+/***********************************************************************************
+ * This file is splint into
+ * 1) The base class for the gnuplot functionality
+ * 1.5) twod - base class for twodpng and twodgif
+ * 3) twodgif - the class for plotting gif (animated) files in two dimensions
+ * 3.5) threed - base class for threedpng and threedgif
+ * 3.7) threedpng - 3d png's
+ * 4) threedgif - the class for plotting gif (animated) files in three dimensions
+ ***************************************************************************************/
+/***************************************************************************************
+// The data files, with names like point231510.data and line231510.data, and the gnuplot script,
+// with a name like gnuplot_script231510.glp, are written to disc by calls to file_put_contents().
+// Viewing these files can be helpful in debugging (or noting that they are not being output at all).
+// You can also run the gnuplot script with a command from the terminal like, "gnuplot gnuplot_script231510.glp"
+// Doing so will yield additional debugging messages from the gnuplot program, if the error is within the gnuplot script.
+// Because outputting to disc helps in debugging in this way, I chose not to execute the gnuplot commands directly from script
+// for example by using the function popen() as Liu Yi does in A PHP Interface to GNU Plot or using the -e option in a command like
+// shell_exec("gnuplot -e \"outputname='$gnuplot_gif_file'; point_data='$gnuplot_point_file'; zticlength='$zticlength';\"")
+// though that approach will work if for some reason you do not wish to output the gnuplot commands to disc before executing them
+*****************************************************************************************/
+ // $num_of_tics will determine the number of tics on the axes
+ var $x_label, $y_label, $z_label;
+ // we choose what column we want to plot on the x, y, and z axis by setting x_axis, y_axis, z_axis
+ var $x_axis, $y_axis, $z_axis;
+ // $gnuplot_script is the string of gnuplot commands that will be written to disc
+ // these are the file locations for the temporary files we wish to write to disc
+ var $gnuplot_script_file_location, $output_file_location;
+ // $line_data is the string of data points. when written to $line_data_location it will be in the row/column form gnuplot understands.
+ var $line_data_location, $line_data;
+ // $title is the graph title
+ var $has_entry, $sample_num;
+ var $one_max, $one_min, $two_max, $two_min, $three_max, $three_min;
+ // we can set sample_max if we wish to limit the number of samples the user takes. I don't employ this, actually, because
+ // I ended up loading a smaller png to the webpage while the slower process creating a gif file takes place.
+ // the label used in the key within the gnuplot image (only animated images have a key at this point in time)
+ function __construct(){
+ // we start with zero data points, where $this->has_entry is false.
+ $this->has_entry = false;
+ // Javascript generates a random number and php appends it to file names
+ // so we can differentiate between files and don't load the wrong one or write over one before it's used.
+ if (isset($_POST['random_num']) && is_numeric($_POST['random_num']))
+ $this->gnuplot_id = $_POST['random_num'];
+ $this->gnuplot_id = rand();
+ $this->gnuplot_script_file_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_script" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".glp";
+ $this->line_data_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/gnuplot_tmp_files/line" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".data";
+ // we could have a .png or .gif at the end of $this->output_file_location
+ // but if we did then we'd have to have the code that loads the file handle both .png or .gif
+ // depending on the query. This would take more code and just isn't necessary for it to work,
+ // though it might be easier during debugging to have a .gif or .png so the OS can figure out what program to open the image with.
+ $this->output_file_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_output" . $this->gnuplot_id;
+ $this->sample_count = 0;
+ // set sample_max to whatever value you want. using an arbitrary large number here so we never reach a sample limit.
+ $this->sample_max = 10000000000000;
+ // number of tics on the X, Y, Z axes
+ // note that this is not actually the number of tics! it can be used as a rough estimate of the number of tics, though
+ // i.e. the higher $this->num_of_tics, then higher the actual number of tics, though not one-to-one!
