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.
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.
You can create new chart type from the line chart type to do this
Preview
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!