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InfoType API

plugin.js created by infomotion-tool has a set of apis. addData, clearData, resize and getEl.

addData

addData is called when date range is selected or timeline is toggled.

• Parameter: data

The data passed is based on the daterange or toggled dates/time.

clearData

When date range is selected, timeline is toggled or live mode is activted clearData is called.

• Parameter: N/A

resize

When the browser window changes size resize is called.

• Parameter: option.width, option.height

getEl

Returns the dom

• Parameter： N/A

InfoType settings modal

To make infotypes flexable to different data sets a settings schema is needed. There are 4 types

• text
• list
• select
• bool.

An InfoType has a Schema and a default settings.

text

A basic key/value input setting.

* Schema 

{
  "type": "text",
  "name": "tag"
}

* Default
{
  "tag" : "tag-name"
}

list

A list of key/value input settings.

* Schema
{
  "type": "list",
  "name": "list-of-tags",
  "help": "Set name of each tag",
  "children": [{
    "type": "text",
    "name": "tag"
  }]
}

* Default
{
  "list-of-tags":[
    {"tag":"tag1"},
    {"tag":"tag2"},
    {"tag":"tag3"}
  ]
}

select

A select option setting.

* Schema
{
  "type": "select",
  "name": "mode",
  "help": "please select a mode",
  "options": ["mode1", "mode2"]
}

* Default
{
  "mode":"mode2"
}

bool

An on/off switch.

* Schema
{
  "type" : "bool",
  "name" : "switch",
  "help" : "turning on will display something"
}

* Default
{
  "switch": true
}