectual property may be found at # http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/odcXMLRef/html/odcXMLRefLegalNotice.asp" # Copyright 2005 Aamer Akhter. All rights reserved. # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are # met: # 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the # documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE LICENSOR(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS # OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED # WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE # DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LICENSOR(S) OR OTHER CONTRIBUTORS BE # LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF # SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN # IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation # are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing # official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Licensor(s). # The software may be subject to additional license restrictions # provided by the Licensor(s). use 5.008; use strict; use strict; use warnings; use Log::Log4perl qw(get_logger); use XML::LibXML; use Carp; use Data::Dumper; use vars qw($VERSION); use Visio::Page; use Visio::Master; $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%03d", q$Revision: 1.10 $ =~ /: (\d+)\.(\d+)/; Log::Log4perl->init_once(\ qq{ log4perl.logger = DEBUG, Screen log4perl.appender.Screen = Log::Log4perl::Appender::ScreenColoredLevels log4perl.appender.Screen.layout = PatternLayout log4perl.appender.Screen.layout.ConversionPattern=[%d] [%c] [%F{1}:%L] [%p] %m%n }); my $log = get_logger('visio'); my $vNS = 'visio'; my $vNSURI = 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/visio/2003/core'; our $xmlParser = XML::LibXML->new(); # Preloaded methods go here. sub new { my $class = shift; my $opts = shift; my $fileName = $$opts{fromFile}; my $self = {}; $self->{xmlparser} = $Visio::xmlParser; if (defined $fileName) { $self->{xmldoc} = $self->{xmlparser}->parse_file($fileName); $log->debug("visio object created from $fileName"); $self->{xmlroot} = $self->{xmldoc}->documentElement(); bless($self,$class); } else { $self->{xmldoc} = $self->{xmlparser}->parse_string(<<'EOT'); <VisioDocument xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/visio/2003/core'> </VisioDocument> EOT $self->{xmlroot} = $self->{xmldoc}->documentElement(); bless($self,$class); $log->debug("visio xml object created"); } $self->{vNSURI} = $self->{xmlroot}->namespaceURI; #add the visio ns as a prefix $self->{xmlroot}->setNamespace ( ($self->{vNSURI}), $vNS, 0 ); return $self; } sub addpage { my $self = shift; my $pagesN; #if pages nodes does not exist, create it; $pagesN = generic_create_node($self->{xmlroot}, 'Pages' ); if (defined $self->{maxpageid}) { $self->{maxpageid} = $self->{maxpageid} + 1; } else { $self->{maxpageid} = 0; } my $page = new Visio::Page($pagesN,$self->{maxpageid}); return $page; } sub toFile { my $self = shift; my $filename = shift; $self->{xmldoc}->toFile($filename,1); } sub toString { my $self = shift; $self->{xmldoc}->toString(2); } sub toXmlDoc { my $self = shift; return $self->{xmldoc}; } sub set_docprop_node { my $self = shift; my $nodeType = shift; my $text = shift; my $dpt = $self->create_docprop_node($nodeType); my $textNode = $self->{xmldoc}->createTextNode($text); $dpt->removeChildNodes(); $log->debug("doc $nodeType set"); $dpt->appendChild($textNode); } sub set_docprop_timenode { my $self = shift; my $nodeType = shift; my $text = shift; $text = visio_timeformat() if (!defined $text); $self->set_docprop_node($nodeType,$text); } sub visio_timeformat { my $time = shift; if (!defined $time) {$time = time()}; my @gmTime = gmtime($time); $gmTime[4]++; # perl months are from 0..11 $gmTime[5] += 1900; # perl years return sprintf("%4d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02d", $gmTime[5], $gmTime[3], $gmTime[4], $gmTime[2], $gmTime[1], $gmTime[0] ); } sub set_timeSaved { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_timenode('TimeSaved',$text); } sub set_timeCreated { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_timenode('TimeCreated',$text); } sub set_title { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Title',$text); } sub set_subject { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Subject',$text); } sub set_manager { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Manager',$text); } sub set_company { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Company',$text); } sub set_desc { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Desc',$text); } sub set_creator { my $self = shift; my $text = shift; $self->set_docprop_node('Creator',$text); } sub find_master_dom { my $self = shift; my $opts = shift; my $nname = $opts->{'name'}; my $xp = "/$vNS:VisioDocument/$vNS:Masters/$vNS:Master"; my $xpSel = ""; if (defined $nname) { $xpSel .= "\@Name = '$nname'"; } $xp .= "[$xpSel]"; $log->debug("searching with $xp"); return $self->{xmlroot}->findnodes($xp); } sub create_master { my $self = shift; my $opts = shift; my $fromDom = $$opts{'fromDom'}; my $master; my $mastersNode = generic_create_node($self->{xmlroot}, 'Masters' ); if (defined $self->{maxMasterid}) { $self->{maxMasterid} = $self->{maxMasterid} + 1; } else { $self->{maxMasterid} = 0; } if (defined $fromDom) { $master = new Visio::Master($mastersNode, $self->{maxMasterid}, {fromDom=>$fromDom} ); } return $master; } #================ PRIIVATE FUNCTIONS sub create_docprop_node { my $self = shift; my $node = shift; my $dp = $self->create_docprop(); return generic_create_node($dp, $node); } sub create_docprop { my $self = shift; #see of DocumentProperties already exists, if not crate it my $docpropNL = $self->{xmlroot}->findnodes("DocumentProperties"); return $docpropNL->pop if ($docpropNL->size() > 0); $log->debug('creating DocumentProperties node'); my $docpropN = $self->{xmldoc}->createElement("DocumentProperties"); $self->{xmlroot}->insertBefore( $docpropN, $self->{xmlroot}->firstChild ); } sub generic_create_node { my $parent = shift; my $node = shift; my $nodeNL = $parent->findnodes("$node"); return $nodeNL->pop if ($nodeNL->size() > 0); $log->debug("creating $parent/$node node"); my $uri = $parent->namespaceURI; if (!defined $uri) { $uri = $vNSURI; } my $nodeN = $parent->ownerDocument->createElement("$node"); $parent->appendChild($nodeN); return $nodeN; } sub generic_settext { my $node = shift; my $text = shift; my $textNode = $node->ownerDocument->createTextNode($text); $node->removeChildNodes(); $log->debug("doc $node text set"); $node->appendChild($textNode); } 1; __END__ # Below is stub documentation for your module. 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