Polar Labeling Logic

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  <meta charset="utf-8">
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  <style>
    body { margin:0;position:fixed;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0; }
  </style>
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<body>                   
  <script>
    
    var width = 500;
    var height = 500;
    
    // Feel free to change or delete any of the code you see in this editor!
    var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
      .attr("width", 500)
      .attr("height", 500)
    	.style("overflow","visible")
    
    var chart = svg.append("g")
    	.attr("transform","translate(250,250)")
	
    var mainCircle = chart.append("circle")
    	.attr("r",width/4)
    	.attr("fill","white")
    	.attr("stroke","black")
    
    var randAngles = d3.range(10).map(function(d){
      return {"angle":Math.random()*Math.PI - Math.PI/2}
    })
    
    var scaleBand = d3.scaleBand()
    	.domain(randAngles
              	.sort(function(a,b){return d3.ascending(a.angle,b.angle)})
              .map(function(d,i){return i}))
    	.range([-height/2 + 20,height/2 - 20])
     
    var radiusInner = width/4;
    var radiusOuterMin = width/4 + 15;
    var radiusOuterMax = width/2;
    
    var radiusScale = d3.scaleLinear()
    	.range([radiusOuterMin,radiusOuterMax,radiusOuterMin])
    	.domain([0,Math.PI,Math.PI*2])
    
    var circles = chart.selectAll(".randcircles")
    	.data(randAngles)
    
    circles.enter()
      .append("circle")
    	.attr("r",3)
    	.attr("cx",function(d){return Math.cos(d.angle)*radiusInner})
    	.attr("cy",function(d){return Math.sin(d.angle)*radiusInner})
    
    
    var lbls = chart.selectAll(".randcircles")
    	.data(randAngles)
    
    lbls.enter()
      .append("text")
    	.text(function(d){return d3.format('0.2f')(d.angle)})
    	.attr("x",300)
    	.attr("y",function(d,i){return scaleBand(i)})
    
    
    var polyLineData = randAngles.map(function(d,i){
    
    		//figure out the current angle. 
    		var curAngle = d.angle;
      	
      	//figure out the slope for the current angle. 
      	var slope = (Math.sin(d.angle)*radiusInner)/(Math.cos(d.angle)*radiusInner);
      	
      	//y = mx + b;
      	// intercept = 0 so
      	// y = mx; 
      	// y/m = x;
      
      	//solve for the intersection between the desired y-position
      	// the equation for the label's line is just the Y value desired (constant)
      	
      	var desiredY = scaleBand(i);
       
      	var xVal = desiredY/slope;
      	var yVal = desiredY;
      
      	//adjust the second point if its in the wrong direction. 
      	if(xVal<Math.cos(d.angle)*radiusInner || xVal > 300){
          xVal = 250;
          yVal = Math.sin(d.angle)*radiusInner;
        }
      
      	return [[Math.cos(d.angle)*radiusInner,Math.sin(d.angle)*radiusInner],
                [xVal,yVal],
                [300,desiredY]]
       
    }) 
    
    var paths = chart.selectAll("polyline")
    	.data(polyLineData)
    
    paths.enter()
      .append("polyline")
    	.attr("points",function(d){return d})
    	.attr("stroke","black")
    	.attr("fill","none")
    
    
    console.log(polyLineData) 
    
    
  </script>
</body>

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