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<h1>vis.js documentation</h1>
<p>
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.
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<p>
The library is developed by
<a href="http://almende.com" target="_blank">Almende B.V.</a>.
Vis.js runs fine on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE9+, and most mobile
browsers (with full touch support).
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<h2 id="Components">Components</h2>
<p>
Vis.js contains of the following components:
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<div style="text-align: center; float: right; padding-left: 30px;">
<a href="img/vis_overview.png" target="_blank">
<img src="img/vis_overview.png" style="width: 350px; "/><br>
(click for a larger view)
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<li>
<a href="dataset.html"><b>DataSet</b></a>.
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.
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<li>
<a href="dataview.html"><b>DataView</b></a>.
A filtered and/or formatted view on a DataSet.
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<li>
<a href="network.html"><b>Network</b></a>.
Display a network (force directed graph) with nodes and edges (previously called Graph).
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<li>
<a href="graph2d.html"><b>Graph2d</b></a>.
Plot data on a timeline with lines or barcharts.
</li>
<li>
<a href="graph3d.html"><b>Graph3d</b></a>.
Display data in a three dimensional graph.
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<li>
<a href="timeline.html"><b>Timeline</b></a>.
Display different types of data on a timeline.
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="Install">Install</h2>
<h3>npm</h3>
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npm install vis
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<h3>bower</h3>
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bower install vis
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<h3>download</h3>
Download the library from the website:
<a href="http://visjs.org" target="_blank">http://visjs.org</a>.
<h2 id="Load">Load</h2>
<p>
To load vis.js, include the javascript and css files of vis in your web page:
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<pre class="prettyprint lang-html"><!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<script src="components/vis/vis.js"></script>
<link href="components/vis/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
// ... load a visualization
</script>
</body>
</html>
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<p>
or load vis.js using require.js:
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require.config({
paths: {
vis: 'path/to/vis',
}
});
require(['vis'], function (math) {
// ... load a visualization
});
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<p>
A timeline can be instantiated as follows. Other components can be
created in a similar way.
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var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
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Where <code>container</code> is an HTML element, <code>data</code> is
an Array with data or a DataSet, and <code>options</code> is an optional
object with configuration options for the component.
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<h2 id="Use">Use</h2>
<p>
A basic example on using a Timeline is shown below. More examples can be
found in the <a href="https://github.com/almende/vis/tree/master/examples"
target="_blank">examples directory</a> of the project.
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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Timeline basic demo</title>
<script src="components/vis/vis.js"></script>
<link href="components/vis/vis.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<style type="text/css">
body, html {
font-family: sans-serif;
}
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<div id="visualization"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
// DOM element where the Timeline will be attached
var container = document.getElementById('visualization');
// Create a DataSet (allows two way data-binding)
var data = new vis.DataSet([
{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'}
]);
// Configuration for the Timeline
var options = {};
// Create a Timeline
var timeline = new vis.Timeline(container, data, options);
</script>
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<h2 id="license">License</h2>
<p>
Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Almende B.V.
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<p>
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
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<a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
target="_blank">http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</a>
</p>
<p>
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.
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