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Dynamically load in series HighCharts

I am trying to dynamically load in a number of series, depending on projects chosen by the user. I am using Laravel 5.2, PHP 5.6 and HighCharts.
I have managed to load in one JSON file, which is generated when the user selects projects. But I would like it if the JavaScript could parse the different series from the JSON file and dynamically load this into the series.
This is the code which I am using:
$(function () {
// Set up the chart
var processed_json = new Array();
$.getJSON('/uploads/test.json', function(data) {
for (i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
processed_json.push([data[i].key, data[i].value]);
}
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'column',
options3d: {
enabled: true,
alpha: 0,
beta: 0,
depth: 0,
viewDistance: 25
}
},
title: {
text: 'Grades'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Dataset'
},
plotOptions: {
column: {
depth: 0
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Grades',
data: processed_json
}],
credits: {
enabled: false
}
});
function showValues() {
$('#alpha-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.alpha);
$('#beta-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.beta);
$('#depth-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.depth);
}
// Activate the sliders
$('#sliders input').on('input change', function () {
chart.options.chart.options3d[this.id] = this.value;
showValues();
chart.redraw(false);
});
showValues();
});
});
My JSON is formatted like:
[{"key":"Math","value":6},{"key":"Biology","value":"8"},{"key":"English","value":"7"},{"key":"Gym","value":"4"}]
So I would like to have more JSONs like so, in one file to be parsed in the Javascript and be loaded in into the series.
Thank you!
EDIT
thanks for your reply. I have edited my code:
$(function () {
var processed_json = new Array();
var options = {
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'column',
options3d: {
enabled: true,
alpha: 0,
beta: 0,
depth: 0,
viewDistance: 25
}
},
title: {
text: 'Grades'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Dataset'
},
plotOptions: {
column: {
depth: 0
}
},
series: [{
}],
credits: {
enabled: false
}
};
$.getJSON('/uploads/test.json', function(data) {
for (i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
processed_json.push([data[i].key, data[i].value]);
}
});
options.series[0].remove();
options.series[0].setData = {
name: 'Grades',
data: processed_json
}
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
chart.redraw(true);
function showValues() {
$('#alpha-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.alpha);
$('#beta-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.beta);
$('#depth-value').html(chart.options.chart.options3d.depth);
}
// Activate the sliders
$('#sliders input').on('input change', function () {
chart.options.chart.options3d[this.id] = this.value;
showValues();
chart.redraw(false);
});
showValues();
});
But nothing is displayed anymore and the following error is given
TypeError: options.series[0].remove is not a function
I have also tried
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
chart.series[0].remove();
chart.series[0].setData = {
name: 'Grades',
data: processed_json
}
chart.redraw(true);
But this gives:
TypeError: Cannot set property 'setData' of undefined

I think highcharts has a method chart.addSeries for adding a new series. If you want to replace the current series with a new series, you can try removing first the current series using chart.series[0].remove( ) then add the new series with chart.addSeries. The parameter for the chart.addSeries can be an object like your
{
name: 'Grades',
data: processed_json
}

Then, define method with load data.. example:
function(chart) {
$.each(chart.series, function(i, v){
chart.series[i].remove(true);
});
chart.addSeries({your_data}, true);
}
check http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/Chart.addSeries/Chart.addSeries
In my webapp, i use 10 of 15 types of graphs highchart and all dynamically load and work fine :) Highcharts is awesome.

