The filename and description are fairly self explanatory. New takes the following parameters: the skin object in use (if not using the default), the filename to use when writing the chart (use 'png:-' to write to STDOUT), an overall description for the chart, and the time mode for output. The names of these methods suggest their purpose, but they will be further explained. This filename attribute may be set to something such as 'png:-' to send output directly to STDOUT.Īs can be seen from the example, the methods that will be called by a user of this module include: addResource, addTask, addSubProject, and display.

Note also that the chart itself will be written to a file in the current working directory called 'hourly.png'. Also note that tasks are divided into two main categories: those that fall directly under the project, and those which are members of the subproject 'Important Stuff'. This allows the look and feel of a Gantt chart to be customized. Notice the Project::Gantt::Skin object in use. The code above creates a simple chart to display the hour-by-hour breakdown of a sample day. Gantt charts provide a simple, easy to comprehend visual representation of a schedule. Project::Gantt provides the ability to easily draw Gantt charts for managing the schedules of projects and many other things. Project::Gantt - Create Gantt charts to manage project scheduling SYNOPSIS #!/usr/bin/perl -w

Hourly gantt chart maker