R/pattern-geometry-pch.R

Defines functions na_omit get_shape_top get_shape_base get_rot_top get_rot_base create_pattern_pch grid.pattern_pch

Documented in grid.pattern_pch

#' Plotting character patterned grobs
#'
#' `grid.pattern_pch()` draws a plotting character pattern onto the graphic device.
#'
#' @inheritParams grid.pattern_regular_polygon
#' @param shape An integer from `0` to `25` or `NA`.
#'              See [graphics::points()] for more details.
#'              Note we only support these shapes and do not
#'              support arbitrary ASCII / Unicode characters.
#' @return A grid grob object invisibly.  If `draw` is `TRUE` then also draws to the graphic device as a side effect.
#' @seealso [grid.pattern_regular_polygon()] which is used to implement this pattern.
#' @examples
#' x_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * cos(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
#' y_hex <- 0.5 + 0.5 * sin(seq(2 * pi / 4, by = 2 * pi / 6, length.out = 6))
#' gp <- grid::gpar(col = "black", fill = "lightblue")
#'
#' if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
#'   # pch 0-6 are simple shapes with no fill
#'   grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 0:6, gp = gp,
#'                    spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
#' }
#' if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
#'   # pch 7-14 are compound shapes with no fill
#'   grid::grid.newpage()
#'   grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 7:14, gp = gp,
#'                    spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
#' }
#' if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
#'   # pch 15-20 are filled with 'col'
#'   grid::grid.newpage()
#'   grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 15:20, gp = gp,
#'                    spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
#' }
#' if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
#'   # pch 21-25 are filled with 'fill'
#'   grid::grid.newpage()
#'   grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = 21:25, gp = gp,
#'                    spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
#' }
#' if (capabilities("png") || guess_has_R4.1_features("masks")) {
#'   # using a 'basket' weave `type` with two shapes
#'   grid::grid.newpage()
#'   grid.pattern_pch(x_hex, y_hex, shape = c(1,4), gp = gp,
#'                    type = "basket",
#'                    spacing = 0.1, density = 0.4, angle = 0)
#' }
#' @export
grid.pattern_pch <- function(
	x = c(0, 0, 1, 1),
	y = c(1, 0, 0, 1),
	id = 1L,
	...,
	colour = gp$col %||% "grey20",
	fill = gp$fill %||% "grey80",
	angle = 30,
	density = 0.2,
	spacing = 0.05,
	xoffset = 0,
	yoffset = 0,
	units = "snpc",
	scale = 0.5,
	shape = 1L,
	grid = "square",
	type = NULL,
	subtype = NULL,
	rot = 0,
	alpha = gp$alpha %||% NA_real_,
	linetype = gp$lty %||% 1,
	linewidth = size %||% gp$lwd %||% 1,
	size = NULL,
	default.units = "npc",
	name = NULL,
	gp = gpar(),
	draw = TRUE,
	vp = NULL
) {
	if (missing(colour) && hasName(l <- list(...), "color")) {
		colour <- l$color
	}
	grid.pattern(
		"pch",
		x,
		y,
		id,
		colour = colour,
		fill = fill,
		angle = angle,
		density = density,
		spacing = spacing,
		xoffset = xoffset,
		yoffset = yoffset,
		units = units,
		scale = scale,
		shape = shape,
		grid = grid,
		type = type,
		subtype = subtype,
		rot = rot,
		alpha = alpha,
		linetype = linetype,
		linewidth = linewidth,
		default.units = default.units,
		name = name,
		gp = gp,
		draw = draw,
		vp = vp
	)
}

