@visa/bar-chart

---

<bar-chart
  accessibility = {...}
  data = {[{"month":"Apr 17","value":1407543},{data}]}
  ordinalAccessor = {"month"}
  valueAccessor = {"value"}
/>

Jump To:

1. Installation Steps
2. Props Documentation
   • Base Props
   • Data Props
   • Accessibility Props
   • Annotation Props
   • Axis Props
   • Event Props
   • Label Props
   • Margin & Padding Props
   • Style Props
   • Reference Line Props
   • Unit Testing Props

# Installation Steps

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• Using npm

  $ npm i @visa/bar-chart
  

• Using yarn

  $ yarn add @visa/bar-chart
  

# Props Documentation

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# Base Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
height	number	675	Height in px of the map container
width	number	325	Width in px of the map container
mainTitle	string	'This is bar chart title'	The dynamic tag of title for the map (or you can create your own separately). See highestHeadingLevel prop for how tags get assigned.
subTitle	string	'This is bar chart subtitle'	The dynamic tag for a sub title for the map (or you can create your own separately). See highestHeadingLevel prop for how tags get assigned.
highestHeadingLevel	string/number	'h2'	Sets the heading level (which also sets sublevels) for the chart. "p", "span", and "div" are also valid.
layout	string	'vertical'	Displays bars in chart vertically or horizontally. (vertical and horizontal are only valid inputs)

# Data Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
ordinalAccessor	string	'label'	Key used to determine bar's categorical property.
valueAccessor	string	'value'	Key used to determine bar's numeric property.
groupAccessor	string	''	Key used to determine bar group encoding (e.g., color/texture).
uniqueID	string	undefined	ID used to identify chart (must be unique per chart), helpful for validation messages. Defaults to UUID v4 standard.
data	object[]	undefined	Data used to create chart, an array of objects which includes keys that map to above accessors.
sortOrder	string	''	Sorts the bars into asceneding or descending order, or clears all sorting. ('asc', 'desc', '' are only valid values).

# Accessibility Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
accessibility	object (custom type)	IAccessibilityType	Manages messages and settings for chart accessibility, see object definition below.

IAccessibilityType Definition

Name (accessibility.)	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
longDescription	string	''	Use this to add a helpful description of the chart.
executiveSummary	string	''	Use this to describe the biggest takeaway of the chart.
purpose	string	''	Use this to describe the purpose of this particular chart.
contextExplanation	string	''	Use this to explain any controls or content on your page that affect or are affected by this chart.
title	string	''	Gives the chart an alternate title to be used by screen readers.
elementDescriptionAccessor	string	''	Optional key used to add an additional description to any element, from your data.
statisticalNotes	string	''	Use this to provide any statistical explanations, such as trends, clusters, patterns, or outliers.
structureNotes	string	''	Use this to describe special visual features of the chart, such as sorting, color grouping, etc.
includeDataKeyNames	boolean	false	If true, includes data key names in voice over description of each element. EG "Year over year growth: 5.6%" instead of just "5.6%"
hideDataTableButton	boolean	false	If true, hides the data table button (but it is still available to screen reader users).
disableValidation	boolean	false	If true, disables validations of accessibility props for this chart. Validation is intended to be used during development; upon completion, validation should be disabled.
elementsAreInterface	any/boolean	null	Defaults to null. Set to true if interacting with the elements in this chart affects your application. Otherwise, must be set to false.
onChangeFunc	function	undefined	Custom event listener (changeFunc) that enables dev to control accessibility page experience when chart data updates.
showSmallLabels	boolean	false	Defaults to false. Set to true if you would like to display labels on small elements that are likely to overlap. Note, this could impact accessibility of your graphic.
hideStrokes	boolean	false	Defaults to false. Set to true if you would like to remove automated stroke outlines from the chart, note, this could impact accessibility of your graphic.
hideTextures	boolean	false	Defaults to false. Set to true if you would like to remove textures from the chart, note, this could impact accessibility of your graphic.
keyboardNavConfig	IKeyConfig	{ disabled: false }	Defaults disabled to false. May be set to true if accessibility.elementsAreInterface = false and suppressEvents = true. This will disable keyboard navigation and simplify chart instructions for screen reader users.
showExperimentalTextures	boolean	false	Defaults to false. Set to true if you would like leverage our textures which are still undergoing research and development.

