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Tim Docker edited this page Jan 29, 2015 · 9 revisions

This chart:

was produced by this code:

import Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Easy
import Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Backend.Cairo
import Data.Time.LocalTime

import Prices(prices,mkDate,filterPrices)

prices' :: [(LocalTime,Double,Double)]
prices' = filterPrices prices (mkDate 1 1 2005) (mkDate 31 12 2006)

main = toFile def "example2_big.png" $ do
    layoutlr_title .= "Price History"
    layoutlr_left_axis . laxis_override .= axisGridHide
    layoutlr_right_axis . laxis_override .= axisGridHide
    plotLeft (line "price 1" [ [ (d,v) | (d,v,_) <- prices'] ])
    plotRight (line "price 2" [ [ (d,v) | (d,_,v) <- prices'] ])

Here is equivalent code without using the Easy helper functions and monadic stateful API:

import System.Environment(getArgs)
import Data.Colour.Names
import Data.Colour
import Control.Lens
import Data.Default.Class
import Data.Time.LocalTime
import Graphics.Rendering.Chart
import Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Backend.Cairo

import Prices(prices,mkDate,filterPrices)

prices' :: [(LocalTime,Double,Double)]
prices' = filterPrices prices (mkDate 1 1 2005) (mkDate 31 12 2006)

chart = toRenderable layout 
  where

    price1 = plot_lines_style . line_color .~ opaque blue
           $ plot_lines_values .~ [ [ (d,v) | (d,v,_) <- prices'] ]
           $ plot_lines_title .~ "price 1"
           $ def

    price2 = plot_lines_style . line_color .~ opaque green
           $ plot_lines_values .~ [ [ (d,v) | (d,_,v) <- prices'] ]
           $ plot_lines_title .~ "price 2"
           $ def

    layout = layoutlr_title .~"Price History"
           $ layoutlr_left_axis . laxis_override .~ axisGridHide
           $ layoutlr_right_axis . laxis_override .~ axisGridHide
           $ layoutlr_x_axis . laxis_override .~ axisGridHide
           $ layoutlr_plots .~ [Left (toPlot price1),
                                Right (toPlot price2)]
           $ layoutlr_grid_last .~ False
           $ def

main = renderableToFile def "example2_big.png" chart
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