# each pch will be represented by two regular polygons (although one may be "null")
create_pattern_pch <- function(params, boundary_df, aspect_ratio, legend = FALSE) {
	# vectorize fill, col, lwd, lty, density, rot, and shape
	fill <- update_alpha(params$pattern_fill, params$pattern_alpha)
	col <- update_alpha(params$pattern_colour, params$pattern_alpha)
	lwd <- params$pattern_linewidth
	lty <- params$pattern_linetype
	params$pattern_alpha <- NA_real_

	density <- params$pattern_density
	rot <- params$pattern_rot
	shape <- params$pattern_shape

	n_par <- max(lengths(list(fill, col, lwd, lty, density, rot, shape)))

	fill <- rep_len_fill(fill, n_par)
	col <- rep_len(col, n_par)
	lwd <- rep_len(lwd, n_par)
	lty <- rep_len(lty, n_par)
	density <- rep_len(density, n_par)
	rot <- rep_len(rot, n_par)
	shape <- rep_len(shape, n_par)

	# setup bottom and top regular polygons
	pint <- as.integer(shape)
	if (!all(is.na(pint))) {
		stopifnot(any(na_omit(pint) >= 0), any(na_omit(pint) <= 25))
	}
	pch <- ifelse(is.na(pint), "26", as.character(pint))
	pint <- ifelse(is.na(pint), 26L, pint)

	density1 <- ifelse(pint == 4L, 1.414 * density, density)
	density1 <- ifelse(pint == 20L, 2 / 3 * density, density1)

	density2 <- ifelse(pint == 7L | pint == 13L, 1.414 * density, density)

	fill <- ifelse(pint < 21L, col, fill)
	fill <- ifelse(pint < 15L, NA_character_, fill)

	col <- ifelse(pint > 14L & pint < 19L, NA_character_, col)

	rot1 <- rot + sapply(pch, get_rot_base)
	rot2 <- rot + sapply(pch, get_rot_top)

	shape1 <- sapply(pch, get_shape_base)
	shape2 <- sapply(pch, get_shape_top)

	params$pattern_fill <- fill
	params$pattern_col <- col
	params$pattern_linewidth <- lwd
	params$pattern_linetype <- lty
	params$pattern_scale <- 0.001
	params_base <- params_top <- params

	# bottom regular polygon
	params_base$pattern_shape <- shape1
	params_base$pattern_rot <- rot1
	params_base$pattern_density <- density1
	grob_base <- create_pattern_regular_polygon_via_sf(
		params_base,
		boundary_df,
		aspect_ratio,
		legend
	)
	grob_base <- editGrob(grob_base, name = "pch_base")

	# top regular polygon
	params_top$pattern_shape <- shape2
	params_top$pattern_rot <- rot2
	params_top$pattern_density <- density2
	grob_top <- create_pattern_regular_polygon_via_sf(params_top, boundary_df, aspect_ratio, legend)
	grob_top <- editGrob(grob_top, name = "pch_top")

	gl <- gList(grob_base, grob_top)

	gTree(children = gl, name = "pch")
}

get_rot_base <- function(pch) {
	switch(pch, "4" = 45, "6" = 180, "25" = 180, 0)
}

get_rot_top <- function(pch) {
	switch(pch, "7" = 45, "11" = 180, "13" = 45, 0)
}

get_shape_base <- function(pch) {
	switch(
		pch,
		"0" = "square",
		"2" = "convex3",
		"3" = "star4",
		"4" = "star4",
		"5" = "convex4",
		"6" = "convex3",
		"7" = "square",
		"9" = "convex4",
		"8" = "star8",
		"11" = "convex3",
		"12" = "square",
		"14" = "square",
		"15" = "square",
		"17" = "convex3",
		"18" = "convex4",
		"22" = "square",
		"23" = "convex4",
		"24" = "convex3",
		"25" = "convex3",
		"26" = "null",
		"circle"
	)
}

get_shape_top <- function(pch) {
	switch(
		pch,
		"7" = "star4",
		"9" = "star4",
		"10" = "star4",
		"11" = "convex3",
		"12" = "star4",
		"13" = "star4",
		"14" = "convex3",
		"null"
	)
}

na_omit <- function(x) Filter(Negate(is.na), x)

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gridpattern documentation built on June 23, 2026, 5:08 p.m.