now using average slope (not median), also limit aspect ratio

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Joshua Seigler 2016-06-26 22:47:07 -04:00
parent 51500842d7
commit 93562f6a8e

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@ -8,20 +8,6 @@ class SVGChartBuilder {
$yMin = $xMin = INF; $yMin = $xMin = INF;
$yMax = $xMax = -INF; $yMax = $xMax = -INF;
function median($arr) {
sort($arr);
$count = count($arr); //total numbers in array
$middleval = floor(($count-1)/2); // find the middle value, or the lowest middle value
if($count % 2) { // odd number, middle is the median
$median = $arr[$middleval];
} else { // even number, calculate avg of 2 medians
$low = $arr[$middleval];
$high = $arr[$middleval+1];
$median = (($low+$high)/2);
}
return $median;
}
foreach ($chartData as $thisX => $thisY) { foreach ($chartData as $thisX => $thisY) {
if (!is_null($previousValue)) { if (!is_null($previousValue)) {
$absoluteDeltas[] = abs($thisY - $previousValue); $absoluteDeltas[] = abs($thisY - $previousValue);
@ -43,7 +29,7 @@ class SVGChartBuilder {
$xMin = key($chartData); $xMin = key($chartData);
$xRange = $xMax - $xMin; $xRange = $xMax - $xMin;
$count = count($chartData); $count = count($chartData);
$medianDelta = abs(median($absoluteDeltas)); $averageDelta = abs(array_sum($absoluteDeltas)/$count);
/* /*
We want the height of the median y-delta to be the same as We want the height of the median y-delta to be the same as
@ -51,15 +37,11 @@ class SVGChartBuilder {
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*/ */
$aspectRatio = $yRange / $medianDelta / $count; $aspectRatio = max(0.25, $yRange / $averageDelta / $count);
$height = floor($aspectRatio * $width); $height = floor($aspectRatio * $width);
function labelFormat($float, $sigFigs = 4, $minPlaces = 1) { function labelFormat($float, $sigFigs, $minPlaces = 0) {
return number_format($float, max( return number_format($float, max($minPlaces, $sigFigs));
$minPlaces,
$sigFigs + floor(-log($float, 10)))
/* this floor(log) thing is the first significant place value */
);
} }
/* Transform data coords to chart coords */ /* Transform data coords to chart coords */
@ -75,26 +57,42 @@ class SVGChartBuilder {
, 2); , 2);
} }
function getPrecision($value) { // thanks http://stackoverflow.com/a/21788335/5402566
if (!is_numeric($value)) { return false; }
$decimal = $value - floor($value); //get the decimal portion of the number
if ($decimal == 0) { return 0; } //if it's a whole number
$precision = strlen(trim(number_format($decimal,10),"0")) - 1; //-2 to account for "0."
return $precision;
}
$chartPoints = "M"; $chartPoints = "M";
foreach ($chartData as $x => $y) { foreach ($chartData as $x => $y) {
$chartPoints .= transformX($x, $xMin, $xRange, $width) . ',' . transformY($y, $yMax, $yRange, $height) . ' $chartPoints .= transformX($x, $xMin, $xRange, $width) . ',' . transformY($y, $yMax, $yRange, $height) . '
'; ';
} }
$numLabels = floor($height / 25); $numLabels = min(4, ceil($height / 40));
$labelModulation = 10 ** (1 + floor(-log($yRange / $numLabels, 10)));// / 5; $labelInterval = $yRange / $numLabels;
$labelInterval = ceil($yRange / $numLabels * $labelModulation) / $labelModulation; $labelModulation = 10 ** (1 + floor(-log($yRange / $numLabels, 10)));
// if (fmod($labelInterval, $labelModulation / 5) < $labelInterval * 0.5) {
$labelModulation /= 2.5;
// } else if (fmod($labelInterval, $labelModulation / 2) < $labelInterval * 0.25) {
// $labelModulation /= 2;
// }
// var_dump($labelInterval, $labelModulation, $labelInterval * $labelModulation, ceil($labelInterval * $labelModulation) / $labelModulation);
$labelInterval = ceil($labelInterval * $labelModulation) / $labelModulation;
$labelPlaces = getPrecision($labelInterval);
// Top and bottom grid lines // Top and bottom grid lines
$gridLines = $gridLines =
"M0,0 ".$width.",0 "M10,0 ".$width.",0
M0,".$height.",".$width.",".$height." M10,".$height.",".$width.",".$height."
"; ";
// Top and bottom grid labels // Top and bottom grid labels
$gridText = $gridText =
'<text x="-4" y="4">'.labelFormat($yMax).'</text>' . '<text x="6" y="4">'.labelFormat($yMax, $labelPlaces + 1).'</text>' .
'<text x="-4" y="'.($height + 4).'">'.labelFormat($yMin).'</text>'; '<text x="6" y="'.($height + 4).'">'.labelFormat($yMin, $labelPlaces + 1).'</text>';
// Start at the first "nice" Y value > min + 50% of the interval // Start at the first "nice" Y value > min + 50% of the interval
// Keep going until max - 50% of the interval // Keep going until max - 50% of the interval
@ -106,12 +104,16 @@ class SVGChartBuilder {
) { ) {
$labelHeight = transformY($labelY, $yMax, $yRange, $height); $labelHeight = transformY($labelY, $yMax, $yRange, $height);
if ( if (
$labelY < $yMax - 0.4 * $labelInterval && $labelY < $yMax - 0.05 * $labelInterval &&
$labelY > $yMin + 0.4 * $labelInterval $labelY > $yMin + 0.05 * $labelInterval
) { ) {
$gridLines .= "M0,".$labelHeight." ".$width.",".$labelHeight." $gridLines .= " M0,".$labelHeight." ".$width.",".$labelHeight;
"; }
$gridText .= '<text x="-4" y="'.($labelHeight + 4).'">'.labelFormat($labelY).'</text>'; if (
$labelY < $yMax - 0.3 * $labelInterval &&
$labelY > $yMin + 0.3 * $labelInterval
) {
$gridText .= '<text x="-4" y="'.($labelHeight + 4).'">'.labelFormat($labelY, $labelPlaces).'</text>';
} }
} }