ankane/chartkick
Chartkick
Chartkick is a Ruby on Rails visualization library and JavaScript charting wrapper that provides a high-level interface for integrating interactive charts into web applications. It functions as a multi-engine charting adapter, wrapping various JavaScript charting libraries to provide a consistent API for rendering data visualizations.
The project is distinguished by its engine abstraction, which allows users to switch between different JavaScript charting libraries without modifying the underlying data sources. It also supports asynchronous data visualization, fetching chart data from remote JSON endpoints to improve page load speeds and prevent server timeouts.
The library covers a broad range of visualization types, including line, bar, area, pie, donut, scatter, and timeline views, as well as geographic data mapping using point coordinates and GeoJSON geometries. Additional capabilities include global style configuration, the ability to export charts as image files, and integration with Content Security Policy for secure rendering.
Features
- Data Visualizations - Provides a high-level interface for rendering a wide array of interactive charts like line, bar, and pie plots.
- Data Visualizations - Renders line, pie, column, bar, area, and scatter charts to visualize datasets in web applications.
- Chart Wrapper Factories - Standardizes data rendering by wrapping multiple third-party visualization libraries.
- Geographic Data Mapping - Visualizes spatial data on maps using point coordinates and GeoJSON geometries.
- Data Visualization Charts - Generates a wide array of data visualizations including line, bar, area, pie, donut, scatter, geo, and timeline views.
- JSON Data Chart Renderers - Fetches chart data from remote JSON endpoints to improve page load speeds and prevent timeouts.
- External Chart Library Integration - Integrates multiple third-party JavaScript charting libraries to render various types of visualizations.
- Multi-Engine Charting Adapters - Functions as a multi-engine adapter to toggle between different JavaScript charting libraries.
- Geographic Visualization Tools - Plots location-based data on interactive maps using coordinates and GeoJSON.
- Web Data Visualizations - Creates interactive line, bar, and pie charts to represent datasets visually within web applications.
- Charting - Provides a consistent API to swap between different JavaScript charting engines without modifying underlying data.
- Asynchronous Data Loading - Implements non-blocking retrieval of chart data from remote JSON endpoints.
- Charting Engine Abstractions - Allows switching between different JavaScript charting libraries without modifying the underlying data sources.
- Chart Renderer Swaps - Enables swapping the underlying rendering engine for a chart while preserving its state.
- Ruby on Rails Integrations - Integrates JavaScript charts into Ruby on Rails applications via a high-level interface.
- Visualization Libraries - Provides a high-level interface for integrating interactive charts into Ruby applications.
- Global Chart Defaults - Maintains a central registry for global chart defaults such as dimensions, colors, and padding.
- Chart Configuration Updates - Allows for the dynamic modification of visual and logical settings for active charts.
- Programmatic Chart Configuration - Offers a programmatic API to modify chart datasets, axes, and general visualization settings.
- Asynchronous Data Rendering - Fetches remote JSON data and renders it into charts while handling loading states.
- Chart Appearance Customizers - Customizes the visual presentation of charts via colors, labels, axis titles, and stacking options.
- Chart Component Deferral - Assigns separate endpoints to each chart to prevent page timeouts during loading.
- Charting Libraries - Easily generate charts from Ruby code.
- Ruby Visualization - Simple one-line chart generation for Ruby.
- Ruby Visualization Libraries - One-line chart generation for Ruby applications.
- UI and View Helpers - Create JavaScript charts using Ruby syntax.