Highcharts bar chart wont animate

Not sure why because I have done it in the past, but I have a Highcharts bar chart and it won't animate. This is the declaration of the chart,
function initializeData() {
$http.get(url).success(function(ret) {
$scope.jsondata = ret;
var newdata = [];
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
newdata.push({
name: setName($scope.jsondata[x].name),
y: $scope.jsondata[x].data[0],
color: getColor($scope.jsondata[x].data[0])
});
}
$scope.chart.series[0].setData(newdata);
});
mainInterval = $interval(updateData, 5000);
}
function updateData() {
$http.get(url).success(function(ret) {
$scope.jsondata = ret;
console.debug("here");
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
$scope.chart.series[0].data[x].update({
y: $scope.jsondata[x].data[0],
color: getColor($scope.jsondata[x].data[0])
});
}
});
}
$scope.chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'bar',
animation: true,
events: {
load: initializeData
}
},
title: {
text: ''
},
xAxis: {
type: 'category',
labels: {
style: {
fontSize: '11px'
}
}
},
yAxis: {
min: 0,
max: 100,
title: {
text: 'Total Score',
align: 'high'
}
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
tooltip: {
pointFormat: 'Total Score <b>{point.y:.3f}</b>'
},
series: [{
name: 'Active Users',
data: [],
dataLabels: {
enabled: true,
rotation: 30,
style: {
fontSize: '10px',
fontFamily: 'Verdana, sans-serif'
},
format: '{point.y:.3f}', // one decimal
}
}]
});
And as you can see I have animate : true, so I am not sure what is the problem here. I have this older plunker where all of the data is in separate series, but it animates fine. But this is the plunker I am working on and having trouble with. They are like identical basically. In the newer one I broke out the initialization of data into its own method, but that is the only real main difference.
Some edits:
So as I was saying, I have done things this way with an areaspline chart (I know it was said they work a bit different but they are set up identically).
function initializeData() {
$interval.cancel(mainInterval);
$scope.previousPackets = '';
$http.get("https://api.myjson.com/bins/nodx").success(function(returnedData) {
var newdata = [];
var x = (new Date()).getTime();
for (var step = 9; step >= 0; step--) {
newdata.push([x - 1000 * step, 0]);
}
$scope.chart.series[0].setData(newdata);
});
mainInterval = $interval(updateData, 2000);
}
function updateData() {
$http.get(url + acronym + '/latest').success(function(returnedData) {
var x = (new Date()).getTime();
if ($scope.previousPackets != returnedData[0].numPackets) {
$scope.chart.series[0].addPoint([x, returnedData[0].numPackets], true, true);
$scope.previousPackets = returnedData[0].numPackets;
} else {
$scope.chart.series[0].addPoint([x, 0], true, true);
}
});
}
$scope.chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'areaspline',
animation: Highcharts.svg, // don't animate in old IE
marginRight: 10,
events: {
load: initializeData
}
},
title: {
text: ''
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 150
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Packets'
},
plotLines: [{
value: 0,
width: 1,
color: '#d9534f'
}]
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function() {
return Highcharts.numberFormat(this.y) + ' packets<b> | </b>' + Highcharts.dateFormat('%H:%M:%S', this.x);
}
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
exporting: {
enabled: false
},
series: [{
name: 'Packets',
data: []
}]
});
I also updated the first chunk of code with the initializeData() method and updateData() method which are seemingly identical in both different charts.

It looks like it plays an important role if you provide your data at chart initialization or after. For simplicity I refactored your code a little
function initializeChart(initialData, onload) {
$scope.chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'bar',
animation: true,
events: {
load: onload
}
....
series: [{
name: 'Active Users',
data: initialData,
dataLabels: {
enabled: true,
format: '{point.y:.3f}', // one decimal
}
}]
});
}
function getData(callback) {
$http.get(url).success(function(ret) {
$scope.jsondata = ret;
var newdata = [];
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++) {
newdata.push([setName(ret[x].name), ret[x].data]);
}
callback(newdata);
});
}
As a result your two planks are in essense reduced to two methods below. The first initializes chart with preloaded data and the second updates data in existing chart.
function readDataFirst() {
getData(function(newdata) {
initializeChart(newdata);
});
}
function initializeChartFirst() {
initializeChart([], function() {
getData(function(newdata) {
$scope.chart.series[0].setData(newdata);
})
});
}
The first one animates fine while the second does not. It looks like highcharts skips animation if dataset is not initial and is treated incompatible.
However if you really want to have animation in your current plant (chart first workflow) you can achieve that by initializing first serie with zeros and then with the real data. This case it will be treated as update
function forceAnimationByDoubleInitialization() {
getData(function(newdata) {
initializeChart([]);
var zerodata = newdata.map(function(item) {
return [item[0], 0]
});
$scope.chart.series[0].setData(zerodata);
$scope.chart.series[0].setData(newdata);
});
All these options are available at http://plnkr.co/edit/pZhBJoV7PmjDNRNOj2Uc

