Re: [NTG-context] Lua code and table

18 Feb 2021

      On 2/18/2021 12:22 AM, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
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On 17 Feb 2021, at 17:40, Fabrice Couvreur  wrote:
Hi, The code works, but is it possible to make it shorter ?
OK, here is my take, based on earlier posts, bringing together some 
'technologies':
(1) make a document function which isolatees the code
(2) then call it where needed
(3) use the built in conversion code
(4) use so called unique mp graphics (smaller files, faster run)
(5) use symbols to get the baseline right
(6) use a little abstraction in the table setup

watch how we can pass a table instead of a string, so

context.startxtable { align = "middle,lohi", width = "0.8cm", offset = 
"0.8ex", bodyfont = "9pt", framecolor = "cyan" }

is ok, but anm abstraction is even better. Now, who will wikify it ...

%%%%%%%%%%% code %%%%%%%%%%%

\setupbodyfont[pagella]

\starttext

\definextable
   [MyTable]
   [align={middle,lohi},
    width=0.8cm,
    offset=0.8ex,
    bodyfont=9pt,
    framecolor=cyan]

\startluacode
     function document.MyTable(specification)

         local pattern    = specification.pattern
         local action     = specification.action
         local conversion = specification.conversion or "Characters"

         local n = #pattern

     --  context.startxtable { align = "middle,lohi", width = "0.8cm", 
offset = "0.8ex", bodyfont = "9pt", framecolor = "cyan" }
         context.startxtable { "MyTable" }
             context.startxrow()
                 context.startxcell { frame = "off" }
                     context()
                 context.stopxcell()
                 for i=1,n do
                     context.startxcell()
                         context.convertnumber(conversion,i)
                     context.stopxcell()
                 end
             context.stopxrow()
             for i=1,n do
                 context.startxrow()
                     context.startxcell()
                         context.convertnumber(conversion,i)
                     context.stopxcell()
                 for j=1,n do
                     context.startxcell { align = "middle" }
                         action(string.sub(pattern[i],j,j))
                     context.stopxcell()
                 end
                 context.stopxrow()
             end
         context.stopxtable()

     end
\stopluacode

\startuniqueMPgraphic{cross}{width,height,depth,color,line}
     draw image (
         draw (\MPvar{depth},\MPvar{height}) -- (\MPvar{width},0) ;
         draw (\MPvar{depth},0) -- (\MPvar{width},\MPvar{height}) ;
     )
         withpen pencircle scaled \MPvar{line}
         withcolor \MPvar{color} ;
\stopuniqueMPgraphic

\definesymbol
   [MyRedCross]

[\uniqueMPgraphic{cross}{width=1em,height=1ex,depth=.5ex,color=red,line=.2ex}]

\definesymbol
   [MyGreenCross]

[\uniqueMPgraphic{cross}{width=1em,height=1ex,depth=.5ex,color=green,line=.2ex}]

\startluacode
     document.MyTable {
         action = function(value)
             context(value == "X" and 1 or 0)
         end,
         conversion = "Characters",
         pattern = {
             ".XXX..XX",
             "X...XXX.",
             "X..X.XXX",
             "X.X.X..X",
             ".X.X.XX.",
             ".XX.X...",
             "XXX.X...",
             "X.XX...."
         }
     }
\stopluacode

\startluacode
     document.MyTable {
         action = function(value)
             context(value == "X" and 1 or 0)
         end,
         conversion = "Greek",
         pattern = {
             ".XXX..XX",
             "X...XXX.",
             "X..X.XXX",
             "X.X.X..X",
         }
     }
\stopluacode

\startluacode
     document.MyTable {
         action = function(value)
             if value == "X" then
                 context.symbol { "MyRedCross" }
             end
         end,
         conversion = "Romannumerals",
         pattern = {
             ".XXX..XX",
             "X...XXX.",
             "X..X.XXX",
             "X.X.X..X",
             ".X.X.XX.",
             ".XX.X...",
             "XXX.X...",
             "X.XX...."
         }
     }
\stopluacode

\startluacode
     document.MyTable {
         action = function(value)
             context.symbol { value == "X" and "MyRedCross"  or 
"MyGreenCross" }
         end,
         conversion = "Romannumerals",
         pattern = {
             "X.X.X..X",
             ".X.X.XX.",
             ".XX.X...",
             "XXX.X...",
             "X.XX...."
         }
     }
\stopluacode

\stoptext

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