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dynamically adding series to highcharts

I'm relative new to highcharts so I'm not that knowledgeable.
But what I am trying to do is that I am trying to dynamically create series with a name and some x, y values. To get the x and y values I use two dictionaries looking like this:
The X values. They are dates
The Y values. They are seconds
What I want to do is create a series that have the names of the keys and then they can have multiple points for x, y values.
So for example at "Fiber_Mätning" I have two values in the key in both dictionaries. What I want to do is that I create a series with the name "Fiber_Mätning", and then it should have two points where I give both x and y value.
So the 1st point in "Fiber_Mätning" would be x:"2020-10-28" y:"28800"
and the 2nd point in "Fiber_Mätning" would be x:"2020-10-29" y:"18000"
After that I would move on onto the next key in both dictionaries and do the same. So the way I create the series need to be a function that is dynamically creating series and the points depending on the amount of keys and values in the dictionaries.
Currently my highchart code looks like this:
$('#container').highcharts({
chart:{
type: 'column',
events:{
load: function(){
RedrawColumns(this)
},
redraw: function(){
RedrawColumns(this)
}
}
},
title:{
text: 'Time worked by {{user_to_show}}'
},
subtitle:{
text:'{{user_to_show}}´s flex time: '
},
tooltip:{
formatter: function (){
var text = 'Date: ' + this.x + '<br>' + 'Time: ' + secondsTimeSpanToHMS(this.y/1000) +
'<br>' +'Extra info:' + {{extra_info|safe}}[this.x];
return text;
}
},
xAxis:
{
categories: {{all_dates|safe}}
},
yAxis:
[{
title:
{
text: '' //If it isnt given '' it will display "value" so using '' to hide it
},
gridLineWidth: 1,
type: 'datetime', //y-axis will be in milliseconds
dateTimeLabelFormats:
{ //force all formats to be hour:minute:second
second: '%H:%M:%S',
minute: '%H:%M:%S',
hour: '%H:%M:%S',
day: '%H:%M:%S',
week: '%H:%M:%S',
month: '%H:%M:%S',
year: '%H:%M:%S'
},
opposite: true
}],
plotOptions:
{
series:
{
dataLabels:
{
enabled: true,
formatter: function()
{
if( this.series.index == 0 )
{
return secondsTimeSpanToHMS(this.y/1000) ;
}
else
{
return this.y;
}
}
}
}
},
series:
[{
}]
});
});
(I am doing this with django, html and js)
If anything is unclear please say so and I will try to explain it in further detail.
Thanks in advance for any replies.

Here is my proposal for the solution. I think that everything is explained in the comments. If something is unclear, feel free to ask.
let data1 = {
Jarnvag_asdasd: ['2020-10-22'],
Fiber_Matning: ['2020-10-28', '2020-10-29'],
Fiber_Forarbete: ['2020-10-28', '2020-10-29'],
};
let data2 = {
Jarnvag_asdasd: [28800],
Fiber_Matning: [28800, 18000],
Fiber_Forarbete: [28800, 14400],
};
// The constructor to create the series structure
function CreateSeries(name, data) {
this.name = name;
this.data = data;
}
// series array
let series = [];
// Iterate through the data to concat them
for (let i in data1) {
let data = [];
data1[i].forEach((d, j) => {
data.push([d, data2[i][j]])
})
series.push(new CreateSeries(i, data))
}
Highcharts.chart('container', {
series: series
});
Demo: https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/r7ame5gw/

Highcharts - Sankey chart - How to display some series dataLabels name into icon or some different name

I have a simple sankey charts of highcharts. I am plotting it using a sample data.Every thing is working fine but I need to display some dataLabels as a different name.For Example in my data there is Brazil1 and Canada1, So where ever its contains Brazil1 and Canada1, I need to display Brazil and Canada using some condition. Here I can change it manually but my link will not work as its working.It won't point to each other.Here is my code below
HTML
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/sankey.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/export-data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>
<div id="container"></div>
SCRIPT
Highcharts.chart('container', {
title: {
text: 'Highcharts Sankey Diagram'
},
accessibility: {
point: {
valueDescriptionFormat: '{index}. {point.from} to {point.to}, {point.weight}.'
}
},
exporting: {
chartOptions: {
series: [{
dataLabels: {
style: {
fontSize: "6px",
fontWeight: "normal"
}
}
}]
}
},
series: [{
keys: ['from', 'to', 'weight'],
data: [
['Brazil', 'Brazil1', 5],
['Brazil', 'France', 1],
['Brazil', 'Spain', 1],
['Brazil', 'England', 1],
['Canada', 'Canada1', 1],
['Canada', 'France', 5],
['Canada', 'England', 1],
],
dataLabels: {
allowOverlap: true,
style: {
fontSize: "15px",
fontWeight: "normal"
}
},
type: 'sankey',
name: 'Sankey demo series'
}]
});

