Package atessera.templ

Class MetapostTemplate

java.lang.Object
atessera.templ.MetapostTemplate
public final class MetapostTemplate extends Object
Velocity template for generating MetaPost figure source.

This class populates the metapost.vm template with the figure drawing commands, producing a compilable MetaPost source file. The resulting source can be compiled with Metapost.

Typical usage:


 MetapostTemplate t = new MetapostTemplate(factory);
 t.setText(metapostCommands);
 List<String> mpSource = t.renderToStringList();
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  • Constructor Details

    • MetapostTemplate

      public MetapostTemplate(EngineFactory engineFactory)
      Constructs a new MetaPost template.
      Parameters:
      engineFactory - the factory for obtaining a Velocity engine; must not be null
      Throws:
      org.apache.velocity.exception.ResourceNotFoundException - if metapost.vm cannot be loaded

  • Method Details

    • setText

      public MetapostTemplate setText(List<String> text)
      Sets the MetaPost drawing commands.
      Parameters:
      text - the MetaPost source lines; may be null or empty
      Returns:
      this template (for fluent chaining)

    • render

      public void render(Writer wr)
      Merges the context into the template and writes the result to the given writer.
      Parameters:
      wr - the writer to receive the rendered output; must not be null

    • renderToStringList

      public List<String> renderToStringList()
      Renders the template and returns the result split into lines.
      Returns:
      the rendered output as a list of lines (trailing empty lines are preserved)