ChartDirector 7.0 (Java Edition)
Simple Real-Time Chart
Source Code Listing
<%@page import="ChartDirector.*, java.util.*" %>
<%
//
// Data to draw the chart. In this demo, the data buffer will be filled by a random data generator.
// In real life, the data is probably stored in a buffer (eg. a database table, a text file, or some
// global memory) and updated by other means.
//
// We use a data buffer to emulate the last 240 samples.
int sampleSize = 240;
double[] dataSeries1 = new double[sampleSize];
double[] dataSeries2 = new double[sampleSize];
double[] dataSeries3 = new double[sampleSize];
Date[] timeStamps = new Date[sampleSize];
// Our pseudo random number generator
double firstDate = new Date().getTime() / 1000 - timeStamps.length;
for(int i = 0; i < timeStamps.length; ++i) {
double p = firstDate + i;
timeStamps[i] = new Date((long)p * 1000);
dataSeries1[i] = Math.cos(p * 2.1) * 10 + 1 / (Math.cos(p) * Math.cos(p) + 0.01) + 20;
dataSeries2[i] = 100 * Math.sin(p / 27.7) * Math.sin(p / 10.1) + 150;
dataSeries3[i] = 100 * Math.cos(p / 6.7) * Math.cos(p / 11.9) + 150;
}
// Create an XYChart object 600 x 270 pixels in size, with light grey (f4f4f4) background, black
// (000000) border, 1 pixel raised effect, and with a rounded frame.
XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 270, 0xf4f4f4, 0x000000, 0);
c.setRoundedFrame();
// Set the plotarea at (55, 62) and of size 520 x 175 pixels. Use white (ffffff) background. Enable
// both horizontal and vertical grids by setting their colors to grey (cccccc). Set clipping mode to
// clip the data lines to the plot area.
c.setPlotArea(55, 62, 520, 175, 0xffffff, -1, -1, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc);
c.setClipping();
// Add a title to the chart using 15pt Times New Roman Bold Italic font, with a light grey (dddddd)
// background, black (000000) border, and a glass like raised effect.
c.addTitle("Field Intensity at Observation Satellite", "Times New Roman Bold Italic", 15
).setBackground(0xdddddd, 0x000000, Chart.glassEffect());
// Add a legend box at the top of the plot area with 9pt Arial Bold font. We set the legend box to
// the same width as the plot area and use grid layout (as opposed to flow or top/down layout). This
// distributes the 3 legend icons evenly on top of the plot area.
LegendBox b = c.addLegend2(55, 33, 3, "Arial Bold", 9);
b.setBackground(Chart.Transparent, Chart.Transparent);
b.setWidth(520);
// Configure the y-axis with a 10pt Arial Bold axis title
c.yAxis().setTitle("Intensity (V/m)", "Arial Bold", 10);
// Configure the x-axis to auto-scale with at least 75 pixels between major tick and 15 pixels
// between minor ticks. This shows more minor grid lines on the chart.
c.xAxis().setTickDensity(75, 15);
// Set the axes width to 2 pixels
c.xAxis().setWidth(2);
c.yAxis().setWidth(2);
// Set the x-axis label format
c.xAxis().setLabelFormat("{value|hh:nn:ss}");
// Create a line layer to plot the lines
LineLayer layer = c.addLineLayer2();
// The x-coordinates are the timeStamps.
layer.setXData(timeStamps);
// The 3 data series are used to draw 3 lines. Here we put the latest data values as part of the
// data set name, so you can see them updated in the legend box.
layer.addDataSet(dataSeries1, 0xff0000, c.formatValue(dataSeries1[dataSeries1.length - 1],
"Alpha: <*bgColor=FFCCCC*> {value|2} "));
layer.addDataSet(dataSeries2, 0x00cc00, c.formatValue(dataSeries2[dataSeries2.length - 1],
"Beta: <*bgColor=CCFFCC*> {value|2} "));
layer.addDataSet(dataSeries3, 0x0000ff, c.formatValue(dataSeries3[dataSeries3.length - 1],
"Gamma: <*bgColor=CCCCFF*> {value|2} "));
// Output the chart
WebChartViewer viewer = new WebChartViewer(request, "chart1");
viewer.setChart(c, Chart.SVG);
// Check if is a stream request to update the chart
if (viewer.isStreamRequest()) {
// Stream the updated chart to the browser
viewer.streamChart(response);
return;
}
%>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Simple Real-Time Chart</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script>
</head>
<body style="margin:0px">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tr>
<td align="right" colspan="2" style="background:#000088; color:#ffff00; padding:0px 4px 2px 0px;">
<a style="color:#FFFF00; font:italic bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration:none" href="http://www.advsofteng.com/">
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</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td style="width:130px; background:#c0c0ff; border-right:black 1px solid; border-bottom:black 1px solid;">
<br />
<br />
<div style="font:12px Verdana; padding:10px;">
<b>Update Period</b><br />
<select id="UpdatePeriod" style="width:110px">
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="10" selected="selected">10</option>
<option value="20">20</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="60">60</option>
</select>
<br /><br /><br />
<b>Time Remaining</b><br />
<div style="width:108px; border:#888888 1px inset;">
<div style="margin:3px" id="TimeRemaining">0</div>
</div>
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div style="font: bold 20pt Arial; margin:5px 0px 0px 5px;">
Simple Real-Time Chart
</div>
<hr style="border:solid 1px #000080" />
<div style="padding:0px 5px 5px 10px">
<!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** -->
<%=viewer.renderHTML(response)%>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script type="text/javascript">
//
// Executes once every second to update the countdown display. Updates the chart when the countdown reaches 0.
//
function timerTick()
{
// Get the update period and the time left
var updatePeriod = parseInt(document.getElementById("UpdatePeriod").value);
var timeLeft = Math.min(parseInt(document.getElementById("TimeRemaining").innerHTML), updatePeriod) - 1;
if (timeLeft == 0)
// Can update the chart now
JsChartViewer.get('<%=viewer.getId()%>').streamUpdate();
else if (timeLeft < 0)
// Reset the update period
timeLeft += updatePeriod;
// Update the countdown display
document.getElementById("TimeRemaining").innerHTML = timeLeft;
}
window.setInterval("timerTick()", 1000);
</script>
</body>
</html>