Simple, immersive and interactive charts for React
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Features
- Line, Bar, Bubble, & Area Charts
- Hyper Responsive
- Powered by D3
- Fully Declarative
- Flexible data model
Demos
Intro
React Charts is currently in beta! This means:
- The existing API is mostly stable. Expect only subtle changes/additions as use-cases become polished.
- It's safe for most production sites, as long as you lock in the alpha version.
Table of Contents
Installation
$ yarn add react-charts
$ npm i react-charts --save
Quick Start
React
This will render a very basic line chart:
import React from 'react'
import { Chart } from 'react-charts'
function MyChart() {
const data = React.useMemo(
() => [
{
label: 'Series 1',
data: [[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 4], [3, 2], [4, 7]]
},
{
label: 'Series 2',
data: [[0, 3], [1, 1], [2, 5], [3, 6], [4, 4]]
}
],
[]
)
const axes = React.useMemo(
() => [
{ primary: true, type: 'linear', position: 'bottom' },
{ type: 'linear', position: 'left' }
],
[]
)
const lineChart = (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart data={data} axes={axes} />
</div>
)
}
Documentation
Complete documentation is coming soon. The most detailed usage examples are visible by browsing the website's examples.
Any sparse documentation available in this Readme is being progressively improved as the API evolves.
API
React Charts exposes these top-level exports:
Chart
- The Chart component used to render charts- Series Type Components
- Curve Functions
curveBasisClosed
curveBasisOpen
curveBasis
curveBundle
curveCardinalClosed
curveCardinalOpen
curveCardinal
curveCatmullRomClosed
curveCatmullRomOpen
curveCatmullRom
curveLinearClosed
curveLinear
curveMonotoneX
curveMonotoneY
curveNatural
curveStep
curveStepAfter
curveStepBefore
- Position Constants
positionTop
positionRight
positionBottom
positionLeft
- Grouping Constants
groupingSingle
groupingSeries
groupingPrimary
groupingSecondary
- Tooltip Alignment Constants
alignAuto
alignRight
alignTopRight
alignBottomRight
alignLeft
alignTopLeft
alignBottomLeft
alignTop
alignBottom
- Axis Type Constants
axisTypeOrdinal
axisTypeTime
axisTypeUtc
axisTypeLinear
axisTypeLog
- Tooltip Anchor Constants
anchorPointer
anchorClosest
anchorCenter
anchorTop
anchorBottom
anchorLeft
anchorRight
anchorGridTop
anchorGridBottom
anchorGridLeft
anchorGridRight
- Focus Mode Constants
focusAuto
focusClosest
focusElement
Memoize your Props!
As you'll see in every example, the React Charts <Chart>
component expects all props and options to be memoized using either React.useMemo
or React.useCallback
. While passing an unmemoized option/prop to the <Chart>
component won't severly break any visible functionality, your charts will be severly non-performant. Internally, React Charts uses the immutable nature of thes options/props to detect changes to the configuration and update accordingly.
While this may feel heavy at first, it gives you, the dev, full control over when you want to update your charts. To trigger and update, simply trigger one of your React.useMemo
or React.useCallback
hooks on the part of the config that you would like to update!
Data Model
React Charts uses a common and very flexible data model based on arrays of series and arrays of datums. You can either use the model defaults directly, or use data accessors to materialize this structure.
Typical visualization data can come in practically any shape and size. The following examples show data structures that are all reasonably equivalent at some level since they each contain an array of series[] and datums[]. They also show how to parse that data.
