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- vis.js
- ==================
-
- <a href="https://github.com/almende/vis/blob/develop/misc/we_need_help.md">
- <img align="right" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/almende/vis/master/misc/we_need_help.png">
- </a>
-
- Vis.js is a dynamic, browser based visualization library.
- The library is designed to be easy to use, handle large amounts
- of dynamic data, and enable manipulation of the data.
- The library consists of the following components:
-
- - DataSet and DataView. A flexible key/value based data set. Add, update, and
- remove items. Subscribe on changes in the data set. A DataSet can filter and
- order items, and convert fields of items.
- - DataView. A filtered and/or formatted view on a DataSet.
- - Graph2d. Plot data on a timeline with lines or barcharts.
- - Graph3d. Display data in a three dimensional graph.
- - Network. Display a network (force directed graph) with nodes and edges.
- - Timeline. Display different types of data on a timeline.
-
- The vis.js library was initially developed by [Almende B.V](http://almende.com).
-
- ## Install
-
- Install via npm:
-
- $ npm install vis
-
- Install via bower:
-
- $ bower install vis
-
- Link via cdnjs: http://cdnjs.com
-
- Or download the library from the github project:
- [https://github.com/almende/vis.git](https://github.com/almende/vis.git).
-
- ## Load
-
- To use a component, include the javascript and css files of vis in your web page:
-
- ```html
- <!DOCTYPE HTML>
- <html>
- <head>
- <script src="webroot/vis/dist/vis.js"></script>
- <link href="webroot/vis/dist/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
- </head>
- <body>
- <script type="text/javascript">
- // ... load a visualization
- </script>
- </body>
- </html>
- ```
-
- or load vis.js using require.js. Note that vis.css must be loaded too.
-
- ```js
- require.config({
- paths: {
- vis: 'path/to/vis/dist',
- }
- });
- require(['vis'], function (math) {
- // ... load a visualization
- });
- ```
-
-
- A timeline can be instantiated as:
-
- ```js
- var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
- ```
-
- Where `container` is an HTML element, `data` is an Array with data or a DataSet,
- and `options` is an optional object with configuration options for the
- component.
-
-
- ## Example
-
- A basic example on loading a Timeline is shown below. More examples can be
- found in the [examples directory](https://github.com/almende/vis/tree/master/examples)
- of the project.
-
- ```html
- <!DOCTYPE HTML>
- <html>
- <head>
- <title>Timeline basic demo</title>
- <script src="vis/dist/vis.js"></script>
- <link href="vis/dist/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
-
- <style type="text/css">
- body, html {
- font-family: sans-serif;
- }
- </style>
- </head>
- <body>
- <div id="visualization"></div>
-
- <script type="text/javascript">
- var container = document.getElementById('visualization');
- var data = [
- {id: 1, content: 'item 1', start: '2013-04-20'},
- {id: 2, content: 'item 2', start: '2013-04-14'},
- {id: 3, content: 'item 3', start: '2013-04-18'},
- {id: 4, content: 'item 4', start: '2013-04-16', end: '2013-04-19'},
- {id: 5, content: 'item 5', start: '2013-04-25'},
- {id: 6, content: 'item 6', start: '2013-04-27'}
- ];
- var options = {};
- var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
- </script>
- </body>
- </html>
- ```
-
- ## Build
-
- To build the library from source, clone the project from github
-
- $ git clone git://github.com/almende/vis.git
-
- The source code uses the module style of node (require and module.exports) to
- organize dependencies. To install all dependencies and build the library,
- run `npm install` in the root of the project.
-
- $ cd vis
- $ npm install
-
- Then, the project can be build running:
-
- $ npm run build
-
- To automatically rebuild on changes in the source files, once can use
-
- $ npm run watch
-
- This will both build and minify the library on changes. Minifying is relatively
- slow, so when only the non-minified library is needed, one can use the
- `watch-dev` script instead:
-
- $ npm run watch-dev
-
- ## Custom builds
-
- The folder `dist` contains bundled versions of vis.js for direct use in the browser. These bundles contain all the visualizations and include external dependencies such as *hammer.js* and *moment.js*.
-
- The source code of vis.js consists of commonjs modules, which makes it possible to create custom bundles using tools like [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) or [Webpack](http://webpack.github.io/). This can be bundling just one visualization like the Timeline, or bundling vis.js as part of your own browserified web application.