+ $this->num_of_tics = 4;
+ // the desired number of decimal places in our tics along the axes
+ $this->desired_precision = 2;
+ public function set_key_name($name){
+ $this->key_name = $name;
+ // adds data point. called by record_data
+ protected function add_line_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ // we only want to add a sample data point if we're under an amount defined by $this->sample_max
+ if ($this->sample_count <= $this->sample_max){
+ $this->line_data .= "$one $two $three\r\n";
+ protected function add_point_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ // we only want to add a sample data point if we're under an amount defined by $this->sample_max
+ if ($this->sample_count <= $this->sample_max){
+ $this->point_data .= "$one $two $three\r\n\r\n\r\n";
+ protected function write_line_data(){
+ // the line_data file will be used by gnuplot to create an image and be available to the user for download
+ $this->line_data = "#$this->title query data organized by column\r\n" . $this->line_data;
+ file_put_contents($this->line_data_location, $this->line_data);
+ protected function write_point_data(){
+ $this->point_data = "#$this->title query data organized by column\r\n"
+ . "#this file has two spaces between points so gnuplot can use it to generate GIFs\r\n#1 2 3\r\n" . $this->point_data;
+ file_put_contents($this->point_data_location, $this->point_data);
+ protected function track_max_min($one, $two, $three){
+ // this if / else will allow us to keep track of the min / max of our data
+ // from the max and min we can calculate the range or tics on the axis
+ if ($one < $this->one_min)
+ if ($one > $this->one_max)
+ if ($two < $this->two_min)
+ if ($two > $this->two_max)
+ if ($three < $this->three_min)
+ $this->three_min = $three;
+ if ($three > $this->three_max)
+ $this->three_max = $three;
+ // else if there has not yet been a data entry
+ else if (!$this->has_entry)
+ $this->has_entry = true;
+ $this->three_min = $three;
+ $this->three_max = $three;
+ public function set_title($title){
+ // this function determines how many data points we'll have in our gnuplot script
+ public function set_max_samples($sample_max)
+ // basic input validation
+ if (is_numeric($sample_max) && $this->sample_count <= $sample_max && $sample_max >= 0)
+ $this->sample_max = $sample_max;
+ public function set_x_label($label){
+ $this->x_label = $label;
+ public function set_y_label($label){
+ $this->y_label = $label;
+ public function set_z_label($label){
+ $this->z_label = $label;
+ public function set_x_axis($column_num){
+ $this->x_axis = $column_num;
+ public function set_y_axis($column_num){
+ $this->y_axis = $column_num;
+ public function set_z_axis($column_num){
+ $this->z_axis = $column_num;
+ // helper function for our set_tics functions
+ protected function find_tic_length($max, $min){
+ // we want to check if max != min because if they are equal and we subtract them, we'll get zero for tic_length, which will give us errors down the road
+ $tic_length = (float)($max - $min) / $this->num_of_tics;
+ $tic_length = (float) $max / $this->num_of_tics;
+ return $this->custom_round($tic_length);
+ // if we used the built-in PHP round function, for instance like, "$f = round(0.0001, 2)"
+ // then $f would equal 0. If we then had a gnuplot command "set xtics $f" i.e. "set xtics 0" then we would get an error
+ // so instead we have a custom round function that tries to get the number of decimal places as close to $this->desired_precision
+ // as possible without letting our $f equal zero
+ protected function custom_round($tic_length){
+ $n = $this->desired_precision;
+ $xtics = round($tic_length, $n);
+ $xtics = round($tic_length, $n);
+ // when one of the axes is a frame then we have a different find_tic_length function for it
+ protected function find_tic_length_for_frames(){
+ $tic_length = (float) $this->sample_count / $this->num_of_tics;
+ return $this->custom_round_frames($tic_length);
+ // generally, the frame number will be an integer, which we'd like, so a custom function to find the distance between tics on an axis with frame # values won't be necessary
+ // i.e. the following function won't be necessary
+ // but, there is the case where the user selects start frame equal zero and last frame equal 1. in that case we need to have frame numbers with one decimal place of accuracy
+ // or else we get problems with gnuplot where we're setting tic length equal to zero
+ protected function custom_round_frames($tic_length){
+ $n = 0; // we prefer 0 decimal places for our frame count #
+ $xtics = round($tic_length, $n);
+ $xtics = round($tic_length, $n);
+ protected function set_xtics(){
+ switch ($this->x_axis){
+ case 0: // x-axis has frame #'s
+ $this->xtics_string = "set xtics " . $this->find_tic_length_for_frames();
