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roughViz.jsis a reusable JavaScript library for creating sketchy / hand-drawn styled charts in the browser, based on D3v5, roughjs, and handy.

Why?

Use these charts where the communication goal is to show intent or generality, and not absolute precision. Or just because they’re fun and look weird.

Features

Chart Types(more to come!)

roughViz.Bar

Example

Horizontal Bar ( (roughViz.BarH) )API.Example.
Donut ( (roughViz.Donut) ) (API) .Example.
Line ( (roughViz.Line) )API.Example.
Pie ( (roughViz.Pie) )API.Example.
Scatter ( (roughViz.Scatter)API.Example.

Stacked Bar ( (roughViz.StackedBar) )API. (Example) .

Apply the features ofroughjsto each chart:

roughness:

fillStyle

fillWeight

As well as additional chart-specific options (see API below)

Installation

Via CDN (expose the (roughViz) ********************************************** (global in) ********************************************* (html) ):

scriptSRC=" (https://unpkg.com/[email protected])  ">script>

Via (NPM) :

Want to use with (React) ?There’s a wrapper!:

(npm install react-roughviz)

Want to use it with (Python) ?There’s a wrapper!:

How to use

Create some container elements, one for each chart:

you can name each id whatever you want->divID="viz0""> (div)>divID="viz1""> (div)>

In the javascript, just create charts, referencing the desired container:

//create donut chart from csv file, using default options  (new)roughViz.Bar({     element:'# vis0',//container selection    data:'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jwilber/random_data/master /flavors.csv'',     labels:'flavor',     values :'price'});//create Donut chart using defined data & customize plot options(new)roughViz.Donut(   {     element:'# vis1',     data:{       labels:['North','South','East','West'],       values :[10,5,8,3]     },     title:"Regions",     width:(window) .innerWidth/(4) ,     roughness:(8) ,     colors:['red','orange','blue','skyblue'],     Stroke:'black',     strokeWidth:(3) ,     fillStyle:'cross-hatch',     fillWeight:(3.5) ,   } );

API

`roughViz.Bar`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.
- If object: must containlabelsandvalues keys:
```
newroughViz.Bar({    element:'.Viz',    data:{labels:['a','b'], values :[10,20]}  })
```
- If string: must be a path / url to acsvor (TSV) , and you must also specify thelabelsandvalues as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
```
newroughViz.Bar({   element:'# viz0',   data:'stringToDataUrl.csv',   labels:'nameOfLabelsColumn',   values :'nameOfValuesColumn', })
```

Optional

axisFontSize[string]: Font-size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
axisRoughness[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
axisStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
color[string]: Color for each bar. Default:' skyblue '.
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0.5.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:' coral '.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
labelFontSize[string]: Font -size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
Padding[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
****************************************** (stroke) [string]: Color of bars’ stroke. Default:black.
strokeWidth[number]: Size of bars’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 1rem '.
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
****************************************** (xLabel) [string]: Label for x-axis.
****************************************** (yLabel) [string]: Label for y-axis.

(roughViz.BarH)

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.
- If object: must containlabelsandvalues keys:
```
newroughViz.BarH({    element:'.Viz',    data:{labels:['a','b'], values :[10,20]}  })
```
- If string: must be a path / url to acsvor (TSV) , and you must also specify thelabelsandvalues as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
```
newroughViz.BarH({   element:'# viz0',   data:'stringToDataUrl.csv',   labels:'nameOfLabelsColumn',   values :'nameOfValuesColumn', })
```

Optional

axisFontSize[string]: Font-size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
axisRoughness[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
axisStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
color[string]: Color for each bar. Default:' skyblue '.
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0.5.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:' coral '.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
labelFontSize[string]: Font -size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
Padding[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
****************************************** (stroke) [string]: Color of bars’ stroke. Default:black.
strokeWidth[number]: Size of bars’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 1rem '.
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
****************************************** (xLabel) [string]: Label for x-axis.
****************************************** (yLabel) [string]: Label for y-axis.

`roughViz.Donut`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.
- If object: must containlabelsandvalues keys:
```
newroughViz.Donut({    element:'.Viz',    data:{labels:['a','b'], values :[10,20]}  })
```
- If string: must be a path / url to acsv, (json) , orTSV, and you must also specify thel abelsandvalues as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
```
newroughViz.Donut({   element:'# viz0',   data:'stringToDataUrl.csv',   labels:'nameOfLabelsColumn',   values :'nameOfValuesColumn', })
```

Optional

bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
Colors[array]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange'].
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0 . 85.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each arc on hover. Default:' coral '.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside arcs. Default:0 . 75.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
****************************************** (legend) [boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:' true '.
****************************************** (legendPosition) [string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'or' right '. Default:' right '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
Padding[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
strokeWidth[number]: Size of bars’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 1rem '.
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .

`roughViz.Line`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element .
data: Must be a path / url to acsvor (TSV) , and you must also specify the eachyas separate attributes that represent columns in said file. Each attribute prefaced with (y(exceptyLabel) receive its own line:
```
(new)roughViz.Line({   element:'# viz0',   data:'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jwilber/random_data/master /profits.csv'',   Y1:'Revenue',   Y2:'cost',   Y3:'profit'})
```

Optional

axisFontSize[string]: Font-size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
axisRoughness[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
axisStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
circle[boolean]: Whether or not to add circles to chart. Default:true.
circleRadius[number]: Radius of circles. Default:10.
circleRoughness[number]: Roughness of circles. Default:2.
Colors[array or string]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']. If string (eg (‘blue’) ), all circles will take that color.
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0.5.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
labelFontSize[string]: Font -size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
****************************************** (legend) [boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:true.
****************************************** (legendPosition) [string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'or' right '. Default:' right '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
****************************************** (stroke) [string]: Color of lines’ stroke. Default:this .colors.
strokeWidth[number]: Size of lines’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
****************************************** (xLabel) [string]: Label for x-axis.
****************************************** (yLabel) [string]: Label for y-axis.

`roughViz.Pie`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.
- If object: must containlabelsand (values keys:
```
newroughViz.Pie({    element:'.Viz',    data:{labels:['a','b'], values :[10,20]}  })
```
- If string: must be a path / url to acsv, (json) , orTSV, and you must also specify thelabelsandvalues as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
```
newroughViz.Pie({   element:'# viz0',   data:'stringToDataUrl.csv',   labels:'nameOfLabelsColumn',   values :'nameOfValuesColumn', })
```

Optional

bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
Colors[array]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange'].
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0 . 85.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each arc on hover. Default:' coral '.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside arcs. Default:0 . 75.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
****************************************** (legend) [boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:true.
****************************************** (legendPosition) [string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'or' right '. Default:' right '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
Padding[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
strokeWidth[number]: Size of bars’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 1rem '.
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .

`roughViz.Scatter`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.
- If object: must contain (x) andYkeys:
```
newroughViz.Scatter({    element:'.Viz',    data:{x) :[1,2,35], Y:[10,20,8]}  })
```
- If string: must be a path / url to acsvor (TSV) , and you must also specify thexand (Y) as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
```
newroughViz.Scatter({   element:'# viz0',   data:'stringToDataUrl.csv',   x:'nameOfLabelsColumn',   Y:'nameOfValuesColumn', })
```

Optional

axisFontSize[string]: Font-size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
axisRoughness[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
axisStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
Colors[array or string]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']. If string (eg (‘blue’) ), all circles will take that color.
colorVar[string]: If input data isCSVorTSV, this should be an ordinal column with which to color points by.curbZero[boolean]: Whether or not to force (x, y) axes to (0, 0). Default:false.
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0.5.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:' coral '.
highlightLabel[string]: If input data isCSVorTSV, this should be a column representing what value to display on hover. Otherwise,x, y)values will be shown on hover.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside circles. Default:1.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
labelFontSize[string]: Font -size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
ra dius: Circle radius. Default:8.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
****************************************** (stroke) [string]: Color of circles’ stroke. Default:black.
strokeWidth[number]: Size of circles’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
****************************************** (xLabel) [string]: Label for x-axis.
****************************************** (yLabel) [string]: Label for y-axis.

`roughViz.StackedBar`

Required

element[string]: Id or class of container element.
data: Data with which to construct chart. Should be an object.

labels: String name of label key in (data) object.

(new)roughViz.StackedBar({    element:'# vis0',    data:[       {month:'Jan',A:20,B:5},       {month:'Feb',A:25,B:10},       ],    labels:'month',  })

Optional

axisFontSize[string]: Font-size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
axisRoughness[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
axisStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5.
bowing[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0.
Colors[string]: Array of colors for each bar grouping.
fillStyle[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one offillStylesshown above.
fillWeight[number]: Weight of inner paths’ color. Default:0.5.
font: Font-family to use. You can use0orgaeguto use (Gaegu) , or (1) orindie flowerto use Indie Flower . Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu.
highlight[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:' coral '.
innerStrokeWidth[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1.
interactive[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true.
labelFontSize[string]: Font -size for axes’ labels. Default:' 1rem '.
****************************************** (margin) [object]: Margin object. Default:{ top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
Padding[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1.
roughness[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1.
Simplification[number]: Chart simplification. Default (0.2) .
****************************************** (stroke) [string]: Color of bars’ stroke. Default:black.
strokeWidth[number]: Size of bars’ stroke. Default:1.
title[string]: Chart title.
titleFontSize[string]: Font -size for chart title. Default:' 1rem '.
tooltipFontSize[string]: Font -size for tooltip. Default:' 0. (Rem ') .
****************************************** (xLabel) [string]: Label for x-axis.
****************************************** (yLabel) [string]: Label for y-axis.

Contributors [object]

(Jared Wilber)

[Dave Slutzkin [ (https://github.com/daveslutzkin)

JoLo

Acknowledgments

This library wouldn’t be possible without the following people:

(Mike Bostock) forD3.js.
Preet Shihnforrough.js.
Jo Woodfor (Handy) Processing lib.

License

MIT License

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