How to add multiple series dynamically and update its data dynamically

my task is to add series dynamically and keep updating their data, which is received by ajax calls.
i know series can be added dynamically by declaring highchart funciton global. and using series.addseries() function , and also data can be updated by using settimout request to ajax call and updating points by using series.addpoint() function.
i have done both the work separably. but when i combine both the technique, data is not added to highchart. i have done lot of research on this, and i am not finding reason for not adding the data. infact script hang the browser.
i have checked the series object, which show x-data and y-data are processed. only difference i find is isDirty field and isDirtydata field are set to true. dont know the reason.
here is the full code
var serverUrl = 'http://'+window.location.hostname+':8000'
Highcharts.setOptions({
global: {
useUTC: false
}
});
data={}
$(document).ready(function(){
$(function () {
console.log("highcharts")
$('#first').highcharts({
chart: {
type: 'spline',
//marginRight: 150,
marginBottom: 5,
events: {
load: requestData(data)
}
},
title: {
text: 'Server Monitroting Tool'
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Cpu usage, Memory Usage,Disk Usage,Mongo Usage'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
categories: ['TIME'],
dateTimeLabelFormats : {
hour: '%I %p',
minute: '%I:%M %p'
}
},
yAxis:{
showEmpty:false
},
legend:
{
backgroundColor: '#F5F5F5',
layout: 'horizontal',
floating: true,
align: 'left',
verticalAlign: 'bottom',
x: 60,
y: 9,
shadow: false,
border: 0,
borderRadius: 0,
borderWidth: 0
},
series: {}
});
});
from_date=new Date().getTime()-60000;
function requestData(data)
{
if(!data)
{
console.log("default ")
}
else
{
console.log("requesting")
$.ajax({
url:serverUrl+'/api/fetch_params/',
type:'GET',
data:data,
success:function(response)
{
console.log("in success")
//data = {'type':TypeOfParameter,'hostname':hostname,'sub-type':sub_type,'param':sub_type_parameter,'from-date':from_date}
var id=data['sub-type']+data['param']
var series = chart.get(id)
shift = series.data.length > 100; // shift if the series is longer than 300 (drop oldest point)
response= $.parseJSON(response)
var x=data['sub-type']
all_data=response.response.data[x]
// console.log(new Date(from_date),'latest timestamp')
console.log(series)
console.log("data",all_data)
from_date=all_data[all_data.length-1][0]
// console.log(from_date)
// series.isDirty=false
// series.isDirtyData=false
for (var i = 0; i < all_data.length; i++)
{
series.addPoint({ x: all_data[i][0],y: all_data[i][1],id: i},false,shift);
}
console.log("series object",series)
// chart.redraw();
console.log(" parameter",data)
data['from-date']=from_date
console.log("data",series.data)
// console.log(chart)
setTimeout(requestData(data), 10000);
console.log("out of success")
},
cache:false,
error:function()
{
console.log("err")
}
});
}
}
$.ajax({
url:serverUrl+'/api/fetch_all_servers/',
type:'GET',
success:function(response){
response = $.parseJSON(response)
sd = response.response.all_servers
$('input[name=select_menue]').optionTree(sd)
},
error:function(){
console.log('error')
}
});
$('.param-button').live('click',function(e){
e.stopPropagation()
})
$('param-select').live('hover',function(){
$(this).find('.type-select').show()
});
$('.final_value').live('change',function(){
select_name = 'select_menue_'
param_list = []