You can customize how the labels are formatted with the following methods:
Tooltips: tooltip.pointFormatter
Data labels on nodes: dataLabels.nodeFormatter
Data labels on arrows: dataLabels.formatter
Note that you'll need to provide a translation table to map your unwanted country name to the one you want. For example:
countries = {
Brazil1: 'Wanted Brazil1 name',
Canada1: 'Wanted Canada1 name',
};
Tooltips
In that formatter, the data point { from, to, weight } can be accessed via this, so we can write:
tooltip: {
pointFormatter: function() {
console.log('tooltip formatter', this);
point = this;
from = countries[point.from] || point.from;
to = countries[point.to] || point.to;
weight = point.weight
return from + ' → ' + to + ': ' + weight;
},
},
Labels on nodes
In that formatter, the country can be accessed via this.key, so we can write:
dataLabels: {
nodeFormatter: function() {
console.log('node formatter', this);
return countries[this.key] || this.key;
},
},
Labels on arrows
In that formatter, the data point { from, to, weight } can be accessed via this.point, so we can write:
dataLabels: {
formatter: function() {
console.log('formatter', this);
point = this.point;
from = countries[point.from] || point.from;
to = countries[point.to] || point.to;
weight = point.weight
return from + ' → ' + to + ': ' + weight;
},
},
You can see it in action here: https://jsfiddle.net/Metoule/q80t36ay/1/

How to plot data points with two y values?

I've been searching for this answer for a while now and although there are some that come near, but I have yet to find the right solution.
I want to plot a line chart of water levels over time. I want to have the depth (ex: 25m) y axis on one side and the height above sea level (ex: 1300m) on the other. There should be only one line with data points on the chart.
At the moment the config looks like this:
var config = {
title: {
text: 'Borehole Water Level'
},
options: {
tooltip: {
formatter: function() {
var tooltip = '<b><u>' + boreholename + '</u></b>';
$.each(this.points, function() {
tooltip += '<br/><strong>Date : </strong>' + BaseService.formatDate(this.x);
tooltip += '<br/><strong>' + this.series.name + ': </strong>' +
this.y + 'm';
});
return tooltip;
},
shared: true
}
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
dateTimeLabelFormats: {
month: '%e. %b',
year: '%b'
}
},
yAxis: [{
title: {
text: 'Depth [m]'
}
}, {
opposite: true,
title: {
text: 'Level above sea [m]'
}
}],
series: [{
name: 'Water Level depth',
data: chartdata,
}, {
name: 'Water Level above sea level',
data: chartdata2,
yAxis: 1
}]
};
return config;
};
At the moment I have two separate lines but I only want one.

The easiest way to achieve what you want would be to link the second yAxis to the first one and modify labels of the second using formatter.
API Reference:
http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/yAxis.linkedTo
http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/yAxis.labels.formatter
Example:
http://jsfiddle.net/d9ruh9n1/

highcharts - 2 date picker questions

1) I am wondering how I can remove the date picker from the right side of the chart? I really only need the left rangeSelector buttons i.e. 24 hours, 6 hours...
2) is there anyway to turn off the dataLabels when you click on one of the rangeSelector options as well?
When zoomed in to show 5 minutes worth of data the dataLabels are handy, but when looking at 24 hours worth they make the chart quite unusable due to crowding. It would be nice if they could be automagically turned off when I zoomed out.
Huge thanks for your help, if this is indeed possible.
For the second option, i'm looking to toggle the visibility of
plotOptions:{series: {
dataLabels:{
enabled:true,

