cola.js's flowLayout
gives us the ability to layout a node-link diagram with downward-pointing edges, which can be used to effectively draw a tangled tree, i.e., a tree with a small amount of nodes featuring multiple inheritance (see also this old example).
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Tangled tree
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graph = { | |
nodes: [ | |
{id: 'A'}, | |
{id: 'B'}, | |
{id: 'C'}, | |
{id: 'D'}, | |
{id: 'E'}, | |
{id: 'F'}, | |
{id: 'G'}, | |
{id: 'H'}, | |
{id: 'I'}, | |
{id: 'J'} | |
], | |
links: [ | |
{id: 1, source: 'A', target: 'B'}, | |
{id: 2, source: 'A', target: 'C'}, | |
{id: 3, source: 'A', target: 'D'}, | |
{id: 4, source: 'B', target: 'E'}, | |
{id: 5, source: 'B', target: 'F'}, | |
{id: 6, source: 'C', target: 'G'}, | |
{id: 7, source: 'C', target: 'F'}, | |
{id: 8, source: 'F', target: 'G'}, | |
{id: 9, source: 'G', target: 'H'}, | |
{id: 10, source: 'G', target: 'I'}, | |
{id: 11, source: 'H', target: 'I'}, | |
{id: 12, source: 'I', target: 'J'} | |
]} | |
### objectify the graph ### | |
### resolve node IDs (not optimized at all!) ### | |
for l in graph.links | |
for n in graph.nodes | |
if l.source is n.id | |
l.source = n | |
if l.target is n.id | |
l.target = n | |
R = 18 | |
svg = d3.select('svg') | |
width = svg.node().getBoundingClientRect().width | |
height = svg.node().getBoundingClientRect().height | |
defs = svg.append('defs') | |
### define arrow markers for graph links ### | |
defs.append('marker') | |
.attr | |
id: 'end-arrow' | |
viewBox: '0 0 10 10' | |
refX: 4+R | |
refY: 5 | |
orient: 'auto' | |
.append('path') | |
.attr | |
d: 'M0,0 L0,10 L10,5 z' | |
### create nodes and links ### | |
links = svg.selectAll('.link') | |
.data(graph.links, (d) -> d.id) | |
links | |
.enter().append('line') | |
.attr('class', 'link') | |
nodes = svg.selectAll('.node') | |
.data(graph.nodes, (d) -> d.id) | |
enter_nodes = nodes.enter().append('g') | |
.attr('class', 'node') | |
enter_nodes.append('circle') | |
.attr('r', R) | |
### draw the label ### | |
enter_nodes.append('text') | |
.text((d) -> d.id) | |
.attr('dy', '0.35em') | |
### cola layout ### | |
graph.nodes.forEach (v) -> | |
v.width = 2.5*R | |
v.height = 2.5*R | |
d3cola = cola.d3adaptor() | |
.size([width, height]) | |
.linkDistance(70) | |
.avoidOverlaps(true) | |
.flowLayout('y', 30) | |
.nodes(graph.nodes) | |
.links(graph.links) | |
.on 'tick', () -> | |
### update nodes and links ### | |
nodes | |
.attr('transform', (d) -> "translate(#{d.x},#{d.y})") | |
links | |
.attr('x1', (d) -> d.source.x) | |
.attr('y1', (d) -> d.source.y) | |
.attr('x2', (d) -> d.target.x) | |
.attr('y2', (d) -> d.target.y) | |
enter_nodes | |
.call(d3cola.drag) | |
d3cola.start(30,30,30) |
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.node > circle { | |
fill: #dddddd; | |
stroke: #777777; | |
stroke-width: 2px; | |
} | |
.node > text { | |
font-family: sans-serif; | |
text-anchor: middle; | |
pointer-events: none; | |
} | |
.link { | |
stroke: #DDD; | |
stroke-width: 4px; | |
marker-end: url(#end-arrow); | |
} | |
#end-arrow { | |
fill: #DDD; | |
} |
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<!doctype html> | |
<html lang="en"> | |
<head> | |
<meta charset="utf-8"> | |
<title>Tangled tree</title> | |
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css"> | |
<script src="http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script> | |