In the following example, there is no need to use any accessors. The default accessors are able to easily understand this format:
function MyChart() {
const data = React.useMemo(
() => [
{
label: 'Series 1',
data: [{ x: 1, y: 10 }, { x: 2, y: 10 }, { x: 3, y: 10 }]
},
{
label: 'Series 2',
data: [{ x: 1, y: 10 }, { x: 2, y: 10 }, { x: 3, y: 10 }]
},
{
label: 'Series 3',
data: [{ x: 1, y: 10 }, { x: 2, y: 10 }, { x: 3, y: 10 }]
}
],
[]
)
const axes = React.useMemo(
() => [
{ primary: true, type: 'linear', position: 'bottom' },
{ type: 'linear', position: 'left' }
],
[]
)
return (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart data={data} axes={axes} />
</div>
)
}
In the following example, there is no need to use any accessors. The default accessors are able to easily understand this format, but please note that this format limits you from passing any meta data about your series and datums.
function MyChart() {
const data = React.useMemo(
() => [
[[1, 10], [2, 10], [3, 10]],
[[1, 10], [2, 10], [3, 10]],
[[1, 10], [2, 10], [3, 10]]
],
[]
)
const axes = React.useMemo(
() => [
{ primary: true, type: 'linear', position: 'bottom' },
{ type: 'linear', position: 'left' }
],
[]
)
return (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart data={data} axes={axes} />
</div>
)
}
Data Accessors
When data isn't in a convenient format for React Charts, your first instinct will be to transform your data into the above formats. Don't do that! There is an easier way 🎉 We can use the Chart
components' accessor props to point things in the right direction. Accessor props pass the original data and the series/datums you return down the line to form a new data model. See the <Chart>
component for all available accessors.
In the following example, the data is in a very funky format, but at it's core is the same as the previous examples.
function MyChart() {
const originalData = React.useMemo(
() => ({
axis: [1, 2, 3],
lines: [
{ data: [{ value: 10 }, { value: 10 }, { value: 10 }] },
{ data: [{ value: 10 }, { value: 10 }, { value: 10 }] },
{ data: [{ value: 10 }, { value: 10 }, { value: 10 }] }
]
}),
[]
)
const data = React.useMemo(data => originalData.lines, [originalData])
const getDatums = React.useCallback(series => series.data, [])
const getPrimary = React.useCallback(
(datum, i, series, seriesIndex, data) => originalData.axis[i],
[]
)
const getSecondary = React.useCallback(datum => datum.value, [])
return (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart
data={data}
getSeries={getSeries}
getDatums={getDatums}
getPrimary={getPrimary}
getSecondary={getSecondary}
/>
</div>
)
}
Series Labels
Multiple series are often useless without labels. By default, React Charts looks for the label
value on the series object you pass it. If not found, it will simply label your series as Series [n]
, where [n]
is the zero-based index
of the series, plus 1
.
If the default label accessor doesn't suit your needs, then you can use the <Chart>
component's getLabel
accessor prop:
function MyChart() {
const data = React.useMemo(
() => [
{
specialLabel: 'Hello World!',
data: [
]
}
],
[]
)
const getLabel = React.useCallback(series => series.specialLabel, [])
return (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart data={data} getLabel={getLabel} />
</div>
)
}
Axes & Scales
React Charts supports an axes
prop that handles both the underlying scale and visual rendering. These axes can be combined and configured to plot data in many ways. To date, we have the following scale types available:
- Cartesian
linear
- A continuous axis used for plotting numerical data on an evenly distributed scale. Works well both as a primary and secondary axis.ordinal
- A banded axis commonly used to plot categories or ordinal information. Works well as the primary axis for bar charts.time
- A continuous axis used for plotting localized times and dates on an evenly distributed scale. Works well as a primary axis.utc
- Similar to the time
scale, but supports UTC datetimes instead of localized datetimes. Works well as a primary axis.log
- A continuous axis used for plotting numerical data on a logarithmically distributed scale. Works well as a secondary axis
pie
- A standalone numerical axis used for plotting arc lengths on a pie chart. Use this as the only axis when plotting a Pie chart. -->
Axes are a required component of a React Chart and can used like so:
import { Chart } from 'react-charts'
function MyChart() {
const axes = React.useMemo(
() => [
{ primary: true, type: 'time', position: 'bottom' },
{ type: 'linear', position: 'left' }
],
[]
)
return (
<div
style={{
width: '400px',
height: '300px'
}}
>
<Chart axes={axes} />
</div>
)
}
For more information on usage and API, see the axes
prop
Series Types
Example
function MyChart() {
const series = React.useMemo(() => ({ curve: 'cardinal' }), [])
return <Chart series={series} />
}
API
<Chart />
Props
getLabel
- A memoized
function that returns the series labelgetSeriesID
- A memoized
function that returns the series IDgetDatums
- A memoized
function that returns the series' datums arraygetPrimary
- A memoized
function that returns the datum's primary valuegetSecondary
- A memoized
function that returns the datum's secondary valuegetR
- A memoized
function that returns the datum's radius value (where applicable)series({} or function)
- A memoized
object (or function that returns an object) of series options that correspond to all or each of the series in the dataset.
