Charts Lib Comparasion (v6)

Revision 6 of this benchmark created by Luisa on

Preparation HTML

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<div id="highcharts-container" style="min-width: 400px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div>

<!-- AM Charts -->
<script src="http://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/amcharts.js"></script>
<script src="http://www.amcharts.com/lib/3/serial.js"></script>
<div id="amcharts-container" style="width: 900px; height: 500px;"></div>

<!-- NVD3 Charts -->
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<!-- Google Charts -->
<script src="https://www.google.com/jsapi" type="text/javascript"></script>
<div id="google-container" style="width: 900px; height: 500px;"></div>

<!-- Rickshaw Charts -->
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  <div id="ryaxis"></div>
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top: 0;
bottom: 0;
width: 40px;
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left: 40px;
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Setup

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        name: 'Cherno More',
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:38:56.319Z"), 1.92],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:54:07.919Z"), 1.72],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:57:10.239Z"), 1.68],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:03:14.879Z"), 1.74],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:06:17.199Z"), 1.74],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:24:31.119Z"), 1.82],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:45:47.359Z"), 1.88],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:48:49.679Z"), 1.86],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:00:58.959Z"), 1.92],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:19:12.879Z"), 1.9],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:22:15.199Z"), 1.9],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:37:26.799Z"), 1.84],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:43:31.439Z"), 1.86],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:46:33.759Z"), 1.84],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:49:36.079Z"), 1.82],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T23:07:49.999Z"), 1.82],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T23:10:52.319Z"), 1.8]
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:54:07.919Z"), 2.68],
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:03:14.879Z"), 2.74],
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T21:45:47.359Z"), 2.88],
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:54:07.919Z"), 3.6],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:57:10.239Z"), 3.65],
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:19:12.879Z"), 3.7],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:22:15.199Z"), 3.5],
          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:37:26.799Z"), 3.75],
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          [Date.parse("2012-09-19T22:49:36.079Z"), 3.65],
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          x: Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:54:07.919Z"),
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          x: Date.parse("2012-09-19T20:57:10.239Z"),
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        'Botev Plovdiv': 2.86,
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        'Botev Plovdiv': 2.84,
        'The Draw': 3.55
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        'date': "22:49",
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        'The Draw': 3.7
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        'date': "23:10",
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        'Botev Plovdiv': 2.8,
        'The Draw': 3.75
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          [
            "2012-09-19T21:03:14.879Z",
            3.7
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T21:06:17.199Z",
            3.8
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T21:24:31.119Z",
            3.85
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T21:45:47.359Z",
            3.45
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T21:48:49.679Z",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:00:58.959Z",
            3.55
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:19:12.879Z",
            3.7
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:22:15.199Z",
            3.5
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:37:26.799Z",
            3.75
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:43:31.439Z",
            3.8
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:46:33.759Z",
            3.55
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T22:49:36.079Z",
            3.65
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T23:07:49.999Z",
            3.7
          ],
          [
            "2012-09-19T23:10:52.319Z",
            3.75
          ]
        ]
      }];
    }
    
    window.getGoogleChartsMap = function() {
      return [
        ['time', 'Cherno More', 'Botev Plovdiv', 'The Draw'], ['20:38', 1.92, 2.9, 3.55], ['20:54', 1.72, 2.68, 3.6], ['20:57', 1.68, 2.66, 3.65], ['21:03', 1.74, 2.74, 3.7], ['21:06', 1.74, 2.74, 3.8], ['21:24', 1.82, 2.82, 3.85], ['21:45', 1.88, 2.88, 3.7], ['21:48', 1.86, 2.86, 3.5], ['22:00', 1.92, 2.88, 3.55], ['22:19', 1.9, 2.9, 3.7], ['22:22', 1.9, 2.82, 3.5], ['22:37', 1.84, 2.84, 3.75], ['22:43', 1.86, 2.86, 3.8], ['22:46', 1.84, 2.84, 3.55], ['22:49', 1.82, 2.82, 3.65], ['23:07', 1.82, 2.8, 3.7], ['23:10', 1.8, 2.8, 3.75]
    