+ case 1: // along x-axis we have column 1 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->xtics_string = "set xtics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->one_max, $this->one_min);
+ case 2: // along x-axis we have column 2 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->xtics_string = "set xtics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->two_max, $this->two_min);
+ $this->xtics_string = "set xtics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->three_max, $this->three_min);
+ protected function set_ytics(){
+ switch ($this->y_axis){
+ case 0: // y-axis has frame #'s
+ $this->ytics_string = "set ytics " . $this->find_tic_length_for_frames();
+ case 1: // along y-axis we have column 1 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->ytics_string = "set ytics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->one_max, $this->one_min);
+ case 2: // along y-axis we have column 2 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->ytics_string = "set ytics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->two_max, $this->two_min);
+ $this->ytics_string = "set ytics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->three_max, $this->three_min);
+ protected function set_ztics(){
+ switch ($this->z_axis){
+ case 0: // z-axis has frame #'s
+ $this->ztics_string = "set ztics " . $this->find_tic_length_for_frames();
+ case 1: // along z-axis we have column 1 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->ztics_string = "set ztics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->one_max, $this->one_min);
+ case 2: // along z-axis we have column 2 data. find distance between tics based on number of tics desired and distance between column min and column max
+ $this->ztics_string = "set ztics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->two_max, $this->two_min);
+ $this->ztics_string = "set ztics " . $this->find_tic_length($this->three_max, $this->three_min);
+ protected function record_png_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->sample_count++; // increase the number of samples we've taken by 1
+ // it's important that we include columns 1, 2 and 3 in the call to add_line_data, even for 2-d plots
+ // because the line data doubles as a data file that the user can download
+ $this->add_line_data($one, $two, $three);
+ $this->track_max_min($one, $two, $three);
+ protected function record_gif_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->sample_count++; // increase the number of samples we've taken by 1
+ // the 3 dimensional gif needs both line and point data files for gnuplot
+ $this->add_line_data($one, $two, $three);
+ $this->add_point_data($one, $two, $three);
+ $this->track_max_min($one, $two, $three);
+class twod extends gnuplot {
+ protected function set_tics(){
+ protected function export_2dpng() {
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file (which is why it's aligned so funny-looking here)
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#set to create a png file. size (width), (height) determines gif size.
+set terminal png enhanced size 600, 600
+set output '$this->output_file_location'
+set xlabel '$this->x_label'
+set ylabel '$this->y_label'
+#\"set xtics\" determines the distance between tics on the x-axis
+plot '$this->line_data_location' using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" title 'Center Of Mass' with lines;";
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ file_put_contents($this->gnuplot_script_file_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $this->output_file_location;
+class twodpng extends twod {
+ function __construct(){
+ public function record_data($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->record_png_data($one, $two, $three);
+ $this->write_line_data();
+class twodgif extends twod
+ // instantiate variables specific to gif
+ function __construct(){
+ // we need the point_data for the gif, but not the PNGs
+ $this->point_data_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/point" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".data";
+ // used to record 3 data points, for instance X, Y, Z
+ public function record_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->record_gif_data($one, $two, $three);
+class large_twodgif extends twodgif {
+ function __construct(){
+ // we need a location for the gif
+ $this->animated_output_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_animated_output" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".gif";
+ private function export_2dgif_but_no_exec(){
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file (which is why it's aligned so funny-looking here)
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#set to create a .gif file. \"delay 100\" makes (100 * 1/100 seconds) delay between frames of the .gif file. size (width), (height) determines gif size.
