William McVey left a message about my code for the “DiggsInAbox” and this. I never really intended to release the code. I don’t mind to share but it is just I have never really motivated to polish the code so it can be released as a professional written code. Anyway, I am pasting my code here so I hope it can be useful for some one. I wrote this code for fun and to learn the algorithm to generate the Treemap. There are a lot of Treemap implementation these days. You might be able to find better code.

DiggsInABox.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Copyright 2007-2011 Jason Chin, All right reserved
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS'
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."""

from Treemap import Treemap, Node

class diggTreemap(Treemap):

    def __init__(self, rootNode):
        self.rootNode = rootNode;
        self.setWidthHeight(300,200)
        self.setPosition(0,0)
        self._cMap = self._colorMap()

    def _colorMap(self):
        cMap = ["#fc0","#cc0","#f63","#39c","#696","#f93",
                "#6f0","#c69","#cf9","#36c","#393","#c0f"]
        i = 0
        while True:
            yield cMap[i]
            i = i+1
            if i > len(cMap) - 1: i = i % len(cMap)

    def writeCSS(self):
        return u"""\
<style type="text/css" media="screen">
body {
background: black;
}

div.group2 {
position:absolute;
overflow:hidden;
margin: 3px;
z-index: 1;
}

div.leave {
position:absolute;
text-align:center;
overflow:hidden;
vertical-align:middle;
opacity: 1;
border: 1px outset #000;
margin: 3px;
z-index:2;
}

div.leave > a > div {
    display: table-cell;
    position: static;
    vertical-align: middle;
    padding:3px;
    color:#000000;
}

div.leave > a {
text-decoration:none;
}
div.leave > a:link > div  {
color: black;
}
div.leave > a:visited > div {
color: #bcc;
}

div.index {
position:absolute;
left: 810px;
width: 90px;
text-align:center;
overflow:hidden;
vertical-align:middle;
opacity: 1;
border: 2px #fff outset;

}

div.index > a {
text-decoration:none;
}
div.index > a:link > div  {
color: black;
}
div.index > a:visited > div {
color: black;
}

div.index > a > div {
    display: table-cell;
    position: static;
    vertical-align: middle;
    padding:3px;
    color:#000000;
    width: 90px;
    -moz-user-select: none;
}

</style>\n"""

    def writeJS(self):
        return """\
<script language='javascript'>

function hiliteBlock(blockId) {
    elm = document.getElementById(blockId);
    elm.style.width = parseInt(elm.style.width) - 6 + 'px';
    elm.style.height = parseInt(elm.style.height) - 6 + 'px';
    elm.style.borderWidth = '3px';
    elm.style.borderStyle = 'dashed';
    elm.style.borderColor = '#fff';

    return true;
}

function removeHilite(blockId) {
    elm = document.getElementById(blockId);
    elm.style.width = parseInt(elm.style.width) + 6 + 'px';
    elm.style.height = parseInt(elm.style.height) + 6 + 'px';
    elm.style.borderWidth = '0px';
    elm.style.borderStyle = '';
    elm.style.borderColor = '';
    return true;
}

function showSummary(event,leaveId) {
    if (document.getElementById('summaryPopup')) {
        popup = document.getElementById('summaryPopup');
        document.body.removeChild(popup);
    } 

    //elm = document.getElementById(leaveId);
    popup = document.createElement('div');
    popup.id = 'summaryPopup';
    x = event.pageX;
    y = event.pageY;
    document.body.appendChild(popup);

    popup.style.position = 'absolute';
    popup.style.left = x + 'px';
    popup.style.top = y + 'px';
    popup.style.width = '250px';
    popup.style.height = '150px';
    popup.style.zIndex = '100';
    popup.style.background = '#cec';

    //still working on this function, ajax maybe needed

    return true;
}

function adjustFont() {
    tmElm = document.getElementById('treemap');

    for (idx=0; idx < tmElm.childNodes.length; idx++) {
        elm = tmElm.childNodes[idx];
        if (elm.className != 'leave' && elm.className != 'index') {
            continue;
        }
        while ( elm.scrollWidth > elm.clientWidth ||
            elm.scrollHeight > elm.clientHeight) {
            curFontsize =  parseInt(elm.style.fontSize);
            newFontSizeInPx = parseInt(elm.style.fontSize) - 1;
            if (newFontSizeInPx <= 2) {
                newFontSizeInPx = 2;
                elm.style.fontSize = newFontSizeInPx + 'px';

                break;
             }
            elm.style.fontSize = newFontSizeInPx + 'px';