      ];
    }

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Highcharts
if (window.hgtChrt) window.hgtChrt.destroy();
window.hgtChrt = new Highcharts.Chart({
  chart: {
    renderTo: 'highcharts-container',
    type: 'spline'
  },
  title: {
    text: 'Average prices'
  },
  xAxis: {
    type: 'datetime',
    dateTimeLabelFormats: {
      month: '%e. %b',
      year: '%b'
    }
  },
  yAxis: {
    title: {
      text: 'average price'
    },
    min: 0
  },
  tooltip: {
    formatter: function() {
      return '<b>' + this.series.name + '</b><br/>' +
        Highcharts.dateFormat('%e. %b', this.x) + ': ' + this.y + ' m';
    }
  },
  series: window.getHighChartsData()
});
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amCharts
  if (window.amChart) window.amChart.clear();

  // SERIAL CHART
  window.amChart = new AmCharts.AmSerialChart();
  window.amChart.dataProvider = window.getAmData();
  window.amChart.categoryField = "date";
  window.amChart.startDuration = 0.5;
  window.amChart.balloon.color = "#000000";

  // AXES
  // category
  var categoryAxis = window.amChart.categoryAxis;
  categoryAxis.fillAlpha = 1;
  categoryAxis.fillColor = "#FAFAFA";
  categoryAxis.gridAlpha = 0;
  categoryAxis.axisAlpha = 0;
  categoryAxis.gridPosition = "start";
  categoryAxis.position = "top";

  // value
  var valueAxis = new AmCharts.ValueAxis();
  valueAxis.title = "Average Prices";
  valueAxis.dashLength = 5;
  valueAxis.axisAlpha = 0;
  valueAxis.minimum = 1;
  valueAxis.maximum = 6;
  valueAxis.gridCount = 10;
  window.amChart.addValueAxis(valueAxis);

  // GRAPHS
  // Italy graph                                                                        
  var graph = new AmCharts.AmGraph();
  graph.title = "Cherno More";
  graph.valueField = "Cherno More";
  graph.balloonText = "place taken by Cherno More in [[category]]: [[value]]";
  graph.bullet = "round";
  window.amChart.addGraph(graph);

  // Germany graph
  var graph = new AmCharts.AmGraph();
  graph.title = "Botev Plovdiv";
  graph.valueField = "Botev Plovdiv";
  graph.balloonText = "place taken by Botev Plovdiv in [[category]]: [[value]]";
  graph.bullet = "round";
  window.amChart.addGraph(graph);

  // United Kingdom graph
  var graph = new AmCharts.AmGraph();
  graph.title = "The Draw";
  graph.valueField = "The Draw";
  graph.balloonText = "place taken by The Draw in [[category]]: [[value]]";
  graph.bullet = "round";
  window.amChart.addGraph(graph);

  // CURSOR
  var chartCursor = new AmCharts.ChartCursor();
  chartCursor.cursorPosition = "mouse";
  chartCursor.zoomable = false;
  chartCursor.cursorAlpha = 0;
  window.amChart.addChartCursor(chartCursor);

  // LEGEND
  var legend = new AmCharts.AmLegend();
  legend.useGraphSettings = true;
  window.amChart.addLegend(legend);

  // WRITE
  var wrapper = document.getElementById("amcharts-container");
  window.amChart.write(wrapper);
 
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NVD3
if (window.nvChart) window.nvChart.clear();
window.nvChart = nv.addGraph(function() {
  var chart = nv.models.lineChart()
    .x(function(d) {
      return Date.parse(d[0])
    })
    .y(function(d) {
      return d[1]
    });

  chart.useInteractiveGuideline(true);
  chart.xAxis.axisLabel('time');
  chart.xAxis.tickFormat(function(d) {
    return d3.time.format('%X')(new Date(d))
  });

  chart.yAxis.axisLabel('average price');
  chart.yAxis.tickFormat(d3.format('.02f'));
  
  d3.select('#nvd3-container svg').empty();
  d3.select('#nvd3-container svg')
    .datum(window.getNVDData())
    .call(chart);

  nv.utils.windowResize(chart.update);
  return chart;
});
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Rickshaw
var palette = new Rickshaw.Color.Palette();
$('#rchart').empty();
$('#ryaxis').empty();

window.rickshawGraph = new Rickshaw.Graph({
  element: document.querySelector("#rchart"),
  renderer: 'line',
  series: window.getRickshawData(palette.color())
});

var x_axis = new Rickshaw.Graph.Axis.Time({
  graph: window.rickshawGraph
});

var y_axis = new Rickshaw.Graph.Axis.Y({
  graph: window.rickshawGraph,
  orientation: 'left',
  tickFormat: Rickshaw.Fixtures.Number.formatKMBT,
  element: document.getElementById('ryaxis'),
});

window.rickshawGraph.render();
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