D3 force layout

[thomasp85]

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[cjyetman]

I have some experience with this (plotting network graphs with d3-force from an r-pkg) as a collaborator on the networkD3 package. I'd be happy to discuss what your strategy is for this here, and contribute if I can.

[thomasp85]

Thanks... The strategy is pretty straightforward (at least on paper) — port the algorithm to C++ as with the other layout algorithms... How much work this is going to be is still unknown, but I have a pretty good grasp if Mikes coding style so I don't expect too much trouble

[cjyetman]

so, the goal is to replicate in ggplot a static version of the the end result of n iterations of d3-force's many-body algorithm?

[thomasp85]

Jep

[thomasp85]

Implemented in particles