vis.js is a dynamic, browser-based visualization library
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  1. vis.js
  2. ==================
  3. Vis.js is a dynamic, browser based visualization library.
  4. The library is designed to be easy to use, handle large amounts
  5. of dynamic data, and enable manipulation of the data.
  6. The library consists of the following components:
  7. - DataSet and DataView. A flexible key/value based data set. Add, update, and
  8. remove items. Subscribe on changes in the data set. A DataSet can filter and
  9. order items, and convert fields of items.
  10. - DataView. A filtered and/or formatted view on a DataSet.
  11. - Graph2d. Plot data on a timeline with lines or barcharts.
  12. - Graph3d. Display data in a three dimensional graph.
  13. - Network. Display a network (force directed graph) with nodes and edges.
  14. - Timeline. Display different types of data on a timeline.
  15. The vis.js library is developed by [Almende B.V](http://almende.com).
  16. ## Install
  17. Install via npm:
  18. npm install vis
  19. Install via bower:
  20. bower install vis
  21. Or download the library from the github project:
  22. [https://github.com/almende/vis.git](https://github.com/almende/vis.git).
  23. ## Load
  24. To use a component, include the javascript and css files of vis in your web page:
  25. ```html
  26. <!DOCTYPE HTML>
  27. <html>
  28. <head>
  29. <script src="components/vis/dist/vis.js"></script>
  30. <link href="components/vis/dist/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
  31. </head>
  32. <body>
  33. <script type="text/javascript">
  34. // ... load a visualization
  35. </script>
  36. </body>
  37. </html>
  38. ```
  39. or load vis.js using require.js. Note that vis.css must be loaded too.
  40. ```js
  41. require.config({
  42. paths: {
  43. vis: 'path/to/vis',
  44. }
  45. });
  46. require(['vis'], function (math) {
  47. // ... load a visualization
  48. });
  49. ```
  50. A timeline can be instantiated as:
  51. ```js
  52. var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
  53. ```
  54. Where `container` is an HTML element, `data` is an Array with data or a DataSet,
  55. and `options` is an optional object with configuration options for the
  56. component.
  57. ## Example
  58. A basic example on loading a Timeline is shown below. More examples can be
  59. found in the [examples directory](https://github.com/almende/vis/tree/master/examples)
  60. of the project.
  61. ```html
  62. <!DOCTYPE HTML>
  63. <html>
  64. <head>
  65. <title>Timeline basic demo</title>
  66. <script src="vis/dist/vis.js"></script>
  67. <link href="vis/dist/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
  68. <style type="text/css">
  69. body, html {
  70. font-family: sans-serif;
  71. }
  72. </style>
  73. </head>
  74. <body>
  75. <div id="visualization"></div>
  76. <script type="text/javascript">
  77. var container = document.getElementById('visualization');
  78. var data = [
  79. {id: 1, content: 'item 1', start: '2013-04-20'},
  80. {id: 2, content: 'item 2', start: '2013-04-14'},
  81. {id: 3, content: 'item 3', start: '2013-04-18'},
  82. {id: 4, content: 'item 4', start: '2013-04-16', end: '2013-04-19'},
  83. {id: 5, content: 'item 5', start: '2013-04-25'},
  84. {id: 6, content: 'item 6', start: '2013-04-27'}
  85. ];
  86. var options = {};
  87. var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
  88. </script>
  89. </body>
  90. </html>
  91. ```
  92. ## Build
  93. To build the library from source, clone the project from github
  94. git clone git://github.com/almende/vis.git
  95. The project uses [jake](https://github.com/mde/jake) as build tool.
  96. The build script uses [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) to
  97. bundle the source code into a library,
  98. and uses [UglifyJS](http://lisperator.net/uglifyjs/) to minify the code.
  99. The source code uses the module style of node (require and module.exports) to
  100. organize dependencies.
  101. To install all dependencies and build the library, run `npm install` in the
  102. root of the project.
  103. cd vis
  104. npm install
  105. Then, the project can be build running:
  106. npm run build
  107. ## Test
  108. To test the library, install the project dependencies once:
  109. npm install
  110. Then run the tests:
  111. npm test
  112. ## License
  113. Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Almende B.V.
  114. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  115. you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  116. You may obtain a copy of the License at
  117. http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  118. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  119. distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  120. WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  121. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  122. limitations under the License.