vis.js
==================
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 the data.
The library consists of Timeline, LineChart, LineChart3d, Graph, and Treegrid.
Vis.js Library is part of [CHAP](http://chap.almende.com),
the Common Hybrid Agent Platform, developed by [Almende B.V](http://almende.com).
# Install
Install via bower:
bower install vis
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 file of the component
in your webpage. For example for the Timeline:
```html
```
A timeline can be instantiated as:
```js
var timeline = new 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 directories of each component.
```html
Timeline basic demo
```
# Build
To build the library from source, clone the project from github
git clone git://github.com/almende/vis.git
The project uses [jake](https://github.com/mde/jake) as build tool.
To be able to run jake from the command line, jake must be installed globally:
sudo npm install -g jake
Then, the project can be build by executing jake in the root of the project:
cd vis
jake
This will build the library for each of the components. The built libraries can
be found in the directory `bin`, and includes examples.