+set terminal gif enhanced animate delay 120 size 600, 600
+set output '$this->animated_output_location'
+set xlabel '$this->x_label'
+set ylabel '$this->y_label'
+#\"set xtics\" determines the distance between tics on the x-axis
+#the rgb colors codes are green and gold, USF's school colors.
+#the sample_num variable determines the number of data points to use in the GIF.
+#choosing less data points means the gif is generated much faster and occupies much less memory,
+#choosing more data points means the gif shows more data points
+#there are some differences between the points_data_file and line_data_file. both are output to disk if you wish to view them.
+#these differences give us a moving point and a line, respectively, in our gif.
+do for [n=0:($this->sample_count-1)]{
+ plot '$this->line_data_location' every ::0::($this->sample_count-1) using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with lines, '$this->point_data_location' index n ";
+ // we have to do some fancy stuff if the user asks to plot the frame number along one of the axes in the animated plot
+ if (!($this->x_axis) || !($this->y_axis)) { // one of these three axes variables will be 0 if the user asked to have the frame number along one of the variables
+ // split point_data by newline
+ $lines = preg_split("/\r\n|\n|\r/", $this->point_data);
+ //$lines = explode(PHP_EOL, $this->point_data);=
+ $this->point_data = "";
+ foreach ($lines as $line){
+ // number the nonempty strings only
+ $this->point_data .= $i . " " . $line . "\n";
+ $this->point_data .= "\n";
+ // at this point we have made our point_data file have a series of integers as the first column
+ // conveniently, to make the axes lines up with what the user input and our new point_data file
+ // all we have to do is increment the axes by one
+ $modified_x_axis = $this->x_axis + 1;
+ $modified_y_axis = $this->y_axis + 1;
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $modified_x_axis:$modified_y_axis ";
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis ";
+ $this->write_point_data();
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= "linetype 3 linewidth 2 linecolor rgb \"#006747\" title sprintf(\"$this->key_name%i\",(n+1))
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ $gnuplot_animated_script_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_animated_script" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".glp";
+ file_put_contents($gnuplot_animated_script_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ //shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $this->output_file_location;
+ // create the gnuplot data files needed to create the image
+ $this->write_line_data();
+ $this->export_2dgif_but_no_exec();
+class small_twodgif extends twodgif {
+ function __construct(){
+ private function export_2dgif_and_exec(){
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file (which is why it's aligned so funny-looking here)
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#set to create a .gif file. \"delay 100\" makes (100 * 1/100 seconds) delay between frames of the .gif file. size (width), (height) determines gif size.
+set terminal gif enhanced animate delay 120 size 600, 600
+set output '$this->output_file_location'
+set xlabel '$this->x_label'
+set ylabel '$this->y_label'
+#\"set xtics\" determines the distance between tics on the x-axis
+#the rgb colors codes are green and gold, USF's school colors.
+#the sample_num variable determines the number of data points to use in the GIF.
+#choosing less data points means the gif is generated much faster and occupies much less memory,
+#choosing more data points means the gif shows more data points
+#there are some differences between the points_data_file and line_data_file. both are output to disk if you wish to view them.
+#these differences give us a moving point and a line, respectively, in our gif.
