use Tree::DAG_Node; use Data::Dumper; local $Data::Dumper::Indent=1; use strict; use warnings; my $t = tits( \*DATA ); #print Dumper( $t ),$/; print Dumper( $t->tree_to_lol ), $/; print map { "$_\n" } @{$t->draw_ascii_tree}; sub tits { my( $fh, $d ) = @_; $d ||= 2; my @t = Tree::DAG_Node->new(); my $depth = 0; my $pdepth = 0; while(defined( $_ = readline $fh )){ chomp; if(/\A((?:\s{$d})+)(.*)\z/){ $depth = length($1)/$d; if( $depth > $pdepth ){ push @t, $t[-1]->new_daughter({ name => $2 }); } elsif( $depth == $pdepth ){ $t[-1] = $t[-1]->mother->new_daughter({ name => $2 }); } else { pop @t until @t == $depth; push @t, $t[-1]->new_daughter({ name => $2 }); } } else { # should only happen at root (depth/pdepth both 0) $t[0]->name($_); } $pdepth = $depth; } return $t[0]; } __DATA__ Building House Window Glas Silicium Door Roof Wood Hut Pizza Garage Door