Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

Autor: Bodoconsult EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH Robert Leisner

Nuget package

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Bodoconsult.Core.Charting/

Github repository

https://github.com/RobertLeisner/Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

About the library Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

What does the library

Bodoconsult.Core.Charting is a library for creating charts from database data. The workflow for using the library is generally as follows:

Getting data as DataTable from a database
Create a ChartData object to make general settings for the chart and load the data from the DataTable as List
Create a ChartHandler and deliver the ChartData object to it
Export the data to a file

To work properly the DataTable objects must have a certain logical structure depending on the type of chart you want to create.

How to use the library

The source code contains NUnit test classes the following source code is extracted from. The samples below show the most helpful use cases for the library.

Chart data input

All chart types require a IList as input.

There are three classes implementing IChartItemData: ChartItemData, PieChartItemData and PointChartItemData. See the description for each chart type below for the required type of data input.

Style the charts

Chart styling is based on the class ChartStyle from the library Bodoconsult.Core.Typography you can download via Nuget. See the following code fragments for how chart styling is done in the test project.


    public static class TestHelper
    {
		...
		
        /// <summary>
        /// Load a default style for the charts
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="chartData"></param>
        /// <param name="highResolution"></param>
        public static void LoadDefaultChartStyle(ChartData chartData, bool highResolution = false)
        {

            var chartStyle = GlobalValues.DefaultTypography().ChartStyle;

            if (highResolution)
            {
                chartStyle.Width = 4500;
                chartStyle.Height = 2781;
                chartStyle.FontSize = 12;
            }

            chartStyle.CopyrightFontSizeDelta = 0.6F;
            chartStyle.BackgroundColor = Color.Transparent;
            //_chartStyle.AxisLineColor = Color.DarkBlue;

            //
            chartData.ChartStyle  = chartStyle;
            chartData.Copyright = "(c) Testfirma";

        }
		
		
	...
    }


    public static class GlobalValues
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Get a elegant default typography
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static ITypography DefaultTypography()
        {
            var typography = new ElegantTypographyPageHeader("Calibri", "Calibri", "Calibri")
            {
                ChartStyle =
                {
                    Width = 750,
                    Height = 464,
                    FontSize = 10,
                    BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.TopBottom,
                }
            };

            return typography;
        }

    }

Line chart

Sample image

Sample for stacked column chart 100%

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


			const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_LineChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteilwert",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.LineChart,
                //PaperColor = Color.Red
            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data, HighResolution);

            TestDataHelper.ChartSample(UseDatabase, data);

            data.ChartStyle.XAxisNumberformat = "dd.MM.yyyy";

            data.PropertiesToUseForChart.Add("XValue");
            data.PropertiesToUseForChart.Add("YValue1");
            data.PropertiesToUseForChart.Add("YValue2");
            data.PropertiesToUseForChart.Add("YValue3");

            data.LabelsForSeries.Add("Aktien");
            data.LabelsForSeries.Add("Renten");
            data.LabelsForSeries.Add("Liquidität");

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Bar chart

Sample image

Sample for bar chart

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


            const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_BarChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteil in %",

                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.BarChart,

            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data, HighResolution);

            TestDataHelper.BarChartSample(UseDatabase, data);

            data.ChartStyle.XAxisNumberformat = "0.00";

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Column chart

Sample image

Sample for column chart

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


            const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_ColumnChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {

                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteil in %",


                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.ColumnChart,

            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data, HighResolution);
            TestDataHelper.BarChartSample(UseDatabase, data);

            data.ChartStyle.YAxisNumberformat = "0.00";

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

            TestHelper.StartFile(fileName);

Stacked bar chart

Sample image

Sample for stacked bar chart

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


            const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_Db_StackedBarChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteilswert",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.StackedBarChart,

            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data);

            var dt = TestHelper.GetDataTable("StackedBarChart.xml");
            ChartUtility.DataTableToChartItemData(dt, "", data);

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Stacked column chart

Sample image

Sample for stacked column chart

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


            const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_Db_StackedColumnChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteilswert",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.StackedColumnChart,

            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data);

            var dt = TestHelper.GetDataTable("StackedColumnChart.xml");
            ChartUtility.DataTableToChartItemData(dt, "", data);

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Stacked column chart 100%

Sample image

Sample for stacked column chart 100%

Chart data

ChartItemData class

Code


             const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_Db_StackedColumn100Chart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteilswert",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.StackedColumn100Chart,
            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data);

            var dt = TestHelper.GetDataTable("StackedColumnChart.xml");
            ChartUtility.DataTableToChartItemData(dt, "", data);

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Pie chart

Sample image

Sample for pie chart

Chart data

PieChartItemData class

Code


            const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_PieChart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                YLabelText = "Anteil in %",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.PieChart,
            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data, HighResolution);

            TestDataHelper.PieChartSample(UseDatabase, data);

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

Point chart (risk-return-chart in finance)

Sample image

Sample for point chart

Chart data

PointChartItemData class

Code


             const string fileName = @"d:\temp\ScottPlott_Db_StackedColumn100Chart.png";

            if (File.Exists(fileName)) File.Delete(fileName);

            var data = new ChartData
            {
                Title = "Test portfolio",
                Copyright = "Testfirma",
                XLabelText = "Anlageklassen",
                YLabelText = "Anteilswert",
                FileName = fileName,
                ChartType = ChartType.StackedColumn100Chart,
            };

            TestHelper.LoadDefaultChartStyle(data);

            var dt = TestHelper.GetDataTable("StackedColumnChart.xml");
            ChartUtility.DataTableToChartItemData(dt, "", data);

            var x = new ChartHandler
            {
                ChartData = data
            };

            x.Export();

About us

Bodoconsult http://www.bodoconsult.de is a Munich based software company from Germany.

Robert Leisner is senior software developer at Bodoconsult. See his profile on http://www.bodoconsult.de/Curriculum_vitae_Robert_Leisner.pdf.

Licence for the library Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

The MIT License (MIT) for Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

Copyright (c) Bodoconsult EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Vaterstetten (Germany)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Licences for libraries used by Bodoconsult.Core.Charting

ScottPlot by Scott Harden

Url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/ScottPlot

Project: https://swharden.com/scottplot/

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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Url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Drawing.Common

Licence: https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT

Bodoconsult.Core.Typography by Bodoconsult EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH

The MIT License (MIT) for Bodoconsult.Core.Typography Copyright (c) Bodoconsult EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Vaterstetten (Germany)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Url: https://github.com/RobertLeisner/Bodoconsult.Core.Typography

Licence: https://github.com/RobertLeisner/Bodoconsult.Core.Typography/blob/master/LICENSE.md