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Combined mbostock's v4 circle dragging with ericsoco's cluster force layout.
Needs work. It lost the smooth beginning transition.
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<meta charset="utf-8">
<body>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
<script>
var width = 960,
height = 500,
padding = 1.5, // separation between same-color nodes
clusterPadding = 6, // separation between different-color nodes
maxRadius = 12;
var n = 200, // total number of nodes
m = 10; // number of distinct clusters
var color = d3.scaleSequential(d3.interpolateRainbow)
.domain(d3.range(m));
// The largest node for each cluster.
var clusters = new Array(m);
var nodes = d3.range(n).map(function() {
var i = Math.floor(Math.random() * m),
r = Math.sqrt((i + 1) / m * -Math.log(Math.random())) * maxRadius,
d = {
cluster: i,
radius: r,
x: Math.cos(i / m * 2 * Math.PI) * 100 + width / 2 + Math.random(),
y: Math.sin(i / m * 2 * Math.PI) * 100 + height / 2 + Math.random()
};
if (!clusters[i] || (r > clusters[i].radius)) clusters[i] = d;
return d;
});
var force = d3.forceSimulation()
// keep entire simulation balanced around screen center
.force('center', d3.forceCenter(width/2, height/2))
// cluster by section
.force('cluster', cluster()
.strength(0.2))
// apply collision with padding
.force('collide', d3.forceCollide(d => d.radius + padding)
.strength(0))
.on('tick', layoutTick)
.nodes(nodes);
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", width)
.attr("height", height);
var node = svg.selectAll("circle")
.data(nodes)
.enter().append("circle")
.style("fill", function(d) { return color(d.cluster/10); })
.call(d3.drag()
.on("start", dragstarted)
.on("drag", dragged)
.on("end", dragended));
// ramp up collision strength to provide smooth transition
// var transitionTime = 3000;
// var t = d3.timer(function (elapsed) {
// var dt = elapsed / transitionTime;
// force.force('collide').strength(Math.pow(dt, 2) * 0.7);
// if (dt >= 1.0) t.stop();
// });
function layoutTick(e) {
node
.attr("cx", function(d) { return d.x; })
.attr("cy", function(d) { return d.y; })
.attr("r", function(d) { return d.radius; });
force.force('collide').strength(1);
}
// Move d to be adjacent to the cluster node.
// from: https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/7881887
function cluster () {
var nodes,
strength = 0.1;
function force (alpha) {
// scale + curve alpha value
alpha *= strength * alpha;
nodes.forEach(function(d) {
var cluster = clusters[d.cluster];
if (cluster === d) return;
let x = d.x - cluster.x,
y = d.y - cluster.y,
l = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y),
r = d.radius + cluster.radius;
if (l != r) {
l = (l - r) / l * alpha;
d.x -= x *= l;
d.y -= y *= l;
cluster.x += x;
cluster.y += y;
}
});
}
force.initialize = function (_) {
nodes = _;
}
force.strength = _ => {
strength = _ == null ? strength : _;
return force;
};
return force;
}
function dragstarted(d) {
if (!d3.event.active) force.alphaTarget(0.3).restart();
d3.select(this).raise().classed("active", true);
force.force('collide').strength(1);
}
function dragged(d) {
d3.select(this).attr("cx", d.x = d3.event.x).attr("cy", d.y = d3.event.y);
force.force('collide').strength(1);
}
function dragended(d) {
if (!d3.event.active) force.alphaTarget(0);
d3.select(this).classed("active", false);
force.force('collide').strength();
}
</script>
https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js