apertureless/vue-chartjs
Vue Chartjs
vue-chartjs is a component library that wraps Chart.js chart types as reusable Vue components, integrating the charting library into Vue's component model. It provides reactive props binding so that charts automatically redraw when data or options change, and exposes the underlying Chart.js instance via template refs for direct programmatic access. The library also forwards Chart.js interaction events like clicks and hovers to Vue component event handlers, and applies ARIA labels to chart elements for screen reader support.
The library distinguishes itself by offering typed Vue components for each Chart.js chart type, including bar, bubble, doughnut, line, pie, polar area, radar, and scatter charts. It supports registering custom Chart.js chart types and controllers as typed Vue components, enabling developers to extend the library with unique chart behaviors. The reactive update queue queues chart re-renders triggered by data changes to avoid redundant updates and improve performance.
Beyond the core chart types, the library covers creating custom charts by composing or extending existing components, and provides guidance for migrating between major versions to accommodate breaking changes. The documentation and installation surface includes instructions for embedding Chart.js charts inside Vue applications with props-based configuration and template ref access.
Features
- Chart Component Libraries - Embeds Chart.js charts inside Vue components with props-based configuration and template refs.
- Charting Wrappers - Provides reusable Vue components that wrap Chart.js chart types with reactive props and template ref access.
- Bar Charts - Displays categorical data as rectangular bars with heights proportional to the values they represent.
- Bubble Charts - Shows three-dimensional data points on a Cartesian plane using bubble size as the third dimension.
- General Chart Renderers - Creates a reusable component that wraps any chart type and renders it inside an application.
- Ring Charts - Presents proportional data as concentric rings, with each ring segment representing a category's share.
- Chart Components - Creates reusable chart components by wrapping a charting library inside standard components.
- Reactive Data Binding - Automatically updates chart visualizations when underlying data changes through reactive binding.
- Chart Reactive Bindings - Automatically redraws charts when underlying data or options change through Vue's reactive system.
- Reactive Props - Binds chart data and options as Vue component props and re-renders the chart when they change.
- Chart Rendering - Automatically redraws Chart.js charts when reactive data or options change through Vue's reactivity system.
- Reactive Redrawing - Automatically redraws Chart.js charts when reactive data or options change through Vue's reactivity system.
- Charting Wrappers - Wraps Chart.js chart types as reusable Vue components with reactive props and template ref access.
- Pie Charts - Ships a Vue component for rendering pie charts with proportional data slices.
- Polar Area Charts - Provides a Vue component for rendering polar area charts with reactive data.
- Radar Chart Renderers - Provides a Vue component for rendering radar charts with multivariate polygon visualization.
- Scatter Charts - Provides a Vue component for rendering scatter charts to visualize correlations between variables.
- Chart Instance Lifecycles - Exposes the underlying chart object via a template ref for direct manipulation.
- Chart Event Bridges - Forwards Chart.js interaction events like clicks and hovers to Vue component event handlers.
- Chart Update Queues - Queues chart re-renders triggered by reactive data changes to avoid redundant updates and improve performance.
- Chart Element Interactions - Responds to user interactions like clicks and hovers on chart elements with custom application logic.
- Chart Customization Components - Allows extending base chart components to build charts with unique appearance or behavior.
- Custom Chart Creators - Enables developers to create custom chart types by extending base chart components.
- Imperative Map Ref Access - Exposes the underlying Chart.js instance via a template ref for direct programmatic access.
- Line Charts - Provides a reusable Vue component for rendering line charts with reactive data binding.
- Custom Type Registrations - Ships a mechanism to register custom Chart.js chart types and controllers as reusable Vue components.
- Charts and Visualization - Wrapper for Chart.js.
- Framework Integrations - Vue.js
- UI Components - Wrapper for Chart.js visualization library.
- UI - Listed in the “UI组件” section of the Awesome Github Vue awesome list.
