From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2006-09-01T07:46:36+09:00
Subject: [ANN] mem_inspect and png

I'm pleased to announce to new libraries written by members of the  
Seattle Ruby Brigade, mem_inspect and png!

===

mem_inspect is ObjectSpace.each_object on crack.  mem_inspect gives  
you the contents of each slot in Ruby's heap.  mem_inspect also  
includes viewers that let you visualize the contents of Ruby's heap.

To install:

   $ sudo gem install mem_inspect

Then you'll need to build a patched ruby:

   ruby_mem_inspect_build

You'll then have a ruby capable of running mem_inspect in  
mem_inspect_ruby_1_8.

You can make an image with:

   mem_inspect_ruby_1_8/ruby_mem_inspect -S ruby_mem_dump

Which will give you a PNG in your current directory named:

   mem_inspect.PID.TIMESTAMP.png

You'll get an image that looks something like this:

   http://flickr.com/photos/drbrain/229482312/

Bigger:

   http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=229482312&size=o

To dump a PDF any time you want:

   require 'meminspect/png_viewer'

   MemInspect::PNGViewer.new(1024, 768).draw

You can also dump to an AquaTerm plot window if you have RubyCocoa  
and AquaTerm installed.

   require 'meminspect/aquaterm_viewer'

   MemInspect::AquatermViewer.new(1024, 768).draw

===

png is a pure-ruby PNG writing library written by Ryan Davis.

To install:

   $ sudo gem install png

To use:

   require 'png'

   canvas = PNG::Canvas.new 200, 200

   # Set a point to a color
   canvas[100, 100] = PNG::Color::Black

   # draw an anti-aliased line
   canvas.line 50, 50, 100, 50, PNG::Color::Blue

   png = PNG.new canvas
   png.save 'blah.png'

-- 
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