Name
Data::CloudWeights - Calculate values for an HTML tag cloud
Version
Describes version v0.12.$Rev: 1 $ of Data::CloudWeights
Synopsis
use Data::CloudWeights;
# Create a new cloud
my $cloud = Data::CloudWeights->new( \%cfg );
# Add one or more tags to the cloud
$cloud->add( $tag, $count, $value );
# Calculate the tag cloud values
my $nimbus = $cloud->formation;
Description
Each tag added to the cloud has a unique name to identify it, a count
which represents the size of the tag and a value that is associated with
the tag. The reference returned by "$cloud->formation()" is a list of
hash refs, one hash ref per tag. In addition to the input parameters
each hash ref contains the scaled size, the percentage of total and a
colour value in the range hot to cold.
The cloud typically displays the tag name and count in the calculated
colour with a font size set equal to the scaled value in the result
Configuration and Environment
Attributes defined by this class:
*cold_colour*
The six character hex colour for the smallest count in the cloud.
Defaults to *#0000FF* (blue)
*colour_pallet*
An array ref of hex colour values. If the cold_colour attribute is
set to null then the colour values from the pallet are used instead
of calculating the colour value from the scaled count. Defaults to
twelve values that give an even transition from blue to red
*decimal_places*
The number of decimal places returned in the size attribute. Defaults
to 2. With the default values for high and low this lets you set the
tags font size in ems. If set to 0 and the high/low values suitably
changed tag font size can be set in pixies
*hot_colour*
The six character hex colour for the highest count in the cloud.
Defaults to *#FF0000* (red)
*limit*
Limits the size of the returned list. Defaults to zero, no limit
*max_size*
The upper boundary value to which the highest count in the cloud is
scaled. Defaults to 3.0 (ems)
*min_size*
The lower boundary value to which the smallest count in the cloud is
scaled. Defaults to 1.0 (ems)
*sort_field*
Select the field to sort the output by. Values are; *tag*, *count* or
*value*. If set to *undef* the output order will be the same as the
order of the calls to "add". If set to a code ref it will be called
as a sort comparison subroutine and passed two tag references whose
keys are values listed above
*sort_order*
Either "asc" for ascending or "desc" for descending sort order
*sort_type*
Either "alpha" to use the "cmp" operator or "numeric" to use the
"<=>" operator in sorting comparisons
Subroutines/Methods
new
$cloud = Data::CloudWeights->new( [{] attr => value, ... [}] )
This is a class method, the constructor for Data::CloudWeights. Options
are passed as either a list of keyword value pairs or a hash ref
BUILD
If the "hot_colour" or "cold_colour" attributes are undefined a discreet
colour value will be selected from the 'pallet' instead of calculating
it using Color::Spectrum
add
$cloud->add( $name, $count, $value );
Adds the tag name, count, and value triple to the cloud. The formation
method returns a ref to an array of hash refs. Each hash ref contains
one of these triples and the calculated attributes. The value argument
is optional. Passing a count of zero will do nothing but returns the
current cumulative total count for this tag name
formation
$cloud->formation();
Return a ref to an array of hash refs. The attributes of each hash ref
are:
colour
Calculated or dereferenced via the pallet, this is the hex colour string
for this tag
count
The supplied size for this tag. Multiple calls to the add method for the
same tag cause these counts to accumulate
percent
The percentage of the total count that this tag represents
size
The count scaled to a value between max_size and min_size
tag
The supplied name for this tag
value
The supplied value for this tag. This is usually an URI but can be any
scalar. If multiple calls to add the same tag were made this will be an
array ref containing each of the passed values
Diagnostics
None
Acknowledgements
Originally WWW::CloudCreator
This did not let me calculate font sizes in ems
HTML::TagCloud::Sortable
I lifted the sorting code from here
Color::Spectrum
I copied the colour value manipulation code from here after this
distribution started failing tests on 5.18
Dependencies
Moo
Type::Tiny
Incompatibilities
There are no known incompatibilities in this module
Bugs and Limitations
There are no known bugs in this module. Please report problems to the
address below. Patches are welcome
Author
Peter Flanigan, "<pjfl@cpan.org>"
License and Copyright
Copyright (c) 2013 Peter Flanigan. All rights reserved
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE