ChartDirector 7.0 (Java Edition)
Real-Time Chart with Snapshot
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 320 pixels in size
XYChart c = new XYChart(600, 320);
// Set the plotarea at (55, 60) and of size 520 x 235 pixels with transparent background and border.
// 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, 60, 520, 235, -1, -1, Chart.Transparent, 0xcccccc, 0xcccccc);
c.setClipping();
// Add a title to the chart using dark grey (0x333333) 20pt Arial Bold font
c.addTitle("Real-Time Chart with Snapshot", "Arial Bold", 20, 0x333333);
// Add a legend box at the top of the plot area using horizontal layout. Use 10pt Arial Bold font,
// transparent background and border, and line style legend icon.
LegendBox b = c.addLegend(55, 30, false, "Arial Bold", 10);
b.setBackground(Chart.Transparent, Chart.Transparent);
b.setLineStyleKey();
// Set the x and y axis stems to transparent and the label font to 10pt Arial
c.xAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
c.yAxis().setColors(Chart.Transparent);
c.xAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 10);
c.yAxis().setLabelStyle("Arial", 10);
// Add y-axis title using 12pt Arial font
c.yAxis().setTitle("Y-Axis Title Placeholder", "Arial", 12);
// For the automatic x and y axis labels, set the minimum spacing to 75 and 30 pixels.
c.xAxis().setTickDensity(75);
c.yAxis().setTickDensity(30);
// 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: {value|2}"));
layer.addDataSet(dataSeries2, 0x00cc00, c.formatValue(dataSeries2[dataSeries2.length - 1],
"Beta: {value|2}"));
layer.addDataSet(dataSeries3, 0x0000ff, c.formatValue(dataSeries3[dataSeries3.length - 1],
"Gamma: {value|2}"));
// Create the WebChartViewer to output the chart
WebChartViewer viewer = new WebChartViewer(request, "chart1");
// Check if is a download request
String downloadFormat = request.getParameter("download");
if ((downloadFormat != null) && (downloadFormat != "")) {
out.clear();
// Download filename
String filename = "demo_" + c.formatValue(timeStamps[timeStamps.length - 1], "yyyymmddhhnnss");
if (downloadFormat.equals("pdf")) {
// Output in PDF
viewer.setChart(c, Chart.PDF);
viewer.streamChart(response, filename + ".pdf");
} else {
// Output in PNG
viewer.setChart(c, Chart.PNG);
viewer.streamChart(response, filename + ".png");
}
return;
}
// Output the chart
viewer.setChart(c, Chart.SVG);
// Check if is a streaming request
if (viewer.isStreamRequest()) {
out.clear();
viewer.streamChart(response);
return;
}
%>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Real-Time Chart with Snapshot</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="cdjcv.js"></script>
</head>
<body style="margin:0px">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:black 1px solid;">
<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/">
Advanced Software Engineering
</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>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align:center">
<input type="button" value="Download PDF" style="width:112px; font:10pt Arial"
onclick="JsChartViewer.get('<%=viewer.getId()%>').partialUpdateAsAttachment('download=pdf');" /><br/>
<input type="button" value="Download PNG" style="width:112px; font:10pt Arial; margin-top:8px;"
onclick="JsChartViewer.get('<%=viewer.getId()%>').partialUpdateAsAttachment('download=png');" />
</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left:black 1px solid; padding:5px 0px 0px 5px;" >
<!-- ****** Here is the chart image ****** -->
<%=viewer.renderHTML(response)%>
</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>