Added support for "extends" in layouts

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Squib is a Ruby [DSL](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_language) for
 * Reading `.xlsx` files
 * Basic shape drawing
 * Rendering to PNGs and PDFs
-* Unit conversion (inches)
+* Unit conversion
+* Specfiying your layouts in a YML file
 * Plus the full power of Ruby! 
 
 Check this out. 

lib/squib/deck.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'yaml'
+require 'pp'
 require 'squib/card'
 require 'squib/input_helpers'
 require 'squib/constants'
@@ -86,7 +87,16 @@ module Squib
     # @api private
     def load_layout(file)
       return if file.nil?
-      @layout = YAML.load_file(file)
+      prelayout = YAML.load_file(file)
+      @layout = {}
+      prelayout.each do |key, value|
+        if value.key? "extends"
+          @layout[key] = prelayout[value["extends"]].merge prelayout[key]
+        else 
+          @layout[key] = value
+        end
+      end
+      Squib::logger.warn "Multi-level extends not supported. If you want them, contact the developer." if @layout.to_s.include? '"extends"=>'
     end
 
     ##################

lib/squib/input_helpers.rb

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module Squib
     end
     module_function :needs
 
+    # @api private
     def layoutify(opts)
       unless opts[:layout].nil?
         entry = @layout[opts[:layout].to_s]

samples/custom-layout.yml

@@ -3,25 +3,32 @@ frame:
   y: 38
   width: 750
   height: 1050
+  radius: 25
 title:
   x: 125
   y: 50
   width: 625
-  height: 150
-  align: !ruby/symbol center
-  hint: !ruby/symbol cyan
+  height: 100
+  align: !ruby/symbol center #see http://www.yaml.org/YAML_for_ruby.html#symbols
+  valign: !ruby/symbol middle  
 subtitle:
-  x: 125
+  x: 150
   y: 150
-  width: 625
-  height: 150
-icon_left:
-  x: 200
-  y: 250
+  width: 575
+  height: 60
+  align: !ruby/symbol center
+  valign: !ruby/symbol middle
+icon:
   width: 125
   height: 125
-icon_right:
-  x: 400
   y: 250
-  width: 125
-  height: 125  
+icon_left:
+  extends: icon
+  x: 150
+icon_middle:
+  extends: icon
+  x: 350
+  y: 400  #overrides the y inherited from icon
+icon_right:
+  extends: icon
+  x: 550

samples/use_layout.rb

@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@ require 'squib'
 
 Squib::Deck.new(layout: 'custom-layout.yml') do 
   background color: :white
+  hint text: :cyan
 
-  # Layouts are YAML files that specify x, y, width, and height coordinates
+  # Layouts are YAML files that specify any option as a default
   rect layout: :frame
 
   # You can also override a given layout entry in the command
-  rect layout: :frame, width: 50, height: 50
+  circle layout: :frame, x: 50, y: 50, radius: 25
 
   # Any command with x-y-width-height options, we can use a custom layout
   text str: 'The Title', layout: :title
-  png file: 'shiny-purse.png', layout: :icon_left
+
+  # Layouts also support an "extends" attribute to reuse settings
+  svg file: 'spanner.svg', layout: :icon_left
+  png file: 'shiny-purse.png', layout: :icon_middle
   svg file: 'spanner.svg', layout: :icon_right
 
-  # Strings can also be used in layouts
+  # Strings can also be used to specify a layout (e.g. from a data file)
   text str: 'subtitle', layout: 'subtitle'
 
+  # For debugging purposes, you can always print out the loaded layout
+  # require 'pp'
+  # pp @layout
+
   save_png prefix: 'layout_'
 end