XML to diagram & layout engine -- (was: Re: XML to diagram)

[Luc Pionchon <luc handhelds org>]

Hi,

dia native format is XML. So you can either use dia format, either use
your own format and transform it with an XSL transformation sheet. This
is quite easy to realize.

However dia does not have layout engine. It means you will have to tell
dia where to put the elements.

Adding a layout engine to dia is certainly a very exciting project, if
you want to have a go!

luc


On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 14:12 -0800, Murtaza Chiba wrote:
> To explain a little further, here is what I had in mind.
>
> <device>
>   <name>Myswitch</name>
>   <type>switch</type>
>   <interface>
>        <name>Fe0/0</name>
>        <ipAddress>x.x.x.x</ipAddress>
>        <subnet>y.y.y.y</subnet>
>   </interface>
> </device>
>
> This would give me a block like below
>
>              +++++++++++++++++++
>              +                                  + Fe0/0 x.x.x.x/y bits
>              +                                  +_____________
>              +        MySwitch            +
>              +++++++++++++++++++
>
> Some sort of similar simple language to connect other devices and
> console.  Ofcourse it does not need to be limited to ascii art!
>
> Regards,
> Murtaza
>
>
>
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:37:14 -0800, Murtaza Chiba <mchiba gmail com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >    I am looking for a way to specify a network diagram in a simple XML
> > format and have the tool produce a network diagram viewable on the
> > web.  Is it possible with DIa?  If not, is anyone aware of the
> > existence of such a tool?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Murtaza
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