Demonstrates how to use the Builder Api with Custom Types using SciChart.js, High Performance JavaScript Charts
drawExample.ts
index.tsx
theme.ts
1import {
2 SciChartSurface,
3 chartBuilder,
4 ESeriesType,
5 EAxisType,
6 ELineDrawMode,
7 XyDataSeries,
8 EAnimationType,
9 EAxisAlignment,
10 EPaletteProviderType,
11 EFillPaletteMode,
12 EStrokePaletteMode,
13 IFillPaletteProvider,
14 IStrokePaletteProvider,
15 IRenderableSeries,
16 EBaseType,
17 parseColorToUIntArgb,
18 NumberRange,
19 EAnnotationType,
20 ECoordinateMode,
21 EHorizontalAnchorPoint,
22 EVerticalAnchorPoint,
23} from "scichart";
24import { appTheme } from "../../theme";
25
26// Define a custom PaletteProvider
27export class ExampleMountainPaletteProvider implements IStrokePaletteProvider, IFillPaletteProvider {
28 public static Name: "ExampleMountain";
29 public readonly strokePaletteMode = EStrokePaletteMode.SOLID;
30 public readonly fillPaletteMode = EFillPaletteMode.SOLID;
31 private readonly palettedStroke: number;
32 private readonly palettedFill: number;
33 private readonly options: { stroke: string; fill: string };
34
35 constructor(options: { stroke: string; fill: string }) {
36 this.options = options;
37 this.palettedStroke = parseColorToUIntArgb(options.stroke);
38 this.palettedFill = parseColorToUIntArgb(options.fill);
39 }
40
41 // tslint:disable-next-line:no-empty
42 public onAttached(parentSeries: IRenderableSeries): void {}
43
44 // tslint:disable-next-line:no-empty
45 public onDetached(): void {}
46
47 public overrideFillArgb(xValue: number, yValue: number, index: number): number {
48 if (yValue > 0.5 && yValue < 0.75) {
49 return this.palettedFill;
50 } else {
51 return undefined;
52 }
53 }
54
55 public overrideStrokeArgb(xValue: number, yValue: number, index: number): number {
56 if (yValue > 0.5 && yValue < 0.75) {
57 return this.palettedStroke;
58 } else {
59 return undefined;
60 }
61 }
62
63 // Add a toJSON method so this can be serialized.
64 // @ts-ignore
65 public toJSON() {
66 return {
67 type: EPaletteProviderType.Custom,
68 customType: ExampleMountainPaletteProvider.Name,
69 options: this.options,
70 };
71 }
72}
73
74// Register it for use by the builder api
75chartBuilder.registerType(
76 EBaseType.PaletteProvider,
77 ExampleMountainPaletteProvider.Name,
78 (options: { stroke: string; fill: string }) => new ExampleMountainPaletteProvider(options)
79);
80
81export const drawExample = async (rootElement: string | HTMLDivElement) => {
82 // Build the surface
83 const { sciChartSurface, wasmContext } = await chartBuilder.build2DChart(rootElement, {
84 surface: { theme: appTheme.SciChartJsTheme },
85 yAxes: {
86 type: EAxisType.NumericAxis,
87 options: { axisAlignment: EAxisAlignment.Left, visibleRange: new NumberRange(0, 1) },
88 },
89 // Add annotations
90 annotations: [
91 {
92 type: EAnnotationType.SVGTextAnnotation,
93 options: {
94 text: "Builder API Demo",
95 x1: 0.5,
96 y1: 0.5,
97 opacity: 0.33,
98 yCoordShift: -26,
99 xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
100 yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
101 horizontalAnchorPoint: EHorizontalAnchorPoint.Center,
102 verticalAnchorPoint: EVerticalAnchorPoint.Center,
103 fontSize: 36,
104 fontWeight: "Bold",
105 },
106 },
107 {
108 type: EAnnotationType.SVGTextAnnotation,
109 options: {
110 text: "Create SciChart charts with JSON Objects",
111 x1: 0.5,
112 y1: 0.5,
113 yCoordShift: 26,
114 opacity: 0.33,
115 xCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
116 yCoordinateMode: ECoordinateMode.Relative,
117 horizontalAnchorPoint: EHorizontalAnchorPoint.Center,
118 verticalAnchorPoint: EVerticalAnchorPoint.Center,
119 fontSize: 24,
120 fontWeight: "Bold",
121 },
122 },
123 ],
124 });
125 // Build the series.
126 // By doing this separately we can easily get the reference to the series so we can add generated data to it
