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[[!template id=plugin name=sparkline author="[[Joey]]"]]
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This plugin provides the [[ikiwiki/directive/sparkline]]
[[ikiwiki/directive]], which allows for easily embedding sparklines into
wiki pages. A sparkline is a small word-size graphic chart, that is designed
to be displayed alongside text.
requirements
The plugin uses the Sparkline PHP Graphing Library
as it has better output than the native perl sparkline library. Therefore,
to use the plugin, you will need:

The Sparkline PHP Graphing Library, installed in php's path so that
php can find it when sparkline/Sparkline.php is required.
The GD PHP module used by the Sparkline library.
A "php" program in the path, that can run standalone php programs.
[[!cpan Digest::SHA1]]

On a Debian system, this can be accomplished by installing these packages:
libsparkline-php php5-gd php5-cli libdigest-sha1-perl