# Features

Out of the box, we wanted to create a low level robust framework on which to build charts. Outside of the following chart types:

### Chart Types

* Horizontal & Vertical Bar Charts (Standard, Grouped, Stacked, Normalized)
* Line
* Area (Standard, Stacked, Normalized)
* Pie (Explodable, Grid, Custom legends)
* Donut
* Gauge
* Linear Gauge
* Force Directed Graph (deprecated - please use [ngx-graph](https://github.com/swimlane/ngx-graph) instead)
* Heatmap
* Treemap
* Number Cards
* Bubble/Scatter
* Vertical Box Chart

### Customization

* Autoscaling
* Timeline Filtering
* Line Interpolation
* Configurable Axis Labels
* Legends (Labels & Gradient)
* Advanced Label Positioning
* Real-time data support
* Advanced Tooltips
* Responsive Layout
* Data point Event Handlers
* Works with ngUpgrade
* Enabling/Disabling animations

If you have an idea for a new feature, create a Github issue or even better a PR ;). Make sure to include the use case, an example image of the chart (if applicable) and data formats.

## Alternatives

Chart frameworks are a dime a dozen nowadays. Not many of them existed a few years ago when we started this project internally and many of them still don't really work well with Angular. Here's a recent list we compiled during our effort to open-source this:

* [ng2-nvd3](https://github.com/krispo/ng2-nvd3) - Open-source wrapper for nvd3 using Angular2 Components
* [ng2-charts](http://valor-software.com/ng2-charts/) - Open-source Angular2 wrapper directives for Chart.js
* [angular2-highcharts](https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular2-highcharts) - Open-source Angular2 wrapper for HighCharts
* [recharts](http://recharts.org/) - Open-source composable charting library built on React components
* [Vega](http://vega.github.io/) - Open-source Canvas/SVG viz framework
* [C3](http://c3js.org/) - Open-source D3-based reusable chart library
* [Plotly](https://plot.ly/) - Commercial business intelligence and data science.
* [Highcharts](http://www.highcharts.com/) - Commercial chart framework
* [eCharts](http://echarts.baidu.com/demo.htm) - Open-source JavaScript chart framework
* [dc.js](http://dc-js.github.io/dc.js) - Open-source JavaScript charting library


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