var param=$('select[name="'+select_name+'"] option:selected').attr('value')
while(param){
param_list.push(param)
select_name += '_'
var param=$('select[name="'+select_name+'"] option:selected').attr('value')
}
console.log(param_list,"param_list")
from_date=new Date().getTime()-300000 //5 minute data
hostname=param_list[0]
TypeOfParameter= param_list[1]
sub_type_parameter=param_list[param_list.length-1]
data = {'type':TypeOfParameter,'hostname':hostname,'param':sub_type_parameter,'from-date':from_date}
var sub_type;
if(param_list.length==4){
sub_type=param_list[2]
data['sub-type'] = sub_type
}
else
{
sub_type=sub_type_parameter
}
// console.log(hostname,TypeOfParameter,sub_type,sub_type_parameter)
data = {'type':TypeOfParameter,'hostname':hostname,'sub-type':sub_type,'param':sub_type_parameter,'from-date':from_date}
requestData(data)
$('#loadingmessage').show(); // show the loading message.
chart = $('#first').highcharts();
if(TypeOfParameter=='cpu')
{
console.log("adding axis")
chart.addAxis({ // Primary yAxis
id:'Cpu_axis'+sub_type_parameter,
labels: {
formatter: function() {
return this.value;
},
style: {
color: '#89A54E'
}
},
title: {
text: "core "+ sub_type+ " "+sub_type_parameter,
style: {
color: '#89A54E'
}
},
lineWidth: 1,
lineColor: '#08F'
});
console.log("adding series")
chart.addSeries({
id:sub_type+sub_type_parameter,
name: "core "+sub_type+" "+sub_type_parameter,
data :[],
tooltip : {
valueSuffix: ' %'
},
yAxis:'Cpu_axis'+sub_type_parameter
})
console.log("series out")
}
if(TypeOfParameter=='memory')
{
chart.addAxis ({
id:'memory'+sub_type_parameter,
labels:{
formatter: function() {
return this.value +'%';
},
style: {
color: '#89C54F'
}
},
title: {
text:sub_type+" "+sub_type_parameter
},
lineWidth: .5,
lineColor: '#08F',
opposite: true
});
chart.addSeries({
id:sub_type+sub_type_parameter,
name: sub_type+'memory usage',
data: [],
tooltip: {
valueSuffix: '%'
},
yAxis:'memory'+sub_type_parameter
});
}
if(TypeOfParameter=='disk')
{
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'second',
defaultSeriesType: 'spline',
events: {
load: requestData
}
},
title: {
text: 'disk Usage'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 150,
maxZoom: 20 * 1000
},
yAxis: {
minPadding: 0.2,
maxPadding: 0.2,
title: {
text: 'disk',
margin: 80
}
},
series: [{
id:sub_type+sub_type_parameter,
name: 'disk',
data: []
}]
});
}
if(TypeOfParameter=='db')
{
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'second',
defaultSeriesType: 'spline',
events: {
load: requestData
}
},
title: {
text: 'mongo Usage'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 150,
maxZoom: 20 * 1000
},
yAxis: {
minPadding: 0.2,
maxPadding: 0.2,
title: {
text: 'mmongo',
margin: 80
}
},
series: [{
id:sub_type+sub_type_parameter,
name: 'mongo',
data: []
}]
});
}
if(TypeOfParameter=='redis')
{
chart = new Highcharts.Chart({
chart: {
renderTo: 'second',
defaultSeriesType: 'spline',
events: {
load: requestData
}
},
title: {
text: 'redis Usage'
},
xAxis: {
type: 'datetime',
tickPixelInterval: 150,
maxZoom: 20 * 1000
},
yAxis: {
minPadding: 0.2,
maxPadding: 0.2,
title: {
text: 'redis',
margin: 80
}
},
series: [{
id:sub_type+sub_type_parameter,
name: 'redis',
data: []
}]
});
}
$('#loadingmessage').hide(); // hide the loading message
}
)
});
i am stuck on this problem for quite a while. and still not able to figure out the solution.
here is the full code link
someone please please help. feeling frustrated ..:-(

