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Chart.js line chart with area range


I'd like to add another dimension to a Chart.js line chart, similar to the chart below, or this Highcharts example. I'm having difficulty understanding where I'd be able to implement such a feature, given Chart.js' myriad extension options.

Line chart with area

Ideally, I'd be able to provide a dataset with a field similar to data specifying the width of the line at a certain point.


Solution

  • You can create new chart type from the line chart type to do this


    Preview

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    Script

    Chart.defaults.stripe = Chart.helpers.clone(Chart.defaults.line);
    Chart.controllers.stripe = Chart.controllers.line.extend({
      draw: function(ease) {
        var result = Chart.controllers.line.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
    
        // don't render the stripes till we've finished animating
        if (!this.rendered && ease !== 1)
          return;
        this.rendered = true;
    
    
        var helpers = Chart.helpers;
        var meta = this.getMeta();
        var yScale = this.getScaleForId(meta.yAxisID);
        var yScaleZeroPixel = yScale.getPixelForValue(0);
        var widths = this.getDataset().width;
        var ctx = this.chart.chart.ctx;
    
        ctx.save();
        ctx.fillStyle = this.getDataset().backgroundColor;
        ctx.lineWidth = 1;
        ctx.beginPath();
    
        // initialize the data and bezier control points for the top of the stripe
        helpers.each(meta.data, function(point, index) {
          point._view.y += (yScale.getPixelForValue(widths[index]) - yScaleZeroPixel);
        });
        Chart.controllers.line.prototype.updateBezierControlPoints.apply(this);
    
        // draw the top of the stripe
        helpers.each(meta.data, function(point, index) {
          if (index === 0)
            ctx.moveTo(point._view.x, point._view.y);
          else {
            var previous = helpers.previousItem(meta.data, index);
            var next = helpers.nextItem(meta.data, index);
    
            Chart.elements.Line.prototype.lineToNextPoint.apply({
              _chart: {
                ctx: ctx
              }
            }, [previous, point, next, null, null])
          }
        });
    
        // revert the data for the top of the stripe
        // initialize the data and bezier control points for the bottom of the stripe
        helpers.each(meta.data, function(point, index) {
          point._view.y -= 2 * (yScale.getPixelForValue(widths[index]) - yScaleZeroPixel);
        });
        // we are drawing the points in the reverse direction
        meta.data.reverse();
        Chart.controllers.line.prototype.updateBezierControlPoints.apply(this);
    
        // draw the bottom of the stripe
        helpers.each(meta.data, function(point, index) {
          if (index === 0)
            ctx.lineTo(point._view.x, point._view.y);
          else {
            var previous = helpers.previousItem(meta.data, index);
            var next = helpers.nextItem(meta.data, index);
    
            Chart.elements.Line.prototype.lineToNextPoint.apply({
              _chart: {
                ctx: ctx
              }
            }, [previous, point, next, null, null])
          }
    
        });
    
        // revert the data for the bottom of the stripe
        meta.data.reverse();
        helpers.each(meta.data, function(point, index) {
          point._view.y += (yScale.getPixelForValue(widths[index]) - yScaleZeroPixel);
        });
        Chart.controllers.line.prototype.updateBezierControlPoints.apply(this);
    
        ctx.stroke();
        ctx.closePath();
        ctx.fill();
        ctx.restore();
    
        return result;
      }
    });
    

    and then

    ...
    data: ...,
    width: [12, 4, 5, 13, 12, 2, 19],
    ...
    

    Fiddle - http://jsfiddle.net/u20cfpcd/

    Note: There seems to be an intermittent problem with the bands not appearing. Commmenting out if (!this.rendered && ease !== 1) return seems to fix this. Thanks @ClaudeBrisson for identifying the problem and solution!