Update graph data automatically

This is a follow on from the update data graph used as an example in the book D3 Tips and Tricks.

It demonstrates the loading of new data for the graph automatically after 5 seconds. It should be taken in context with the text of the book which can be downloaded for free from Leanpub.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style> /* set the CSS */

body { font: 12px Arial;}

path { 
    stroke: steelblue;
    stroke-width: 2;
    fill: none;
}

.axis path,
.axis line {
    fill: none;
    stroke: grey;
    stroke-width: 1;
    shape-rendering: crispEdges;
}

</style>
<body>

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/3.5.17/d3.min.js"></script>

// Set the dimensions of the canvas / graph
var margin = {top: 30, right: 20, bottom: 30, left: 50},
    width = 600 - margin.left - margin.right,
    height = 270 - margin.top - margin.bottom;

// Parse the date / time
var parseDate = d3.time.format("%d-%b-%y").parse;

// Set the ranges
var x = d3.time.scale().range([0, width]);
var y = d3.scale.linear().range([height, 0]);

// Define the axes
var xAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(x)
    .orient("bottom").ticks(5);

var yAxis = d3.svg.axis().scale(y)
    .orient("left").ticks(5);

// Define the line
var valueline = d3.svg.line()
    .x(function(d) { return x(d.date); })
    .y(function(d) { return y(d.close); });
    
// Adds the svg canvas
var svg = d3.select("body")
    .append("svg")
        .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
        .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
    .append("g")
        .attr("transform", 
              "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");

// Get the data
d3.csv("data.csv", function(error, data) {
    data.forEach(function(d) {
        d.date = parseDate(d.date);
        d.close = +d.close;
    });

// Scale the range of the data
    x.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }));
    y.domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) { return d.close; })]);

// Add the valueline path.
    svg.append("path")
        .attr("class", "line")
        .attr("d", valueline(data));

// Add the X Axis
    svg.append("g")
        .attr("class", "x axis")
        .attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
        .call(xAxis);

// Add the Y Axis
    svg.append("g")
        .attr("class", "y axis")
        .call(yAxis);

});

var inter = setInterval(function() {
                updateData();
        }, 5000);

// ** Update data section (Called from the onclick)
function updateData() {

// Get the data again
    d3.csv("data-alt.csv", function(error, data) {
       	data.forEach(function(d) {
	    	d.date = parseDate(d.date);
	    	d.close = +d.close;
	    });

// Scale the range of the data again 
    	x.domain(d3.extent(data, function(d) { return d.date; }));
	    y.domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) { return d.close; })]);

// Select the section we want to apply our changes to
    var svg = d3.select("body").transition();

// Make the changes
        svg.select(".line")   // change the line
            .duration(750)
            .attr("d", valueline(data));
        svg.select(".x.axis") // change the x axis
            .duration(750)
            .call(xAxis);
        svg.select(".y.axis") // change the y axis
            .duration(750)
            .call(yAxis);

});
}

</script>
</body>

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