-
- *Note that hammer.js version 2 is required as of v4.*
-
- ### Prerequisites
-
- Before you can do a build:
-
- - Install *node.js* and *npm* on your system: https://nodejs.org/
- - Install the following modules using npm: `browserify`, `babelify`, and `uglify-js`:
-
- ```
- $ [sudo] npm install -g browserify babelify uglify-js
- ```
-
- - Download or clone the vis.js project:
-
- ```
- $ git clone https://github.com/almende/vis.git
- ```
-
- - Install the dependencies of vis.js by running `npm install` in the root of the project:
-
- ```
- $ cd vis
- $ npm install
- ```
-
- ### Examples of custom builds
-
- #### Example 1: Bundle only a single visualization type
-
- For example, to create a bundle with just the Timeline and DataSet, create an index file named **custom.js** in the root of the project, containing:
-
- ```js
- exports.DataSet = require('./lib/DataSet');
- exports.Timeline = require('./lib/timeline/Timeline');
- ```
-
- Then create a custom bundle using browserify, like:
-
- $ browserify custom.js -t [ babelify --presets [es2015] ] -o dist/vis-custom.js -s vis
-
- This will generate a custom bundle *vis-custom.js*, which exposes the namespace `vis` containing only `DataSet` and `Timeline`. The generated bundle can be minified using uglifyjs:
-
- $ uglifyjs dist/vis-custom.js -o dist/vis-custom.min.js
-
- The custom bundle can now be loaded like:
-
- ```html
- <!DOCTYPE HTML>
- <html>
- <head>
- <script src="dist/vis-custom.min.js"></script>
- <link href="dist/vis.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
- </head>
- <body>
- ...
- </body>
- </html>
- ```
-
- #### Example 2: Exclude external libraries
-
- The default bundle `vis.js` is standalone and includes external dependencies such as *hammer.js* and *moment.js*. When these libraries are already loaded by the application, vis.js does not need to include these dependencies itself too. To build a custom bundle of vis.js excluding *moment.js* and *hammer.js*, run browserify in the root of the project:
-
- $ browserify index.js -t [ babelify --presets [es2015] ] -o dist/vis-custom.js -s vis -x moment -x hammerjs
-
- This will generate a custom bundle *vis-custom.js*, which exposes the namespace `vis`, and has *moment.js* and *hammer.js* excluded. The generated bundle can be minified with uglifyjs:
-
- $ uglifyjs dist/vis-custom.js -o dist/vis-custom.min.js
-
- The custom bundle can now be loaded as:
-
- ```html
- <!DOCTYPE HTML>
- <html>
- <head>
- <!-- load external dependencies -->
- <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.17.1/moment.min.js"></script>
- <script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/hammer.js/2.0.8/hammer.min.js"></script>
-
- <!-- load vis.js -->
- <script src="dist/vis-custom.min.js"></script>
- <link href="dist/vis.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
- </head>
- <body>
- ...
- </body>
- </html>
- ```
-
- #### Example 3: Bundle vis.js as part of your (commonjs) application
-
- When writing a web application with commonjs modules, vis.js can be packaged automatically into the application. Create a file **app.js** containing:
-
- ```js
- var moment = require('moment');
- var DataSet = require('vis/lib/DataSet');
- var Timeline = require('vis/lib/timeline/Timeline');
-
- var container = document.getElementById('visualization');
- var data = new DataSet([
- {id: 1, content: 'item 1', start: moment('2013-04-20')},
- {id: 2, content: 'item 2', start: moment('2013-04-14')},
- {id: 3, content: 'item 3', start: moment('2013-04-18')},
- {id: 4, content: 'item 4', start: moment('2013-04-16'), end: moment('2013-04-19')},
- {id: 5, content: 'item 5', start: moment('2013-04-25')},
- {id: 6, content: 'item 6', start: moment('2013-04-27')}
- ]);
- var options = {};
- var timeline = new Timeline(container, data, options);
- ```
-
- The application can be bundled and minified:
-
- $ browserify app.js -o dist/app-bundle.js -t babelify
- $ uglifyjs dist/app-bundle.js -o dist/app-bundle.min.js
-
- And loaded into a webpage:
-
- ```html
- <!DOCTYPE HTML>
- <html>
- <head>
- <link href="node_modules/vis/dist/vis.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
- </head>
- <body>
- <div id="visualization"></div>
- <script src="dist/app-bundle.min.js"></script>
- </body>
- </html>
- ```
-
- #### Example 4: Integrate vis.js components directly in your webpack build
-
- You can integrate e.g. the timeline component directly in you webpack build.
- Therefor you just import the component-files from root direcory (starting with "index-").
-
- ```js
- var visTimeline = require('vis/index-timeline-graph2d');
-
- var container = document.getElementById('visualization');
- var data = new DataSet();
- var timeline = new Timeline(container, data, {});
- ```
-
- To get this to work you'll need to add the some babel-loader-setting:
-
- ```js
- module: {
- loaders: [{
- test: /node_modules[\\\/]vis[\\\/].*\.js$/,
- loader: 'babel',
- query: {
- cacheDirectory: true,
- presets: ["es2015"],
- plugins: [
- "transform-es3-property-literals",
- "transform-es3-member-expression-literals",
- "transform-runtime"
- ]
- }
- }]
- }
- ```
-
- ## Test
-
- To test the library, install the project dependencies once:
-
- $ npm install
-
- Then run the tests:
-
- $ npm run test
-
- ## License
-
- Copyright (C) 2010-2017 Almende B.V. and Contributors
-
- Vis.js is dual licensed under both
-
- * The Apache 2.0 License
- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- and
-
- * The MIT License
- http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
-
- Vis.js may be distributed under either license.
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