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Force Layout from CSV
license: gpl-3.0
source target
A1 A2
A2 A3
A2 A4
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
.link {
stroke: #000;
}
.node {
stroke: #fff;
}
</style>
<body>
<script src="//d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script>
<script>
var width = 960,
height = 500;
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", width)
.attr("height", height);
var force = d3.layout.force()
.size([width, height]);
d3.csv("graph.csv", function(error, links) {
if (error) throw error;
var nodesByName = {};
// Create nodes for each unique source and target.
links.forEach(function(link) {
link.source = nodeByName(link.source);
link.target = nodeByName(link.target);
});
// Extract the array of nodes from the map by name.
var nodes = d3.values(nodesByName);
// Create the link lines.
var link = svg.selectAll(".link")
.data(links)
.enter().append("line")
.attr("class", "link");
// Create the node circles.
var node = svg.selectAll(".node")
.data(nodes)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("class", "node")
.attr("r", 4.5)
.call(force.drag);
// Start the force layout.
force
.nodes(nodes)
.links(links)
.on("tick", tick)
.start();
function tick() {
link.attr("x1", function(d) { return d.source.x; })
.attr("y1", function(d) { return d.source.y; })
.attr("x2", function(d) { return d.target.x; })
.attr("y2", function(d) { return d.target.y; });
node.attr("cx", function(d) { return d.x; })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return d.y; });
}
function nodeByName(name) {
return nodesByName[name] || (nodesByName[name] = {name: name});
}
});
</script>
@StuartJAtkinson
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This is pretty much exactly what I've been looking for to begin my project of mapping my learning in a concise and meaningful way.

All I need is 1 addition and that is the capacity to include text in the nodes, this is a great starting point thanks.

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