vis.js
a visual interaction system

Vis.js is a dynamic, browser based visualization library. The library is designed to be easy to use, to handle large amounts of dynamic data, and to enable manipulation of and interaction with the data. The library consists of the components DataSet, Timeline, and Graph.

The vis.js library is developed by Almende B.V, as part of the CHAP.

Install

npm

npm install vis

bower

bower install vis

download

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Example

A basic example demonstrating how to use the vis.js timeline is shown below. See the gallery below for more examples.

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Timeline | Basic demo</title>
    <script src="http://visjs.org/vis.js"></script>

    <style type="text/css">
        body, html {
            font-family: sans-serif;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="mytimeline"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">
    var container = document.getElementById('mytimeline');
    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>

Gallery

This gallery gives an idea of the features and possibilities of the library. The source code of the examples can be found in the examples directory.

Timeline

The timeline from vis.js displays different types of data on a timeline.

Graph

The graph from vis.js visualizes graphs and networks with customizable styles.

Docs

Documentation is available here: Documentation

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

vis.js a visual interaction system