Flutter GraphView is used to display data in graph structures

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Flutter GraphView is used to display data in graph structures. It can display Tree layout and Directed graph.

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Overview

The library is designed to support different graph layouts and currently works excellent with small graphs.

You can have a look at the flutter web implementation here: http://graphview.surge.sh/

Layouts

Tree

Uses Walker’s algorithm with Buchheim’s runtime improvements (BuchheimWalkerAlgorithm class). Supports different orientations. All you have to do is using the BuchheimWalkerConfiguration.orientation with either ORIENTATION_LEFT_RIGHTORIENTATION_RIGHT_LEFTORIENTATION_TOP_BOTTOM and ORIENTATION_BOTTOM_TOP(default). Furthermore parameters like sibling-, level-, subtree separation can be set.

Useful for: Family Tree, Hierarchy View, Flutter Widget Tree,

Directed graph

Directed graph drawing by simulating attraction/repulsion forces. For this the algorithm by Fruchterman and Reingold (FruchtermanReingoldAlgorithm class) was implemented.

Useful for: Social network, Mind Map, Cluster, Graphs, Intercity Road Network,

Usage

Currently GraphView must be used together with a Zoom Engine like InteractiveViewer. To change the zoom values just use the different attributes described in the InteractiveViewer class.

To create a graph, we need to instantiate the Graph class. Then we need to pass the layout and also optional the edge renderer.

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => MaterialApp(
        home: GraphViewPage(),
      );
}


class GraphViewPage extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _GraphViewPageState createState() => _GraphViewPageState();
}

class _GraphViewPageState extends State<GraphViewPage> {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
        body: Column(
          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
          children: [
            Wrap(
              children: [
                Container(
                  width: 100,
                  child: TextFormField(
                    initialValue: builder.siblingSeparation.toString(),
                    decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Sibling Sepration"),
                    onChanged: (text) {
                      builder.siblingSeparation = int.tryParse(text) ?? 100;
                      this.setState(() {});
                    },
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  width: 100,
                  child: TextFormField(
                    initialValue: builder.levelSeparation.toString(),
                    decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Level Seperation"),
                    onChanged: (text) {
                      builder.levelSeparation = int.tryParse(text) ?? 100;
                      this.setState(() {});
                    },
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  width: 100,
                  child: TextFormField(
                    initialValue: builder.subtreeSeparation.toString(),
                    decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Subtree separation"),
                    onChanged: (text) {
                      builder.subtreeSeparation = int.tryParse(text) ?? 100;
                      this.setState(() {});
                    },
                  ),
                ),
                Container(
                  width: 100,
                  child: TextFormField(
                    initialValue: builder.orientation.toString(),
                    decoration: InputDecoration(labelText: "Orientation"),
                    onChanged: (text) {
                      builder.orientation = int.tryParse(text) ?? 100;
                      this.setState(() {});
                    },
                  ),
                ),
                RaisedButton(
                  onPressed: () {
                    final Node node12 = Node(getNodeText());
                    var edge = graph.getNodeAtPosition(r.nextInt(graph.nodeCount()));
                    print(edge);
                    graph.addEdge(edge, node12);
                    setState(() {});
                  },
                  child: Text("Add"),
                )
              ],
            ),
            Expanded(
              child: InteractiveViewer(
                  constrained: false,
                  scaleEnabled: false,
                  boundaryMargin: EdgeInsets.all(100),
                  minScale: 0.01,
                  maxScale: 5.6,
                  child: GraphView(
                    graph: graph,
                    algorithm: BuchheimWalkerAlgorithm(builder),
                    renderer: TreeEdgeRenderer(builder),
                  )),
            ),
          ],
        )
    );
  }

  Random r = Random();

  int n = 1;

  Widget getNodeText() {
    return Container(
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(16),
        decoration: BoxDecoration(
          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(4),
          boxShadow: [
            BoxShadow(color: Colors.blue[100], spreadRadius: 1),
          ],
        ),
        child: Text("Node ${n++}"));
  }

  final Graph graph = Graph();
  BuchheimWalkerConfiguration builder = BuchheimWalkerConfiguration();

  @override
  void initState() {
    final Node node1 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node2 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node3 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node4 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node5 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node6 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node8 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node7 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node9 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node10 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node11 = Node(getNodeText());
    final Node node12 = Node(getNodeText());

    graph.addEdge(node1, node2);
    graph.addEdge(node1, node3);
    graph.addEdge(node1, node4);
    graph.addEdge(node2, node5);
    graph.addEdge(node2, node6);
    graph.addEdge(node6, node7);
    graph.addEdge(node6, node8);
    graph.addEdge(node4, node9);
    graph.addEdge(node4, node10);
    graph.addEdge(node4, node11);
    graph.addEdge(node11, node12);

    builder
      ..siblingSeparation = (100)
      ..levelSeparation = (150)
      ..subtreeSeparation = (150)
      ..orientation = (BuchheimWalkerConfiguration.ORIENTATION_TOP_BOTTOM);
  }
}

Using any widget inside the Node

You can use any widget inside the node:

Node node = Node(getNodeText);

getNodeText() {
    return Container(
        padding: EdgeInsets.all(16),
        decoration: BoxDecoration(
          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(4),
          boxShadow: [
            BoxShadow(color: Colors.blue[100], spreadRadius: 1),
          ],
        ),
        child: Text("Node ${n++}"));
  }

Examples

Rooted Tree

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Rooted Tree (Bottom to Top)

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Rooted Tree (Left to Right)

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Rooted Tree (Right to Left)

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Directed Graph

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Inspirations

This library is basically a dart representation of the excellent Android Library GraphView by Team-Blox

I would like to thank them for open sourcing their code for which reason I was able to port their code to dart and use for flutter.

Future Works

  • [] Add nodeOnTap
  • [] Add Layered Graph (PRs are welcome)
  • [] Use a builder pattern to draw items on demand.
  • [] Animations
  • [] Dynamic Node Position update for directed graph

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Nabil Mosharraf

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.

FAQ

Is this GraphView is free?

Yes, this project is free to use but it has some license that you have to follow while using Flutter GraphicView that you will read above.

Do we use Flutter GraphicViews in our apps?

Yes, You can use in your app.

Do we download the source code from GitHub

Yes, You can download Flutter Graphic View Source code on GitHub Repository.

Download Flutter GraphicView source code on GitHub

https://github.com/nabil6391/graphview