        }
    }
}

</script>
""" 

    def writeAll(self):
        outStr = u""
        outStr += u'<html><head>'
        outStr += self.writeCSS()
        outStr += self.writeJS()
        outStr += u"</head><body onload='adjustFont();'><div style='font-size:30px;color:white;margin-left:40px'>Diggs in a Box<br> <span style='font-size:0.3em;'>(v. 0.02 by Chen-Shan Chin)</span></div>"

        outStr += u"<div id='treemap' style='position:relative;left:40px; top:5px;width:%dpx;height:%dpx;'>" % (self.width+5, self.height+5)

        #write feed navigator
        rssMapLabel = ['All','Technology','Science','Business','Sports',
                       'Entertainment','Gamming']
        outStr += "<div id='nav1' style='position:absolute;right:0px;top:-30px;height:30px;width:600px'>"
        outStr += "<table align=right><tr>"
        for label in rssMapLabel:
            col = '#fff'
            if self.rootNode.name == label:
                col = '#fff'
            else:
                col = '#888'
            outStr += "<td><a href='http://infoecho.net/Sandbox/DiggsInABox.py?feed=%s' style='text-decoration:none;'><div style='color:%s;border:1px #888 solid;align:right;padding:3px;text-decoration:none;'>%s</div></a></td>" % (label,col,label)

        outStr += "</table></div>"

        #write index navigator
        y = 0;
        cMap = self._colorMap()
        totalWeight = 0

        for node in self.rootNode.children:
            if node.weight > 10:
                totalWeight += node.weight
            else:
                totalWeight += 10
        dhMap = {}
        dhSum = 0

        for node in self.rootNode.children:
            dh =  1.0 * node.weight / totalWeight * (self.height+3)
            if dh > 20:
                dhMap[node] = dh
            else:
                dhMap[node] = 20
            dhSum += dhMap[node]

        for node in self.rootNode.children:
            dh = 1.0 * dhMap[node] / dhSum * (self.height+3)
            fs = 12
            if dh > 24:
                fs *= 1.8
            if max([len(w) for w in node.name.split(' ')]) > 10:
                fs = (1.0*max([len(w) for w in node.name.split(' ')]) / 10)
            if len(node.name.split(' ')) > 1 and dh < 48:
                fs *= 0.7
            if fs < 12: fs = 12
            if fs > 24: fs = 24
            outStr += u"<div id='%s_index' class='index' \
style='top:%dpx; height:%dpx; background:%s;font-size:%dpx' onmouseover='hiliteBlock(\"%s\");'  onmouseout='removeHilite(\"%s\");'><a target='_blank' href='%s'><div style='height:%dpx;'>%s</div></a></div>"\
% (node.name, y, dh-2, cMap.next(), fs,  node.name, node.name, node.properties['link'], dh-2,  node.name)
            y += dh

        #write all nodes
        outStr += self.writeNodes(self.rootNode)
        outStr += u"</div></body></html>"
        return outStr

    def writeNodes(self, node):
        outStr = self.writeNode(node)
        for n in node.children:
            outStr += self.writeNodes(n)
        return outStr

    def writeNode(self, node):

        outStr = u""

        if "group2" in node.properties:
            x,y,dw,dh = node.rect
            x = int(round(x))
            y = int(round(y))
            dw = int(round(dw))
            dh = int(round(dh))
            color = self._cMap.next()
            outStr += u"<div id='%s' class='group2' \
style='left:%dpx; top:%dpx; width:%dpx; height:%dpx; background:%s;'></div>"\
% (node.name, x, y, dw, dh, color)

            return outStr

        elif node.properties['is_leave'] == False:
            return outStr

        x,y,dw,dh = node.rect
        x = int(round(x+3))
        y = int(round(y+3))
        dw = int(round(dw-9))
        dh = int(round(dh-9))
        label = node.properties['data']['title'].strip()
        if len(label) > 60:
            label = label[:60]+" ..."

