# node-highcharts

**Repository Path**: jiemo/node-highcharts

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: node-highcharts
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

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- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2015-12-11
- **Last Updated**: 2020-12-19

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## README

# Obsolete Warning

The initial work demonstrated here is now getting on for several years old with no signficant updates. There is now likely much better ways of achieving these objectives and I strongly suggest not using this as a base. [HighCharts](http://www.highcharts.com) now provides details on [their recommended approach](http://www.highcharts.com/component/content/article/2-news/52-serverside-generated-charts) to render entirely on the server.

# node-highcharts

An example library demonstrating how a browser based JavaScript graphing library (Highcharts) can be used from Node.

## Usage
```` js
var fs = require('fs'),
	highcharts = require('node-highcharts'),
	options = {
		chart: {
			width: 300,
			height: 300,
			defaultSeriesType: 'bar'
		},
		legend: {
			enabled: false
		},
		title: {
			text: 'Highcharts rendered by Node!'
		},
		series: [{
			data: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
		}]
	};

highcharts.render(options, function(err, data) {
	if (err) {
		console.log('Error: ' + err);
	} else {
		fs.writeFile('chart.png', data, function() {
			console.log('Written to chart.png');
		});
	}
});
````

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/eOvgU.png" alt="Bar Chart" />

## Todo
There's a few bits to do before the library will be ready for use.

1. Cleanup jsdom window instance correctly.
1. Cache window so we don't load jQuery+highcharts for every render.
1. Use a local jQuery.
1. Update to latest Highcharts version.
1. Investigate using [CanVG](http://code.google.com/p/canvg/) and [node-canvas](https://github.com/LearnBoost/node-canvas) to render with no dependencies on the environment.