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 source code uses the module style of node (require and module.exports) to
  96. organize dependencies. To install all dependencies and build the library,
  97. run `npm install` in the root of the project.
  98. cd vis
  99. npm install
  100. Then, the project can be build running:
  101. npm run build
  102. To automatically rebuild on changes in the source files, once can use
  103. npm run watch
  104. This will both build and minify the library on changes. Minifying is relatively
  105. slow, so when only the non-minified library is needed, one can use the
  106. `watch-dev` script instead:
  107. npm run watch-dev
  108. ## Test
  109. To test the library, install the project dependencies once:
  110. npm install
  111. Then run the tests:
  112. npm test
  113. ## License
  114. Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Almende B.V.
  115. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  116. you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  117. You may obtain a copy of the License at
  118. http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  119. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  120. distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  121. WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  122. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  123. limitations under the License.