Flint 1.0: Interactivity

[Chenglong Wang (Chenglong-MS)]

Flint 1.0: the language for interactive data visualizations

In this release, Flint makes interactions easy to specify: from linked brushing and annotations to semantic zoom and coordinated chart–table views. Start with ready-made presets or build custom behaviors using data-level events and update operators. You describe the interaction; Flint handles the low-level wiring.

Interaction support is now available in both the MCP server and the npm library!
Explore the interaction presets, try the custom interaction demos, or dive into the interaction API to build your own.

Watch the video below to learn more. :)

flint-interactive-EN-white-web.mp4

Examples

What's Changed

• feat: add Image-Charts backend (hosted-image-URL render target) by Francois-Guillaume Ribreau (@FGRibreau) in feat: add Image-Charts backend (hosted-image-URL render target) #95
• fix(echarts): pin categorical legend with right instead of design-canvas left by zhnd (@zhnd) in fix(echarts): pin categorical legend with right instead of design-canvas left #99
• fix(bar-table): honour Rank ordinal semantics instead of length-encoding it by HughChaw (@Hughhhhcoder) in fix(bar-table): honour Rank ordinal semantics instead of length-encoding it #103
• Add compile commands by Aaron Chen (@chen1plus) in Add compile commands #108
• Add DimpVis candidate stages and interactions by lx9days in Add DimpVis candidate stages and interactions #109
• Fix/powerbi histogram bars by lx9days in Fix/powerbi histogram bars #115
• Add index chart bespoke interaction prototype. by lx9days in Add index chart bespoke interaction prototype. #114
• add interactive data report demo to the interaction lab by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in add interactive data report demo to the interaction lab #116
• You draw it: freehand bespoke interaction demo and runtime fixes by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in You draw it: freehand bespoke interaction demo and runtime fixes #117
• Map navigation: pan and zoom, semantic zoom levels, and a click-to-fly demo by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in Map navigation: pan and zoom, semantic zoom levels, and a click-to-fly demo #119
• fix(tests): repair type errors in map test files by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in fix(tests): repair type errors in map test files #120
• feat(core): export chart validation from flint-chart by Wei Tao (@taoche) in feat(core): export chart validation from flint-chart #113
• demo: add timebox bespoke interaction by lx9days in demo: add timebox bespoke interaction #122
• Dev by Chenglong Wang (@Chenglong-MS) in Dev #97
• feat(interactions): interaction_spec for chart interactions by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in feat(interactions): interaction_spec for chart interactions #124
• feat(interactions): admission per chart type, one owner per trigger by xavier (@xavier-shaw) in feat(interactions): admission per chart type, one owner per trigger #127
• add QR code by IAMkecheng in add QR code #105
• Flint 1.0 release by Chenglong Wang (@Chenglong-MS) in Flint 1.0 release #146

New Contributors

• Francois-Guillaume Ribreau (@FGRibreau) made their first contribution in feat: add Image-Charts backend (hosted-image-URL render target) #95
• zhnd (@zhnd) made their first contribution in fix(echarts): pin categorical legend with right instead of design-canvas left #99
• HughChaw (@Hughhhhcoder) made their first contribution in fix(bar-table): honour Rank ordinal semantics instead of length-encoding it #103
• Aaron Chen (@chen1plus) made their first contribution in Add compile commands #108
• lx9days made their first contribution in Add DimpVis candidate stages and interactions #109
• Wei Tao (@taoche) made their first contribution in feat(core): export chart validation from flint-chart #113

Full Changelog: 0.5.1...1.0

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