As you know the addPoint method is bit dangerous when dealing with quite lots points. It is recommended to disable redraw per point when dealing with many new points - more info http://api.highcharts.com/highcharts#Series.addPoint() , I notice you are doing that already in the loop statement, but why did you commented out? have you tried enabling again. Make sure chart.redraw works by adding a new redraw chart event, and set an alert or console log.
Also you may try using, below as part of ajax, instead of cache:false. I had some problems in past.
headers: { 'Cache-Control': 'no-cache' }
Cheers

Highchart / Use global option into an external JS file

I want to put dynamic information into my php page and keep my global option to an external JS files but "option" seem undefined:
External file:
$(function () {
var options = {
chart: {
rendedTo: 'barchart',
type: 'column',
width: 765
},
xAxis: {
labels: {
rotation: -45,
align: 'right'
}
},
yAxis: {
min: 0,
title: {
text: 'Nombre de sous-titres postés ce mois'
}
},
legend: {
enabled: false
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function() {
var s = (this.y > 1) ? 's' : '';
return '<b>'+ this.x +'</b><br/>'+
this.y+' sous-titre'+s+' posté'+s;
}
},
series: [{
name: 'Nombre d\'upload'
}]
}
});
Then I put the building lines on my head tag:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$.getJSON('include/ajax/statistiquesMembreMensuel.json.php?id=1', function(data) {
options.xAxis.categories = data[0];
options.series[0].data = data[0];
options.chart.title = "Nombre d\'upload mensuel effectués par le membre '.stripslashes($row['pseudo']).'";
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
});
});
</script>
I need to put the how can I send the $_GET['id'] information to the getJSON url if i put it into the .js file ?
How can I edit the chart title after the chart has been loaded?

1) Remove var to create global variable, or better, remove $(function () { ... }); which wraps options.
2) To set title, see this.

How to parse JSON into HighCharts line graph?

I am trying to parse the following JSON string remotely:
[{"name":"Object1","data":[1,2]},{"name":"Object2","data":[3,4]}]
I am doing so with the following code:
$(function () {
var chart;
$(document).ready(function() {
var options = {
chart: {
renderTo: 'container',
type: 'line',
marginRight: 130,
marginBottom: 25
},
title: {
text: 'hits by time',
x: -20 //center
},
subtitle: {
text: 'Source:',
x: -20
},
xAxis: {
categories: ['8am', '9am', '10am', '11am', '12pm', '1pm',
'2pm', '3pm', '4pm', '5pm', '6pm', '7pm']
},
yAxis: {
title: {
text: 'Hits'
},
plotLines: [{
value: 0,
width: 1,
color: '#808080'
}]
},
tooltip: {
formatter: function() {
return '<b>'+ this.series.name +'</b><br/>'+
this.x +': '+ this.y;
}
},
legend: {
layout: 'vertical',
align: 'right',
verticalAlign: 'top',
x: -10,
y: 100,
borderWidth: 0
},
series: []
};
$.getJSON('http://localhost:8080/jsonget', function(data) {
var series = {
data: []
};
$.each(data, function(i,item){
alert(item.name);
series.name = item.name;
$.each(item.data, function(j,dataitem){
alert(dataitem);
series.data.push(parseFloat(dataitem[i]));
});
});
options.series.push(series);
// Create the chart
var chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
});
});
});
The chart does not render, but does so when I substitute the remote portion for the CSV example on the site.
Does anyone know what the problem is?

As far as I can tell your data seems to be well formed. So, this should do it:
var chart;
$.getJSON('http://localhost:8080/UDPver/tagdiscover', function(data) {
// Populate series
options.series = data;
// Create the chart
chart = new Highcharts.Chart(options);
});

The problems is that the chart then is redrawn. So if you have other lines that is disabled (from legend), it will be visible agian when you do a update.
I have 5 lines in my graph. It is updated every second.
From the legend I can disable/remove some of the lines from the graph.
But using this method above (it works) the complete graph is redrawn and all lines is visible again.
Is it possible to just update the series (lines) and not the paramaters?
Like this (not working):
function doAjaxData() {
AjaxLoadingIcon(1);
$.ajax({
url: getAjaxUrl(1),
dataType: 'json',
cache: false,
async: true,
success: function (json) {
AjaxLoadingIcon(0);
gchartOptions.series = [];
gchartOptions.series = json;
// gchart = new Highcharts.Chart(gchartOptions);
gchart.render();
_updateTimer = window.setTimeout("doAjaxData()", 1000);
}
}
});
}

Atma.
You just should write just dataitem instead of dataitem[i] and it will work.
$.each(data, function(i,item){
alert(item.name);
series.name = item.name;
$.each(item.data, function(j,dataitem){
alert(dataitem);
series.data.push(parseFloat(dataitem[i]));
});
});