svg.js

What is svg.js?

svg.js is a lightweight library for manipulating and animating SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) elements. It provides a simple and intuitive API for creating, modifying, and animating SVG elements, making it easier to work with SVGs in web applications.

What are svg.js's main functionalities?

Creating SVG Elements

This feature allows you to create SVG elements such as rectangles, circles, and lines. The code sample demonstrates how to create an SVG canvas and add a rectangle to it.

const draw = SVG().addTo('body').size(300, 300);
const rect = draw.rect(100, 100).attr({ fill: '#f06' });

Animating SVG Elements

This feature enables you to animate SVG elements. The code sample shows how to animate the fill color of a rectangle over a duration of 1000 milliseconds.

rect.animate(1000, '<>').attr({ fill: '#0f9' });

Transformations

This feature allows you to apply transformations such as moving, rotating, and scaling to SVG elements. The code sample demonstrates how to move, rotate, and scale a rectangle.

rect.move(50, 50).rotate(45).scale(1.5);

Event Handling

This feature lets you attach event handlers to SVG elements. The code sample shows how to change the fill color of a rectangle when it is clicked.

rect.on('click', function() { this.fill({ color: '#f93' }); });

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README

SVG.js

A lightweight library for manipulating and animating SVG, without any dependencies.

SVG.js is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.

Installation

Bower:

bower install svg.js

Node:

npm install svg.js

Cdnjs:

https://cdnjs.com/libraries/svg.js

Documentation

Check https://svgdotjs.github.io to learn more.

Changelog

[2.5.1] - 2017-03-27

Changed

• make svgjs ready to be used on the server

Fixed

• fixed SVG.PathArray.parse that did not correctly parsed flat arrays
• prevented unnecessary parsing of point or path strings