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Zoomable Circle Packing
license: gpl-3.0
height: 960
redirect: https://observablehq.com/@d3/d3-zoomable-circle-packing
{
"name": "flare",
"children": [
{
"name": "analytics",
"children": [
{
"name": "cluster",
"children": [
{"name": "AgglomerativeCluster", "size": 3938},
{"name": "CommunityStructure", "size": 3812},
{"name": "HierarchicalCluster", "size": 6714},
{"name": "MergeEdge", "size": 743}
]
},
{
"name": "graph",
"children": [
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{"name": "MaxFlowMinCut", "size": 7840},
{"name": "ShortestPaths", "size": 5914},
{"name": "SpanningTree", "size": 3416}
]
},
{
"name": "optimization",
"children": [
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]
}
]
},
{
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{
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{"name": "DateInterpolator", "size": 1375},
{"name": "Interpolator", "size": 8746},
{"name": "MatrixInterpolator", "size": 2202},
{"name": "NumberInterpolator", "size": 1382},
{"name": "ObjectInterpolator", "size": 1629},
{"name": "PointInterpolator", "size": 1675},
{"name": "RectangleInterpolator", "size": 2042}
]
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{"name": "ISchedulable", "size": 1041},
{"name": "Parallel", "size": 5176},
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{"name": "Transition", "size": 9201},
{"name": "Transitioner", "size": 19975},
{"name": "TransitionEvent", "size": 1116},
{"name": "Tween", "size": 6006}
]
},
{
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{"name": "GraphMLConverter", "size": 9800},
{"name": "IDataConverter", "size": 1314},
{"name": "JSONConverter", "size": 2220}
]
},
{"name": "DataField", "size": 1759},
{"name": "DataSchema", "size": 2165},
{"name": "DataSet", "size": 586},
{"name": "DataSource", "size": 3331},
{"name": "DataTable", "size": 772},
{"name": "DataUtil", "size": 3322}
]
},
{
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"children": [
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{"name": "LineSprite", "size": 1732},
{"name": "RectSprite", "size": 3623},
{"name": "TextSprite", "size": 10066}
]
},
{
"name": "flex",
"children": [
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]
},
{
"name": "physics",
"children": [
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{"name": "GravityForce", "size": 1336},
{"name": "IForce", "size": 319},
{"name": "NBodyForce", "size": 10498},
{"name": "Particle", "size": 2822},
{"name": "Simulation", "size": 9983},
{"name": "Spring", "size": 2213},
{"name": "SpringForce", "size": 1681}
]
},
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{"name": "And", "size": 1027},
{"name": "Arithmetic", "size": 3891},
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{"name": "BinaryExpression", "size": 2893},
{"name": "Comparison", "size": 5103},
{"name": "CompositeExpression", "size": 3677},
{"name": "Count", "size": 781},
{"name": "DateUtil", "size": 4141},
{"name": "Distinct", "size": 933},
{"name": "Expression", "size": 5130},
{"name": "ExpressionIterator", "size": 3617},
{"name": "Fn", "size": 3240},
{"name": "If", "size": 2732},
{"name": "IsA", "size": 2039},
{"name": "Literal", "size": 1214},
{"name": "Match", "size": 3748},
{"name": "Maximum", "size": 843},
{
"name": "methods",
"children": [
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{"name": "distinct", "size": 292},
{"name": "div", "size": 595},
{"name": "eq", "size": 594},
{"name": "fn", "size": 460},
{"name": "gt", "size": 603},
{"name": "gte", "size": 625},
{"name": "iff", "size": 748},
{"name": "isa", "size": 461},
{"name": "lt", "size": 597},
{"name": "lte", "size": 619},
{"name": "max", "size": 283},
{"name": "min", "size": 283},
{"name": "mod", "size": 591},
{"name": "mul", "size": 603},
{"name": "neq", "size": 599},
{"name": "not", "size": 386},
{"name": "or", "size": 323},
{"name": "orderby", "size": 307},
{"name": "range", "size": 772},
{"name": "select", "size": 296},
{"name": "stddev", "size": 363},
{"name": "sub", "size": 600},
{"name": "sum", "size": 280},
{"name": "update", "size": 307},
{"name": "variance", "size": 335},
{"name": "where", "size": 299},
{"name": "xor", "size": 354},
{"name": "_", "size": 264}
]
},
{"name": "Minimum", "size": 843},
{"name": "Not", "size": 1554},
{"name": "Or", "size": 970},
{"name": "Query", "size": 13896},
{"name": "Range", "size": 1594},
{"name": "StringUtil", "size": 4130},
{"name": "Sum", "size": 791},
{"name": "Variable", "size": 1124},
{"name": "Variance", "size": 1876},
{"name": "Xor", "size": 1101}
]
},
{
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"children": [
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{"name": "LinearScale", "size": 1316},
{"name": "LogScale", "size": 3151},
{"name": "OrdinalScale", "size": 3770},
{"name": "QuantileScale", "size": 2435},
{"name": "QuantitativeScale", "size": 4839},
{"name": "RootScale", "size": 1756},
{"name": "Scale", "size": 4268},
{"name": "ScaleType", "size": 1821},
{"name": "TimeScale", "size": 5833}
]
},
{
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{"name": "Colors", "size": 10001},
{"name": "Dates", "size": 8217},
{"name": "Displays", "size": 12555},
{"name": "Filter", "size": 2324},
{"name": "Geometry", "size": 10993},
{
"name": "heap",
"children": [
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{"name": "HeapNode", "size": 1233}
]
},
{"name": "IEvaluable", "size": 335},
{"name": "IPredicate", "size": 383},
{"name": "IValueProxy", "size": 874},
{
"name": "math",
"children": [
{"name": "DenseMatrix", "size": 3165},
{"name": "IMatrix", "size": 2815},
{"name": "SparseMatrix", "size": 3366}
]
},
{"name": "Maths", "size": 17705},
{"name": "Orientation", "size": 1486},
{
"name": "palette",
"children": [
{"name": "ColorPalette", "size": 6367},
{"name": "Palette", "size": 1229},
{"name": "ShapePalette", "size": 2059},
{"name": "SizePalette", "size": 2291}
]
},
{"name": "Property", "size": 5559},
{"name": "Shapes", "size": 19118},
{"name": "Sort", "size": 6887},
{"name": "Stats", "size": 6557},
{"name": "Strings", "size": 22026}
]
},
{
"name": "vis",
"children": [
{
"name": "axis",