+do for [n=0:($this->sample_count-1)]{
+ plot '$this->line_data_location' every ::0::($this->sample_count-1) using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with lines, '$this->point_data_location' index n ";
+ // we have to do some fancy stuff if the user asks to plot the frame number along one of the axes in the animated plot
+ if (!($this->x_axis) || !($this->y_axis)) { // one of these three axes variables will be 0 if the user asked to have the frame number along one of the variables
+ // split point_data by newline
+ $lines = preg_split("/\r\n|\n|\r/", $this->point_data);
+ //$lines = explode(PHP_EOL, $this->point_data);=
+ $this->point_data = "";
+ foreach ($lines as $line){
+ // number the nonempty strings only
+ $this->point_data .= $i . " " . $line . "\n";
+ $this->point_data .= "\n";
+ // at this point we have made our point_data file have a series of integers as the first column
+ // conveniently, to make the axes lines up with what the user input and our new point_data file
+ // all we have to do is increment the axes by one
+ $modified_x_axis = $this->x_axis + 1;
+ $modified_y_axis = $this->y_axis + 1;
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $modified_x_axis:$modified_y_axis ";
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis ";
+ $this->write_point_data();
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= "linetype 3 linewidth 2 linecolor rgb \"#006747\" title sprintf(\"$this->key_name%i\",(n+1))
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ file_put_contents($this->gnuplot_script_file_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $this->output_file_location;
+ $this->write_line_data();
+ $this->export_2dgif_and_exec();
+class threed extends gnuplot {
+ // declare variables specific to 3d images
+ function __construct(){
+ // where the files will be temporarily located during execution
+ // I think it is easier to debug the script when it is written to file, though it could be passed directly to gnuplot via the command line
+ // we use .glp and .data by convention but not by necessity
+ $this->point_data_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/point" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".data";
+ protected function set_tics(){
+ // the 3d plot needs to be able to change the column titles so they don't look so funny
+ protected function all_axes_change_spaces_to_newline(){
+ if (strcmp($this->x_label, "Frame #") == 0){
+ $this->x_label = "Frame\\n#";
+ if (strcmp($this->x_label, "Column 1") == 0){
+ $this->x_label = "Column\\n1";
+ if (strcmp($this->x_label, "Column 2") == 0){
+ $this->x_label = "Column\\n2";
+ if (strcmp($this->x_label, "Column 3") == 0){
+ $this->x_label = "Column\\n3";
+ if (strcmp($this->y_label, "Frame #") == 0){
+ $this->y_label = "Frame\\n#";
+ if (strcmp($this->y_label, "Column 1") == 0){
+ $this->y_label = "Column\\n1";
+ if (strcmp($this->y_label, "Column 2") == 0){
+ $this->y_label = "Column\\n2";
+ if (strcmp($this->y_label, "Column 3") == 0){
+ $this->y_label = "Column\\n3";
+ if (strcmp($this->z_label, "Frame #") == 0){
+ $this->z_label = "Frame\\n#";
+ if (strcmp($this->z_label, "Column 1") == 0){
+ $this->z_label = "Column\\n1";
+ if (strcmp($this->z_label, "Column 2") == 0){
+ $this->z_label = "Column\\n2";
+ if (strcmp($this->z_label, "Column 3") == 0){
+ $this->z_label = "Column\\n3";
+ protected function export_3dpng(){
+ $this->all_axes_change_spaces_to_newline();
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file (which is why it's aligned so funny-looking here)
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#I think 500 wide is optimal
+set terminal png enhanced size 700, 500
+set output '$this->output_file_location'
+set xlabel \"$this->x_label\"
+set ylabel \"$this->y_label\"
+set zlabel \"$this->z_label\"
+set zlabel offset -1,-0.5
+#sets the rotation of the 3d image
+#\"set xtics\" determins the distance between tics on the x-axis
+#the rgb color code is green and yellow, two of USF's school colors.
+splot '$this->line_data_location' using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with lines";
+ if ($this->sample_count < 100) // plotting points with the line looks funny once sample_count gets too high
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= ", '$this->line_data_location' using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis linetype 6 linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with points";
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ file_put_contents($this->gnuplot_script_file_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $this->output_file_location;
+class threedgif extends threed {
+ var $animated_output_location;
+ function __construct(){
+ // where the files will be temporarily located during execution
+ // I think it is easier to debug the script when it is written to file, though it could be passed directly to gnuplot via the command line
+ // we use .glp and .data by convention but not by necessity
+ $this->point_data_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/point" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".data";
+ public function record_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->record_gif_data($one, $two, $three);
+class large_threedgif extends threedgif {
+ function __construct(){
+ // we need a location for the gif
+ $this->animated_output_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_animated_output" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".gif";
+ // this function generates the gnuplot script necessary to generate a gif but doesn't execute the script
+ // generating the script takes little time relative to generating the gif
+ // so first we generate 3dgif script and show 3dpng image to user, then generate 3dgif image, then show 3dgif image
+ private function export_3dgif_but_no_exec(){
+ $this->all_axes_change_spaces_to_newline();
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#set to create a .gif file. \"delay 100\" makes (100 * 1/100 seconds) delay between frames of the .gif file. size (width), (height) determines gif size.
