GoG Lib overview

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Open-source, portable Grammar of Graphics implementation using JavaScript and Canvas.

GoG Lib is a JavaScript based library with minimal dependencies:

• Apply statistical methods to gain better insights.
• Use more than one geometry to convey information
• Integrate with R through a simplified API thanks to opencpu library.
• Exploit the low-level graphical details while using a simplified code syntax.

GoG Lib has been technically designed to:

• Define orthogonal set of features describes all common charts, Virtually all uncommon charts.
• Structure a language that flexible enough to describe our known chart types and describe unknown chart types.

More information

This wiki is the main source of documentation for developers working with (or contributing to) the GoG Lib project. Sections include:

• About GoG Lib (this section) - introducing GoG Lib, why we built it and what it does
• Project and Community - the open-source project, our community and how to contribute
• Setup Guide - a step-by-step guide to setting up and running GoG Lib
• Technical Documentation - technical documentation on GoG Lib and its layers

Additional support / resources

• Talk to us (and other community members) through various channels