IPS and Open-Source Development Methodologies
Integrated Publishing Solutions is a keen supporter of open-source development methodologies as a way of improving software quality and reducing development time. We make use of various open source technologies at IPS. This includes software from the Apache Software Foundation, JUnit, ImageMagick, Prototype JS, Scriptaculous and JFree.
In order to meet the demands for high quality customised charts from our customers we have made several improvements and additions to the JFreeChart library. These changes include:
- Live editor for charts so that our users can see examples of how charts will look when combined with iPlus' data items.
- Improvements to the GUI options, allowing users to easily edit more properties that affect the appearance of a chart.
- Extra output options to conform to the very strict branding requirements of our customers.
The source code for JFreeChart is available under version 2.1 of the LGPL licence. Under the terms of that licence we are also making the source-code for our modifications available. This distributable is provided "as-is" and is not subject to any warranty. Our modifications were based on version 1.0.12 of JFreeChart. You may freely use this software and make your own modifications as you see fit, subject to the conditions of the LGPL licence.
These enhancements may be downloaded here.