// accessibility = { ...accessibility, onChangeFunc: d => changeHandler(d)}
// example of setting updates on page based on changeFunc custom events
const changeHandler = d => {
  if (d.updated && (d.removed || d.added)) {
    let updates = 'The bar chart has ';
    if (d.removed) {
      updates += 'removed ' + d.removed + ' bar' + (d.removed > 1 ? 's ' : ' ');
    }
    if (d.added) {
      updates += (d.removed ? 'and ' : '') + 'added ' + d.added + (d.removed ? '' : d.added > 1 ? ' bars' : ' bar');
    }
    setChartUpdates(updates);
  } else if (d.updated) {
    const newUpdate = "The chart's data has changed, but no bars were removed or added.";
    setChartUpdates(
      newUpdate !== chartUpdates ? newUpdate : "The chart's data has changed again, but no bars were removed or added."
    );
  }
};

# Annotation Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
annotations	array[{annotations}]	[]	Adds annotations to the chart, see d3-svg-annotation by Susie Lu.

annotations object definition

annotations is an array of objects which needs to have the following properties within them. See the detailed api specifications from d3-svg-annotation, along with additional properties layered on top of that work, documented below.

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
accessibilityDescription	string	undefined	Sets the accessibility description for the annotation for screen reader users.

# Axis Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
xAxis	object (custom type)	IAxisType	Manages settings for the chart's x axis, see object definition below.
yAxis	object (custom type)	IAxisType	Manages settings for the chart's y axis, see object definition below.
minValueOverride	number	undefined	Overrides the calculated default min value.
maxValueOverride	number	undefined	Overrides the calculated default max value.
wrapLabel	boolean	true	When selected, wraps axis labels.
barIntervalRatio	number	0.2	Percent of bar padding.

IAxisType Definition

Name (xAxis./yAxis.)	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
visible	boolean	true	Toggles the visibility of the axis.
gridVisible	boolean	true	Toggles the visibility of the axis grid.
label	string	'X Axis'	Sets the label for the axis.
placement	string	'top' (x), 'left' (y)	Sets the axis placement for x 'top' or 'bottom' and for y 'left', or 'right'.
format	string	'' or '%b %y' or '0[.][0][0]a'	Sets the formatting for axis elements, EG %b, refer to d3-time-format and numeral.js.
tickInterval	number	1	Can be used to reduce the frequency of axis ticks. This number sets the interval of axis ticks that are shown.
unit	string	'' or 'month'	Sets the unit of padding for the axis when accessor is a date.
yAxis.scales	string	undefined or 'preNormalized'	Sets the type of scales used in y axis for parallel plot.
yAxis.onlyTickExtents	boolean	true	Hides yAxis ticks between min/max for parallel plot.

# Event Props <>

Events in stencil.js dispatch Custom DOM events for other components to handle, we use Stencil's @Event() decorator to emit events (click, hover, mouseOut) from end user activity on our charts.

