yFiles for Java Product Types

yFiles for Java is available in four distributions, each containing a different combination of the Basic, Layout, and Viewer components.

Distribution Types

Basic Distribution

This contains only the yFiles Basic component.

Layout Distribution

Contains both the yFiles Basic and yFiles Layout components.

Viewer Distribution

Contains both the yFiles Basic and yFiles Viewer components.

Complete Distribution

Contains the yFiles Basic, yFiles Layout, and yFiles Viewer components.

Feature Comparison

The following table provides an overview of the features included in each distribution.

		yFiles for Java Distribution
		Basic	Layout	Viewer	Complete
Basic Component	efficient Graph data type implementation for the structural information of graph elements
Basic Component	wide variety of graph and network algorithms
Layout Component	support for geometry (position/size) of graph elements
	algorithms for automatic layout of graphs and diagrams
	algorithms for automatic layout of connections in diagrams
	automatic label placement
Viewer Component	support for the visual representation of graph elements
	powerful graph viewer component for the presentation and creation/editing of diagrams
	extensive user interaction support
	support for nested graph structures
	Swing-based GUI elements for properties and parameters
	support for diverse input/output file formats for diagrams and export-only image file formats
	printing support, incl. poster printing
	animations and layout morphing

yFiles Components

There are currently three different yFiles components, which can be combined as four different yFiles for Java distributions (see above).

Basic Component

Includes the following Java packages: y.algo, y.base, y.geom, y.util and y.util.pq.

yFiles Basic contains essential classes and data types for graph analysis. From highly efficient implementations of Graph, Priority Queue, and other advanced data types, to a wide variety of graph and network algorithms, yFiles Basic provides an indispensable toolkit for a range of network analysis tasks.

Layout Component

Includes the following Java packages: y.layout and all y.layout.* subpackages.

yFiles Layout builds upon yFiles Basic to offer a perfect suite of graph layout algorithms. Diverse layout styles including hierarchic, orthogonal, and circular are provided as easy-to-integrate components that can be configured programmatically to suit most layout demands. Even incremental layout is made simple, and our edge routing algorithms make it easy to route edges into existing diagrams.

Viewer Component

Includes the following Java packages: y.anim, y.io and y.io.* subpackages, y.option, y.view, y.view.hierarchy, and y.view.tabular.

yFiles Viewer also builds upon yFiles Basic. It features the powerful graph viewer component showcased in the yEd graph editor, along with several other useful Swing-based GUI elements. yFiles Viewer also supports diverse graph and image file formats (GraphML, JPG, GIF) and has excellent printing capabilities.