TikzGraphs

This library uses the LaTeX package pgf/tikz to produce graphs. It integrates with IJulia, outputting SVG images to the notebook.

Installation



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Pkg.add("TikzGraphs")

In addition, you will need to install the following dependencies if you do not already have them on your system.

Pdf2svg. This is required by TikzPictures. On Ubuntu, you can get this by running sudo apt-get install pdf2svg. On Windows, you can download the binaries from http://www.cityinthesky.co.uk/opensource/pdf2svg/. Be sure to add pdf2svg to your path (and restart).
Pgf (version 3.0 or later). Install using your latex package manager (e.g., texlive or miktex).

Once these things are installed, you should be able to run the following:



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using TikzGraphs

Examples



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using TikzGraphs
using LightGraphs
g = DiGraph(4)
add_edge!(g, 1, 2)
add_edge!(g, 2, 3)
TikzGraphs.plot(g)









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add_edge!(g, 3, 4)
add_edge!(g, 1, 4)
TikzGraphs.plot(g)









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You can save your graphs to PDF, SVG, and TEX.



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t = TikzGraphs.plot(g)
using TikzPictures # this is required for saving
TikzPictures.save(PDF("graph"), t)
TikzPictures.save(SVG("graph"), t)
TikzPictures.save(TEX("graph"), t)

You can also specify the labels.



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TikzGraphs.plot(g, ["A", "B", "C", "D"])









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You can even use unicode.



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TikzGraphs.plot(g, ["α", "β", "γ", "δ"])









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You can also have latex labels.



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TikzGraphs.plot(g, [L"\int_0^\infty f(x) dx", L"\sqrt{2}", L"x^2", L"\frac{1}{2}"])









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You can have repeated labels.



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TikzGraphs.plot(g, ["α", "β", "γ", "α"])









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You can use different layouts (currently just Layered [default], Spring, and SimpleNecklace are supported).



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TikzGraphs.plot(g, Layouts.Spring())









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TikzGraphs.plot(g, Layouts.SimpleNecklace())









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Future Plans

Gradually, more functionality from pgf/tikz will be migrated into this package. Eventually, this package will support different layout options, annotations, styles, etc.