        if dw > 20 and dh >20:
            fs = node.area**0.5 / 7;
            if len(label) > 40:
                fs *= 0.75
            if len(label) < 20:
                fs *= 1.25
            if max([len(w) for w in label.split(' ')]) * fs * 0.7 > dw:
                fs = 2 * dw / (max([len(w) for w in label.split(' ')]))
            fs = int(fs)
            outStr += u"<div id='%s' class='leave' \
style='left:%dpx; top:%dpx; width:%dpx; height:%dpx;\
 font-size:%fpx;'>" % (node.name, x, y, dw, dh, fs)
            outStr += u"<a target='_blank' href='%s'><div style='width:%d;height:%d;'>%s</div></a></div>" % (node.properties['data']['link'], dw, dh, label)

        else:

            outStr += u"<a target='_blank' href='%s'><div id='%s' class='leave' \
style='left:%dpx; top:%dpx; width:%dpx; height:%dpx;'></div></a>" % (node.properties['data']['link'], label, x, y, dw, dh)

        return outStr

###########################################################
import cgitb; cgitb.enable()
import cgi

import feedparser

form = cgi.FieldStorage()
print "Content-Type: text/html"
print

feed = ""
if form.has_key('feed'):
    feed = form['feed'].value.strip()

rssMap = {'All':'http://digg.com/rss/index.xml',
          'Technology':'http://digg.com/rss/containertechnology.xml',
          'Science':'http://digg.com/rss/containerscience.xml',
          'Business':'http://digg.com/rss/containerworld_business.xml',
          'Sports':'http://digg.com/rss/containersports.xml',
          'Entertainment':'http://digg.com/rss/containerentertainment.xml',
          'Gamming':'http://digg.com/rss/containergaming.xml'}

if feed not in rssMap:
    feed = 'All'

data = feedparser.parse(rssMap[feed])
entries = data['entries']
term2entries = {}
term2link = {}
for e in entries:
    term = e['digg_category']
    if term not in term2entries:
        term2entries[term] = []
    term2entries[term].append( {'id':e['id'],
                                'diggcount':int(e['digg_diggcount']),
                                'link':e['link'],'title':e['title'],
                                'commentcount':int(e['digg_commentcount']),
                                'summary':e['summary']} )
    if term not in term2link:
        term2link[term] = "/".join(e['link'].split('/')[:-1])

rootNode = Node(feed)

for term in term2entries:

    n2 = Node(term)
    n2.properties['is_leave'] = False
    n2.properties['group2'] = True
    n2.properties['link'] = term2link[term]
    n2.weight = 0
    for entry in term2entries[term]:
        n3 = Node(entry['id'].split("/")[-1])
        n3.properties['is_leave'] = True
        n3.properties['data'] = entry
        n3.weight = entry['diggcount']
        n2.addAChild(n3)
        n2.weight = n2.weight + n3.weight
    rootNode.addAChild(n2)
    rootNode.weight = rootNode.weight + n2.weight
    rootNode.properties['is_leave'] = False

#for n in rootNode.children:
#    print n.name, [n2.name for n2 in n.children]

rootNode.sortChildrenByWeight()
TM = diggTreemap(rootNode)
TM.setWidthHeight(800,540)
TM.layout()
outStr = TM.writeAll()
print outStr.encode('utf-8')

Treemap.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Copyright 2007-2011 Jason Chin, All right reserved
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 'AS IS'
AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."""

import sys

class Node:

    def __init__(self, name, weight=1):
        self.name = name
        self.properties = {}
        self.children = []
        self.parentNode = []
        self.area = 1.0 #need to normalized such that sum(children.area) = the area assigned
        self.rect = []
        self.weight = weight

    def addAChild(self, aNode):
        self.children.append(aNode)
        aNode.parentNode.append(self)    

    def addChildren(self, Nodes):
        for n in Nodes:
            self.children.append(n)
            n.parentNode.append(self) 

    def numOfChildren(self):
        return len(children)

    def addAProperty(self, pk, pv):
        self.properties[pk] = pv

    def sortChildrenByWeight(self):
        if len(self.children) == 0:
            return
        tmpNodes = [ [-c.weight, c] for c in self.children]
        tmpNodes.sort()
        self.children = 1 for c in tmpNodes]
        for c in self.children:
            c.sortChildrenByWeight()

    def normalizeChildrenArea(self, totalArea):
        sw = 1.0 * sum([n.weight for n in self.children])
        for n in self.children:
            n.area = n.weight / sw * totalArea;

class Treemap:

    def __init__(self, rootNode):
        self.rootNode = rootNode
        self.setHeightWidth(300,200)
        self.setPosition(0,0)
        pass

    def setWidthHeight(self, width,height):
        self.height = height
        self.width = width