+set terminal gif enhanced animate delay 120 size 700,500
+set output '$this->animated_output_location'
+set xlabel \"$this->x_label\"
+set ylabel \"$this->y_label\"
+set zlabel \"$this->z_label\"
+set zlabel offset -1,-0.5
+#sets the rotation of the 3d image
+#\"set xtics\" determins the distance between tics on the x-axis
+#reset the title offset so that the title Frame # gets shifted to the left
+#the rgb colors codes are green and gold, USF's school colors.
+#the sample_num variable determines the number of data points to use in the GIF.
+#choosing less data points means the gif is generated much faster and occupies much less memory,
+#choosing more data points means the gif shows more data points
+#there are some differences between the points_data_file and line_data_file. both are output to disk if you wish to view them.
+#these differences give us a moving point and a line, respectively, in our gif.
+do for [n=0:($this->sample_count-1)]{
+ splot '$this->line_data_location' every ::0::($this->sample_count-1) using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis linetype 1 linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with lines, '$this->point_data_location' index n";
+ // we have to do some fancy stuff if the user asks to plot the frame number along one of the axes in the animated plot
+ if (!($this->x_axis) || !($this->y_axis) || !($this->z_axis)){ // one of these three axes variables will be 0 if the user asked to have the frame number along one of the variables
+ // split point_data by newline
+ $lines = preg_split("/\r\n|\n|\r/", $this->point_data);
+ //$lines = explode(PHP_EOL, $this->point_data);=
+ $this->point_data = "";
+ foreach ($lines as $line){
+ // number the nonempty strings only
+ $this->point_data .= $i . " " . $line . "\n";
+ $this->point_data .= "\n";
+ // at this point we have made our point_data file have a series of integers as the first column
+ // conveniently, to make the axes lines up with what the user input and our new point_data file
+ // all we have to do is increment the axes by one
+ $modified_x_axis = $this->x_axis + 1;
+ $modified_y_axis = $this->y_axis + 1;
+ $modified_z_axis = $this->z_axis + 1;
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $modified_x_axis:$modified_y_axis:$modified_z_axis ";
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis ";
+ $this->write_point_data();
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= "linetype 3 linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#006747\" title sprintf(\"$this->key_name%i\",(n+1))
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ $gnuplot_animated_script_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/gnuplot_animated_script" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".glp";
+ file_put_contents($gnuplot_animated_script_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ // shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $gnuplot_animated_script_location;
+ // generates gif. returns gif location on disk.
+ public function export(){
+ // create the gnuplot data files needed to create the image
+ $this->write_line_data();
+ // it's important that export_3dpng come before export_3dgif_but_no_exec because the second replaces files the first needs to generate the png
+ // for more info look at the comments for the export_3dgif_but_no_exec function
+ $this->export_3dgif_but_no_exec();
+class small_threedgif extends threedgif {
+ function __construct(){
+ // same as export_3dgif_but_no_exec except that it goes the distance and creates the gif file through the shell_exec command
+ private function export_3dgif_and_exec(){
+ $this->all_axes_change_spaces_to_newline();
+ $this->gnuplot_script = "set title \"$this->title\"
+#set to create a .gif file. \"delay 100\" makes (100 * 1/100 seconds) delay between frames of the .gif file. size (width), (height) determines gif size.
+set terminal gif enhanced animate delay 120 size 700,500
+set output '$this->output_file_location'
+set xlabel \"$this->x_label\"
+set ylabel \"$this->y_label\"
+set zlabel \"$this->z_label\"
+set zlabel offset -1,-0.5
+#sets the rotation of the 3d image
+#\"set xtics\" determins the distance between tics on the x-axis
+#reset the title offset so that the title Frame # gets shifted to the left
+#the rgb colors codes are green and gold, USF's school colors.
