The Force with React + D3, Approach #2

React + D3 exploration with the force layout:

React for structure
D3 for data calculation
D3 AND React for rendering
- React for enter/exit
- D3 for update

Pro:

Takes advantage of respective strengths

Con:

Wraps React component around all the nodes -> will not scale
Makes people uncomfortable

Use case: React app with a small but highly interactive visualization

The original using only D3: Enter-Update-Exit in Force Layout

The Force with React + D3, Approach #1

The Force with React + D3, Approach #2

The Force with React + D3, Approach #3

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<head>
  <script src="https://fb.me/react-0.14.3.js"></script>
  <script src="https://fb.me/react-dom-0.14.3.js"></script>
  <script src="https://npmcdn.com/babel-core@5.8.34/browser.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://underscorejs.org/underscore-min.js"></script>
  <script src="generate_data.js"></script>

<body>

var width = 960;
var height = 500;
var force = d3.layout.force()
  .charge(-300)
  .linkDistance(50)
  .size([width, height]);

// *****************************************************
// ** d3 functions to manipulate attributes
// *****************************************************

var enterNode = (selection) => {
  selection.select('circle')
    .attr("r", (d) => d.size)
    .call(force.drag);

selection.select('text')
    .attr("x", (d) => d.size + 5)
    .attr("dy", ".35em");
};

var updateNode = (selection) => {
  selection.attr("transform", (d) => "translate(" + d.x + "," + d.y + ")");
};

var enterLink = (selection) => {
  selection.attr("stroke-width", (d) => d.size);
};

var updateLink = (selection) => {
  selection.attr("x1", (d) => d.source.x)
    .attr("y1", (d) => d.source.y)
    .attr("x2", (d) => d.target.x)
    .attr("y2", (d) => d.target.y);
};

var updateGraph = (selection) => {
  selection.selectAll('.node')
    .call(updateNode);
  selection.selectAll('.link')
    .call(updateLink);
};

// *****************************************************
// ** React classes to enter/exit elements
// *****************************************************

var Node = React.createClass({
  componentDidMount() {
    this.d3Node = d3.select(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this))
      .datum(this.props.data)
      .call(enterNode);
  },

componentDidUpdate() {
    this.d3Node.datum(this.props.data)
      .call(updateNode);
  },

render() {
    return (
      <g className='node'>
        <circle/>
        <text>{this.props.data.key}</text>
      </g>
    );
  },
});

var Link = React.createClass({
  componentDidMount() {
    this.d3Link = d3.select(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this))
      .datum(this.props.data)
      .call(enterLink);
  },

componentDidUpdate() {
    this.d3Link.datum(this.props.data)
      .call(updateLink);
  },

render() {
    return (<line className='link' />);
  },
});

// *****************************************************
// ** Graph and App components
// *****************************************************

var Graph = React.createClass({
  componentDidMount() {
    this.d3Graph = d3.select(ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this));
    force.on('tick', () => {
      // after force calculation starts, call updateGraph
      // which uses d3 to manipulate the attributes,
      // and React doesn't have to go through lifecycle on each tick
      this.d3Graph.call(updateGraph);
    });
  },

componentDidUpdate() {
    // we should actually clone the nodes and links
    // since we're not supposed to directly mutate
    // props passed in from parent, and d3's force function
    // mutates the nodes and links array directly
    // we're bypassing that here for sake of brevity in example
    force.nodes(this.props.nodes).links(this.props.links);
    
    // start force calculations after
    // React has taken care of enter/exit of elements
    force.start();
  },

render() {
    // use React to draw all the nodes, d3 calculates the x and y
    var nodes = _.map(this.props.nodes, (node) => {
      return (<Node data={node} key={node.key} />);
    });
    var links = _.map(this.props.links, (link) => {
      return (<Link key={link.key} data={link} />);
    });

return (
      <svg width={width} height={height}>
        <g>
          {links}
          {nodes}
        </g>
      </svg>
    );
  }
});

var App = React.createClass({
  getInitialState() {
    return {
      nodes: [],
      links: [],
    };
  },

componentDidMount() {
    this.updateData();
  },

updateData() {
    // randomData is loaded in from external file generate_data.js
    // and returns an object with nodes and links
    var newState = randomData(this.state.nodes, width, height);
    this.setState(newState);
  },

render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <div className="update" onClick={this.updateData}>update</div>
        <Graph nodes={this.state.nodes} links={this.state.links} />
      </div>
    );
  },
});

ReactDOM.render(
  <App />,
  document.getElementById('main') 
);

</script>

</body>

Modified http://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js to a secure url

Modified http://underscorejs.org/underscore-min.js to a secure url

https://fb.me/react-0.14.3.js

https://fb.me/react-dom-0.14.3.js

https://npmcdn.com/babel-core@5.8.34/browser.min.js

https://d3js.org/d3.v3.min.js

https://underscorejs.org/underscore-min.js