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
suppressEvents	boolean	false	Suppresses and disables click, hover and mouseOut event emitters. Setting to true can increase performance for non-interactive charts.
cursor	string	'default'	Changes pointer type during mouse over on bars. Valid values are 'default' or 'pointer'.
onClickEvent	function	undefined	When clickEvent event occurs (e.g., mouse/keyboard click on chart geometry), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing data and target node at e.detail {data: d, target: n}. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
clickHighlight	object[]	[]	Data used to track chart selections, an array of objects which includes keys that map to above accessors.
clickStyle	object (custom type)	IClickStyleType	Sets the styling of a bars when they are selected, see object definition below.
onHoverEvent	function	undefined	When hoverEvent event occurs (e.g., mouse hover/keyboard focus on chart geometry), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing data and target node at e.detail {data: d, target: n}. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
onMouseOutEvent	function	undefined	When mouseOutEvent event occurs (e.g., mouse/keyboard blur on chart geometry), this event handler will be called, and has no data object. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
hoverHighlight	object	{}	Datum object used to track active chart element, the object should include keys that map to above accessors.
hoverStyle	object (custom type)	IHoverStyleType	Sets the styling of a bars when they are hovered/focused, see object definition below.
interactionKeys	string[]	[]	Sets the column names of data to interact with.
hoverOpacity	number	1	Sets opacity of inactive elements when hovering/focused on a chart geometry.
onInitialLoadEvent	function	undefined	When initalLoad event occurs (e.g., chart is mounted to window), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing the corresponding chartID at e.detail. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
onDrawStartEvent	function	undefined	When drawStart event occurs (e.g., chart render function is called), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing the corresponding chartID at e.detail. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
onDrawEndEvent	function	undefined	When drawEnd event occurs (e.g., chart's stencil lifecycle completes), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing the corresponding chartID at e.detail. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.
onTransitionEndEvent	function	undefined	When transitionEnd event occurs (e.g., chart geometry's transition lifecycle completes), this event handler will be called with the custom event object (e.g., e), containing the corresponding chartID at e.detail. You will need to construct your own functionality of what actions to take within the callback.

IClickStyleType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
color	string	''	Sets the color of the clicked element (requires clickHighlight to be valid and sent).
strokeWidth	number	2	Sets the stroke width of the clicked element (requires clickHighlight to be valid and sent).

IHoverStyleType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
color	string	''	Sets the color of the hovered element (requires hoverHighlight to be valid and sent).
strokeWidth	number	2	Sets the stroke width of the hovered element (requires hoverHighlight to be valid and sent).

// example of interactivity code
// note this only tracks a single click, you need your own logic to build the array of currnet selections made by user and then pass that result back to chart
//...
const clickHandler = evt => {
  const d = evt.detail.data; // data is located here
  const t = evt.detail.target; // chart mark/label clicked is located here
  this.currentClickedElement = [d]; // this is passed to clickHighlight prop
};

const hoverHandler = evt => {
  const d = evt.detail.data; // data is located here
  const t = evt.detail.target; // chart mark/label clicked is located here

  this.currentHoveredElement = d; // this is passed to hoverHighlight prop
};

const mouseOutHandler = evt => {
  this.currentHoveredElement = ''; // this is passed to hoverHighlight prop
};

// an example of calling these from within a stencil.js component
<bar-chart
  data=[{data}]
  ordinalAccessor="month"
  valueAccessor="value"
  groupAccessor="region"
  interactionKeys={['region']}
  onClickEvent={this.onClickEvent}
  clickHighlight={this.currentClickedElement}
  clickStyle={this.clickStyle}
  onHoverEvent={this.onHoverEvent}
  onMouseOutEvent={this.onMouseOut}
  hoverHighlight={this.currentHoveredElement}
  hoverStyle={this.hoverStyle}
/>
//...

# Label Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
dataLabel	object (custom type)	IDataLabelType	Controls visibility, styling and placement of data labels, see object definition below.
legend	object (custom type)	ILegendType	Controls visibility and label of the chart legend, see object definition below.
showTooltip	boolean	true	Toggles whether to display the tooltip on hover/focus on chart geometries.
tooltipLabel	object (custom type)	ITooltipLabelType	Controls visibility, content and format of the chart tooltip, see object definition below.

