Javascript library for drawing Graphs over Timelin

Question

Is there a javascript library that allows for drawing histograms/graphs over timelines, allow zooming, as well as selecting regions.

Something similar to Google's Financial Data Graphs (allows for scrolling, zooming in, as well as selecting ranges) Google Financial Data

Thanks.

Answer 1

I have found this flash charts framework to be quite useful:

http://teethgrinder.co.uk/open-flash-chart/

Answer 2

JSFLot is a JavaServer Faces chart library based on flotr

http://code.google.com/p/jsflot

Answer 3

Stack Overflow uses Flot for the zoomable time-series chart in the Reputation tab of user profiles.

You may want to check these links for further information on Flot:

• Flot Project
• Time-series example with zooming overview
• Flot Usage: Sites and projects using Flot

Answer 4

The CHAP Links Library comes with a zoomable/movable graph and is designed to display large amounts of data:

http://almende.github.com/chap-links-library/

Answer 5

You could try this Flash charts library, could be easily integrated into web page:

http://www.maani.us

Answer 6

You can have a look at Chronoscope or flot.

Other libraries:

1. Protchart (no longer under active development, recommends D3.js)
2. JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit
3. gRaphaël based on Raphaël
4. Bluff
5. DojoX Data Chart
6. Ajax.org
7. Google Chart API
8. Style Chart
9. JS Charts
10. jqPlot
11. pChart
12. ExtJS
13. Vizualize
14. TufteGraph
15. milkchart
16. jQChart
17. PlotKit
18. Timeplot
19. flotr
20. Highcharts
21. Rickshaw