Add gallery example for plotting connection lines ("connection" parameter of Figure.plot) (#2999)

Author: yvonnefroehlich

examples/gallery/lines/connection_lines.py

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+"""
+Connection lines
+================
+
+The ``connection`` parameter of the :meth:`pygmt.Figure.plot` method allows to plot
+connection lines between a set of data points. Width, color, and style of the lines
+can be adjusted via the ``pen`` parameter. The data points must be plotted separately
+using the ``style`` parameter, with adjustments for the symbol fill and outline via
+the ``fill`` and ``pen`` parameters, respectively.
+"""
+
+# %%
+import pygmt
+
+# Set up same sample data
+x = [2.2, 3.3, -3.1, -3.7, -0.1]
+y = [1.8, -1.2, -0.9, -4.5, 4.5]
+
+# Create new Figure instance
+fig = pygmt.Figure()
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Left: record order
+fig.basemap(region=[-5, 5, -5, 5], projection="X6c", frame=["WSne", "af"])
+
+# Connect data points based on the record order [Default connection=None]
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, pen="1.5p,dodgerblue")
+# Plot data points
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, style="c0.2c", fill="green3", pen="1.5p")
+
+fig.shift_origin(xshift="w+0.5c")
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Middle: network
+fig.basemap(region=[-5, 5, -5, 5], projection="X6c", frame=["wSne", "af"])
+
+# Connect data points as network
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, pen="1.5p,dodgerblue", connection="n")
+# Plot data points
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, style="c0.2c", fill="green3", pen="1.5p")
+
+fig.shift_origin(xshift="w+0.5c")
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Right: reference point
+fig.basemap(region=[-5, 5, -5, 5], projection="X6c", frame=["wSne", "af"])
+
+# Connect data points with the reference point (0,0)
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, pen="1.5p,dodgerblue", connection="p0/0")
+# Plot data points
+fig.plot(x=x, y=y, style="c0.2c", fill="green3", pen="1.5p")
+# Plot reference point
+fig.plot(x=0, y=0, style="s0.3c", fill="gold", pen="1.5p")
+
+fig.show()