Stacked Area Charts

src/components/errorbars/calc.js

@@ -43,12 +43,29 @@ function calcOneAxis(calcTrace, trace, axis, coord) {
     var computeError = makeComputeError(opts);
 
     for(var i = 0; i < calcTrace.length; i++) {
-        var calcPt = calcTrace[i],
-            calcCoord = calcPt[coord];
+        var calcPt = calcTrace[i];
+
+        var iIn = calcPt.i;
+
+        // for types that don't include `i` in each calcdata point
+        if(iIn === undefined) iIn = i;
+
+        // for stacked area inserted points
+        // TODO: errorbars have been tested cursorily with stacked area,
+        // but not thoroughly. It's not even really clear what you want to do:
+        // Should it just be calculated based on that trace's size data?
+        // Should you add errors from below in quadrature?
+        // And what about normalization, where in principle the errors shrink
+        // again when you get up to the top end?
+        // One option would be to forbid errorbars with stacking until we
+        // decide how to handle these questions.
+        else if(iIn === null) continue;
+
+        var calcCoord = calcPt[coord];
 
         if(!isNumeric(axis.c2l(calcCoord))) continue;
 
-        var errors = computeError(calcCoord, i);
+        var errors = computeError(calcCoord, iIn);
         if(isNumeric(errors[0]) && isNumeric(errors[1])) {
             var shoe = calcPt[coord + 's'] = calcCoord - errors[0],
                 hat = calcPt[coord + 'h'] = calcCoord + errors[1];

src/plots/plots.js

@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ plots.supplyDefaults = function(gd, opts) {
     // initialize splom grid defaults
     newFullLayout._splomGridDflt = {};
 
+    // for stacked area traces to share config across traces
+    newFullLayout._scatterStackOpts = {};
+    // for the first scatter trace on each subplot (so it knows tonext->tozero)
+    newFullLayout._firstScatter = {};
+
     // for traces to request a default rangeslider on their x axes
     // eg set `_requestRangeslider.x2 = true` for xaxis2
     newFullLayout._requestRangeslider = {};
@@ -938,8 +943,6 @@ plots.supplyDataDefaults = function(dataIn, dataOut, layout, fullLayout) {
         fullTrace.uid = fullLayout._traceUids[i];
         plots.supplyTraceDefaults(trace, fullTrace, colorCnt, fullLayout, i);
 
-        fullTrace.uid = fullLayout._traceUids[i];
-
         fullTrace.index = i;
         fullTrace._input = trace;
         fullTrace._expandedIndex = cnt;
@@ -1178,6 +1181,14 @@ plots.supplyTraceDefaults = function(traceIn, traceOut, colorIndex, layout, trac
 
         plots.supplyTransformDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, layout);
     }
+    else if(_module && Registry.traceIs(traceOut, 'alwaysSupplyDefaults')) {
+        // Some types need *something* from supplyDefaults always, even if
+        // visible: false. Looking at you scatter: stack options even from
+        // hidden traces can control other traces in the stack.
+        // These types should bail out ASAP if visible is false.
+        // But we don't need any other cross-module attrs ^^ in this case.
+        _module.supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout);
+    }
 
     return traceOut;
 };
@@ -1556,7 +1567,6 @@ plots.purge = function(gd) {
     // (and to have a record of them...)
     delete gd._promises;
     delete gd._redrawTimer;
-    delete gd.firstscatter;
     delete gd._hmlumcount;
     delete gd._hmpixcount;
     delete gd._transitionData;
@@ -2421,8 +2431,6 @@ plots.doCalcdata = function(gd, traces) {
     gd.calcdata = calcdata;
 
     // extra helper variables
-    // firstscatter: fill-to-next on the first trace goes to zero
-    gd.firstscatter = true;
 
