Factory

The GraphMLFactory is a singleton which is able to parse, create, or serialize a graphml diagram.

Access the unique factory

To access the unique instance of the factory:

      GraphmlFactory factory = GraphmlFactory.getInstance();

Creating a template

It is possible to create nodes and edges templates to reuse their characteristics.

Create a new diagram

You can create a new diagram through the factory:

      GraphmlFactory factory = GraphmlFactory.getInstance();
      GraphmlDiagram diagram = factory.newDiagram();

If you want to use custom defaults when creating the diagram, you can perform either:

      GraphmlDiagram diagram = factory.newDiagram(defaults);

or:

      GraphmlDiagram diagram = factory.newDiagram();
      diagram.setDefaults(defaults);

Opening a diagram

To open a diagram file:

      GraphmlFactory factory = GraphmlFactory.getInstance();
      GraphmlDiagram diagram = factory.openDiagram(file);

Saving the diagram

To save the diagram as a graphml file:

      GraphmlFactory factory = GraphmlFactory.getInstance();
      factory.saveDiagram(diagram, file);