    def setPosition(self,left,top):
        self.left = left
        self.top = top

    def _worst(self, rowOfNodes, mw):
        rowBlockAreas = [n.area for n in rowOfNodes];
        s = sum(rowBlockAreas)
        rmin = min(rowBlockAreas)
        rmax = max(rowBlockAreas)
        return max([ (1.0*mw*mw * rmax)/(s*s), (1.0*s*s)/(mw*mw * rmin)] )    

    def _squarified(self, nodes, rowOfNodes, top, left, mw, mh, layoutDir=1):

        if mw > mh:
            mw, mh = mh, mw
            layoutDir = -layoutDir

        nodesToPlot = nodes;
        nodesInRow = []

        while nodesToPlot:

            c = nodesToPlot[0];
            if not nodesInRow:
                nodesInRow.append(c)
                nodesToPlot = nodesToPlot[1:]
                continue

            if self._worst(nodesInRow, min([mw,mh])) >= self._worst(nodesInRow+1, min([mw,mh])):
                nodesInRow = nodesInRow+1
                nodesToPlot = nodesToPlot[1:]
                continue
            else:
                dh = 1.0*sum([n.area for n in nodesInRow])/mw;

                self._layoutRowOfNodes(nodesInRow, left, top, dh, layoutDir)

                if layoutDir == 1:
                    top = top + dh
                else:
                    left = left + dh
                mh = mh - dh;

                if mh < mw:
                    mw, mh = mh, mw
                    layoutDir = -layoutDir

                nodesInRow = []

        dh = 1.0*sum([n.area for n in nodesInRow])/mw;
        self._layoutRowOfNodes(nodesInRow, left, top, dh, layoutDir)      

    def _layoutRowOfNodes(self,rowOfNodes,left,top,mh,ld):

        x = left
        y = top

        for n in rowOfNodes:
            r = n.area
            if ld == 1:
                dw = 1.0 * r / mh
                dh = 0
                n.rect = [x,y,dw,mh]
                #print "Rect(%f,%f,%f,%f);" % (x,y,dw,mh)
            else:
                dw = 0
                dh = 1.0 * r / mh
                n.rect = [x,y,mh,dh]
                #print "Rect(%f,%f,%f,%f);" % (x,y,mh,dh)
            x = x + dw
            y = y + dh    

    def _layoutANode(self, aNode, left, top, w, h):
        if len(aNode.children)==0: return

        aNode.normalizeChildrenArea(w*h)
        #print aNode,[n for n in aNode.children]

        self._squarified(aNode.children, [], top, left, w, h)
        for n in aNode.children:
            x,y,w,h = n.rect
            self._layoutANode(n, x, y, w, h)

    def layout(self):
        w = self.width
        h = self.height
        self.rootNode.area = w * h;
        self.rootNode.rect = [0, 0, w, h];
        #self.rootNode.normalizeChildrenArea(w*h)
        self._layoutANode(self.rootNode, 0, 0, w, h)  

    def writeAll(self, outputStream=sys.stdout):
        self.outputStream = outputStream
        self.printNodes(self.rootNode)
        pass

    def writeNodes(self, node):
        self.writeNode(node)
        for n in node.children:
            self.writeNodes(n)

    def writeNode(self, node):
        outputStream.write(node.name)
        outputStream.write("\n")
        outputStream.write(node.rect)
        outputStream.write("\n")
        pass

class CanvasTreemap(Treemap):
    import random
    def __init__(self, rootNode):
        self.rootNode = rootNode;
        self.setWidthHeight(300,200)
        self.setPosition(0,0)

    def printAll(self):
        print "function plotCanvas(cId){"
        print "ctx = document.getElementById(cId).getContext('2d');"
        print "ctx.globalAlpha=0.2;"
        self.printNodes(self.rootNode);
        print "}"

    def printNodes(self, node):
        self.printNode(node)
        for n in node.children:
            self.printNodes(n)        

    def printNode(self,node):
        x,y,dw,dh = node.rect
        x = x+1
        y = y+1
        dw = dw-1
        dh = dh-1
        level = node.properties['level']
        style = {0:'rgb(255,0,0)', 1:'rgb(255,255,0)', 2: 'rgb(0,255,0)', 3: 'rgb(0,255,255)', 4: 'rgb(255,0,255)'}

