NAME

App::Basis::ConvertText2::Plugin::Mscgen

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
my $content = "# MSC for some fictional process
msc {
  a,b,c;
  a->b [ label = "ab()" ] ;
  b->c [ label = "bc(TRUE)"];
  c=>c [ label = "process(1)" ];
  c=>c [ label = "process(2)" ];
  ...;
  c=>c [ label = "process(n)" ];
  c=>c [ label = "process(END)" ];
  a<<=c [ label = "callback()"];
  ---  [ label = "If more to run", ID="*" ];
  a->a [ label = "next()"];
  a->c [ label = "ac1()\nac2()"];
  b<-c [ label = "cb(TRUE)"];
  b->b [ label = "stalled(...)"];
  a<-b [ label = "ab() = FALSE"];
}" ;
my $params = {} ;
my $obj = App::Basis::ConvertText2::Plugin::Mscgen->new() ;
my $out = $obj->process( 'mscgen', $content, $params) ;
            
          

DESCRIPTION

convert a mscgen text string into a PNG, requires mscgen program from http://www.mcternan.me.uk/mscgen/

mscgen

create a simple msc image

            

              
              
parameters
   data   - msc text      
   filename - filename to save the created image as 
hashref params of
       size    - size of image, widthxheight - optional