127 const [mountainSeries] = chartBuilder.buildSeries(wasmContext, {
128 type: ESeriesType.MountainSeries,
129 options: {
130 paletteProvider: {
131 type: EPaletteProviderType.Custom,
132 customType: ExampleMountainPaletteProvider.Name,
133 options: { stroke: appTheme.MutedRed, fill: appTheme.VividOrange },
134 },
135 fillLinearGradient: {
136 startPoint: { x: 0, y: 0 },
137 endPoint: { x: 0, y: 1 },
138 gradientStops: [
139 { color: appTheme.VividBlue, offset: 0 },
140 { color: "Transparent", offset: 1 },
141 ],
142 },
143 stroke: appTheme.PaleSkyBlue,
144 strokeThickness: 3,
145 drawNaNAs: ELineDrawMode.PolyLine,
146 animation: { type: EAnimationType.Scale, options: { ease: "cubic" } },
147 },
148 });
149
150 // Create a dataSeries the normal way
151 const dataSeries = new XyDataSeries(wasmContext);
152 // Generate data
153 const POINTS = 1000;
154 const STEP = (3 * Math.PI) / POINTS;
155 for (let i = 0; i <= 1000; i++) {
156 let y = Math.abs(Math.sin(i * STEP));
157 if (y < 0.2) {
158 y = NaN;
159 }
160 dataSeries.append(i, y);
161 }
162 mountainSeries.dataSeries = dataSeries;
163 // Since we built the series separately, we have to manually add it to the surface
164 sciChartSurface.renderableSeries.add(mountainSeries);
165
166 return { sciChartSurface, wasmContext };
167};
168This example demonstrates advanced chart customization within a React application using SciChart.js. It focuses on creating a custom palette provider to dynamically alter the appearance of a Mountain Series chart, while leveraging JSON configuration through the Builder API for a flexible and modular setup.
The implementation utilizes the Builder API to construct a 2D chart from JSON objects. A custom palette provider, implemented as the ExampleMountainPaletteProvider, overrides the default drawing behavior of chart series based on the data values. The chart and series are configured via JSON, enabling developers to easily modify properties such as gradient fills, stroke thickness, and animations. For further details on how to integrate SciChart.js into a React application, refer to Creating a SciChart React Component from the Ground Up. Additionally, the implementation showcases how to create custom chart types using JSON configuration.
This example offers features such as real-time update capabilities, advanced rendering with WebGL, and dynamic data binding. The use of JSON configuration simplifies adjustments to the chart properties and animations, contributing to high performance even with complex datasets. These optimizations are in line with best practices outlined in Performance Optimisation of JavaScript Applications & Charts.
Integration is achieved by embedding the <SciChartReact/> component into a React component, which effectively manages the lifecycle of the SciChart.js instance. This approach encourages the use of React's own lifecycle hooks (such as useEffect) for proper initialization and cleanup. Developers are encouraged to manage JSON configurations for dynamic chart updates, as detailed in the Tutorial 01 - Setting up a project with scichart-react and config object and the Adding Realtime Updates guide.

Demonstrates how to use the Builder Api to create a simple chart using a definition object. The builder api is designed to make it easier to discover the types and options available in SciChart JS.

Demonstrates how to use the Builder Api to configure axes, series, annotations and modifiers using a definition object. The builder api is designed to make it easier to discover the types and options available in SciChart JS.

Demonstrates how to create a React Chart from JSON using the builder API.

Demonstrates how to use the Builder Api to create Reusable Chart Templates.Data can be easily integrated into a definition and shared between series