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fdg-sim
A force-directed graph simulation for Rust.
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Crates
| Name | Version | Docs | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
fdg-sim | Runs the layout engine (simulation) and manages the position of nodes. | |||
fdg-macroquad | A demo visualizer that lets you interact with the graph in real time. (View Online) | |||
fdg-img | A simple SVG renderer for your graphs. | |||
fdg-wasm | A simple Webassembly wrapper of fdg-sim for use in Javascript. |
Basic Example
use fdg_sim::{ForceGraph, ForceGraphHelper, Simulation, SimulationParameters};
fn main() {
// initialize a graph
let mut graph: ForceGraph<(), ()> = ForceGraph::default();
// add nodes to it
let one = graph.add_force_node("one", ());
let two = graph.add_force_node("two", ());
let _three = graph.add_force_node("three", ());
graph.add_edge(one, two, ());
// create a simulation from the graph
let mut simulation = Simulation::from_graph(graph, SimulationParameters::default());
// your event/render loop
for frame in 0..50 {
// update the nodes positions based on force algorithm
simulation.update(0.035);
// render (print) your nodes new locations.
println!("---- frame {frame} ----");
for node in simulation.get_graph().node_weights() {
println!("\"{}\" - {:?}", node.name, node.location);
}
println!("-----------------------")
}
}What are N, E, and Ty?
You may notice that structs and types like Simulation, ForceGraph, and Force have generic type parameters <N, E, Ty>.
N: The node weight (data stored in theNode’sdata).E: The edge weight (data stored directly in the graph’s edges).Ty: The edge type,DirectedorUndirected(set by default).
These type names from the petgraph documentation here. Because Ty is set by default, you won’t have to mess with it most of the time.
Re-exports
Modules
Change forces that define how your graph behaves.
gml
gmlImport and export graphs with Graph Modelling Language (GML).
Structs
A node on a
ForceGraph.A simulation for managing the main event loop and forces.
Parameters for the simulation.
Enums
Number of dimensions to run the simulation in.
Traits
Syntactic sugar to make adding
Nodes to a ForceGraph easier.Type Definitions
A helper type that creates a
StableGraph with our custom Node as the weight.