Features
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Out of the box, we wanted to create a low level robust framework on
which to build charts. Outside of the following chart types:

Chart Types
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-  Horizontal & Vertical Bar Charts (Standard, Grouped, Stacked,
   Normalized)
-  Line
-  Area (Standard, Stacked, Normalized)
-  Pie (Explodable, Grid, Custom legends)
-  Donut
-  Gauge
-  Linear Gauge
-  Force Directed Graph (deprecated - please use
   `ngx-graph <https://github.com/swimlane/ngx-graph>`__ instead)
-  Heatmap
-  Treemap
-  Number Cards
-  Bubble/Scatter

Customization
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-  Autoscaling
-  Timeline Filtering
-  Line Interpolation
-  Configurable Axis Labels
-  Legends (Labels & Gradient)
-  Advanced Label Positioning
-  Real-time data support
-  Advanced Tooltips
-  Responsive Layout
-  Data point Event Handlers
-  Works with ngUpgrade
-  Enabling/Disabling animations

If you have an idea for a new feature, create a Github issue or even
better a PR ;). Make sure to include the use case, an example image of
the chart (if applicable) and data formats.

Alternatives
------------

Chart frameworks are a dime a dozen nowadays. Not many of them existed a
few years ago when we started this project internally and many of them
still don’t really work well with Angular. Here’s a recent list we
compiled during our effort to open-source this:

-  `ng2-nvd3 <https://github.com/krispo/ng2-nvd3>`__ - Open-source
   wrapper for nvd3 using Angular2 Components
-  `ng2-charts <http://valor-software.com/ng2-charts/>`__ - Open-source
   Angular2 wrapper directives for Chart.js
-  `angular2-highcharts <https://www.npmjs.com/package/angular2-highcharts>`__
   - Open-source Angular2 wrapper for HighCharts
-  `recharts <http://recharts.org/>`__ - Open-source composable charting
   library built on React components
-  `Vega <http://vega.github.io/>`__ - Open-source Canvas/SVG viz
   framework
-  `C3 <http://c3js.org/>`__ - Open-source D3-based reusable chart
   library
-  `Plotly <https://plot.ly/>`__ - Commercial business intelligence and
   data science.
-  `Highcharts <http://www.highcharts.com/>`__ - Commercial chart
   framework
-  `eCharts <http://echarts.baidu.com/demo.htm>`__ - Open-source
   JavaScript chart framework
-  `dc.js <http://dc-js.github.io/dc.js>`__ - Open-source JavaScript
   charting library