type
- string - The series type (Line, Bar, Bubble, Area, etc)
showPoints
- bool - If true, will show points for datums where applicable
showOrphans
- bool - If true, will show orphan datums where applicable
curve
- func - The curve function to use for this series where applicable (see Curve Types)axes[]
- An array of memoized
axes
axis{}
- An axis object
primary
bool - Denotes whether this axis is the primary axistype
oneOf, required - The type of scale for this axis
axisTypeOrdinal
axisTypeTime
axisTypeUtc
axisTypeLinear
axisTypeLog
position
oneOf, required - The cartesian position of this axis
positionTop
positionRight
positionBottom
positionLeft
invert
bool - Whether this axis's scale should be invertedprimaryAxisID
string - If multiple secondary axes are used, which primary axis ID does this axis refer to?min
number - The suggested minimum for this axismax
number - The suggested maximum for this axishardMin
number - The hard/forced minimum for this axishardMax
number - The hard/forced maximum for this axisbase
number - The base value for this axis. Defaults to 0
ticks
function - The function used to generate ticks for the axisformat
func - The function used to format values on this axis for displaytickValues
any - The optional override for the tick values of the axistickSizeInner
number - The size of inner tick lines for the axistickSizeOuter
number - The size of the outer tick lines for the axistickPadding
number - The padding amount between tick labelsmaxLabelRotation
number - The max label rotation angle in degrees. Defaults to 50innerPadding
number - The inner padding for the axisouterPadding
number - The outer padding for the axisshowGrid
bool - Whether or not the axis grid lines should be visibleshowTicks
bool - Whether or not the tick and tick labels should be visibleshow
bool - Whether or not the axis and scale are visiblestacked
bool - If true, will use stacked modeid
any - An optional ID to identify this axis
primaryCursor{}
- An object of options for the primary cursor. If falsey, the cursor is disabled
render
- func - The render function for this cursor. Returns JSXsnap
- bool - If true, the cursor will snap to nearest values on the axisshowLine
- bool - If true, will show the grid line for this cursorshowLabel
- bool - If true, will show the label for this cursoraxisID
- any - The ID of the axis that this cursor corresponds toonChange
- func - When the cursor is updated, this function will be called with relevant information
tooltip{}
align
- **
alignPriority**
- arrayOf(alignPropType),padding
- number,tooltipArrowPadding
- number,anchor
- oneOf([anchorPointer
,anchorClosest
,anchorCenter
,anchorTop
,anchorBottom
,anchorLeft
,anchorRight
,anchorGridTop
,anchorGridBottom
,anchorGridLeft
,anchorGridRight
]),render
- func.required,onChange
- func
Curve Types
All series types that support lines or curves can be configured to use any curve function from d3-shape
by passing one of the following strings as the curve
prop to a series component. You may also pass your own curve function directly from d3 or if you're feeling powerful, even create your own!
Note the following string correspond to their respective d3 curve functions but with the curve
prefix removed.
basisClosed
basisOpen
basis
bundle
cardinalClosed
cardinalOpen
cardinal
catmullRomClosed
catmullRomOpen
catmullRom
linearClosed
linear
monotoneX
(default)monotoneY
natural
step
stepAfter
stepBefore