     // how many box/violins plots do we have (in case they're grouped)
     fullLayout._numBoxes = 0;

src/traces/bar/layout_attributes.js

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ module.exports = {
         editType: 'calc',
         description: [
             'Sets the normalization for bar traces on the graph.',
-            'With *fraction*, the value of each bar is divide by the sum of the',
-            'values at the location coordinate.',
-            'With *percent*, the results form *fraction* are presented in percents.'
+            'With *fraction*, the value of each bar is divided by the sum of all',
+            'values at that location coordinate.',
+            '*percent* is the same but multiplied by 100 to show percentages.'
         ].join(' ')
     },
     bargap: {

src/traces/scatter/attributes.js

@@ -72,6 +72,69 @@ module.exports = {
             'See `y0` for more info.'
         ].join(' ')
     },
+
+    stackgroup: {
+        valType: 'string',
+        role: 'info',
+        dflt: '',
+        editType: 'calc',
+        description: [
+            'Set several scatter traces (on the same subplot) to the same',
+            'stackgroup in order to add their y values (or their x values if',
+            '`orientation` is *h*). If blank or omitted this trace will not be',
+            'stacked. Stacking also turns `fill` on by default, using *tonexty*',
+            '(*tonextx*) if `orientation` is *h* (*v*) and sets the default',
+            '`mode` to *lines* irrespective of point count.',
+            'You can only stack on a numeric (linear or log) axis.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
+    orientation: {
+        valType: 'enumerated',
+        role: 'info',
+        values: ['v', 'h'],
+        editType: 'calc',
+        description: [
+            'Only relevant when `stackgroup` is used, and only the first',
+            '`orientation` found in the `stackgroup` will be used. Sets the',
+            'stacking direction. With *v* (*h*), the y (x) values of subsequent',
+            'traces are added. Also affects the default value of `fill`.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
+    groupnorm: {
+        valType: 'enumerated',
+        values: ['', 'fraction', 'percent'],
+        dflt: '',
+        role: 'info',
+        editType: 'calc',
+        description: [
+            'Only relevant when `stackgroup` is used, and only the first',
+            '`groupnorm` found in the `stackgroup` will be used.',
+            'Sets the normalization for the sum of this `stackgroup`.',
+            'With *fraction*, the value of each trace at each location is',
+            'divided by the sum of all trace values at that location.',
+            '*percent* is the same but multiplied by 100 to show percentages.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
+    stackgaps: {
+        valType: 'enumerated',
+        values: ['infer zero', 'interpolate'],
+        dflt: 'infer zero',
+        role: 'info',
+        editType: 'calc',
+        description: [
+            'Only relevant when `stackgroup` is used, and only the first',
+            '`stackgaps` found in the `stackgroup` will be used.',
+            'Determines how we handle locations at which other traces in this',
+            'group have data but this one does not.',
+            'With *infer zero* we insert a zero at these locations.',
+            'With *interpolate* we linearly interpolate between existing',
+            'values, and extrapolate a constant beyond the existing values.'
+            // TODO - implement interrupt mode
+            // '*interrupt* omits this trace from the stack at this location by',
+            // 'dropping abruptly, midway between the existing and missing locations.'
+        ].join(' ')
+    },
+
     text: {
         valType: 'string',
         role: 'info',
@@ -114,7 +177,8 @@ module.exports = {
             'If the provided `mode` includes *text* then the `text` elements',
             'appear at the coordinates. Otherwise, the `text` elements',
             'appear on hover.',
-            'If there are less than ' + constants.PTS_LINESONLY + ' points,',
+            'If there are less than ' + constants.PTS_LINESONLY + ' points',
+            'and the trace is not stacked',
             'then the default is *lines+markers*. Otherwise, *lines*.'
         ].join(' ')
     },
@@ -212,11 +276,12 @@ module.exports = {
     fill: {
         valType: 'enumerated',
         values: ['none', 'tozeroy', 'tozerox', 'tonexty', 'tonextx', 'toself', 'tonext'],
-        dflt: 'none',
         role: 'style',
         editType: 'calc',
         description: [
             'Sets the area to fill with a solid color.',
+            'Defaults to *none* unless this trace is stacked, then it gets',
+            '*tonexty* (*tonextx*) if `orientation` is *v* (*h*)',
             'Use with `fillcolor` if not *none*.',
             '*tozerox* and *tozeroy* fill to x=0 and y=0 respectively.',
             '*tonextx* and *tonexty* fill between the endpoints of this',