Add output writer for Graphviz DOT format
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 43
- Forks
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Description
Add an output writer that outputs relationships in the Graphviz DOT format for generating a graph showing how different files tie together.
Resources for information on the file format include:
- https://graphviz.org/doc/info/lang.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOT_(graph_description_language)
The graph "type" output should probably be digraph.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the repository's existing output writers and the dependency-relationship data they serialize. Use the linked Graphviz DOT language resources to define a valid digraph output, and consider the work done when file relationships can be represented as a Graphviz-renderable DOT graph.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data-visualization, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100