if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['node-dir'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    comment   = "companion to node-ini.mkiv",
    author    = "Hans Hagen",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

local nodes             = nodes
local nuts              = nodes.nuts

local nodecodes         = nodes.nodecodes
local hlist_code        = nodecodes.hlist
local vlist_code        = nodecodes.vlist
local normaldir_code    = nodes.dircodes.normal
local line_code         = nodes.listcodes.line

local lefttoright_code  = tex.directioncodes.lefttoright

local getnext           = nuts.getnext
local getlist           = nuts.getlist
local getwhd            = nuts.getwhd
local getwidth          = nuts.getwidth
local getdirection      = nuts.getdirection

local setlist           = nuts.setlist

local nextdir           = nuts.traversers.dir
local nextlist          = nuts.traversers.list

local rangedimensions   = nuts.rangedimensions
local insertbefore      = nuts.insertbefore
local insertafter       = nuts.insertafter

local new_rule          = nuts.pool.rule
local new_kern          = nuts.pool.kern

local setcolor          = nodes.tracers.colors.set
local settransparency   = nodes.tracers.transparencies.set

local function dirdimensions(parent,begindir) -- can be a helper
    local level = 1
    for current, subtype in nextdir, getnext(begindir) do
        if subtype == normaldir_code then -- todo
            level = level + 1
        else
            level = level - 1
        end
        if level == 0 then -- does the type matter
            return (rangedimensions(parent,begindir,current)), current
        end
    end
    return (rangedimensions(parent,begindir)), begindir
--  return getwidth(parent), begindir
end

nuts.dirdimensions = dirdimensions

local function colorit(list,current,dir,w,h,d)
    local rule  = new_rule(w,h,d)
    local kern  = new_kern(-w)
    local color = dir == lefttoright_code and "trace:s" or "trace:o"
    setcolor(rule,color)
    settransparency(rule,color)
    list, current = insertbefore(list,current,kern)
    list, current = insertbefore(list,current,rule)
    return list, current
end


local function tracedirections(head)
    for parent, id, subtype, list in nextlist, head do
        if list then
            if subtype == line_code then
                local w, h, d = getwhd(parent)
                list = colorit(list,list,getdirection(parent),w,h,d)
                for current in nextdir, list do
                    local dir, cancel = getdirection(current)
                    if not cancel then
                        local width = dirdimensions(parent,current)
                        list = colorit(list,current,dir,width,h,d)
                    end
                end
            end
            tracedirections(list)
        end
    end
    return head
end

nodes.tracers.directions = tracedirections

-- so, not attribute driven, only shipout, so more a document wide tracer, maybe
-- per page (so keep enabled and delayed disabled

trackers.register("nodes.directions", function(v)
    nodes.tasks.setaction("shipouts","nodes.tracers.directions",v)
end)