zeni/go-chart
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull requests Projects Releases 2 Packages Wiki Activity Actions

Update README.md (#230)

Browse source
This commit is contained in:
Will Charczuk 2024-08-23 08:50:22 -07:00 committed by GitHub
parent 218e744a87
commit b46667ea80
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG key ID: B5690EEEBB952194
1 changed files with 5 additions and 88 deletions
Show stats Download patch file Download diff file Expand all files Collapse all files

93
README.md
View file

@ -1,95 +1,12 @@
go-chart
========
[![Continuous Integration](https://github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart)
Package `chart` is a very simple golang native charting library that supports timeseries and continuous line charts.
This project is archived!
Master should now be on the v3.x codebase, which overhauls the api significantly. Per usual, see `examples` for more information.
I originally released this as a way to publish stock charts in slack bots. It was kind of fun at the time! I never anticipated that it would become heavily used, and as often happens with open source, I have a ton of time commitments elsewhere, and can't reasonbly devote enough time to this project to match the usage.
# Installation
There have been a number of forks over time, I'd encourage you all to seek those out, or new charting libraries.
To install `chart` run the following:
Best,
```bash
> go get github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/v2@latest
```
Most of the components are interchangeable so feel free to crib whatever you want.
# Output Examples
Spark Lines:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/master/_images/tvix_ltm.png)
Single axis:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/master/_images/goog_ltm.png)
Two axis:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/master/_images/two_axis.png)
# Other Chart Types
Pie Chart:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/master/_images/pie_chart.png)
The code for this chart can be found in `examples/pie_chart/main.go`.
Stacked Bar:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/master/_images/stacked_bar.png)
The code for this chart can be found in `examples/stacked_bar/main.go`.
# Code Examples
Actual chart configurations and examples can be found in the `./examples/` directory. They are simple CLI programs that write to `output.png` (they are also updated with `go generate`.
# Usage
Everything starts with the `chart.Chart` object. The bare minimum to draw a chart would be the following:
```golang
import (
...
"bytes"
...
"github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/v2" //exposes "chart"
)
graph := chart.Chart{
Series: []chart.Series{
chart.ContinuousSeries{
XValues: []float64{1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0},
YValues: []float64{1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0},
},
},
}
buffer := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
err := graph.Render(chart.PNG, buffer)
```
Explanation of the above: A `chart` can have many `Series`, a `Series` is a collection of things that need to be drawn according to the X range and the Y range(s).
Here, we have a single series with x range values as float64s, rendered to a PNG. Note; we can pass any type of `io.Writer` into `Render(...)`, meaning that we can render the chart to a file or a resonse or anything else that implements `io.Writer`.
# API Overview
Everything on the `chart.Chart` object has defaults that can be overriden. Whenever a developer sets a property on the chart object, it is to be assumed that value will be used instead of the default.
The best way to see the api in action is to look at the examples in the `./_examples/` directory.
# Design Philosophy
I wanted to make a charting library that used only native golang, that could be stood up on a server (i.e. it had built in fonts).
The goal with the API itself is to have the "zero value be useful", and to require the user to not code more than they absolutely needed.
# Contributions
Contributions are welcome though this library is in a holding pattern for the forseable future.
- Will