        print "ctx.strokeStyle = '%s';" % style[int(random.uniform(0,4.9))]
        print "ctx.fillStyle = '%s';" % style[int(random.uniform(0,4.9))]
        print "ctx.lineCap='round';"
        print "ctx.lineWidth = %d;" % (10-2*int(random.uniform(0,4)))
        print "ctx.beginPath();"
        print "ctx.moveTo(%.1f,%.1f);" % (x,    y);
        print "ctx.lineTo(%.1f,%.1f);" % (x+dw, y);
        print "ctx.lineTo(%.1f,%.1f);" % (x+dw, y+dh);
        print "ctx.lineTo(%.1f,%.1f);" % (x,    y+dh);
        print "ctx.lineTo(%.1f,%.1f);" % (x,    y);
        if random.uniform(0,1) < 0.5:
            print "ctx.stroke();"
        else:
            print "ctx.fill();"
            #print "ctx.stroke();"

class DivTreemap(Treemap):

    def __init__(self, rootNode):
        self.rootNode = rootNode;
        self.setWidthHeight(300,200)
        self.setPosition(0,0)

    def printAll(self):
        print "<html>"
        print '<head><style type="text/css" media="screen">'
        print """div.node {
            position:absolute;
            text-align:center;border:2px solid #bbaaaa;
            overflow:hidden;
            vertical-align:middle;
            background:#f0ffff
            }"""
        print '</style><head>'
        print "<body>This is a test.<br/>"
        print "<div id='treemap' style='position:relative;left:30px; top:60px;width:%dpx;height:%dpx;'>" % (self.width, self.height)
        self.printNodes(self.rootNode);
        print "</div></body></html>"

    def printNodes(self, node):
        self.printNode(node)
        for n in node.children:
            self.printNodes(n)        

    def printNode(self,node):
        if node.name == "root": return
        x,y,dw,dh = node.rect
        level = node.properties['level']
        fs = node.area**0.5 / 100;
        if fs < 0.75: fs = 0.75
        print "<div id='%s' class='node' \
        style='left:%dpx; top:%dpx; width:%dpx; height:%dpx;\
        line-height:%dpx; font-size:%fem;' onclick='alert(\"%s\")'>%s</div>"\
         % (node.name, x, y, dw-5, dh-5, dh-5, fs, \
         "Do you like to eat "+node.name+"?", node.name)

import random
def testCanvas():
    nodes = []
    for i in range(0,5):
        n1 = Node('node:%d' % i)
        n1.properties['level'] = 1
        n1.weight = random.uniform(1,20)
        for j in range(0,5):
            n2 = Node('node:%d-%d' %(i,j))
            n2.properties['level'] = 2
            n2.weight = random.uniform(1,20)
            for k in range(0,10):
                n3 = Node('node:%d-%d-%d' % (i,j,k))
                n3.properties['level'] = 3
                n3.weight = random.uniform(1,20)
                for l in range(0,50):
                    n4 = Node('node:(%d-%d-%d-%d)' % (i,j,k,l))
                    n4.properties['level'] = 4
                    n4.weight = random.uniform(1,20)
                    n3.addAChild(n4)
                n2.addAChild(n3)
            n1.addAChild(n2)
        nodes.append(n1)

    root = Node('root')
    root.addChildren(nodes)
    root.sortChildrenByWeight()
    root.properties['level']=0
    TM = CanvasTreemap(root)
    TM.setWidthHeight(800,800)
    TM.layout()
    print "<html><head>"
    print "<script>"
    TM.printAll()
    print "</script><head>"
    print """<body onload="plotCanvas('c')">
    <canvas id="c" width=810 height=810></canvas></body></html>"""

def testDiv():
    tagArray = {"apples": 12,
	            "oranges": 38,
	            "pears" : 10,
	            "mangos" : 24,
	            "grapes" : 18,
	            "bananas" : 56,
	            "watermelons" : 80,
	            "lemons" : 12,
	            "limes" : 12,
	            "pineapples" : 15,
	            "strawberries" : 20,
	            "coconuts" : 43,
	            "cherries" : 20,
	            "raspberries" : 8,
	            "peaches" : 25
                }
    nodes = []
    for tag in tagArray:
        n = Node(tag)
        n.weight = tagArray[tag]
        n.properties['level']=1
        nodes.append(n)
    root = Node('root')
    root.addChildren(nodes)
    root.properties['level']=0
    root.sortChildrenByWeight()
    TM = DivTreemap(root)
    TM.setWidthHeight(800,250)
    TM.layout()
    TM.printAll() 

if __name__ == '__main__':

    #testCanvas();
    testDiv();