"children": [
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{"name": "Axis", "size": 24593},
{"name": "AxisGridLine", "size": 652},
{"name": "AxisLabel", "size": 636},
{"name": "CartesianAxes", "size": 6703}
]
},
{
"name": "controls",
"children": [
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{"name": "ClickControl", "size": 3824},
{"name": "Control", "size": 1353},
{"name": "ControlList", "size": 4665},
{"name": "DragControl", "size": 2649},
{"name": "ExpandControl", "size": 2832},
{"name": "HoverControl", "size": 4896},
{"name": "IControl", "size": 763},
{"name": "PanZoomControl", "size": 5222},
{"name": "SelectionControl", "size": 7862},
{"name": "TooltipControl", "size": 8435}
]
},
{
"name": "data",
"children": [
{"name": "Data", "size": 20544},
{"name": "DataList", "size": 19788},
{"name": "DataSprite", "size": 10349},
{"name": "EdgeSprite", "size": 3301},
{"name": "NodeSprite", "size": 19382},
{
"name": "render",
"children": [
{"name": "ArrowType", "size": 698},
{"name": "EdgeRenderer", "size": 5569},
{"name": "IRenderer", "size": 353},
{"name": "ShapeRenderer", "size": 2247}
]
},
{"name": "ScaleBinding", "size": 11275},
{"name": "Tree", "size": 7147},
{"name": "TreeBuilder", "size": 9930}
]
},
{
"name": "events",
"children": [
{"name": "DataEvent", "size": 2313},
{"name": "SelectionEvent", "size": 1880},
{"name": "TooltipEvent", "size": 1701},
{"name": "VisualizationEvent", "size": 1117}
]
},
{
"name": "legend",
"children": [
{"name": "Legend", "size": 20859},
{"name": "LegendItem", "size": 4614},
{"name": "LegendRange", "size": 10530}
]
},
{
"name": "operator",
"children": [
{
"name": "distortion",
"children": [
{"name": "BifocalDistortion", "size": 4461},
{"name": "Distortion", "size": 6314},
{"name": "FisheyeDistortion", "size": 3444}
]
},
{
"name": "encoder",
"children": [
{"name": "ColorEncoder", "size": 3179},
{"name": "Encoder", "size": 4060},
{"name": "PropertyEncoder", "size": 4138},
{"name": "ShapeEncoder", "size": 1690},
{"name": "SizeEncoder", "size": 1830}
]
},
{
"name": "filter",
"children": [
{"name": "FisheyeTreeFilter", "size": 5219},
{"name": "GraphDistanceFilter", "size": 3165},
{"name": "VisibilityFilter", "size": 3509}
]
},
{"name": "IOperator", "size": 1286},
{
"name": "label",
"children": [
{"name": "Labeler", "size": 9956},
{"name": "RadialLabeler", "size": 3899},
{"name": "StackedAreaLabeler", "size": 3202}
]
},
{
"name": "layout",
"children": [
{"name": "AxisLayout", "size": 6725},
{"name": "BundledEdgeRouter", "size": 3727},
{"name": "CircleLayout", "size": 9317},
{"name": "CirclePackingLayout", "size": 12003},
{"name": "DendrogramLayout", "size": 4853},
{"name": "ForceDirectedLayout", "size": 8411},
{"name": "IcicleTreeLayout", "size": 4864},
{"name": "IndentedTreeLayout", "size": 3174},
{"name": "Layout", "size": 7881},
{"name": "NodeLinkTreeLayout", "size": 12870},
{"name": "PieLayout", "size": 2728},
{"name": "RadialTreeLayout", "size": 12348},
{"name": "RandomLayout", "size": 870},
{"name": "StackedAreaLayout", "size": 9121},
{"name": "TreeMapLayout", "size": 9191}
]
},
{"name": "Operator", "size": 2490},
{"name": "OperatorList", "size": 5248},
{"name": "OperatorSequence", "size": 4190},
{"name": "OperatorSwitch", "size": 2581},
{"name": "SortOperator", "size": 2023}
]
},
{"name": "Visualization", "size": 16540}
]
}
]
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
.node {
cursor: pointer;
}
.node:hover {
stroke: #000;
stroke-width: 1.5px;
}
.node--leaf {
fill: white;
}
.label {
font: 11px "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
text-anchor: middle;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff, 1px 0 0 #fff, -1px 0 0 #fff, 0 -1px 0 #fff;
}
.label,
.node--root,
.node--leaf {
pointer-events: none;
}
</style>
<svg width="960" height="960"></svg>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<script>
var svg = d3.select("svg"),
margin = 20,
diameter = +svg.attr("width"),
g = svg.append("g").attr("transform", "translate(" + diameter / 2 + "," + diameter / 2 + ")");
var color = d3.scaleLinear()
.domain([-1, 5])
.range(["hsl(152,80%,80%)", "hsl(228,30%,40%)"])
.interpolate(d3.interpolateHcl);
var pack = d3.pack()
.size([diameter - margin, diameter - margin])
.padding(2);
d3.json("flare.json", function(error, root) {
if (error) throw error;
root = d3.hierarchy(root)
.sum(function(d) { return d.size; })
.sort(function(a, b) { return b.value - a.value; });
var focus = root,
nodes = pack(root).descendants(),
view;
var circle = g.selectAll("circle")
.data(nodes)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("class", function(d) { return d.parent ? d.children ? "node" : "node node--leaf" : "node node--root"; })
.style("fill", function(d) { return d.children ? color(d.depth) : null; })
.on("click", function(d) { if (focus !== d) zoom(d), d3.event.stopPropagation(); });
var text = g.selectAll("text")
.data(nodes)
.enter().append("text")
.attr("class", "label")
.style("fill-opacity", function(d) { return d.parent === root ? 1 : 0; })
.style("display", function(d) { return d.parent === root ? "inline" : "none"; })
.text(function(d) { return d.data.name; });
var node = g.selectAll("circle,text");
svg
.style("background", color(-1))
.on("click", function() { zoom(root); });
zoomTo([root.x, root.y, root.r * 2 + margin]);
function zoom(d) {
var focus0 = focus; focus = d;
var transition = d3.transition()
.duration(d3.event.altKey ? 7500 : 750)
.tween("zoom", function(d) {
var i = d3.interpolateZoom(view, [focus.x, focus.y, focus.r * 2 + margin]);
return function(t) { zoomTo(i(t)); };
});
transition.selectAll("text")
.filter(function(d) { return d.parent === focus || this.style.display === "inline"; })
.style("fill-opacity", function(d) { return d.parent === focus ? 1 : 0; })
.on("start", function(d) { if (d.parent === focus) this.style.display = "inline"; })
.on("end", function(d) { if (d.parent !== focus) this.style.display = "none"; });
}
function zoomTo(v) {
var k = diameter / v[2]; view = v;
node.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate(" + (d.x - v[0]) * k + "," + (d.y - v[1]) * k + ")"; });
circle.attr("r", function(d) { return d.r * k; });
}
});
</script>
@Tracy2014

