feat(data): Intent to ship data.labels.centered

Implementation on data label texts align for bar type

Fix #876

demo/demo.js

@@ -1703,27 +1703,53 @@ var demos = {
 				];
 			}
 		},
-		DataLabel: {
-			options: {
-				data: {
-					columns: [
-						["data1", 30, -200, -100, 400, 150, 250],
-						["data2", -50, 150, -150, 150, -50, -150],
-						["data3", -100, 100, -40, 100, -150, -50]
-					],
-					groups: [
-						["data1", "data2"]
-					],
-					type: "bar",
-					labels: true
-				},
-				grid: {
-					y: {
-						lines: [{value: 0}]
+		DataLabel: [
+			{
+				options: {
+					data: {
+						columns: [
+							["data1", 30, -200, -100, 400, 150, 250],
+							["data2", -50, 150, -150, 150, -50, -150],
+							["data3", -100, 100, -40, 100, -150, -50]
+						],
+						groups: [
+							["data1", "data2"]
+						],
+						type: "bar",
+						labels: true
+					},
+					grid: {
+						y: {
+							lines: [{value: 0}]
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			{
+				options: {
+					data: {
+						columns: [
+							["data1", 230, -200, 400],
+							["data2", -250, 350, -170],
+							["data3", -123, 100, -240]
+						],
+						groups: [
+							["data1", "data2"]
+						],
+						type: "bar",
+						labels: {
+							colors: "white",
+							centered: true
+						}
+					},
+					grid: {
+						y: {
+							lines: [{value: 0}]
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		},
+		],
 		DataLabelColors: [
 			{
 				options: {
@@ -2532,7 +2558,7 @@ d3.select(".chart_area")
 							"01-10-2019 01:00",
 							"01-10-2019 01:30",
 							"01-10-2019 02:00",
-							"01-10-2019 02:30",	
+							"01-10-2019 02:30",
 							"01-10-2019 03:00",
 							"01-10-2019 03:30",
 							"01-10-2019 04:00",

spec/internals/data-spec.js

@@ -729,6 +729,51 @@ describe("DATA", () => {
 						.each(checkXY(expectedTextX[key], expectedTextY[key], "", 4));
 				});
 			});
+
+			it("set options data.labels.centered=true", () => {
+				args.data.labels = {
+					centered: true,
+					colors: "white"
+				};
+			});
+
+			it("check for data label text position", () => {
+				const index = 1;
+				let j = 0;
+				const bars = chart.$.bar.bars.filter(d => d.index === index);
+				const texts = chart.$.text.texts.filter(d => d.index === index).nodes();
+
+				bars.each(function(d) {
+					const barRect = this.getBoundingClientRect();
+					const textRect = texts[j++].getBoundingClientRect();
+
+					expect(
+						(barRect.height / 2) - (textRect.y - barRect.y)
+					).to.be.closeTo(textRect.height / 2, 3);
+				});
+			});
+
+			it("set options axis.rotated=true", () => {
+				args.axis = {
+					rotated: true
+				}
+			});
+
+			it("check for data label text position when is rotated", () => {
+				const index = 1;
+				let j = 0;
+				const bars = chart.$.bar.bars.filter(d => d.index === index);
+				const texts = chart.$.text.texts.filter(d => d.index === index).nodes();
+
+				bars.each(function(d) {
+					const barRect = this.getBoundingClientRect();
+					const textRect = texts[j++].getBoundingClientRect();
+
+					expect(
+						(barRect.width / 2) - (textRect.x - barRect.x)
+					).to.be.closeTo(textRect.width / 2, 3);
+				});
+			});
 		});
 
 		describe("for all targets", () => {

src/config/Options.js

@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ export default class Options {
 			 * @memberof Options
 			 * @type {Object}
 			 * @property {Boolean} [data.labels=false] Show or hide labels on each data points
-			 * @property {Function} [data.labels.format={}] Set formatter function for data labels.<br>
+			 * @property {Boolean} [data.labels.centered=false] Centerize labels on `bar` shape. (**NOTE:** works only for 'bar' type)
+			 * @property {Function} [data.labels.format] Set formatter function for data labels.<br>
 			 * The formatter function receives 4 arguments such as v, id, i, j and it must return a string that will be shown as the label. The arguments are:<br>
 			 *  - `v` is the value of the data point where the label is shown.
 			 *  - `id` is the id of the data where the label is shown.
@@ -591,6 +592,9 @@ export default class Options {
 			 *         ...
 			 *     },
 			 *
+			 *     // align text to center of the 'bar' shape (works only for 'bar' type)
+			 *     centered: true,
+			 *
 			 *     // apply for all label texts
 			 *     colors: "red",
 			 *
@@ -1457,7 +1461,7 @@ export default class Options {
 			axis_x_categories: [],
 
