v0.9.0

ECharts v0.9.0

Diff since v0.8.0

ECharts.jl Release Notes (since v0.8.0)

Highlights

New Chart Types

• dumbbell — dumbbell (connected dot) plot (#218)
• divergingbar — diverging bar chart (#217)
• choropleth — choropleth map chart with bundled world GeoJSON (#212, #213)
• marimekko — marimekko/mosaic chart with CustomSeries type (#202)
• slope — slope chart for before/after comparisons (#201)
• lollipop — lollipop chart (#200)
• bump — bump chart for ranking over time (#199)
• polarbar — radial column (polar bar) chart (#198)
• chord — chord diagram (#197)
• singleaxis — single axis chart (#197)
• livechart — live/real-time chart updates via HTTP polling (#221)

Export Support

• Added SVG export to savefig via NodeJS.jl server-side rendering (#216)

New Functionality

• from_json — parse Apache ECharts JSON option strings into EChart structs (#203)
• Tables.jl methods added to 14 additional chart types with DataFrame doc examples (#196)

Improved Existing Charts

• aria! — expanded with label_enabled, decal_show, and full docstring (#215)
• Legend and datazoom positioned at bottom by default (#208)
• lollipop — fixed multi-series color matching between stems and dots (#207)
• radar — fixed multi-series colors (#207)
• beeswarm — fixed duplicate chart IDs in docs (#209)
• populationpyramid — refactored as thin wrapper over divergingbar (#217)

Bug Fixes

• Fix choropleth world map by bundling GeoJSON as lazy artifact (#213)
• Fix docstring/signature mismatches across plot functions (#210)
• Add Sockets stdlib to Project.toml dependencies (#221)

Documentation

• Removed examples from docstrings; examples now in markdown docs pages only (#219)
• Replaced duplicate DataFrame examples with unique datasets across 16 chart docs (#220)
• Improved docs examples across 45+ chart types (#204, #205, #206)
• Updated README with SVG export and new chart type documentation

Breaking changes

• Continued to refine the public API, docstrings, dependencies and the like. Package is in rapid development mode, so some churn should be expected

Merged pull requests:

• Add Tables.jl methods to 14 chart types (#196) (@randyzwitch)
• Add chord and singleaxis chart types; document OHLC as candlestick (#197) (@randyzwitch)
• Add polarbar (radial column chart) (#198) (@randyzwitch)
• Add bump chart (ranking over time) (#199) (@randyzwitch)
• Add lollipop chart (#200) (@randyzwitch)
• Add slope chart (two-point comparison) (#201) (@randyzwitch)
• Add marimekko (mosaic) chart with CustomSeries type (#202) (@randyzwitch)
• Add from_json: parse Apache ECharts JSON option strings into EChart structs (#203) (@randyzwitch)
• Improve docs examples for 15 simple chart types (#204) (@randyzwitch)
• Improve docs examples for 18 medium-complexity chart types (#205) (@randyzwitch)
• Improve docs examples for 12 complex chart types (#206) (@randyzwitch)
• Improve documentation completeness and fix example errors (#207) (@randyzwitch)
• Position legend and datazoom at bottom by default (#208) (@randyzwitch)
• Fix duplicate chart IDs causing beeswarm docs not to render (#209) (@randyzwitch)
• Fix docstring/signature mismatches across plot functions (#210) (@randyzwitch)
• Add choropleth map chart type (#212) (@randyzwitch)
• Fix choropleth world map example (#213) (@randyzwitch)
• Add ternary chart for compositional data (#214) (@randyzwitch)
• Expand aria! with label_enabled, decal_show, and full docstring (#215) (@randyzwitch)
• Add SVG export to savefig via NodeJS.jl server-side rendering (#216) (@randyzwitch)
• Add divergingbar chart; refactor populationpyramid as thin wrapper (#217) (@randyzwitch)
• Add dumbbell (connected dot) plot (#218) (@randyzwitch)
• Remove examples from docstrings (#219) (@randyzwitch)
• Replace duplicate DataFrame examples with unique datasets (#220) (@randyzwitch)
• Add livechart for local real-time chart updates via HTTP polling (#221) (@randyzwitch)

Closed issues:

• Add chart types (#58)