a very simple example
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npm install
node pie.js
example usage in index.js
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Server side SVG via D3 & jsdom
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| { | |
| "name": "simple-node-d3", | |
| "version": "1.0.0", | |
| "description": "Serverside SVG via D3 & jsdom", | |
| "main": "index.js", | |
| "scripts": { | |
| "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1" | |
| }, | |
| "author": "[email protected]", | |
| "license": "ISC", | |
| "dependencies": { | |
| "d3": "^3.5.5", | |
| "jsdom": "^3.1.2" | |
| } | |
| } |
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| var fs = require('fs'); | |
| var d3 = require('d3'); | |
| var jsdom = require('jsdom'); | |
| var chartWidth = 500, chartHeight = 500; | |
| var arc = d3.svg.arc() | |
| .outerRadius(chartWidth/2 - 10) | |
| .innerRadius(0); | |
| var colours = ['#F00','#000','#000','#000','#000','#000','#000','#000','#000']; | |
| module.exports = function( pieData, outputLocation ){ | |
| if(!pieData) pieData = [12,31]; | |
| if(!outputLocation) outputLocation = 'test.svg'; | |
| jsdom.env({ | |
| html:'', | |
| features:{ QuerySelector:true }, //you need query selector for D3 to work | |
| done:function(errors, window){ | |
| window.d3 = d3.select(window.document); //get d3 into the dom | |
| //do yr normal d3 stuff | |
| var svg = window.d3.select('body') | |
| .append('div').attr('class','container') //make a container div to ease the saving process | |
| .append('svg') | |
| .attr({ | |
| xmlns:'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', | |
| width:chartWidth, | |
| height:chartHeight | |
| }) | |
| .append('g') | |
| .attr('transform','translate(' + chartWidth/2 + ',' + chartWidth/2 + ')'); | |
| svg.selectAll('.arc') | |
| .data( d3.layout.pie()(pieData) ) | |
| .enter() | |
| .append('path') | |
| .attr({ | |
| 'class':'arc', | |
| 'd':arc, | |
| 'fill':function(d,i){ | |
| return colours[i]; | |
| }, | |
| 'stroke':'#fff' | |
| }); | |
| //write out the children of the container div | |
| fs.writeFileSync(outputLocation, window.d3.select('.container').html()) //using sync to keep the code simple | |
| } | |
| }); | |
| } | |
| if (require.main === module) { | |
| module.exports(); | |
| } |
Example that works with latest version of d3 and jsdom
var fs = require('fs');
var d3 = require('d3');
var JSDOM = require('jsdom').JSDOM;
var chartWidth = 500,
chartHeight = 500;
var arc = d3.arc()
.outerRadius(chartWidth / 2 - 10)
.innerRadius(0);
var colours = ['#F00', '#000', '#000', '#000', '#000', '#000', '#000', '#000', '#000'];
module.exports = function(pieData, outputLocation) {
if (!pieData) pieData = [12, 31];
if (!outputLocation) outputLocation = 'test.svg';
const window = (new JSDOM(`<html><head></head><body></body></html>`, { pretendToBeVisual: true })).window;
window.d3 = d3.select(window.document); //get d3 into the dom
//do yr normal d3 stuff
var svg = window.d3.select('body')
.append('div').attr('class', 'container') //make a container div to ease the saving process
.append('svg')
.attr('xmlns', 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg')
.attr('width', 'chartWidth')
.attr('height', 'chartHeight')
.append('g')
.attr('transform', 'translate(' + chartWidth / 2 + ',' + chartWidth / 2 + ')');
svg.selectAll('.arc')
.data(d3.pie()(pieData))
.enter()
.append('path')
.attr('class', 'arc')
.attr('d', arc)
.attr('fill', function(d, i) {
return colours[i];
})
.attr('stroke', '#fff');
//write out the children of the container div
fs.writeFileSync(outputLocation, window.d3.select('.container').html()) //using sync to keep the code simple
}
if (require.main === module) {
module.exports();
}
thanks @dam1r89!
thanks from me too @dam1r89 .
And transitions should starts from default:
+ .attr("d", (d) => arc(d))
.transition()
.duration(1000)
.attrTween("d", (d) => ... (t) => arc(interpolate(t)))
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Hi, thanks for your example, but I'm experiencing next error using it with the latest d3 and jsdom:
var arc = d3.svg.arc()
^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'arc' of undefined
Any ideas?