Advanced Geometric Operation: Create Regular Polygons

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2013-11-25: Found a custom transformer example called RegularPolygonCreator, the approach is different from my example. FMEpedia > RegularPolygonCreator
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This custom transformer example transforms an input point into a regular polygon; number of vertices and radius of the resultant polygon are given through parameters.

The strategy is:
1) Create a line segment directing to north (positive direction of Y axis) from the input point; its length is equal to the given radius.
2) Rotate the line segment by specific angle (= 360 / number of vertices) repeatedly; get coordinate of its end node at each time, transform coordinate values into XML element (<coord x="x value" y="y value" />), and append it to XML fragment.
3) After appending all vertex elements, complete the XML, replace it with a line geometry, and transform the line into a polygon.

For example, the final XML for a triangle should be like this.
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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<geometry>
  <line>
    <coord x="0" y="0.4" />
    <coord x="-0.346410161513776" y="-0.2" />
    <coord x="0.346410161513775" y="-0.2" />
  </line>
</geometry>
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This is in the "FME XML" encoding format, so it can be replaced with a line geometry using the GeometryReplacer transformer. Finally close the line to create a polygon using the LineCloser.



























Originally, I needed to create radiational lines in an actual project. The example above is derived from that.
Radiational Lines:

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2015-10-16: A simpler way to create a regular N-gon.
(1) Create a circle area with the 2DEllipseReplacer.
(2) Stroke it with the ArcStroker.
Stroke By: Number of Interpolated Edges
Number of Interpolated Edges: <N>
That's it :)

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2013-11-25 Python example:
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import fmeobjects, math

class RegularPolygonReplacer(object):
    def __init__(self):
        pass
     
    def input(self, feature):
        if feature.getGeometryType() != fmeobjects.FME_GEOM_POINT:
            return
        n = int(feature.getAttribute('_num_vertices'))
        t = 2.0 * math.pi / n
        sin_t, cos_t = math.sin(t), math.cos(t)
     
        coords = [(0.0, float(feature.getAttribute('_radius')))]
        for i in range(n - 1):
            x, y = coords[i]
            coords.append((x * cos_t - y * sin_t, x * sin_t + y * cos_t))
        p = feature.getCoordinate(0)
        if feature.getDimension() == fmeobjects.FME_TWO_D:
            coords = [(p[0] + x, p[1] + y) for x, y in coords]
        else:
            coords = [(p[0] + x, p[1] + y, p[2]) for x, y in coords]
         
        # Create Radiational Lines
        coordSys = feature.getCoordSys()
        for q in coords:
            line = feature.cloneAttributes()
            line.setGeometry(fmeobjects.FMELine([p, q]))
            line.setCoordSys(coordSys)
            self.pyoutput(line)
     
        # Replace Point with Regular Polygon
        boundary = fmeobjects.FMELine(coords)
        feature.setGeometry(fmeobjects.FMEPolygon(boundary))
        self.pyoutput(feature)
     
    def close(self):
        pass
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