R/dygraph.R

In dygraphs: Interface to 'Dygraphs' Interactive Time Series Charting Library

#' dygraph interactive plot for time series data
#' 
#' R interface to interactive time series plotting using the 
#' \href{http://dygraphs.com}{dygraphs} JavaScript library.
#' 
#' @inheritParams htmlwidgets::createWidget
#' 
#' @param data Either time series data or numeric data. For time series, this 
#'   must be an \link[xts]{xts} object or an object which is convertible to 
#'   \code{xts}. For numeric data, this must be a named list or data frame,
#'   where the first element/column provides x-axis values and all subsequent
#'   elements/columns provide one or more series of y-values.
#' @param periodicity Periodicity of time series data (automatically detected
#'   via \link[xts:periodicity]{xts::periodicity} if not specified).
#' @param main Main plot title (optional)
#' @param xlab X axis label
#' @param ylab Y axis label
#' @param group Group to associate this plot with. The x-axis zoom level of 
#'   plots within a group is automatically synchronized.
#' @param width Width in pixels (optional, defaults to automatic sizing)
#' @param height Height in pixels (optional, defaults to automatic sizing)
#'   
#' @return Interactive dygraph plot
#'   
#' @note
#' See the \href{https://rstudio.github.io/dygraphs/}{online documentation} for
#' additional details and examples.
#' 
#' @examples 
#' library(dygraphs)
#' lungDeaths <- cbind(mdeaths, fdeaths)
#' dygraph(lungDeaths)
#' 
#' indoConc <- Indometh[Indometh$Subject == 1, c("time", "conc")]
#' dygraph(indoConc)
#' 
#' @export
dygraph <- function(data, main = NULL, xlab = NULL, ylab = NULL,
                    periodicity = NULL, group = NULL, 
                    elementId = NULL, width = NULL, height = NULL) {
  
  # Test whether x-axis are dates or numeric
  if (xts::xtsible(data)) {
    
    if (!xts::is.xts(data))
      data <- xts::as.xts(data)
    format <- "date"
    
  } else if (is.list(data) && is.numeric(data[[1]])) {
    
    if (is.null(names(data)))
      stop("For numeric values, 'data' must be a named list or data frame")
    format <- "numeric"
    
  } else {
    stop("Unsupported type passed to argument 'data'.")
  }
  
  if (format == "date") {
    
    # auto-detect periodicity if not otherwise specified
    if (is.null(periodicity)) {
      if (nrow(data) < 2) {
        periodicity <- defaultPeriodicity(data)
      } else {
        periodicity <- xts::periodicity(data)
      }
    }
    
    # extract time
    time <- time(data)
    
    # get data as a named list
    data <- zoo::coredata(data)
    data <- unclass(as.data.frame(data))
    
    # merge time back into list and convert to JS friendly string
    timeColumn <- list()
    timeColumn[[periodicity$label]] <- asISO8601Time(time)
    data <- append(timeColumn, data)
  } else {
    # Convert data to list if it was data frame
    data <- as.list(data)
  }
  
  # create native dygraph attrs object
  attrs <- list()
  attrs$title <- main
  attrs$xlabel <- xlab
  attrs$ylabel <- ylab
  attrs$labels <- names(data)
  attrs$legend <- "auto"
  attrs$retainDateWindow <- FALSE
  attrs$axes$x <- list() 
  attrs$axes$x$pixelsPerLabel <- 60
   
  # create x (dygraph attrs + some side data)
  x <- list()
  x$attrs <- attrs
  x$scale <- if (format == "date") periodicity$scale else NULL
  x$group <- group
  x$annotations <- list()
  x$shadings <- list()
  x$events <- list()
  x$format <- format # Add format for further processing here
  
  # Add attributes required for defining custom series. When a dySeries call
  # is made it places series definition in "manual mode". In this case we
  # need to save the original data.
  attr(x, "time") <- if (format == "date") time else NULL
  attr(x, "data") <- data
  attr(x, "autoSeries") <- 2
  
  # add data (strip names first so we marshall as a 2d array)
  names(data) <- NULL
  x$data <- data
    
  # create widget
  htmlwidgets::createWidget(
    name = "dygraphs",
    x = x,
    width = width,
    height = height,
    htmlwidgets::sizingPolicy(viewer.padding = 10, browser.fill = TRUE),
    elementId = elementId
  )
}

#' Shiny bindings for dygraph
#' 
#' Output and render functions for using dygraph within Shiny 
#' applications and interactive Rmd documents.
#' 
#' @param outputId output variable to read from
#' @param width,height Must be a valid CSS unit (like \code{"100\%"},
#'   \code{"400px"}, \code{"auto"}) or a number, which will be coerced to a
#'   string and have \code{"px"} appended.
#' @param expr An expression that generates a dygraph
#' @param env The environment in which to evaluate \code{expr}.
#' @param quoted Is \code{expr} a quoted expression (with \code{quote()})? This 
#'   is useful if you want to save an expression in a variable.
#'   
#' @name dygraph-shiny
#'
#' @export
dygraphOutput <- function(outputId, width = "100%", height = "400px") {
  htmlwidgets::shinyWidgetOutput(outputId, "dygraphs", width, height)
}

#' @rdname dygraph-shiny
#' @export
renderDygraph <- function(expr, env = parent.frame(), quoted = FALSE) {
  if (!quoted) { expr <- substitute(expr) } # force quoted
  htmlwidgets::shinyRenderWidget(expr, dygraphOutput, env, quoted = TRUE)
}