txt: ## dist_zef-japhb-Terminal-QuickCharts.md
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  # NAME
  
  Terminal::QuickCharts - Simple charts for CLI tools
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  
  ```
  use Terminal::QuickCharts;
  
  # Chart routines take an array of data points and return an array of
  # rendered rows using ANSI terminal codes and Unicode block characters
  .say for hbar-chart([5, 10, 15]);
  
  # Horizontal bar charts support 2D data, grouping (default) or stacking the bars
  .say for hbar-chart([(1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6)], :colors< red yellow blue >);
  .say for hbar-chart([(1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6)], :colors< red yellow blue >, :stacked);
  
  # You can also specify optional style and sizing info
  .say for hbar-chart([17, 12, 16, 14], :min(10), :max(20));
  .say for smoke-chart(@lots-of-data, :style{ lines-every => 5 });
  
  # auto-chart() chooses a chart variant based on specified semantic domain,
  # details of the actual data, and available screen size
  .say for auto-chart('frame-time', @frame-times);
  
  ```
  
  # EXAMPLES
  
  Comparing an animation's performance before and after a round of optimization:
  
  ![performance comparison charts](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63550/60478723-533b2f00-9c38-11e9-9462-2ef67d1840bf.png)
  
  Result of many small Rakudo optimizations on a standard benchmark's runtime:
  
  ![graph of Rakudo optimization results](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63550/60484089-0746b500-9c4d-11e9-87fe-4ac4c032ba5e.png)
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  
  Terminal::QuickCharts provides a small library of simple text-output charts, suitable for sprucing up command-line reporting and quick analysis tools. The emphasis here is more on whipuptitude, and less on manipulexity.
  
  This is a *very* early release; expect further iteration on the APIs, and if time permits, bug fixes and additional chart types.
  
  # AUTHOR
  
  Geoffrey Broadwell [gjb@sonic.net](mailto:gjb@sonic.net)
  
  # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
  
  Copyright 2019-2021 Geoffrey Broadwell
  
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
  