Flower

NPM module for improved logic flow. Create and visualize complex decision trees with ease.

• Installation
• Documentation
• [Project Structure](#Project Structure)

##Installation It's recommended to install the NPM package globally. By doing so NPM will automatically add the command to PATH.

npm install -g flower.js

To verify the installation run:

flower test

Expected output:

> Successful installation

##Documentation

• Editor

  Currently the only supported editor is *draw.io, a popular open source flowchart editor.

  *a specially designed fork of which, will come soon.

• Example

  This is an example of a program. You can find at /demo

  !

  The example project comes with a file named "foo.js". This script is responsible with calling functions from the compiled chart and passing available parameters.

  //Import chart
  const bar = require('./bar');
    
  //Variables used in chart
  available_parameters = {
      counter: 7,
    
      print: function(arg1) {
          console.log('print: %s', arg1);
      }
  };
    
  //Call first function and pass parameters used by the flowchart.
  bar.Parent(available_parameters);

• Exporting

  To export a flowchart select 'File/Export as/XML'

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  Export as uncompressed XML.

  *If this isn't an option please make sure you only have one page in the document.

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• Compiling

  After having installed the library and saved your flowchart in the appropriate folder you can compile it into java script with the following command:

  flower compile -s demo/draw_chart.xml -d demo/bar.js

  Where -s is the source xml file and -d the destination for the compiled js file.

ToDo: <Project Structure>

If you intend to contribute to the project this guide will aid you in understanding the project structure and TODO's