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DRAWSTATEXML(1)       User Contributed Perl Documentation      DRAWSTATEXML(1)


NAME

       drawstatexml.pl - turns a simple xml description into a state diagram


SYNOPSIS

           drawstatexml.pl diagram.xml > diagram.svg
           java -jar batik-rasterizer.jar diagram.svg


DESCRIPTION

       The xml format is described by the (unenforced) dtd in the samples
       directory included with the distribution.  The advantage of the xml
       format is that it lets you name the states and specify edges in terms
       of the names.  The samples directory also includes examples in the
       files ending in xml.  See the samples/README.

       If you don't like xml, feel free to use the text format supported by
       drawstate.pl.  You could also use UML::State directly to support a
       format of your choice.


PREREQUISTE

       XML::DOM


BUGS

       The state.dtd description is not enforced.  This can lead to hard to
       diagnose errors in the input file.

       All edges using the same label must be in the same transition_set tag.
       If a transition_set tag repeats a label used by an earlier
       transition_set tag, it overwrites that transition_set.  (Think of the
       labels as hash keys, I do.)

       The bugs in UML::State apply here as well, since this script uses it to
       make the pictures.  See perldoc UML::State for those bugs.


AUTHOR

       Phil Crow <philcrow2000@yahoo.com<gt>


COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright 2003 by Phil Crow.  All rights reserved.  This is free
       software.  You may modify and/or redistribute it under the same terms
       as Perl 5.8.0.

perl v5.20.2                      2015-08-31                   DRAWSTATEXML(1)

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