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D3.js Markers

Selectively applying path markers from a simple collection.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset='utf-8'>
<script src='http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js'></script>
<body>
<script>
var data = [
{ id: 0, name: 'circle', path: 'M 0, 0 m -5, 0 a 5,5 0 1,0 10,0 a 5,5 0 1,0 -10,0', viewbox: '-6 -6 12 12' }
, { id: 1, name: 'square', path: 'M 0,0 m -5,-5 L 5,-5 L 5,5 L -5,5 Z', viewbox: '-5 -5 10 10' }
, { id: 2, name: 'arrow', path: 'M 0,0 m -5,-5 L 5,0 L -5,5 Z', viewbox: '-5 -5 10 10' }
, { id: 2, name: 'stub', path: 'M 0,0 m -1,-5 L 1,-5 L 1,5 L -1,5 Z', viewbox: '-1 -5 2 10' }
]
var color = d3.scale.category10(),
margin = {top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 30, left: 40},
width = 960 - margin.left - margin.right,
height = 500 - margin.top - margin.bottom;
var svg = d3.select('body').append('svg:svg')
.attr('width', width + margin.left + margin.right)
.attr('height', height + margin.top + margin.bottom);
var defs = svg.append('svg:defs')
var paths = svg.append('svg:g')
.attr('id', 'markers')
.attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',' + margin.top + ')');
var marker = defs.selectAll('marker')
.data(data)
.enter()
.append('svg:marker')
.attr('id', function(d){ return 'marker_' + d.name})
.attr('markerHeight', 5)
.attr('markerWidth', 5)
.attr('markerUnits', 'strokeWidth')
.attr('orient', 'auto')
.attr('refX', 0)
.attr('refY', 0)
.attr('viewBox', function(d){ return d.viewbox })
.append('svg:path')
.attr('d', function(d){ return d.path })
.attr('fill', function(d,i) { return color(i)});
var path = paths.selectAll('path')
.data(data)
.enter()
.append('svg:path')
.attr('d', function(d,i){ return 'M 0,' + (i * 100) + ' L ' + (width - margin.right) + ',' + (i * 100) + '' })
.attr('stroke', function(d,i) { return color(i)})
.attr('stroke-width', 5)
.attr('stroke-linecap', 'round')
.attr('marker-start', function(d,i){ return 'url(#marker_' + d.name + ')' })
.attr('marker-end', function(d,i){ return 'url(#marker_' + d.name + ')' })
</script>
</body>
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