+#the sample_num variable determines the number of data points to use in the GIF.
+#choosing less data points means the gif is generated much faster and occupies much less memory,
+#choosing more data points means the gif shows more data points
+#there are some differences between the points_data_file and line_data_file. both are output to disk if you wish to view them.
+#these differences give us a moving point and a line, respectively, in our gif.
+do for [n=0:($this->sample_count-1)]{
+ splot '$this->line_data_location' every ::0::($this->sample_count-1) using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis linetype 1 linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#CFC493\" notitle with lines, '$this->point_data_location' index n";
+ // we have to do some fancy stuff if the user asks to plot the frame number along one of the axes in the animated plot
+ if (!($this->x_axis) || !($this->y_axis) || !($this->z_axis)){ // one of these three axes variables will be 0 if the user asked to have the frame number along one of the variables
+ // split point_data by newline
+ $lines = preg_split("/\r\n|\n|\r/", $this->point_data);
+ //$lines = explode(PHP_EOL, $this->point_data);=
+ $this->point_data = "";
+ foreach ($lines as $line){
+ // number the nonempty strings only
+ $this->point_data .= $i . " " . $line . "\n";
+ $this->point_data .= "\n";
+ // at this point we have made our point_data file have a series of integers as the first column
+ // conveniently, to make the axes lines up with what the user input and our new point_data file
+ // all we have to do is increment the axes by one
+ $modified_x_axis = $this->x_axis + 1;
+ $modified_y_axis = $this->y_axis + 1;
+ $modified_z_axis = $this->z_axis + 1;
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $modified_x_axis:$modified_y_axis:$modified_z_axis ";
+ // create the text for the gnuplot_script
+ // note that if we have an indent in this text then there is an indent in the script file
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= " using $this->x_axis:$this->y_axis:$this->z_axis ";
+ $this->write_point_data();
+ $this->gnuplot_script .= "linetype 3 linewidth 1 linecolor rgb \"#006747\" title sprintf(\"$this->key_name%i\",(n+1))
+ // outputs gnuplot_script to disk
+ file_put_contents($this->gnuplot_script_file_location, $this->gnuplot_script);
+ // calls gnuplot from the command line to execute the script and output the gif
+ shell_exec("gnuplot $this->gnuplot_script_file_location");
+ // return the location of the gif image
+ return $this->output_file_location;
+ // generates gif. returns gif location on disk.
+ public function export(){
+ // create the gnuplot data files needed to create the image
+ $this->write_line_data();
+ // for more info look at the comments for the export_3dgif_but_no_exec function
+ $this->export_3dgif_and_exec();
+class threedpng extends threed {
+ function __construct(){
+ // where the files will be temporarily located during execution
+ // I think it is easier to debug the script when it is written to file, though it could be passed directly to gnuplot via the command line
+ // we use .glp and .data by convention but not by necessity
+ $this->line_data_location = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/msdb/queries/gnuplot_tmp_files/line" . $this->gnuplot_id . ".data";
+ function record_data ($one, $two, $three){
+ $this->record_png_data($one, $two, $three);
+ // generates png. returns png location on disk.
+ // create the gnuplot data files needed to create the image
+ $this->write_line_data();
+// if the user chooses none for all three axes then we'll create this dummy object
+// just enough functionality to create a data file, but no image
+class donotplot extends gnuplot
+ // we still need to create the line.data file to offer to user as download, despite not plotting
+ public function record_data($one, $two, $three)
+ $this->line_data .= "$one $two $three\r\n";
+ function set_max_samples($sample_max)
+ // the line_data file will be used by gnuplot to create an image and be available to the user for download
+ $this->line_data_final = "#$this->title query data organized by column\r\n" . $this->line_data;
+ file_put_contents($this->line_data_location, $this->line_data_final);