IDataLabelType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
labelAccessor	string	''	Key used to determine label's property.
visible	boolean	true	Toggles the visibility (opacity) of the data labels.
placement	string	'top' (vertical), 'right' (horizontal)	Sets the placement of the data label. Examples of values are 'top', 'bottom' for vertical layout and 'left', 'right', 'top-right' for horizontal layout. Placement option 'auto' has been added to leverage resolveLabelCollision algorithm and place labels without overlaps and in available space on the chart.
format	string	'0[.][0][0]a'	Sets the formatting for the data lables, EG %b, refer to d3-time-format and numeral.js.
collisionHideOnly	boolean	false	Toggles whether to run resolveLabelCollision algorithm and hide labels if collision is detected (vs hide and then place). This is overridden by placement being set to auto.
collisionPlacement	string	'top' (vertical), 'right' (horizontal)	Sets the placement of the data label when resolveLabelCollision algorithm is run (dataLabel.placement must be 'auto'). Examples of values are 'top', 'middle', 'bottom' for vertical layout and 'left', 'middle', 'right' for horizontal layout.

ILegendType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
visible	boolean	true	Toggles the visibility (opacity/display) of the legend.
interactive	boolean	false	Toggles the interactivity of the legend.
format	string	''	Sets the formatting for the legend lables, EG %b, refer to d3-time-format and numeral.js.
labels	string[]	''	An array that sets each label in the legend, in order. Passing empty string will populate legend labels directly from data values.
type	string	'bar'	Sets the type of the legend, forced to 'bar' in bar-chart.

ITooltipLabelType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
labelAccessor	string[]	[]	An array that determines which property of the data is displayed in the tooltip.
labelTitle	string[]	[]	An array that sets the title for each data property in the tooltip.
format	string	''	Sets the formatting for the data properties in the tooltip, EG %b, refer to d3-time-format and numeral.js.

# Margin & Padding Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
margin	object (custom type)	IBoxModelType	Margin between the subtitle and the chart area, or between the title and chart area if no subtitle is specified, see object definition below.
padding	object (custom type)	IBoxModelType	Padding between plot area and axes lines, see object definition below.

IBoxModelType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
top	number	height * 0.01	Sets the top margin/padding for the chart container.
bottom	number	height * 0.01	Sets the bottom margin/padding for the chart container.
left	number	width * 0.01	Sets the top margin/padding for the chart container.
right	number	width * 0.01	Sets the top margin/padding for the chart container.

# Style Props <>

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
colorPalette	string	'single_blue'	Included color palettes can be found in our color utility
colors	string[]	undefined	Accepts array of color strings or color values to customize colors beyond our palettes. Overridden by groupAccessor, colors assigned in order.
roundedCorner	number	0	Sets the border radius of the chart geometries.

# Reference Line Props Deprecated<>

The referenceLines and Style props are currently deprecated and will ultimately be fully replaced with the annotation prop. For the time being, this prop will work, but will also not pass accessibility requirements.

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
referenceLines	object[]	[]	Data that sets the location and labeling of the reference line
referenceStyle	object (custom type)	IReferenceStyleType	Sets the styling of reference line(s) placed on the chart, see object definition below. ### IReferenceStyleType Definition

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
color	string	'pri_grey'	Sets the color of the reference line.
strokeWidth	number	1	Sets the stroke width of the reference line.
opacity	number	1	Sets the opacity of the reference line.
dashed	string	''	Sets the dash array property of the path element of the reference line.

referenceLines object definition

referenceLines is an array of objects which needs to have the following properties within them.

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
label	string	undefined	Sets the label to show for the reference line.
labelPlacementHorizontal	string	undefined	Sets the horizontal label placement for the reference line.
labelPlacementVertical	string	undefined	Sets the vertical label placement for the reference line.
value	number	undefined	Sets the value where to place the reference line, per the axis.

# Unit Testing Props <>

These props are used in development mode only to facilitate robust testing of charts, the should not be leveraged in a production deployments.

Name	Type	Default Value(s)	Description
unitTest	boolean	false	If true, attaches relevant testing attributes to the chart's DOM elements, this only needs to be true when running our unit tests.