<script src="http://marvl.infotech.monash.edu/webcola/cola.v3.min.js"></script> | |
</head> | |
<body> | |
<svg width="960px" height="500px"></svg> | |
<script src="index.js"></script> | |
</body> | |
</html> |
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// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0 | |
(function() { | |
var R, d3cola, defs, enter_nodes, graph, height, l, links, n, nodes, svg, width, _i, _j, _len, _len1, _ref, _ref1; | |
graph = { | |
nodes: [ | |
{ | |
id: 'A' | |
}, { | |
id: 'B' | |
}, { | |
id: 'C' | |
}, { | |
id: 'D' | |
}, { | |
id: 'E' | |
}, { | |
id: 'F' | |
}, { | |
id: 'G' | |
}, { | |
id: 'H' | |
}, { | |
id: 'I' | |
}, { | |
id: 'J' | |
} | |
], | |
links: [ | |
{ | |
id: 1, | |
source: 'A', | |
target: 'B' | |
}, { | |
id: 2, | |
source: 'A', | |
target: 'C' | |
}, { | |
id: 3, | |
source: 'A', | |
target: 'D' | |
}, { | |
id: 4, | |
source: 'B', | |
target: 'E' | |
}, { | |
id: 5, | |
source: 'B', | |
target: 'F' | |
}, { | |
id: 6, | |
source: 'C', | |
target: 'G' | |
}, { | |
id: 7, | |
source: 'C', | |
target: 'F' | |
}, { | |
id: 8, | |
source: 'F', | |
target: 'G' | |
}, { | |
id: 9, | |
source: 'G', | |
target: 'H' | |
}, { | |
id: 10, | |
source: 'G', | |
target: 'I' | |
}, { | |
id: 11, | |
source: 'H', | |
target: 'I' | |
}, { | |
id: 12, | |
source: 'I', | |
target: 'J' | |
} | |
] | |
}; | |
/* objectify the graph | |
*/ | |
/* resolve node IDs (not optimized at all!) | |
*/ | |
_ref = graph.links; | |
for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) { | |
l = _ref[_i]; | |
_ref1 = graph.nodes; | |
for (_j = 0, _len1 = _ref1.length; _j < _len1; _j++) { | |
n = _ref1[_j]; | |
if (l.source === n.id) { | |
l.source = n; | |
} | |
if (l.target === n.id) { | |
l.target = n; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
R = 18; | |
svg = d3.select('svg'); | |
width = svg.node().getBoundingClientRect().width; | |
height = svg.node().getBoundingClientRect().height; | |
defs = svg.append('defs'); | |
/* define arrow markers for graph links | |
*/ | |
defs.append('marker').attr({ | |
id: 'end-arrow', | |
viewBox: '0 0 10 10', | |
refX: 4 + R, | |
refY: 5, | |
orient: 'auto' | |
}).append('path').attr({ | |
d: 'M0,0 L0,10 L10,5 z' | |
}); | |
/* create nodes and links | |
*/ | |
links = svg.selectAll('.link').data(graph.links, function(d) { | |
return d.id; | |
}); | |
links.enter().append('line').attr('class', 'link'); | |
nodes = svg.selectAll('.node').data(graph.nodes, function(d) { | |
return d.id; | |
}); | |
enter_nodes = nodes.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'node'); | |
enter_nodes.append('circle').attr('r', R); | |
/* draw the label | |
*/ | |
enter_nodes.append('text').text(function(d) { | |
return d.id; | |
}).attr('dy', '0.35em'); | |
/* cola layout | |
*/ | |
graph.nodes.forEach(function(v) { | |
v.width = 2.5 * R; | |
return v.height = 2.5 * R; | |
}); | |
d3cola = cola.d3adaptor().size([width, height]).linkDistance(70).avoidOverlaps(true).flowLayout('y', 30).nodes(graph.nodes).links(graph.links).on('tick', function() { | |
/* update nodes and links | |
*/ | |
nodes.attr('transform', function(d) { | |
return "translate(" + d.x + "," + d.y + ")"; | |
}); | |
return links.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; | |
}); | |
}); | |
enter_nodes.call(d3cola.drag); | |
d3cola.start(30, 30, 30); | |
}).call(this); |
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