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=Coding period=
 
=Coding period=
===''Week 14''===
 
====Firm pencils down day: 20/08/2012====
 
* Adjusted the ''doc/docbook/system/mann/en/graph.xml'' according to the changes made on the subcommands and added a brief documentation for the '''igraph''' command.
 
 
===''Week 13''===
 
====19/08/2012====
 
* Added two subcommands for the '''graph''' command: '''show''' and '''positions'''.
 
 
* Removed the previous ''graph_objects_positions'' and ''graph_structure'' commands.
 
 
* Renamed the previously named Tcl ''graph'' procedure into '''igraph''' - this command launches the interactive graph; along with this procedure, the ''src/tclscripts/graph'' was renamed into ''src/tclscripts/'''igraph''''', and the file ''src/tclscripts/graph/graph.tcl'' was renamed into ''src/tclscripts/'''igraph/igraph.tcl'''''.
 
 
* The '''igraph''' command works in MGED; when launched in Archer, an error message in outputted saying that the command is not available yet.
 
 
* Took care of some command error cases (C and Tcl).
 
 
====18/08/2012====
 
* Again tried to integrate the previously mentioned command in Archer - Didn't find an example that would suit me. I found commands that would have procedures that use C wrapped commands but they were either working strictly for Archer or for MGED, not for both.
 
 
====17/08/2012====
 
* Introduced a '''graph''' command and its '''show''' subcommand.
 
 
* Tried to get rid of an ''"invalid command name "graph" while executing "graph show""'' error but didn't find a solution - this appears when I run my procedure in Archer. When running this procedure in MGED, no such error appears and the graph is generated correctly.
 
 
====16/08/2012====
 
* Enabled error message in MGED for the '''graph''' command in case the Adaptagrams library isn't available.
 
 
* Started reorganizing the '''graph''' command in subcommands.
 
 
====15/08/2012====
 
* Added a basic brlman documentation for the '''graph''' command.
 
 
====14/08/2012====
 
* Grouped top-level commands under a single '''graph''' command. Came up with an approach on how to tackle the following problem:  there would exist a C implemented "graph" command and also a Tcl procedure named "graph" and when ran in MGED the C one is ran instead of the Tcl one. Waiting for a response before committing the changes.
 
 
====13/08/2012====
 
* Fixed a bug that appeared when launching Archer due to the '''graph_objects_positions''' command.
 
 
* Started work on integrating the '''graph''' command in Archer. Encountered some problems due to the fact that there isn't a corresponding ''ged_graph'' C routine that can be used. The procedure is simply defined in Tcl.
 
 
===''Week 12''===
 
====12/08/2012====
 
* Cleaned up the layout source code that was about to be committed.
 
 
* Replaced the connection lines that existed between two nodes with polylines and added arrows at the end of each connection line.
 
 
====11/08/2012====
 
* Finished creating the routines that provide a decent layout for the graph.
 
 
* Added vertices between the nodes.
 
 
:Here is how the graph for the ''share/db/axis.g'' database looks like now:
 
:[[Image:Graph_editor_v2.png]]
 
 
:Commit will be made as soon as the source code is cleaned up.
 
 
====10/08/2012====
 
* Continued working on the layout part.
 
 
====09/08/2012====
 
* Started research and work for solving the layout issue of a graph.
 
 
====08/08/2012====
 
* Added the '''decorate_object(struct _ged_dag_data *, char *, int)''' routine in ''src/libged/dag.cpp''. This creates a new entry into a hash table for each newly detected object and sets the entry's value depending on the type of object: ''primitive'', ''combination'', or ''something else''.
 
 
* Used these types to differently colour the rectangles in the graph editor.
 
 
* Introduced a text widget with the name of the object within each rectangle.
 
 
:Here is the window that the '''graph''' command launches for the ''share/db/axis.g'' database:
 
 
:[[Image:Graph_editor_v1.png]]
 
 
====06/08/2012====
 
* Looked for a method to store object's colour and name related information within an Adaptagrams graph structure.
 
:This is needed for implementing the decorative routines for each type of object. Couldn't find a method. Worked on an alternative method to store this information.
 
 
===''Week 11''===
 
====05/08/2012====
 
* Updated the '''ged_graph_objects_positions''' routine; it now passes the objects and positions within the graph to the Tcl field.
 
 
* Used this command in the ''src/tclscripts/graph/GraphEditor.tcl''. The objects are now drawn at the specified positions using a Tk Canvas widget inside a window.
 
 
====04/08/2012====
 
* The '''ged_graph_objects_positions''' can now be used as a command within the Tcl field to retrieve objects' positions within the graph.
 
 
* Made sure that the commands '''graph_structure''', and '''graph_objects_positions''' always exist so that the user is informed that he/she invoked a valid command, although the Adaptagrams library is not available.
 
 
 
====01/08/2012====
 
* Again tried to figure out the logic between the data processed in the ''C'' implementation of a command and the data received in the ''tcl'' file when running this command.
 
 
* Finally got the idea after having a talk with '''starseeker'''.
 
 
====30/07/2012====
 
* Looked for a pattern to follow in the implementation of ''C'' commands that are to be used in the Tcl land. Found the files that need to be modified according to the existence of a new command.
 
 
* It's not clear to me how the data used in a ''tcl'' file where a command is ran is passed on to this ''tcl'' file.
 
 
===''Week 10''===
 
====29/07/2012====
 
Developed a first version of a routine (''ged_graph_objects_positions'') that returns the positions for each object from the database. This is supposed to be used by a GUI component that draws the objects using Tk Canvas inside a window.
 
 
====28/07/2012====
 
* Had trouble with a ''make distcheck'' error.
 
* Ran tests for the two commands that were implemented: "graph_structure" and "graph".
 
:The name of "graph_structure" might be adjusted. Subcommands need to be added. So far, there is a view command but what it actually does is traverse the database and define its corresponding graph. The steps for this need to be split in smaller routines that would eventually be called as subcommands.
 
 
====27/07/2012====
 
* Managed to pop up the window in MGED by simply running the "graph" command.
 
 
====24/07/2012====
 
* Worked on popping up a new window when running the ''graph'' command. With starseeker's help I found out that one of my script wasn't "loaded". Eventually I tackled this. However, the window still doesn't pop up when running the command; it shows up only when running ''<tcl_script_name> .window1''.
 
 
 
===''Week 9''===
 
===''Week 9''===
====22/07/2012====
 
* Created the command "'''graph'''". For now, it can be ran in MGED like this: "'''graph view'''" and it calls a routine in src/libged/dag.cpp: ''ged_graph()''.
 
 
* Worked on creating a new window when running this command.
 
 
There is no commit because the code might need some restructuring.
 
 
====19/07/2012====
 
* Implemented the '''put_me_in_a_bucket''' routine that figures out the type of an object, adds its name to a vector and defines a corresponding shape in the graph.
 
 
 
====18/07/2012====
 
====18/07/2012====
 
*Replaced the 3 hash tables (solids, regions, and groups) with 3 vectors of names (primitives, combimations, and non_geometries).
 
*Replaced the 3 hash tables (solids, regions, and groups) with 3 vectors of names (primitives, combimations, and non_geometries).

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