cytoscape-cola
Description
The Cola.js physics simulation layout for Cytoscape.js (demo, non-animated demo, compound demo)
The cola
layout uses a force-directed physics simulation with several sophisticated constraints, written by Tim Dwyer. For more information about Cola and its parameters, refer to its documentation.
It supports noncompound and compound graphs well.
Dependencies
- Cytoscape.js ^3.2.0
- Cola.js ^3.1.2
Usage instructions
Download the library:
- via npm:
npm install cytoscape-cola
, - via bower:
bower install cytoscape-cola
, or - via direct download in the repository (probably from a tag).
Import the library as appropriate for your project:
ES import:
import cytoscape from 'cytoscape';
import cola from 'cytoscape-cola';
cytoscape.use( cola );
CommonJS require:
let cytoscape = require('cytoscape');
let cola = require('cytoscape-cola');
cytoscape.use( cola ); // register extension
AMD:
require(['cytoscape', 'cytoscape-cola'], function( cytoscape, cola ){
cola( cytoscape ); // register extension
});
Plain HTML/JS has the extension registered for you automatically, because no require()
is needed.
API
Call the layout, e.g. cy.layout({ name: 'cola', ... })
, with options:
// default layout options
var defaults = {
animate: true, // whether to show the layout as it's running
refresh: 1, // number of ticks per frame; higher is faster but more jerky
maxSimulationTime: 4000, // max length in ms to run the layout
ungrabifyWhileSimulating: false, // so you can't drag nodes during layout
fit: true, // on every layout reposition of nodes, fit the viewport
padding: 30, // padding around the simulation
boundingBox: undefined, // constrain layout bounds; { x1, y1, x2, y2 } or { x1, y1, w, h }
nodeDimensionsIncludeLabels: false, // whether labels should be included in determining the space used by a node
// layout event callbacks
ready: function(){}, // on layoutready
stop: function(){}, // on layoutstop
// positioning options
randomize: false, // use random node positions at beginning of layout
avoidOverlap: true, // if true, prevents overlap of node bounding boxes
handleDisconnected: true, // if true, avoids disconnected components from overlapping
convergenceThreshold: 0.01, // when the alpha value (system energy) falls below this value, the layout stops
nodeSpacing: function( node ){ return 10; }, // extra spacing around nodes
flow: undefined, // use DAG/tree flow layout if specified, e.g. { axis: 'y', minSeparation: 30 }
alignment: undefined, // relative alignment constraints on nodes, e.g. function( node ){ return { x: 0, y: 1 } }
gapInequalities: undefined, // list of inequality constraints for the gap between the nodes, e.g. [{"axis":"y", "left":node1, "right":node2, "gap":25}]
// different methods of specifying edge length
// each can be a constant numerical value or a function like `function( edge ){ return 2; }`
edgeLength: undefined, // sets edge length directly in simulation
edgeSymDiffLength: undefined, // symmetric diff edge length in simulation
edgeJaccardLength: undefined, // jaccard edge length in simulation
// iterations of cola algorithm; uses default values on undefined
unconstrIter: undefined, // unconstrained initial layout iterations
userConstIter: undefined, // initial layout iterations with user-specified constraints
allConstIter: undefined, // initial layout iterations with all constraints including non-overlap
// infinite layout options
infinite: false // overrides all other options for a forces-all-the-time mode
};
Notes
- If you want to maintain interactivity, you probably should not mix
infinite: true
withfit: true
. Fitting naturally changes the zoom level, making dragging misaligned and feel weird to users --- though it still works technically. Better to justfit: false
wheninfinite: true
, andcy.center()
orcy.fit()
onlayoutready
. - The
alignment
option isn't as flexible as the raw Cola option. Here, only integers can be used to specify relative positioning, so it's a bit limited. If you'd like to see a more sophisticated implementation, please send a pull request.
Build targets
npm run test
: Run Mocha tests in./test
npm run build
: Build./src/**
intocytoscape-cola.js
npm run watch
: Automatically build on changes with live reloading (N.b. you must already have an HTTP server running)npm run dev
: Automatically build on changes with live reloading with webpack dev servernpm run lint
: Run eslint on the source
N.b. all builds use babel, so modern ES features can be used in the src
.
Publishing instructions
This project is set up to automatically be published to npm and bower. To publish:
- Build the extension :
npm run build:release
- Commit the build :
git commit -am "Build for release"
- Bump the version number and tag:
npm version major|minor|patch
- Push to origin:
git push && git push --tags
- Publish to npm:
npm publish .
- If publishing to bower for the first time, you'll need to run
bower register cytoscape-cola https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape.js-cola.git
- Make a new release for Zenodo.