plot.go

package engine

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"image"
	"image/png"
	"net/http"
	"os/exec"
)

func (g *guistate) servePlot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	a := g.StringValue("usingx")
	b := g.StringValue("usingy")

	cmd := "gnuplot"
	args := []string{"-e", fmt.Sprintf(`set format x "%%g"; set key off; set format y "%%g"; set term svg size 480,320 fsize 10; plot "%vtable.txt" u %v:%v w li; set output;exit;`, OD, a, b)}
	out, err := exec.Command(cmd, args...).CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		w.Write(emptyIMG())
		g.Set("plotErr", string(out))
		return
	} else {
		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/svg+xml")
		w.Write(out)
		g.Set("plotErr", "")
	}
}

var empty_img []byte

// empty image to show if there's no plot...
func emptyIMG() []byte {
	if empty_img == nil {
		o := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
		png.Encode(o, image.NewNRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, 4, 4)))
		empty_img = o.Bytes()
	}
	return empty_img
}