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Hi Thanks for sharing the code.

Do you know how to enable "hover" action to display the label of each node (parent and children) when mouse over?

@eranargaman

eranargaman commented Mar 27, 2017

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This is awesome stuff, was wondering about the licensing though, what is being licensed under GPL 3 exactly? the pack layout is part of d3 as far as I can tell. Checking what it would mean to have a Zoomable Circle Packing info graphic in a commercial product.

@sillicon

sillicon commented Nov 8, 2017

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Hi Mike, when viewing this in raw in IE 11, the circles expand out of the SVG when you click on child circles.
https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/raw/7607535/
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Do you have any recommendations for fixing this? Thank you very much!

@Rutulpatel7077

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how can I add url in json and can can really go to url by clicking on it?

@theindianrishi

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Hello Sir!
The data input is static. How can I feed dynamic data from MySQL so that when I update my database, it is reflected in the chart? What modifications are required to be made?

@loganayagimadesh

loganayagimadesh commented Nov 14, 2018

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Hey I tried the zoomable circle packing chart in Angular 6. But graph is not shown. Can I get link to use zoomable circle packing in Angular 6 with D3 V4

@devanshuDesai

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Having trouble running this on Chrome 76.
Screen Shot 2019-08-17 at 5 35 51 AM
Screen Shot 2019-08-17 at 5 35 19 AM

I think it is unable to draw the circles because we didn't specify a radius, so all the text is accumulated together. I've not made any modifications to the gist. Any suggestions how I can display the packing properly?

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