 			/**
-			 * Centerise ticks on category axis.
+			 * centerize ticks on category axis.
 			 * @name axis․x․tick․centered
 			 * @memberof Options
 			 * @type {Boolean}

src/internals/text.js

@@ -181,6 +181,45 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 		};
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Get centerized text position for bar type data.label.text
+	 * @private
+	 * @param {Object} d Data object
+	 * @param {Array} points Data points position
+	 * @param {HTMLElement} textElement Data label text element
+	 * @returns {Number} Position value
+	 */
+	getCenteredTextPos(d, points, textElement) {
+		const $$ = this;
+		const config = $$.config;
+		const isRotated = config.axis_rotated;
+
+		if (config.data_labels.centered && $$.isBarType(d)) {
+			const rect = textElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+			const isPositive = d.value >= 0;
+
+			if (isRotated) {
+				const w = (
+					isPositive ?
+						points[1][1] - points[0][1] :
+						points[0][1] - points[1][1]
+				) / 2 + (rect.width / 2);
+
+				return isPositive ? -w - 3 : w + 4;
+			} else {
+				const h = (
+					isPositive ?
+						points[0][1] - points[1][1] :
+						points[1][1] - points[0][1]
+				) / 2 + (rect.height / 2);
+
+				return isPositive ? h : -h - 4;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the x coordinate of the text
 	 * @private
@@ -192,10 +231,11 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 	getXForText(points, d, textElement) {
 		const $$ = this;
 		const config = $$.config;
+		const isRotated = config.axis_rotated;
 		let xPos;
 		let padding;
 
-		if (config.axis_rotated) {
+		if (isRotated) {
 			padding = $$.isBarType(d) ? 4 : 6;
 			xPos = points[2][1] + padding * (d.value < 0 ? -1 : 1);
 		} else {
@@ -210,6 +250,10 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (isRotated) {
+			xPos += $$.getCenteredTextPos(d, points, textElement);
+		}
+
 		return xPos + (config.data_labels_position.x || 0);
 	},
 
@@ -224,12 +268,14 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 	getYForText(points, d, textElement) {
 		const $$ = this;
 		const config = $$.config;
+		const isRotated = config.axis_rotated;
 		const r = config.point_r;
+		const rect = textElement.getBoundingClientRect();
 		let baseY = 3;
 		let yPos;
 
-		if (config.axis_rotated) {
-			yPos = (points[0][0] + points[2][0] + textElement.getBoundingClientRect().height * 0.6) / 2;
+		if (isRotated) {
+			yPos = (points[0][0] + points[2][0] + rect.height * 0.6) / 2;
 		} else {
 			yPos = points[2][1];
 
@@ -238,7 +284,7 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 			}
 
 			if (d.value < 0 || (d.value === 0 && !$$.hasPositiveValue)) {
-				yPos += textElement.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+				yPos += rect.height;
 
 				if ($$.isBarType(d) && $$.isSafari()) {
 					yPos -= baseY;
@@ -259,8 +305,8 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 		}
 
 		// show labels regardless of the domain if value is null
-		if (d.value === null && !config.axis_rotated) {
-			const boxHeight = textElement.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+		if (d.value === null && !isRotated) {
+			const boxHeight = rect.height;
 
 			if (yPos < boxHeight) {
 				yPos = boxHeight;
@@ -269,6 +315,10 @@ extend(ChartInternal.prototype, {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!isRotated) {
+			yPos += $$.getCenteredTextPos(d, points, textElement);
+		}
+
 		return yPos + (config.data_labels_position.y || 0);
 	}
 });

types/options.d.ts

@@ -1174,6 +1174,11 @@ export interface Data {
 	 * - j is the sub index of the data point where the label is shown.
 	 */
 	labels?: boolean | {
+			/**
+			 * Centerize labels on `bar` shape. (**NOTE:** works only for 'bar' type)
+			 */
+			centered?: boolean;
+
 			/**
 			 * Set label text colors.
 			 */