chartjs-plugin-dragdata.js

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A plugin for Chart.js >= 2.4.0
Makes data points draggable. Supports touch events.

Online demos

Chart Type	Demo	Source
Bar - Simple Bar	demo	source
Bubble - Simple Bubble	demo	source
Floating bar - simple floating bars	demo	source
Floating bar - simple floating bars, horizontal	demo	source
Horizontal Bar - Simple Horizontal Bar	demo	source
Line - Single Y-Axis	demo	source
Line - Dual Y-Axis	demo	source
Line - Drag multiple points	demo	source
Line - Small	demo	source
Line - React Fiddle	demo	source
Line - Drag x-, and y-axis (scatter chart)	demo	source
Line - Drag dates (x and y axis)	demo	source
Line - Zoom, Pan, and drag data points (combination with chartjs-plugin-zoom	demo	source
Mixed - Bar, Bubble, and line Chart	demo	source
Radar - Simple Radar	demo	source
Polar - Simple Polar Area Chart	demo	source
Stacked Bar - Simple Stacked Bar	demo	source
Stacked Bar - GANTT Chart	demo	source
Stacked Horizontal Bar - Simple Stacked Horizontal Bar	demo	source

Click here to learn how to use this plugin in an Observable notebook.

Installation

npm

npm install chartjs-plugin-dragdata

CDN

In browsers, you may use the following script tag:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chartjs-plugin-dragdata@2.2.3/dist/chartjs-plugin-dragdata.min.js"></script>

Or, download a release archive file from the dist folder.

Configuration

The following Chart.js sample configuration displays (most) of the available configuration options of the dragdata plugin.

const draggableChart = new Chart(ctx, {
  type: 'line',
  data: {
    labels: ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Green", "Purple", "Orange"],
    datasets: [{
      label: '# of Votes',
      data: [12, 19, 3, 5, 2, 3],
      fill: true,
      tension: 0.4,
      borderWidth: 1,
      pointHitRadius: 25 // for improved touch support
      // dragData: false // prohibit dragging this dataset
                         // same as returning `false` in the onDragStart callback
                         // for this datsets index position
    }]
  },
  options: {
    plugins: {
      dragData: {
        round: 1, // rounds the values to n decimal places 
                  // in this case 1, e.g 0.1234 => 0.1)
        showTooltip: true, // show the tooltip while dragging [default = true]
        // dragX: true // also enable dragging along the x-axis.
                       // this solely works for continous, numerical x-axis scales (no categories or dates)!
        onDragStart: function(e, element) {
          /*
          // e = event, element = datapoint that was dragged
          // you may use this callback to prohibit dragging certain datapoints
          // by returning false in this callback
          if (element.datasetIndex === 0 && element.index === 0) {
            // this would prohibit dragging the first datapoint in the first
            // dataset entirely
            return false
          }
          */
        },
        onDrag: function(e, datasetIndex, index, value) {         
          /*     
          // you may control the range in which datapoints are allowed to be
          // dragged by returning `false` in this callback
          if (value < 0) return false // this only allows positive values
          if (datasetIndex === 0 && index === 0 && value > 20) return false 
          */
        },
        onDragEnd: function(e, datasetIndex, index, value) {
          // you may use this callback to store the final datapoint value
          // (after dragging) in a database, or update other UI elements that
          // dependent on it
        },
      }
    },
    scales: {
      y: {
        // dragData: false // disables datapoint dragging for the entire axis
      }
    }
  }
})

Minimum and maximum allowed data values can also be specified through the min and max ticks settings in the scales options. By setting these values accordingly, unexpected (fast) changes to the scales, that may occur when dragging data points towards the outer boundaries of the y-axis, can be prohibited.

const myChartOptions = {
  type: 'line', // or radar, bar, horizontalBar, bubble
  data: {...}, 
  options: {
    plugins: {dragData: true},
    scales: {
      y: {
        max: 25,
        min: 0
      }
    }
  }
}

Applying a 'magnet'

In some scenarios, one might want to stop dragging at the closest (rounded) value, or even at a fixed value. This may be achieved by specifying a magnet callback function in the plugins settings:

const myChartOptions = {
  type: 'line', // or radar, bar, bubble
  data: {...}, 
  options: {
    plugins: {
      dragData: {
        magnet: {
                to: Math.round // to: (value) => value + 5
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Touch devices

In order to support touch events, the pointHitRadius option should be set to a value greater than 25. You can find working example configurations in the docs/*.html files. Also note, that mobile devices (and thus touch events) can be simulated with the device mode in the Chrome DevTools.

Gotchas

When working with a module bundler (e.g. Rollup/Webpack) and a framework (e.g. Vue.js/React/Angular), you still need to import the plugin library after installing. Here's a small example for a Vue.js component

<template>
  <div>
    <canvas id="chart"></canvas>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
import { Chart, registerables } from 'chart.js'
// load the options file externally for better readability of the component.
// In the chartOptions object, make sure to add "dragData: true" etc.
import chartOptions from '~/assets/js/labour.js'
import 'chartjs-plugin-dragdata'

export default {
  data() {
    return {
      chartOptions
    }
  },
  mounted() {
    Chart.register(...registerables)
    this.createChart('chart', this.chartOptions)
  },
  methods: {
    createChart(chartId, chartData) {
      const ctx = document.getElementById(chartId)
      const myChart = new Chart(ctx, {
        type: chartData.type,
        data: chartData.data,
        options: chartData.options,
      })
    }
  }
}
</script>
<style>
</style>

Contributing

Please feel free to submit an issue or a pull request! If you make changes to the src/index.js file, don't forget to npm run build and manually test your changes against all demos in the docs folder.

License

chartjs-plugin-dragdata.js is available under the MIT license.