Fiddle Link
After customization of range selector from Highstock Example
/**
* Load new data depending on the selected min and max
*/
function afterSetExtremes(e) {
var chart = Highcharts.charts[0];
chart.showLoading('Loading data from server...');
$.getJSON('https://www.highcharts.com/samples/data/from-sql.php?start=' + Math.round(e.min) +
'&end=' + Math.round(e.max) + '&callback=?', function (data) {
chart.series[0].setData(data);
chart.hideLoading();
});
}
// See source code from the JSONP handler at https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/blob/master/samples/data/from-sql.php
$.getJSON('https://www.highcharts.com/samples/data/from-sql.php?callback=?', function (data) {
// Add a null value for the end date
data = [].concat(data, [[Date.UTC(2011, 9, 14, 19, 59), null, null, null, null]]);
// create the chart
Highcharts.stockChart('container', {
chart: {
type: 'candlestick',
zoomType: 'x'
},
navigator: {
adaptToUpdatedData: false,
series: {
data: data
}
},
scrollbar: {
liveRedraw: false
},
title: {
text: 'AAPL history by the minute from 1998 to 2011'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Displaying 1.7 million data points in Highcharts Stock by async server loading'
},
rangeSelector: {
buttons: [{ //customization of buttons
type: 'hour',
count: 24,
text: '24h'
}, {
type: 'hour',
count: 6,
text: '6h'
}, {
type: 'minute',
count: 5,
text: '5m'
}],
inputEnabled: false, // it remove datepicker
},
xAxis: {
events: {
afterSetExtremes: afterSetExtremes,
setExtremes: function(e) {
if(typeof(e.rangeSelectorButton)!== 'undefined')
{
if(e.rangeSelectorButton.text=='5m'){
addlables(); //function to add data label
}else{
removelables(); // function to remove data lable
}
}
}
},
minRange: 300 * 1000 // 5min * 1000
},
yAxis: {
floor: 0
},
plotOptions:{
series: {
dataLabels:{
enabled:false,
}
}
},
series: [{
data: data,
dataGrouping: {
enabled: false
}
}]
});
});
function removelables(){
var chart = $('#container').highcharts();
var opt = chart.series[0].options;
opt.dataLabels.enabled = false;
chart.series[0].update(opt);
}
function addlables(){
var chart = $('#container').highcharts();
var opt = chart.series[0].options;
opt.dataLabels.enabled = true;
chart.series[0].update(opt);
}

Highcharts not plotting Date string as Category

I am using Highcharts to plot JSON Data. The dates are in the string format.
JSON Data:
[{"BRENT_SPOT":70.88,"TRADE_DATE":"31-JUL-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":73.28,"TRADE_DATE":"03-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.31,"TRADE_DATE":"04-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.96,"TRADE_DATE":"05-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.4,"TRADE_DATE":"06-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":72.84,"TRADE_DATE":"07-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":73.29,"TRADE_DATE":"10-AUG-2009"},{"BRENT_SPOT":72.04,"TRADE_DATE":"11-AUG-2009"}]
HighCharts / JQuery Code :
<script>
var chart;
$(function() {
var options = {
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
zoomType: 'xy',
type: 'line'
},
title: {
text: 'Brent Daily Price Curve (FPC as at <cfoutput>#f_date#</cfoutput>)'
},
xAxis: {
labels: {
rotation: 45,
step: 3
},
type: 'category'
},
yAxis: {
lineWidth: 1,
title: {
text: '$ USD'
},
min: 0
},
series: []
};
$.getJSON("brentpricehc_test.cfm?f_date=<cfoutput>#f_date#</cfoutput>", {}, function(jsonResult) {
var BrentUSDPrice = {
name: "Brent Spot (USD)",
type: "line",
data: [],
marker: {
radius: 2
}
};
$(jsonResult).each(function(index) {
BrentUSDPrice.data.push([this.TRADE_DATE, this.BRENT_SPOT]);
});
/*options.series[0] = BrentUSDPrice;*/
options.series.push(BrentUSDPrice);
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
});
});
</script>
I'm unable to plot any values wrt each of the date strings. I tried converting the JSON dates to datetime instead but still the same issue.
Few More details (for testing purposes):
Modifying to the below line plots the graph with the correct "brent_spot" values. This means that the issue lies with the way the "trade_dates" are 'not' plotting.
BrentUSDPrice.data.push([index, this.BRENT_SPOT]);
Edit 2 : (Using Datetime type to make the code work)
JSON Data (New): Returned as TO_CHAR(TRADE_DATE, 'YYYY/MM/DD')
[{"BRENT_SPOT":70.88,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/07\/31"},{"BRENT_SPOT":73.28,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/03"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.31,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/04"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.96,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/05"},{"BRENT_SPOT":74.4,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/06"},{"BRENT_SPOT":72.84,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/07"},{"BRENT_SPOT":73.29,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/10"},{"BRENT_SPOT":72.04,"TRADE_DATE":"2009\/08\/11"}]
$(jsonResult).each(function(index) {
BrentUSDPrice.data.push([new Date(this.TRADE_DATE), this.BRENT_SPOT]);
});
Server side language used : Coldfusion
Database : Oracle
Am I doing something silly somewhere?

I have just tried your code, and it works perfectly fine, see: http://jsfiddle.net/3bQne/1026/
I guess, you need to update to Highcharts 3.0.10 to get this working.

If you are using type: 'category' then you need to assign name: to the data points. See the categories entry at http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts#xAxis
If categories are present for the xAxis, names are used instead of numbers for that axis. Since Highcharts 3.0, categories can also be extracted by giving each point a name and setting axis type to "category".
So the question is whether you are using Highcharts 3.0 and if you do then it needs to look something like this:
data: [{
name: 'Point 1',
color: '#00FF00',
y: 0
}, {
name: 'Point 2',
color: '#FF00FF',
y: 5
}]
see: http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts#series.data